Rhetorical Analysis Of Staying Put: Making A Home In A Restless World

The collection “Coming to America” is comprised of journal entries, biographies, and autobiographies that discuss the social and political transformations that arose from immigration. “Of Plymouth Plantation”, “Balboa”, and “‘Blaxicans’ and Other Reinvented Americans” illustrate how immigrants shape America’s direction. The changes that occurred when settlers migrated seriously impacted the nation they were travelling to. The first of these changes pertains to culture. Immigrants brought their religions and languages to their host country, and that caused a great deal of acculturation, usually to the new religion or language. Government is another principle that was implemented into the “inner workings” of the new country. Lastly, the newcomers

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

“Our heroes have been sailors, explorers,... rainbow-chasers, vagabonds,” Sanders states, providing non-specific information relating to the American notion of migration. After describing the fundamentals of mass migrations, Sanders then goes on to compare Salman Rushdie’s steadfast support of human relocation to America’s “enthusiasm for migration.” (Sanders). Nevertheless, Sanders counters this comparison by presenting evidence that refutes Rushdie’s ideals. Concluding this passage, Sanders establishes his thesis: “by settling in, we have a chance of making a durable home for ourselves, our fellow creatures, and our descendants.” (Sanders). By following this inductive structure─moving from broad information down to his thesis─Sanders is able to effectively execute his purpose of challenging Rushdie and supporting “settling in”

In Scott Russell Sanders's passage, Staying Put: Making a Home in a Restless World, he states “Our Promised Land has always been over the next ridge or at the end of the trail, never under our feet”(Sanders 6). He is describing why humans migrate from one place to the next in order to find the “Promised Land” and how many Americans continue to chase the ideal land (Sanders 6). Sanders passage was a response to Salman Rushdie’s views on mass migration and how it is very important for many American. However, Sanders disagrees Rushdie's views mass migration has led to many consequences and counters them with his view. Sanders believes that it is important to be an inhabitants than migrants as, putting down roots allows oneself to take care of the land and have a proper home. As migrating makes oneself lose their culture and respect for the land. In Scott Russell Sanders’s, Staying Put: Making a Home in a Restless World, he utilizes the rhetorical appeal pathos and hyperbole to emphasize his views on mass migration.

Nearly any and all people can relate to the noisy clanging and banging that erupts from the kitchen as family members work to prepare food. This process has always been and forever will be a connective means that has brought many families together. In his short story “Coming Home Again”, Lee taught his readers that the most important life lesson is to cherish time with family by using multiple rhetorical devices.

While we are currently experiencing tumultuous politics and increasing hate and oppression towards various religious or ethnic groups, I think it is of particular importance to think about immigration in the United States, a country founded by immigrants, where no one besides the original people who have long been oppressed actually have a right to the land. David Chang describes the oppression and colonization of the land and its people in his Enclosures of Land and Sovereignty (Chang). He explains that the Europeans stripped the control from the native people by re-distributing the power of the land to the government and then suggested that people believed race, not politics, is what differed the native people from the settlers (Chang). However, the difference in identity of the native people is simply an excuse as to why they were colonized. Like the slaves in the African slave trade, the motives of the conquerors were political and the differences in identity were an excuse to label a group people as inferior

Migration to the United States is regularly the subject of huge open and political level headed discussion, with inquiries regarding the measure of inflows, migrants in the work business sector, authorization and helpful affirmation arrangements, and advantages and expenses. Nevertheless, it is vital for the general population to have entry to precise, fair-minded present and chronicled data about movement. Migration has molded the United States as a country since the principal newcomers landed more than four centuries years back. Considering the intense demographic power in charge of how the nation and its populace got to be what they are today, migration has contributed profoundly to large portions of the financial, social, and political procedures that are foundational to the United States as a country. Market analysts consider the advantages of migration to the USA exceed the expenses. A few states like California and Texas depend for as little as possible work that settler laborers give particularly in tourism and agribusiness. As of late, different urban communities, for example, Phoenix and Atlanta, have additionally gotten to be well known goals for migrants. Santomero called attention to that Philadelphia is prominently lost from this rundown. (Ender, Joanna. 2005). Additional evidence of the segmentation of the labor market between skilled workers and illegal immigrants can be traced to the fact

