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The main fear was in foreign people. This was due to the war and the amount of dead bodies, but mainly the fear that foreigners would take American jobs because of their willingness to accept lower wages. Also, many feared their new political ideas especially communism. In order to prevent the inevitable immigration, the United States passed laws that were specifically designed to reduce immigration numbers from foreign countries. The Immigration Quota Act of 1921 was one of the first passed to…

People usually don't like to bring out the past of the United States and how it was founded. Most of the time we could Imagine stuff like; Thanks Giving taking place, Christopher Columbus, or freedom . The thing is that we all like to forget how our nation was founded and expanded. If someone so prideful of America was telling you how we sailed to America. What would be the chances they would go into much detail about how we killed, and shoved Indians out of their own land? Not highly.. This…

“We do not own the earth; we borrow it from our children.” I believe this Cherokee saying that I received from an interview with the University of Tennessee 's Dr. Gregory D. Moore truly stands for what an environmental engineer is, yet it does not completely sum up what exactly one is. An environmental engineer is a paid and educated worker for the world who works full-time in multiple environments in order to receive the benefits of protecting the planet for others (Bureau of Labor Statistics)…

Similarly, the vehement backlash victims may receive discourage them from reporting. Many colleges accused of negligence use the tactic of blaming the plaintiff for their assault to rid themselves of blame which contributes to rape culture. A case at Worcester Polytechnic Institute received…

My Grandfather Dollat Patel, was born in India and then he moved to South Africa when he was about ten months old. Grandfather in Gujarati, which is the language spoken in India is Dada. South Africa was facing a rough time with Apartheid, and my grandfather, as well as many others of colored skin, faced this problem. Apartheid occurred from 1948 to 1994. My grandfather moved to South Africa at the beginning of Apartheid, which began in 1948. During the Apartheid, the colored skin people would…

their lands . (Indian Removal Act) Mr. Jackson claimed that separating the Natives and putting them on reservations actually helped them from the whites. The Cherokees tried stopping the removal process by pointing at Cherokee Nation v. Georgia and Worcester v. Georgia, but Jackson remarked “John Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it.” (Kurtz) In 1838 and 1839 as a part of President Andrew Jackson’s Indian removal policy, the Cherokee Nation was forced to give up their tribal…

When the white settlers first came to America they were looking for gold and a better life. They were not the first habitants of the land. The Natives, who were there first, in many cases help the settlers by showing them how to hunt, how to survive the weather, showing them new types of crops like corn, squash, potatoes, use plants as medicine. The natives and the white settlers lived around each other and even adopt some of each other cultures. The Choctaws, Chickasaws, Cherokees, Creeks and…

For most of my life I was raised in Alaska. Thus making it a part of who I am. Living in Alaska you learn lessons that you wouldn 't learn growing up in other states. You learn what it means to live in nature, when you have moose walking through your yard, and….. Growing up I had a great childhood I get to experience things most kids don’t ever get to experience, like playing outside when it 's snowing and -10 degrees outside or seeing the sun at midnight in the summer. Alaska is an amazing…

Road to Women 's Suffrage On the day July 19, 1848 a meeting was in Seneca Falls, New York. This meeting was organized by a group of local Quakers and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, an abolitionist and leading figure of the women 's rights movement. The meeting was held in six sessions, and lasted two days. Many subjects were debated, including the role of women in society and their right to vote. There were 300 men and women gathered at the convention; among them was the famous abolitionist Frederick…

People Who Made a Difference Throughout the history of the world, many humanitarians have had significant impacts on today’s society. Among these, certain few have strongly influenced a time for change and fought for their beliefs during that era. Although facing hardships along the way, many humanitarians strove for everyone’s well being, no matter their race, age, or gender. Three of the most remarkable humanitarians during past and present times include Mother, Irena Sendler, and Dorothea…