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…vividly in such a way ,that one can easily imagine and feel the full effects; as Cather takes us through the pleasant and then even to some of the almost unbearable harsh lives of the Nebraska farmers and immigrants. My Antonia perhaps, Cather's most…

…, was the party that represented the common man. It was created towards the end of the nineteenth century. Their goals included creating postal savings banks, enacting immigration restriction, setting a graduated income tax and limiting the presidency to a single six…

…been well documented was that campaigning against the "alien church" of Catholicism. The revolution diminished much of the early Anti-Catholicism but violence soon reared its head again with the number of Catholics increasing through immigration…

…immigrants in the 19th Century and their association with drugs coloured social perceptions considerably. Following the development of morphine in 1803 and the creation of the hypodermic needle in 1853 (Hoffman, 1990) opiate use increased during the civil war due…

…have to do with the mistreatment of immigrants in sweatshops. The one major case that brought this issue to the pubic involved a Chinese immigrant, who was kidnapped, beaten and raped. On night a Chinese man ran feverishly into the military police…

…cultures are disregarded and Western culture is put forth as orthodox. SOCIAL PROBLEMS This sense of confusion with white culture among Aboriginal groups and indeed other non Western immigrants has caused many social problems. The "over-representation…

…such as depression, addiction and withdrawal were dealt with privately as a health care issue. America's drug policies have evolved due to a number of technological, racial and economic factors: The disdain for Chinese immigrants in the 19th Century…

…feel that can be attributed to the fact that both of the men were Italian immigrants. While this may have aided the feeling of hated that was already preeminent at the trial. It was not however the main reason that the two men were not given their fair…

…immigrants would dominate cities. Americans also thought their country was coming apart at the seams. The KKK presented itself as the "100 percent Americanism." This slogan proved popular because it meant everything to the frightened man who flocked into the Klan…

…were scared that cities would be dominated by Jewish and Catholic immigrants. Americans also thought their country was coming apart at the seams. The KKK presented itself as the "100 percent Americanism." This slogan proved popular because it meant…