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…, a gigantic wave of immigrants came to the US. First came the Irish. Almost all Irish immigrants were Catholic, and almost all were dirt poor, fleeing famine. They came to the US with dreams of a better life, and streets paved with gold. However, when they stepped…

…. P. Morgan, and he became a private citizen. Andrew Carnegie was a successful businessman, his wealth was based on the provision of iron and steel to the railroads, but he was also a man who recalled his roots in Scotland before his immigration…

…am judging myself fairly. I very difficult to master a language and the culture at same time. My first year in the Untide states unlike the new generation of immigrants was not offered any ELS programs. I learned to speak English from students and my…

…. The plant employed over 50,000 people. To foreign immigrants employment with Ford meant great success. Ford began educational programs which taught his illiterate foreign workers how to read and write English. Henry Ford was very…

…a well-off real estate lawyer who bases the case on property law. Only slowly does Baldwin come to see his clients, the slaves, as human beings. Also, two Boston abolitionists, an immigrant called Tappan, and a former slave named Joadson…

…immigrants who, although they themselves lacked formal education, were determined to see their children succeed, and encouraged them to study hard. Jonas Salk was the first member of his family to go to college. He entered the City College of New York intending…

…, flood waters rise and many immigrants become sick and die. The family moves to higher ground and reaches a dry refuge. There, they focus on the concern of helping others and help a dying ma rather than still focus on futile attempts at finding their happiness…

…of immigrants would take away the job opportunites of native born Americans. While this issue hasn’t been as prevelent of late, you might recall the Mariel boat lift of 1980 when over 100,000 Cuban refugees entered the United States. The acceptance…

…Sinclair pays for their medical treatment. He also gives his workers decent hosing to live in while they work at the power plant. Thomas Sinclair was a self made man he was an immigrant and he has made money and yet tries to preserve the falls by reducing…

…and The Immigrant. First National were next, and it was here he constructed his full length masterpiece, The Kid. Shorter comedies of note at this time included Sunnyside and The Idle Class. Along with his great friend, Douglas Fairbanks, as well as Mary Pickford…