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…. These men all did a lot for our nation and used their money to provide us with stability and aid when and where we needed it most. First of these three men was Andrew Carnegie, born in 1835, in Scotland. Carnegie and his family immigrated to the U.S. due…

…the church. By the 1980s only about 25 percent of Spaniards attended church on Sundays. There are approximately 250,000 non-Catholic Christians in Spain. In addition, there are about 300,000 Muslims, whose numbers are growing rapidly because of immigration…

…Peace Crops director Elaine Chao who was nominated after Linda Chavez withdrew. Mrs. Chavez did so because of controversy about an illegal immigrant who she had as a servant. Bush’s NASA Administer is Harrison Schmitt an Apollo 17 astronaut. The person who…

…ALPHONSE CAPONE a.k.a. AL, SCARFACE Born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1899, of an immigrant family. He lived with his father Gabriele and Mother Teresa and his brothers and sisters. Al did quite well in school until the sixth grade when his steady…

…of the most common fictions is that like many gangsters of Capone’s era, he was born in Italy. “This is untrue, he wasn’t born in Italy but was born in New York”(Bardsley 1). “Alphonse Capone was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1899, of an immigrant family (Al 2…

…to steer away from all of that (source 1, page 23). Powell's parents were immigrants from Jamaica. His mother's name is Muad Ariel McKoy. In Jamaica the McKoy fammily watched over sugar plantations. She came to America with her mother (Colin's grandmother…

…the immigration of Italians and Sicilians (Albini p.22). In contrast to Albini’s accusation to there being no organized structure called the Mafia in Sicily, why as indicated in Cressey’s essay did during the 1920’s Mussolini have an official crack-down…

…it if you've always dreamed of singing from its stage. Ellis Island – was once the main East Coast federal immigration facility. Ellis Island reopened in 1990 after a $140 million restoration. Between 1892 and 1954, 17 million men, women, and children…

…a major part in the role that mothers play. In the novels The Joy Luck Club, by Amy Tan, and Beloved, by Toni Morrison, motherhood is shown from two very extreme situations. In The Joy Luck Club, the story line is about four Chinese mothers who have immigrated…

…, and it is with thanks to the Sun King that the art is present today. The pioneers of dance in Canada were very few in number and were scattered across the country. Dancers were mainly women and more then half were immigrants from Europe and the United States. The dance…