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…note the occasional inverted phrase ("Most fearful they are to contemplate, the expenses of this entertainment."). Now and then, Sinclair tries to mimic the speech patterns of the immigrants as a way of getting you to share their point of view. How well do…

…* that swept out of Jamaica in the early 1960s to shake the butts of working- and middle-class Jamaicans before going on, via the West Indian immigrant connection, to the UK, and then on to the world. In the UK, ska was also known as *blue beat* music…

…States had many more reasons for its need of advanced transportation methods, however. Population was increasing at a tremendous rate as people were immigrating into the United States, creating a need for both geographic and industrial/agrarian expansions…

…, the large majority settled in the port cities into which they came. These immigrations were largely unrestricted; the United States not yet having installed a quota system. The Chinese-Exclusion act and the subsequent "gentlemen's agreement" with Japan slowed…

…New York gang, the Jets, a gang of Puerto Rican immigrants and the Sharks. The two become bitter rivals, battling for superiority and domination of New York’s street territory around the middle of the twentieth century. There is very little difference…

…are primarily cultural. In some cases, especially in the United States, higher alcohol consumption or alcoholic tendencies are a result of acculturation. The need of a certain ethnic group to fit in with mainstream American society or deal with immigration…

…other drugs, opium (the grandfather of heroin) and cocaine. Opium, a very addictive drug (but relatively harmless by today's standards) was once widely used by the Chinese. When Chinese started to immigrate to the United States, they brought opium with them…

…States of America, Vanuatu, Western Samoa and Yemen. Validity of Visas Every kind of visa is valid for a so-day period from the date of issue Length of Stay Transit Visa 30 days Tourist Visa 60 days non-immigrant Visa 90 days Note: Please check…

…and sudden demonstrations of racism towards Jews in Western Europe (i.e. the Dreyfuss affair). In response, the Arabs began to form their own national movements in order to counter the thousands of incoming Jewish immigrants. Although there were already Jews…

…after WWII, with the immigrants, blacks, and rural dwellers moving in. The economy switched from an industrial economy to a post-industrial or service economy, with the older factories being replaced by smaller factories (computers, airplanes, appliances…