2007 AP English Language and Composition Immigrants usually move in order to have a better life. Many come for economic and social reasons or just to get a fresh new beginning in life in a new place. Scott Russell Sanders author of Staying Put: Making a Home in a restless World responds to Salman Rushdie for the effects of mass migrations that changes human beings. Sanders writes how about immigrants moving to different places for their own benefit. Salman Rushdie left India for England because of the war that was going on between Pakistan and India being a Muslim he did not want to pick side in which he migrated to England.
Long after the years where they had to fight for their land and their freedom (by the way, at the expense of the American Indians), they seem to have become completely paranoid. The September 11, 2001 tragedy did not help to invert that trend. So why is that so? The answer that Michael Moore is presenting in "Bowling for Columbine” is that Americans are being controlled by fears, oh, not their own, but fears actually instilled by repetitive and diverse media coverage. According to him, the constant spreading of fears of just about anything and anyone is benefiting some large corporations as well as the authorities in place.
Renia Laguerre Dr. Stephenson Psychology of culture “Crossing Over” The issues and challenges that immigrants and refugees go through are, being able to be a citizen in the United States, obtaining a residential card, and the process of receiving a green card or visa while in their country. Many groups are forced to move to another country because of war and oppression, and many decide to move for better living. The ones who are forced do not have a plan on where to live or where to go. Many times they are separated from their family and leave friends behind. Immigrants have a better chance because they plan to come to the United States, but the process of receiving a green card can take months or years to obtain.
William Beezley’s Judas at the Jockey Club describes multiple conflicts that took place under Mexican dictator Porfirian Diaz’s regime. It was the conflict between los de arriba (the topcats) and los de abajo (the underdogs). Mexican upper-class people wanted to modernize the state and embrace western ideologies and sports like baseball, cycling and mountaineering, vowing to transform Mexico City into a new Paris. Lower class people, on the other hand, resisted the change as it ruined old traditions but made little positive impact on their lives. The conflict was best illustrated by the Judas burning tradition, a symbolic celebration of the underdogs, which attracted the participation of the elites and the Jockey for a moment, but then left back to the lower class.
Many affiliations involve customized degree programs target specific industries or functions that are important to the company. Some academic affiliations include a reduced tuition cost for employees of a company at a certain college. By earning a degree at a selected academic provider the employee receive a discount on tuition, therefore making their tuition money last longer. (Rodriguez) Many gifted employees constantly want to master and advance, if they feel they are not mastering and advancing, they are not remaining ambitious with their peers for promotional opportunities and career growth. Once top employees feel that they are no longer mastering, they begin to look elsewhere for a new job opportunity.
The Vietnam War The Vietnam War was considered by the U.S. a part of their containment policy and to be a way to prevent the communist takeover of South Vietnam. U.S. involvement grew over the years due to the military draft. Many people opposed the war during the peace movement and some even took to the streets in protests of their opinions. There were basically two viewpoints that began to evolve during this time. One group of people felt that there were good ideas for getting involved in the conflict, however they thought it would be a useless battle with too much burden on the economy.
Just think if Spain still had control over Cuba and Hawaii, we would have to spend more money as a country to import sugar and pineapples. With America going to war with Spain and gaining control of Hawaii and Cuba these things are not taxed as much as they would have been. During the war however, many people in Spain and supporting Spain in the war, burnt the sugar cane fields and threatened the lives of many. People against the idea of imperialism were worried about the wars that it might entail and I cannot say that I blame them. With the Spanish American War happening because of the imperialism, this brought many people in America against the idea.
Rewarding them for Breaking the Law? Immigration has been a controversial topic since the beginning of the United States. Whether it’s importing slaves from Africa, indentured servants, or simply illegal people; people are always coming to “The Land of Opportunity.” There are quite a few people that say that the Dream Act should be passed. Why should we reward them for breaking the law? Why didn’t they obey the law and simply applied for a Visa?
However, in some cases, there can be instances when the immigrant leaving the country and family is a bad thing for the family being left behind. For the most part, immigrants who come to the US work hard and get the education and money they came for. As a result, immigrants can send remittances back to their home country to support and help their family. They can also travel back to their home country and even share the knowledge they learned in The United States to create their own business, start their own company, or work for companies already in the country with greater knowledge and experience in that particular field. The same case where an immigrant leaves their country for good intentions can have bad effect on their family back home.
In the 1800s developers would build a town and pay people to relocate, in hopes of others to follow. Once the appearance of a town was formed they were free to move on to the next town to create the same illusion. The reasons for doing so were to double their money and keeps America booming. For centuries, America has been viewed as the “land of opportunity” - a place where people from other countries migrate to in hopes of a second chance at creating a better life for themselves and/or their family. You often hear foreigners quote that they want to come to America to live “the American Dream.” This “American Dream” refers to the opportunity to achieve upward economic mobility in America and obtain the “more” that many Americans (and foreigners) chase after.