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“becoming white,” gaining economic and political privilege. In the last century, the definition of “white” has expanded greatly, but for people like Ozawa and Thind, who were Americans through and through, “whiteness ” eluded them. In his article, Gans states that Eastern and Southern Europeans were able to become “white” due to their integration into the mainstream economy and entry into the middle class. Asians and Asian-Americans have been a part of the mainstream economy and middle class…

TEXAS’S ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL CPONTIRBUTION TOTHE SOUTHERN STATES Introduction The conquest of Western America shapes the present as thoroughly as it tested the ideals of the United States. The significance of Western history for the American nation cannot be understated. The American West was a meeting ground of different cultures consisting of the American Indians, Anglo Americans, African Americans and Asian Americans. All these contributed immensely to the history of the West given…

Elizabeth Blackwell was a pioneer for women everywhere and took giant steps in medical and social reform and sanitation. She gave many women after her the opportunity to follow in her footsteps and make a difference in the world. Elizabeth Blackwell was born in Bristol, England in 1821. She was born to Hannah Lane and Samuel Blackwell. Elizabeth lived with her parents, her father’s four unmarried sisters and eight other siblings. She grew up in a religious and liberal home that pushed education.…

George Friedrich Handel was German born in 1685, but died English by Heart in 1759. Handel, though German born, spent most of his life in England and became a naturalized citizen of that country. He was a virtuoso composer of Opera and Oratorio, and was one of the most versatile composers of his time. He began studying music when he was seven years of age; Duke, for whom his brother valeted, recognized him as being great. Handel studied the violin, harpsichord, and organ among many other…

Robert Philip Hanssen, born April 18, 1944 to police officer Bob Hanssen, was one of the most damaging spies in United States history (Deep Inner Conflicts). Raised in Chicago, he would later attend Knox College where he received an AB degree in Chemistry. Next, in 1966, he would attend Northwestern University. Initially studying to become a dentist, he would decide to instead pursue a degree in Accounting and Information Systems. While in college, he would also take classes on the Russian…

Dacamented students now have an opportunity to work for better pay and be able to save up to finish school. They now have a reassurance and the means to pay for it. In a study on the impacts of DACA, made by Roberto G. Gonzalez and Veronica Terriquez states; 61 percent of the Dacamented Dreamers have obtained a new job and a driver 's license while 20 percent of them have brought their first car. 54 percent of them have opened their first bank account and 38 percent now have their first credit…

slavery was abolished, blacks started writing their point of view on how they still were not equal no matter what rights were thrown their way. In “Civil Rights in America: Racial Voting Rights” by Neil Foley, Peter Iverson, and Steven F. Lawson it states, “the right of impartial suffrage” and sent a delegation, headed by the ex-slave and abolitionist Frederick Douglass, to meet with President Andrew Johnson, who had succeeded Lincoln. On February 6, 1866, the black emissaries declared to the…

In every community, there is a set of rules to follow, which is found in the code of the street. The Code of the Street, according to the book, “Code of the Street: Decency, Violence, and the Moral Life of the Inner City” by Elijah Anderson, explains more what the code of the street is and why people do things a certain way by saying, “This is because the street culture has evolved a “code of the street” which amounts to a set of informal rules governing interpersonal public behavior. (pg.33).”…

Arab American History Arab Americans encompass people from 22 nations of North Africa and the Middle East. Southeastern Michigan accounts for one of the largest concentrations of Arabs outside the Middle East. It can be difficult to trace when some Arab Americans actually arrived in the US due to inaccuracy of census records as they do not have a classification for Arab heritage and people identify themselves differently (100 Questions and Answers About Arab Americans). Zammouri is known…

and Plato, both which would serve as her greatest influences (2). At college she met her first love: a boy named Leo who she dated for a few months, but before him she thought emotions could be gotten over (5). Rand also studied screenwriting at the State Institute for Cinema…