There was a massive divide in the North from the South. The North had an industrial revolution in the late nineteenth century, although Italy’s industrial development was always going to be limited, as they did not have enough key resources such as iron and coal. The poorer side of Italy, the South, was full of peasants and no industrialisation, therefore the South suffered from a bad economy and poor living conditions. In the South, 0.01% of the population owned 50% of the land. That agricultural industry in the South was so corrupt that farmers gained no profit from their livestock and crops, therefore was inefficient and moving backwards.
They came for a variety of reasons, but all wanted a better life. Carving a better life out of the vast wilderness the early colonists found in North America challenged even the hardiest of those early pioneers. In England and in much of Europe, the poor were chronically unemployed, and opportunities to rise out of poverty were scarce; by comparison, almost any alternative might have seemed promising, Europe in 1600 had lots of push. On the other hand, conditions in early America were difficult, to say the least, but the “pull factor” was helped by what can only be characterized as propaganda. Proprietors of the companies that sponsored American colonies quickly realized that settlers were needed if their investments were to show a return, and their efforts to recruit settlers made the New World appear far more attractive than conditions warranted.
They brought gentlemen, rich men that didn’t work with their hands, and they wanted other people to build their houses and hunt for their food (Doc C). It got to the point when John Smith told them to hunt for their own food or starve. They also only brought two medical people, so they didn’t have enough people to cure all the sickness and people died (Doc C and E). The colonists did not have a very good relationship with the natives. In 1606, Francis West and his crew went to get grain for the settlers from natives that haven’t seen the colonists (Doc D).
Their lack in technology advancements help them back from growing their population to a greater number. So much work had to go into harvesting their crops and they were unable to store things for a long period of time. Their daily work of harvesting food was all they had time for, it's how they were able to survive. Jared says' "Highland agriculture was based on crops like these taro roots, which are very different from cereal crops. Taro is much more work.
Another guilt which he felt about his family was the fact that because of the convenience of plastics and throw away containers, they had no time really spent together as a family. Even the family dinner was forgone in place of fast-food and take-out. This was also disturbing and worrisome to Beavan since it went against everything his grandparents tried to teach him. Beavan grew up not but a 5 minute walk away from his grandparents and spent a great deal of time with them. Both having been born and lived though the Great Depression, they had a “Waste not, want not.” attitude that they tired to instil in Beavan.
The problem of not being able to speak English was one of the biggest obstacles. Moreover, during the Iranian Revolution Era, there was incident regarding the Iranians and Americans, “Vendors started selling T-shirts and bumper stickers that said ‘Iranians Go Home’ and ‘Wanted: Iranians, for target practice;’ crimes against Iranians increased” (Dumas, 117). This caused Dumas and her family to experience racism in United States and how they are persuaded so easily to leave. Even though there are many difficulties that Dumas and her family experienced, there are also benefits and other advantage that they experienced. While any other family who moved to America, education is the most common aspect that people look forward to.
The freight trains were in fact a problem for the farmers. Raising the rates threw the farmers off and with the depression of their business they didn’t have the money to spend to get their produce to markets anyhow. There was practically no competition with the railroad so prices could fluctuate almost however the man in charge wanted them to. When this happened, the little guy would reach an impasse. “That ruins me, do you understand?
People are struggling to survive everyday because they have no food and shelter. These people may always dig through the trash to find something to eat for the day, not knowing if they will find anything. Families may always live in horrible conditions, having no other choice, because they do not have enough money. It’s extremely hard for them to find well paying jobs in these countries. For most of these people it’s nearly impossible to get out of poverty because they were born and raised in that culture, unless other people who aren’t in poverty help them out.
The source tells me that even though he was just an ordinary farmer without much schooling, that, “Learning and knowledge is essential to the preservation of liberty”(Foner 148). He believed that Americans needed to gain as much information as they could about the political parties, and which direction they were heading towards starting the new nation. Even more importantly, he
It was an experience that I did not know how to handle. For my son and I it was very difficult and life changing. After the divorce I decided to relocate with my mother. I knew that after all she was the only person that can help me gain that strength and will power I had before this experience. I knew that I had to make changes not only for me but, for my son.