Naturalization

Review Over: The Organic Machine Richard White, the author of The Organic Machine, is an American author and historian with over 119 works published. He earned his Bachelor 's degree at the University of California, and his Ph.D at the Santa Cruz University of Washington. He has been a professor at four different universities since 1976. Over the course of his works, he has been honored with many awards. Just a few of his accomplishments are: Distinguished Scholar Award, American Society for…

Polish refugees in their escape across the border. She also continued to receive special training in espionage. In 1941, she was given the name Christine Granville by the British Government, however, in 1947 she adopted the name in the process of naturalization on the way to become an official British…

The United States is a nation built by immigrants. Often called the Great Melting Pot, the U.S. is renowned for its ability to soak up people from countries all around the world and still remain distinctly American. In fact, many argue that the mix of cultures is what makes America America. Some people, however, fear that potentially too much of one culture could dominate America. English has always been the primary language used in the United States, but as the number of non-English speaking…

Young girls everywhere hear about the wonderful life of a princess, the absolute dream for most. Life would never involve fear or danger, only gowns, balls, and a frog of course. That frog one day transforming into a prince ensuing a squeamish kiss. Creating a fairytale ending, a prince presents the dreamy future of a young girl until reality bursts the bubble of fantasies told at bedtime when life entails war, inequality, along with greed. A storybook simply cannot provide an escape from such a…

others were intended to find a land where they could practice their religion freely without being prosecuted or sentenced. Since many years ago, laws have been created to control immigration. During the Government of President Washington, the Naturalization Act of 1790 was passed. This Act allowed citizenship to free whites with good manners and who had lived in the United States for at least two years. This meant that the Indians, slaves and…

The constructions of race and sexuality in Brazilian society parallel those of other societies – North American and European – while simultaneously being extremely distinct, unique in that they are the primary characteristics shaping identity construction in Brazil. Because standards of beauty based on a literal spectrum of skin color transforms sexuality in Brazilian favelas into a racial matter, race and sexuality are closely intertwined and in turn influence the social mobility in favelas of…

citizenship. The Naturalization Act of 1790 excluded Native Americans from U.S. citizenship. This was in keeping with the belief that the survival of the republic depended on a homogenous citizenry of “whites.” At the time, Native Americans were classified as “domestic foreigners…

Introduction The ability to communicate in more than one language has become really important, and not only in the professional world. According to UNESCO, learning another language opens up access to other value systems and other ways of interpreting the world, while encouraging intercultural understanding and even contributing to reducing xenophobia. The globalization of the 21st century’s economy, international business mergers and the growth of technology, have contributed to the need to…

Other than all the powers that the President already possesses, does the president have the powers to pass such laws as the Alien and Sedition Acts? The Alien and Sedition Acts are laws that included powers to ban foreigners as well as making it harder for new immigrants to vote. Previously, a new immigrant would have to live in the United States for five years before becoming eligible to vote, but a new law raised this to fourteen years. Both the Alien and Sedition Acts were signed into law by…

Race and racial inequality have powerfully shaped American history from the very beginning. Americans think of the founding of the American colonies and, later, the United States, as driven by the quest for freedom when initially, religious liberty and later political and economic liberty. Still, from the beginning, American society was equally founded on brutal forms of domination, inequality, and oppression which lead to the foundation of two models of minority exclusion known as Apartheid and…