In his response, Staying Put: Making a Home in a Restless World, to an essay by Salman Rushdie about the advantages of migrating, Scott Sanders disagrees with Rushdie and says that Americans adhere to the idea of exploring new and unexpected things. He believes that Americans and others should stop shifting ground and cease migrating to respect our surroundings and settle down. Sanders references past events and use diction to develop his perspective on his response. Throughout the passage, Sanders uses a respectful yet condescending tone.

Immigration to America is often a decision made in order to discover a better life for a family or individual. America’s founding ideals are usually what compel foreigners to move to the US. The stories of America being the “Land of Opportunity” have continued to persuade people to immigrate. Although immigration in the 20th century is much different from recent immigration, the underlying reasons for moving to the US are usually quite similar.

For Paul’s audience the apostles, the prophets, the evangelist, the pastors and teachers governed the structure of the church. These individuals equipped the Saints for works of service and the edification of the church. His audience would have understood the metaphor that Paul was implementing throughout the passage. They understood that the body of Christ meant the church; and that infancy was equated to their spiritual status.

Immigrants can no longer hide behind the refrain that their ancestors didn't own slaves, or claim that, as recent arrivals, they are exonerated from America's racial crimes. Indeed, immigrants are implicated in America's race problem through the very act of immigration. Besides, when immigrants proudly embrace American citizenship and nationality, they not only take possession of American dreams and ideals, but they also must realize, that it was the African American whose protest movements which led to immigration reform that allowed them entrance in the first place that previously did not exist for people of color.

Regardless of a quickly growing literature in the last several years, the question of migration still continues to seem like a neglected area of research in several areas. However, Migration by Michael Samers, a geography professor at University of Kentucky, offers a respected and thought-provoking opening text to immigration worldwide. The book has four main compelling chapters, an introduction, and a conclusion. Within each section Samers addresses popular questions within this field of study.

Migration is as old as human history since our ancestors were forever on the move across geographical and climatic regions in search of food and better-living condition (McNeill, 1984). Slave trade enabled human migration from areas such as Africa-North America and India to Europe as domestic or farm laborers. Advancement in technology and transport means has facilitated globalization and the issue of population growth became an apparent problem (McNeill, 1984). Immigrants from Africa towards the northern countries increased in numbers due to the poor sociopolitical and economic environment that they have been facing in their own homelands. The numbers of refugees that have been internally displaced by conflicts are also on the rise. Their immigration to other countries depends on employment opportunities and foreign policies that allow resettlement and family reunion programs. A legal entry into a country may end up becoming a case of illegal immigration due to overstaying. Although the United States has been able to regulate the number of new immigrants, they cannot completely prevent illegal immigrants. Illegal immigrants to the US are enticed by the opportunistic labor

In the following paragraphs, I will critically evaluate several theories of migration: Neoclassical Economic Theory, Dual Labor Markets Theory, World Systems Theory, the New Economics of Labor Theory (NELM), and Network Theory. Each has different implications for the sort of populations that are prone to migrate, and the underlying motivations of immigrants. I will also discuss internal migration theory, and illustrate how a life cycle approach, which is not traditionally viewed as a major theory of migration, but considered in neighborhood movement studies, would enrich our understanding of who migrates, and why at both the

Throughout the course of “People on the Move,” professor Duquette has done a tremendous effort in guiding the class through the various stages of the immigration process. Starting with the theories that try to explain why people migrate, what the process of immigration is like, and how do immigrants assimilate once they arrived. What kind of social capital do immigrants acquire and transform back to their countries of birth. To end this course, I conducted an interview with my father to understand what immigration was like for him. My father’s name is Mohamed and he was born and raised in Yemen. He went to school and after completing high school he was unable to find a job that offered him economic mobility, therefore, he made the decision to emigrated to the United States 25 years ago.