United Way of America

come to America. Some citizens have a hard time getting to America cause of America, and some countries citizens have a hard time getting here from their own countries. Oksana’s coming to the United States was not the easiest and I’m going to discuss how that is. Immigration is a real problem for many foreign citizens like Oksana and her family, and it is a real problem in the United States also. In the book American Gypsy, it jumped right into Oksana and her family getting to go to America. It…

There are many reasons whether or not America made a right choice exercising imperialistic desires and sought overseas territories. Some people may disagree that America had the right to do what they did and others may think otherwise. However, America made a wise decision in imperializing the countries that they felt were perfect for them to benefit. Although, there were harsh and unfair ways that they imperialized, there were also some fair ways that they imperialized as well. Imperializing is…

Imperialism extremely impacted foreign policies in the United States during the late 19th and early 20th century. The Monroe Doctrine paved the way for foreign policies in the United States before the 19th century. In the 1900’s domestic affairs became less significant, as foreign affairs began rising in importance. The American foreign policy was shaped by imperialism through business interests, military significance, and an increase in Social Darwinism. With the business interests expanding,…

in the United States Immigration is the act of coming to live permanently in a foreign country. Immigrants leave their homeland for different reasons. There are many factors. In the United States for many years, the majority of Americans have supported immigration. The United States Immigration system has become more complicated in recent years but also more diverse than it was fifty years ago. Now there are a lot more screenings going on for protection purposes especially since 9/11. America…

In the 1920’s five out of six of the Jewish people in the United States were Eastern European (“Historical racial and ethnic demographics of the United States”). From the 1880’s to the 1920’s 3,750,000 Jewish Eastern Europeans immigrated to the United States. The Jewish people added to the culture and politics in the United States of America. Before the Jewish people got to the United States they had to face many obstacles. Most of the Jewish people lived in places taken by Russia at the…

United Way improves lives by mobilizing the caring power of communities around the world to advance the common good. Melinda Pike never expected to be homeless. But the Massachusetts mother and her four boys have lived in three shelters over the past year and a half. "It's sad. I never thought I was gonna be where I'm at," she said. "You know, I wish I could do things better."But the reality is that the family probably wouldn't have either without the support of United Way, one of the 12…

In America, most of the citizens know how to speak English although it is not the nation’s official language. A constitutional amendment making English the official language of America would defend American values since the values are to be united and seen as an equal group rather than a group of oppressed people. America is seen as a multiethnic and a multiracial nation, and it needs an effective way to communicate as a group, which is why English should be the official language of the country.…

During the beginning of the 19th Century, the United States remained unsure of what it was, and what it will become. The country was beginning to become a more influential power, yet it remained unsure of its exact position in the world. The United States was in a period of transition, as the founding fathers, who were essential to the national identity, where leaving power for a new generation of rulers. It became apparent that colonization was now only part of the nation’s past, rather than…

Revolution? The United States were victors of this revolution and received the best reward that they could have asked for. That reward was independence, independence from British rule to be exact. This American victory was the event that got the ball rolling for the many improvements that will happen to America over the course of 62 years. These improvements began in 1787 and went on until 1849. These improvements are the foundation to America and are important in understanding how America began…

In 1898, the United States fought a short war with Spain and won . As a result, some Spanish colonies like Cuba, and the Philippine Islands were questionable as to what the United States should do with them. Eventually, the U.S. gave Cuba back but wanted to Annex the Philippines. When the United States annexed the Philippines, it was seen as having an imperialistic motive. The United States has suddenly become a world powerful and this has made many Americans proud and excited. Others see it…