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…who brought forth new attitudes and ideas. Both clashed on the lines of immigration, politics, religion, and women's rights. <Tab/>In an analysis of the 1920s, William, E. Leuchtenburg wrote the Perils of Prosperity and in it stated…

…The Jungle By: Upton Sinclair <Tab/>The Jungle, written by Upton Sinclair in 1906, enlightens the reader about Socialism as a remedy for the evils of capitalism; the immigrant experience and the hollowness of the American Dream. The third…

…foreigners from entering the country. The first of these laws was the Emergency Quota Act of 1921, which limited immigration for foreigners to 3% of each nationality living in the United States in 1910. Three years later, this quota was reduced to 2…

…for one thing, the American Dream. The basic idea of the American Dream is to live a successful, honest, and happy life. This is the reason millions of immigrants landed on Ellis Island. Are all those immigrants greedy and selfish? I believe wanting to have…

…of the Plymouth plantation to the years of I hear America singing. Also as I said there is a personal dream such as a person's dream that just came to this country. The people that immigrate into our country yet too have a dream. There dream just like the Mother Tongue…

…people moved into the west. Before the civil war many looked over the west and either settled on the east coast or in California. There was a large amount of new immigrants partaking in the westward movement; however most were native born Americans. For all…

…The Immigrant and the Car Salesman There was once a boy named Petros who immigrated to the United States from Greece. His family was very poor, so they came on a ship, and took a train to Chicago, where they thought they could find work. When Petros…

…from Northern Ireland. Many Irish people immigrated to Canada because it was cheaper than going to the United States. She told me that they would have more information of family that lives in Northern Ireland. My grandfather gave me a book…

…Origins In the early 1900's, America was the great "melting pot" of the world. Immigrants from all over the world came to the United States in search of the American dream, but many never found it. Immigrants were greeted with a harsh welcome, being…

…the infrastructure of a modem, industrial society in an undeveloped setting; creating a welfare state which could house, educate, and provide employment and healthcare for successive waves of immigrants and their children; and provide its citizens with a decent standard…