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Hello everyone. My name is Sara. I am twenty-five, a mother to three young boys, and from a very small town in Missouri. I am majoring in human services, and I am very excited to be here in this class with you all. My goal for this course is to be able to further my ability to effectively research topics and ask harder questions. I have always loved history, but I have trouble finding the right ways to ask more complex questions like we are supposed to for our research paper. Choose a sentence or short section from the article embedded in your webtext reading about Irish immigration. “With the passage of time, the Irish have assimilated fully into American society and culture. While the Irish immigrants of the 19th century were poor and ill-educated, today's Irish Americans as a group rank well above the national averages for household income and educational attainment,” (U.S. Census Bureau, 2014). Briefly explain how your choice illustrates the concept of change over time. I chose this section of the text because it explains how Irish immigrants went from being poor and ill-educated in the 19 th century to today were Irish Americans have flourished and prospered in the United States. How does this article give you a better understanding of the changing perception of Irish immigrants in America? This article gave me a better understanding of the changing perception of Irish immigrants in American because it explained how they had a hard time being accepted when they first arrived in the United States. They lived in poor living conditions, were paid low wages, and weren’t well educated. Even though they spoke English it was not sufficient enough to the native-born Americans. The native-born Americans developed many negative stereotypes towards the Irish

immigrants much like the native-born Americans had toward African Americans, (Woodrow Eckard, 2010). Even though the Irish immigrants had a hard time assimilating into the United States within time Irish Americans became a group that ranked well above national averages for household income and educational attainment, (U.S. Census Bureau, 2014). What forces allowed the Irish to be assimilated into U.S. culture despite initial resistance? Despite the initial resistance of the Irish being assimilated into U.S. culture “the advent of the War Between the States created an opportunity for the Irish immigrant community to ‘prove’ its Americanism,” (Mulkern, 1990). Many Irish were quick to express their support for the Union cause and because of this the Irish Brigade was created. The well-publicized heroics of these and other Irish units helped establish the “Americanism” of the Irish American community contributing significantly to the process of Irish assimilation (Samito, 2011). Baseball also helped create more acceptance for Irish immigrants. “Irish ballplayers attracted Irish fans. This meant increased revenues for owner, which in turn increased the market value of Irish players,” (Woodrow Eckard, 2010). References Mulkern, J. (1990). The Know-Nothing party in Massachusetts: The rise and fall of a people's movement. Northeastern University Press. Samito, C. (2011). Becoming American under fire: Irish Americans, African Americans, and the politics of citizenship during the Civil War era. Cornell University Press. U.S. Census Bureau. (2014). American FactFinder fact sheet: Selected population profile in the United States. http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml? pid=ACS_14_1YR_S0201&prodType=table

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