Rachel Bella Calof Thesis

Rachel was born in Alabama. Her master, or owner told her she was born around 1850. She was never told her actual birthdate. She was first sold to a family in Alabama by the name of Columbus. They were poor and owned few slaves. It was a small cotton plantation with a big family so the slaves had to work extra hard. Rachel and the other female slaves lived in the stove room made of clay and grass. They raised plenty of different plants as well as cotton such as: Peas, greens, and potatoes.

Rachel is a white female that grew

I never had that. My life was the store". This quote demonstrates that Rachel wanted a change and was ready to do whatever it took to get it. Rachel experiences at school were awful due to the fact that she was Jewish and her father owned a business. During this time period she stood out from other people and no one wanted to be her friend except for a white girl named Frances.

During the early nineteenth century, families of immigrants undergo assimilation to unite themselves in American customs. The ideology that they will be accepted into a society and embrace American identities has driven them to this process. A reality of upward mobility and freedom are highly desired for immigrants’ transition. One author who portrays the temptation of this “New World” America for the Jewish children arriving and having their lives greatly affected is Anzia Yezierska’s “Bread Givers” while focusing on the truth of forming an American identity. An autobiography written by Mary Antin “The Promised Land” incorporates the accuracy of family assimilation and its outcome on the identity of their children is shaped by American meritocracy

the time Rachel was married to Captain Lewis Robards, whose bad temper had driven Rachel

Rachel grew up in a house hold where she had to grow up really quick. In her early teenage years she witnesses her mom struggle through abusive relationships with her step dad and other boyfriends that came after. She eventually became an alcoholic. By the time Rachel was 13 year old, she dropped out of school to take the role of the emotional and financial care taker of her mother. Living in her

In the autobiography, “Out of the Shadow”, author Rose Cohen, a Russian-Jewish immigrant, explains the social and economic conditions during the late 1800s and early 1900s for Jews immigrating into the United States. Cohen explains how many Jews fled Eastern Europe and Russia during this time due to the ruling of the tsar, fear of religious persecution, and economic restrictions. Because these restrictions were becoming the norm for Jewish people in their county, Rose’s father, a tailor, began to embark on a journey to the United States of America, in hopes of beginning a new life for himself and his family. Even though her father is captured at the border of Russia and returned home, he managed to get to America. Once in

Through interviewing my roommate Linda Wang, I have gotten the opportunity of hearing a first-hand account of what it is like being a young immigrant living in the United States. At the age of eight, Linda, along with her father, mother, and aunt, emigrated to America. Linda’s family currently resides in Bayside, Queens and she is a student-athlete on the St. John’s women’s golf team. Linda was kind enough to share her immigration story with me so that I may use it as a manifestation of what life as an immigrant, and the immigration process itself, entails.

These “newcomers” did not deserve to come here and steal their jobs. Mike Trudic’s account from his childhood referred to his father’s hunt in America to desperately find work, “At the end of a week he was taken ill and died. It said he died of a broken heart”(Mike, 188). There were just too many workers and not enough jobs to be filled. Another first hand source provided by Rose Cohen, called Out of the Shadow, depicts the story of a jewish girl in New York and the experiences her family goes through in order to reach a sustainable lifestyle. The struggles included descriptions of harsh working conditions and anti-semitism, which created difficulty for immigrants who were trying to assimilate into the American culture.

The story is told through the perspective of Rachel, and the way she tells her story portrays a lot about her character. When the teacher told Rachel if the red sweater was her, she responded with “That’s not, I don’t, you’re not...Not mine.” (paragraph 10). This reveal that Rachel is a shy girl who probably doesn’t speak that often unless provoke. It also shows that Rachel can’t seem to finish what she’s saying. Another thing to take note of is how Rachel tells her story. She tells her story with simple vocabulary, and the way she describe her story makes it seem like it was actually written by a child of that

Anzia Yezierska’s personal immigrant narrative began in Russian Poland. She was born around 1885, and immigrated to America with her family when she was 15 years old. Yezierska’s family were Jews who escaped from the anti-Semitic government that was in control of Russia at that time. They settled in New York’s Lower East Side, along with millions of East European Jews who fled to the United States ("Anzia" 28:332).

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In this episode, the viewers see that Rachel is from a higher class and is used to having everything handed to her on a silver platter. The rest of the group didn’t come from families that are filthy rich, they always had to earn what they got through hard work and determination. The morning after Rachel spends her first night at Monica’s, she tries to make coffee in the morning, but fails. This shows just how alienated she was from the world that the rest of the group understands.

Rachel constantly lies to Darcy and sneaks around with Dex behind Darcy’s back. Eventually Dex calls off the wedding and tells Rachel he loves her. When Darcy finds out about their affair she tells Rachel she hates her and that Rachel is dead to her. In the novel Something

She is a wealthy “beautiful, educated woman”(Mad MEn), that ran a department store in New York. Although she is in a position of power men still see her a just a women. After the first meeting Don invited Rachel out to dinner, Rachel knew that his boss sent him when she says; “You got in trouble didn’t you?”(Mad Men). Don apologized to Rachel to help his company, not out of respect for her.