Chronicles Of Narnia

In “The Right Road to America?,” Amy Chua informs her audience about the possibility of America’s national identity becoming lost due to the influence of immigrants. Chua’s defines her thesis by stating “Around the world, nations face violence and instability as a result of their increasing pluralism and diversity,” (336). The key points of the text includes Chua explaining why America and other nations could lose their core identities, how the United States could become unglued from its true meaning, and how citizens can fix this imminent problem. The information in this text is significant, especially in today’s society. With all of the issues about immigration coinciding with our current president, this text relates to current subjects

In the United States, the cliché of a nation of immigrants is often invoked. Indeed, very few Americans can trace their ancestry to what is now the United States, and the origins of its immigrants have changed many times in American history. Despite the identity of an immigrant nation, changes in the origins of immigrants have often been met with resistance. What began with white, western European settlers fleeing religious persecution morphed into a multicultural nation as immigrants from countries across the globe came to the U.S. in increasing numbers. Like the colonial immigrants before them, these new immigrants sailed to the Americas to gain freedom, flee poverty and

From the moment I was born, as any high-middle class white American, I was told America is the melting pot of the world. Being American means you can do anything. One can start from nothing and turn it into a whole different life. In America there are numerous possibilities and it is capable for anyone to better themselves, because America is about inclusion and opportunity. English class this year has totally reversed my perspective on the “issue” of what it means to be American. Through literature such as The Great Gatsby, The Catcher in the Rye, The Declaration of Independence and Tortilla Curtain I have come to contrasting conclusions on what it means to be American than the typical person. It is a more cynical outlook then I thought I would ever have thought I would have about my country, but nonetheless true. Although Americans put on a veneer of inclusion and total capability, reality portrays the America

“A nation penetrated every year by some 300,000 illegal aliens…is not a nation experiencing ‘immigration.’ It is a nation experiencing invasion.” (Haerens 109). For centuries, our nation has been a safe haven for people of different cultures and nationalities to inhabit. Since the beginning of America as we know it, our society has been considered a “melting pot” for all ethical backgrounds. At the beginning of the seventeenth century, Europeans flocked to the “New World” in hopes of a more prosperous life. Since then, immigration to the United States has exponentially increased.

The United States has been a host to a wide diaspora of people. Immigrants have had to transition from their familiar land to a new-fashioned foreign land that they must consider home. They bring with them the essence of their initial homeland such as customs, traditions and beliefs that inadvertently change the dynamics of culture within the United States. As a result the United States is an extremely culturally diverse nation. The continual changes or accretions that Americans encounter have always been a controversial topic depending on the experiences of individuals and communities that have immigrant populations. This essay will critically explore

Right now is a perfect time to reflect on the history of our nation. Dissecting the history of immigration in the united states may reveal that the slogan “Make America Great Again” may not be so crazy. Throughout our history nativists and restrictionists have been pleading to keep immigrants out of America and would be head over heels at the idea of “building a wall”. It is interesting to compare the clashing viewpoints of Americans throughout history to the debates between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump today. Daniel Tichenor’s Dividing Lines illustrates how throughout our history, Americans have remained ambivalent towards immigration. Since the 19th century, nativists and pro immigration reformers have gone head to head to fight over immigration policies and ultimately still are today.

The myth of the melting pot, similarly to The American Dream [i] , brings a lot of immigrants to America hoping to find equality, freedom and opportunity. The promise of a new race in which individuals of all nations are melted into one, and whose labors would change the world, eludes people all over the globe. The drama of becoming an American requires that immigrants take on a new identity, because they want

Statistics indicate that forty million citizens, or 13% of the entire U.S. population, are foreign born. I am one of these forty million. Unfortunately, discussions about immigration have come to revolve around curtailment, rather than about immigrants themselves. Presidential candidate Donald Trump has risen to fame by painting immigrants as “murderers, thieves, and rapists.” Trump’s popularity signifies a radical shift from the time in which the words, “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free... I lift my lamp beside the golden door,” were boldly inscribed onto the Statue of Liberty. Immigrants are no longer seen as people, but as a pathology. Even discussions about the benefits of immigration aren’t about immigrants themselves, but about what immigration can do for the national economy. As if an immigrant's value to society can only be measured in terms of capital.

