Letter To An Immigrant: Another Beautiful Day In Ireland

The Irish people left Ireland and immigrated to America to enjoy a better life, get away from the poverty and starvation that they were faced with in Ireland due to the potato famine. They face all kinds of discrimination and were forced to take the worst types of jobs, but they never gave up and kept fighting for their freedom. The Irish were brave, courageous, and hardworking and made it possible for all Irish to live happy and free lives in America.

A poem by Adrienne Rich, "Prospective Immigrants Please Note", helps one consider the dual perspective, the mother culture and the American ideals. Rich 's essential goal is to remember your families and origins.

Annie Moore was the first irish immigrant to arrive to Ellis Island at the of 15 in 1892. Annie was April 24, 1874 in ireland. She was the daughter the of Matthew and Julia Moore. Annie came to America with her two brothers Phillip and Anthony whom she traveled with by ship to the New York harbor. They arrived at the S.S Nevada harbor December 31, 1891. She received a $10 gold piece for being the first immigrant processed at Ellis Island , it was also Annie’s 15th birthday. Annie came to America to support and provide for her family and look for a job. The obstacles she faced while in here were losing track of her brothers but also had the opportunity to work at the potato famine. During this time Annie married the German immigrant Joseph

One night a young girl named Lily Foster is left alone for the night in her very large country house, while her parents drove out of town for a party. This was fine with Lily especially since she had her faithful dog, Scout, and her cell phone. Finally, her parents said, ‘’Be safe and don’t go outside.’’ Lily gave them a hug and said, ‘’Of course and have fun!’’ Once her parents drove off in their car, she made herself something to eat and sat down at the kitchen table.

Life in the 1930's anywhere was not as glorious as life today, but one country to focus on is Ireland. Not having good transportation, housing, and resources was a good source of death in a lot of places in that time period, but Ireland was especially important. Ireland was and is still considered a very poor country but today isn't as bad as then. Disease was a very big cause of death with the lack of medical supplies and affected young children the most. A story that would show Ireland's poverty would be Angela's ashes, the book I chose for this research project. It shows what life was really like in Ireland in the 1930's and how poverty impacted people's life.

They took a sharp turn over a some railroad tracks and the back door flew open. Jeannette rolled out of the car, she rolled many yards on the embankment. When she came to a stop, she was too shocked to cry and she all bloody and scraped up. She called herself a burden, and said they could do fine without her. When her family turned around and came screeching to a halt, her dad got out of the car, knelt down, and tried to give Jeannette

The rain got harder as Tina walked alone in tears. She missed her daughter Iris. Tina thought about all the good times they had together. She wondered why Iris had done that to herself. Iris was a skinny young girl who killed herself. Iris wa bullied at school for how far she was, so Iris decided to stop eating. Tina was walking in the rain. It had been a year since Iris was gone. She thought back to that day. Tina woke up and made herself some coffee. She nibbled on a muffin that she bought from the store yesterday. She took Iris to school and then went to work. Tina went throughout her day as usual, but what she didn’t know was that soon her daughter would take her own life. Iris got home and went up into her bedroom. Tina wouldn’t get home

As Anna is watching her sister and her friends, she steams up a crazy idea that she is going to the party too. The time comes for all the girls to leave, so they all hop in the car and head to the party. What they do not know is little Anna secretly followed them on her bike. Anna, pedaling as fast as she can, she finally arrives at the party. She begins to walk around, and she is mesmerized. Everyone is dancing and having the time of their life. While keeping an eye out for her older sister Alice, she gets a little thirsty. She grabbed a drink off of a table and realized it tasted a little funny, but that didn’t bother Anna. As she’s walking around looking at everyone she starts to feel a little light-headed, and she passes out under a tree. When she wakes up, she sees that everything was different, even her. She was a big girl now, just like she wanted. She takes off walking home, as she sees many homeless people on the streets she gets confused. Anna walks past a store and sees a calendar, it’s the year 1932, twenty years later. Anna arrives home feeling very disarranged. She sees that her family is now poor, and

