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…Irish immigrants Malachy and Angela McCourt, Frank grew up in Limerick after his parents returned to Ireland because of poor prospects in America. Due to the Great Depression, Malachy could not find work in America. However, things did not get any better…

…to the feelings immigrants were overcome by when they reached America. They had been told their whole lives that America was the land of opportunity and that the streets were paved with gold, but when they got there they realized it wasn’t all that different from…

…boring, containing absolutely no personality whatsoever. The title of the book, “The Jungle”, is inaccurate because it has nothing to do with the jungle. Rather than being about the jungle, it is about immigrants to America. Upwards of three hundred pages…

…Puritans were separatists from English Church in XVII century. They left England because of the repressions from King Charles I who tried to restore Roman Catholicism in England. Puritans also immigrated because they wanted to spread the gospel to other…

…comes from the fact that his own social position is only a cut above the boy's - which makes him all the more eager to accentuate the difference. Juror #11 - an immigrant watchmaker, careful methodical man, well mannered and soft spoken. respects the right…

…carried out by either side. Daniel Smith recognized the importance of these Propaganda stories and the heterogeneous culture of the U.S. underestimated the actual impact on public sentiment. The U.S. “the great melting pot” had an enormous immigrant…

…since 1930. Five states had a larger percentage of foreign born than the United States as a whole: § California (25%), New York (20%), New Jersey (15%), Flordia (16%), and Texas (11%). § More than one-fourth of these immigrants ---7…

…. His actions he did some 70 to 80 years ago still haunt the “Windy City.” Alphonse Capone was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. on January 17, 1899 to poor Italian immigrants. In 1919, Capone came to Chicago to work for a racketeer. A series of gangland…

…of Russian - Jewish immigrants. He found his characters in real Jewish community. That is why the tone and style of "The Magic Barrel" are so unmistakable and truthful. Through two main characters author involves us in a specific business going on between…

…,” but he assumes the role of the poor white, Negro, redman, and immigrant. He further asserts his common bond with the unfortunate Americans by stating “I am the farmer, bondsman to the soil. I am the worker sold to the machine. I am the Negro, servant to you…