Out of all the stories told throughout history, from caves to computers, never has there been one more dramatically scripted as the tale of the United States of America and her immigrants. Like a Shakespearean tragedy that never ends, this story is full of romantic plots dating back to its inception: with a heroic plight of a nation borne by gun-blazing revolution and glory; fueled by the brave journeys of immigrants, dreams, and a future paved in golden freedom. Unfortunately, tragic as its nature, this narrative has panned out awkwardly—seemingly worsened century by century. In present day America, the topic of immigrants, and immigration, is not a completely delightful one, but of politics and

First of all, many people have concluded that immigrants of today are altering the American identity. In today’s world, immigrants are coming to the U.S. from all over the world because of the prominent globalization and mass communication that is taking place. The U.S. is becoming more diverse compared to the past decades. The influx of new immigrants paved the way for more cultural and political developments. However, critics of immigration believe that the American integrity is being destroyed because of the government’s willingness to accept these immigrants into the country. In addition, Nathan Glazer states that because of globalization, many were no longer devoted to the politics of America. The unity of the American citizens have declined since the 1920s because people have stopped with the “Americanization in language and culture” (Clark).

America still believes in freedom and in being the land of opportunities even though time has changed some of America’s original ideals. Nowadays, becoming an American is not as simple as entering America and obtaining land. For example, there is the process of applying for citizenship, something that has now become a big part of defining an American. Hundreds of thousands of people per year apply for citizenship, yet not many people are granted the opportunity to become one. Anonymous shared their story online and said, “I never once thought immigration would affect me, until I realized that laws change and if you are just a resident here...you have no protection” (Defining American). Immigrants feel citizens have more rights than people who are just residents. An immigrant wanting to become a citizen must go through a variety of questions about the United States and what its founders had set as its ideals. Though, with patience, an immigrant can become an American within a

Simply put, America is the land of opportunity. In the past, immigrants have left most of their family, memories, and familiarities with their homeland in search of a better life in America, where jobs were easy to find and the economy was booming. These immigrants formed almost the entire American population, a demographic anomaly in which people from nationalities separated by land and sea; these people come from countries separated by expansive distances can live within the same neighborhood. Both Anna Quindlen with her essay “A Quilt of a Country” and John F. Kennedy with his essay “The Immigrant Contribution” have documented the story of these immigrants and

Frodo - a Hobbit with the one ring and has to take it into the land of Mordor and throw it into Mount Doom

One might argue that attaining great power exists as one of the main goals of life, where one gains an amount of control and keeps that control to bask in one’s own success of the manipulation. Whether power be raising a family or a farm, controlling a business, or ruling a nation, power can often be seen as a gauge of success, and once one obtains power, renouncing that power remains generally out of the question. A few remarkable events in history and literature demonstrate how individuals who come into great power have a great enough will to then leave their posts of command. An example of this in the history of the United States is when George Washington renounced his post as Commander in Chief after two four year terms, then setting the precedent for all Presidents to follow. Arguably some of the most profound examples of the renunciation of power in literature are written by J.R.R. Tolkien in The Lord of the Rings, where the ultimate power source created contains enough power that the master of the Ring becomes in turn the master of Middle Earth, and absolute power follows in accordance to absolute corruption of he who possesses it. Many a man and creature wields the Ring, falling to the temptation of its power and the poison of its possession, bringing about death and evil life to the masters of the Ring.In Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, the wizard Gandalf renounces the power of the Ring offered to him by Frodo on the account that Gandalf’s appointed task stands not

In the Greek civilization of Sparta, having your name on your grave was allowed to two classes of people: mothers who died during childbirth and men who died in battle. Though they were still slaves to their gender roles, both genders shared a commitment to the preservation of their civilization. Today these stereotypical roles have drastically changed, but social normality of each gender remains the same. This idea that each gender has a role in society, but that the role is a vital part is apparent in Peter Jackson’s adaptation of J.R.R Tolkien’s book The Lord of the RIngs. Through his portrayal of both male and female characters that conform to and stray from social normality, Jackson attempts to appeal to both sexes and demonstrate that both genders can share characteristics and still contribute to society.