One night, thoroughly past her bedtime, Georgiana crept stealthily downstairs to sneak a bite of pie, even though her mother would never approve. She immediately realized a heavy drape of desolation. The only noise was her heart beating to the rapid rhythm of the twitching fan. Georgiana thought that no one would be awake at one in the morning. She slipped through the doorway into the kitchen. For an instant, her heart stopped. A dreadful sight stood in her way. An innocent and isolated individual lay with his hand grasping for life, but it was already over. Taking a step back, she

When me, my mom, and dad woke up this morning we push our way out to the deck to see what all the ruckus was about. And there stood what everyone dreamed of. Freedom. People were crying and hugging each other. It was so beautiful. Although this last week had been dreadful, it was worth it. We were about to of this cruel ship and into the land of the free. But first, we had to go through Ellis Island. Once we got to the dock, we were luckily the second family to get off the ship. We shuffled our way through the doors and then we had to leave all of our belongings in the baggage room to be inspected. Then there lies the beginning of a long rewarding process. We walked up the stairs and saw the longs grueling lines. We sat down on a bench and awaited our names to be called. I looked around and began crying, I can't wait anymore. That's all I've been doing for weeks and weeks. I sobbed and sobbed and my mom began to cry too. Hours later our names were called. We walked up to the desk and they asked us several questions and then they began a medical exam. The examined all of us faster than I could blink. Then from there we waited even more to get our legal inspection. We spent the night waiting and as soon as we woke up our names were called and they directed us to a desk. They asked us so many questions. I never thought it would end but it did. They told us my dad would have to stay for further inspection. We wanted to stay and wait with him but he disagreed. He told us to go on without him and we would meet him as soon as he finished. After he gave my mom some directions we went onto the next step. After the inspection we claimed our bags and they directed us down the stairs to what is called “The Kissing Post”. This is where families reunited, but sadly it would be a while until I would see my father

At that time, their pride and self dignity were hurt and too many doors remained closed to their success. At that time, their pride and self dignity were hurt and too many doors remained closed to their success. As time went by, their children grew up, and some problems arose between the families. Accordingly, back in high school, his English was limited to what he uses everyday. The first time we did our presentation, we just carried out what we have prepared, and it seemed good. But as time passed and I thought about it again, I knew that I had been wrong. This motive is very common among many immigrants, and most of them face the same problems as John's family does six years ago. I call my sister about an hour ago and told her what happened.

It was a dark, cold and generally gloomy September night. There were footsteps all through the street. Laughter and smiles from the children of the orphanage. It was nothing new, the children made the environment around them their home. Little Annie with the bluest of eyes was sitting on the old trash can watching two older boys from the boys home. Johnny jumped mid air for the ball, and it grazed right between his hands into the alley behind them. With a look of terror, he entered the alley. It was very dark and nothing could be seen; he noticed the ball had rolled into the corner so he set off in that direction. He reached his hand out for the ball, and suddenly he heard a huge thud from behind the bush. Moments later Annie started to worry because he has not returned. She took a deep breath and jumped down. There was no one in sight as she entered the alley. The alley was filled with a breathtaking odor.

Everything was perfect, there was her father, her mother and her, just the way it should've been. Until one tragic night when her whole world came crashing down.

When she awoke the skies were gray and gloomy, the air suddenly was cold and felt as though it could cut like a knife. Something felt out of place, but Lori could not put her finger on it. Her feet hit the floor, and began looking around only to see that she is all alone.The place that once was warm and welcoming now is all but that. The frail girl screams loudly, when there is no reply, she knew something must be terribly wrong.

Late night phone calls never end well, and this one was no exception. My mom answered the shrill ring of the landline early one Wednesday morning and was greeted by her sisters solemn voice. Aunt Mary told her that their mother wasn’t able to swallow food anymore; an obvious problem that had all the more meaning to her. Barely a month before, grandma’s sister, my Great Aunt Maureen, after a long period of declining health, quickly passed away after loosing her ability to swallow. It seemed that grandma would follow her sister’s example. Mom hung up the phone, the weight of the world settling around her shoulders, and booked a flight for the small Irish town she grew up in.