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…and battery of five Hispanic immigrant farm workers? In this case, one must realize what a delicate situation this has come to be. If tried as adults these eight boys could spend their next sixteen years in juvenile detention. They were described as being 'good…

…. Lee Iacocca did not focus his life on goals that others set for him; he followed his heart and his dreams, which someday is something I hope to be able to say about myself. Iacocca, the son of Italian immigrants grew up in an upper middle class family…

…States. Roosevelt won the Nobel Peace Prize for mediating the Russo-Japanese War. He was the first American to win a Nobel Prize. He reached a Gentleman's agreement on immigration with Japan. In 1907, Roosevelt decided to display American naval power…

…The Jungle by Upton Sinclair Upton Sinclair's The Jungle is the tale of a Lithuanian immigrant, Jurgis Rudkus, and his family. Jurgis and his family move to the United States in the middle of the Industrial Revolution, only to find themselves…

…other nations as well as from within our own nation. The responsibility of the American youth is to establish an identity for America. America is a nation that largely consists of immigrants. America is a melting pot of races and culture from around…

…this effort was in recognition of the area's early settlers from Northern Ireland. The earliest immigrants to this area were the Welsh from New Castle on Delaware in the early 1700's. They were soon followed by German Palatines and Swiss, in the 1730's and 1740's…

…of minorities throughout the establishment of our society. As we leave the twentieth century it is obvious that unity is growing within the United States. Immigration has made diversity a stronger part of our culture. Individuals still hold personal grudges…

…Jewish population, they felt privileged, and growth of Jewish immigrants from Palestine became a concern for Greeks, since “their residence and status was dependent on the goodwill of the citizen body.”(117). Jewish community always required permission from…

…. Many people have also died wrongfully. Sacco and Vangetti were two Italian immigrants that were accused of payroll robbery. Although they had alibis of there whereabouts, they were still convicted of the crime and sentenced to death by the electric chair…

…the readers to get a better view on the lifestyle of the Chinese immigrants living in America, and their culture contrasted to the Americans, rather than the way that society portrays their lifestyle. In “Rules of the Game”, the Chinese-American lifestyle is shown…