The Land Of The Free

Centered around the Antebellum era, Noel Ignatiev’s How the Irish Became White took place during the height of Irish immigration to the United States, where millions crossed the Atlantic in search of economic prosperity and other central pillars of the American Dream. However, Ignatiev asserts that those traditional American values were originally inaccessible for the newly arrived Irish immigrants. Shown by the virulent opposition toward immigration, Ignatiev highlights how the growing fear of foreign intrusion and ethnic tensions threatened to rape the superfluity of many Irish immigrants and their opportunity to uncover prosperity and freedom in America. Not only did How the Irish Became White uncover the brutal oppression and widespread xenophobic sentiments towards the Irish, it also shows how they eventually gain a level of economic opportunity by cultivating a scene of whiteness that embodied contemporary American values and briefs. In the book, Ignatiev demonstrates how Irish immigrants gained the privileges associated

People immigrated to America for a plethora of different reasons, some of which included religion, freedom to create, and the opportunity for a prosperous life. However, it is possible for all of these reasons to be grouped into one, extremely simplified, category. Someone wasn’t happy in their own country, and they thought they would be happier in America. Immigrants firmly believed that their life would be better in America, so they abandoned their home country. They left to escape the hardships of their former life, but they had no idea how many hardships awaited them; circumstances made their lives problematic regardless of where they lived. Immigrants held an extremely wearying existence.

The American society of that time failed to recognize the critical needs of its members. While some African Americans began finding their feet and establishing themselves as successful American citizens, others remained in the cycle of poverty. Their lives were characterized by daily struggles to provide for their families, but the

It is nearly impossible to overstate the plight of American Americans throughout the course of United States’ history, and Passing helps to display the slow, grudging path that led towards freedom for African Americans. Initially introduced to the country as slaves, African Americans were stripped of all basic human rights. Believed to be less than human, African

The new immigrants struggled to adjust to the American culture which was very new for them. They had migrated from all over the world to this country in seeking better conditions such as socially, jobs, higher wages: all contributing factors to an overall better life. The new settlers wished to escape from discrimination, family economic problems, and the decline of traditional agriculture. They knew that they must learn to conform to their new surroundings. Although the immigrants were in more stable conditions here in America compared to their homelands, they still suffered the repercussions of being of a different color in a country of white supremacy.

Many immigrants who enter the U.S. are under the impression that America is an entirely free country where all people are considered equal with everyone else. While this was the goal set by the founding fathers of America, in most cases it was not the case. Various examples of this occurrence are represented in Langston Hughes’ “Let America be America Again.” One quotation from this piece is spoken as from the vantage of several ethnicities when the speaker states, “America never was America to me,” and, “I am the poor white...I am the Negro...I am the red man...I am the immigrant...And finding only the same old stupid plan Of dog eat dog, of mighty crush the weak.” In Kingsolver’s novel The Bean Trees, a supporting character, Virgie May Parsons, states, “Well, it's the truth.

Compared to many Third World countries, America is truly the land of the free. This freedom did not happened overnight; it was earned through the blood, sweat and tears of many in the 17th century and even still today there are still freedoms being fought for. It is a blessing to live in a land of freedom and free enterprise. It is essential to understand the relationship between capitalism and freedom in order to prevent an economic crisis. Without capitalism there is no freedom. In order for a society to be free people must be free to make their own choices and opposing capitalism takes away from that essential freedom. The government plays a role in the safety of the United States however, society should still have their free will intact.

During 1850 and the following two decades, a mass Irish immigration to America took place. The mass immigration carried aspiring individuals and families to come to the the “land of opportunity” for the betterment of their future and their children’s. Under the rule of Britain, Ireland was thwarted from industrializing and expanding. While, overseas, the United States was thriving from the technological advancements and entrepreneurial success, appealing to many emigrants. The Irish immigration in the late nineteenth century was a result of primarily devastating social factors such as the Great Potato Famine in Ireland. Most of their expectations were not met in the United States because they were poorly treated at their low paying, dangerous jobs and were often discriminated due to stereotypes, resulting in an overall, emotional and physically painful experience with numerous hardships.

The 1995 book “How the Irish Became White” by Noel Ignatiev, offers an insight into the assimilation of Irish immigrants into American society. Ignatiev describes in his thesis how the Irish settled into America by enduring and even taking part in the discrimination against the African American community. Everyone knows that the Irish are physically white, to suggest otherwise would be simply ludicrous. Perhaps it is the title’s absurdity that first shone the spotlight on Ignatiev’s book. However, when one begins reading it is clear that the Irish are used as an example of how their actions helped to create the concept of the white race and ultimately prove that race is nothing more that a social construct.

America; home of the free, land of the brave. The only, true, free country in the world. We have fought, died, bled, and sacrificed for the greatness of this country. From the first pilgrim to step on this land to the modern American we strive for the freedoms, liberties, and wealth we have. Foreigners from every part of the world come to this country for a fresh start, a new life, a better life. They fulfill their dreams, gain wealth, and have a better life. there is always that one question, how to become an American. Is it really just getting a green card, living here for three years, and passing a few tests? Sure get you 're citizenship to America, but are they truly an American? As of 2012, 14 percent of Americans are legal immigrants, which means they all have gone through the naturalization process. Why do they call it the naturalization process when America is full of all different nationalities? Why naturalize immigrants? Let them come and make this country a more divers country. True Americans don 't just have a citizen ship they embrace the fact that they are Americans, self-reliant, hard headed, and chuck full of freedom.

America is often referred as the “the land of the free.” It’s a nation of diversity because of the open-door policy that has been implanted. The open-door policy accepts any foreigner that is pursuing the American Dream. Every year, thousands of immigrants, illegal and legal, come to the United States. Many immigrants have different reasons why they feel the need to leave their country behind and start a new life elsewhere. Those reasons may be: fleeing from a war, bettering their perspectives, living in a better environment, or simply deciding that you like the concept of the American Dream. For instance, in the 1990’s my father, grandfather and uncles decided enough was enough as thousands of other Shia’s did. Saddam Hussein started bombing Shia villages, particularly Najaf and Karbala. It was horrific. Men, women, children, and elderly people were killed. Not by the hundreds but by the thousands. My family decided to uprise with the other families against Saddam Hussein. Saddam Hussein didn’t not take kindly to the up rise. They had no other choice but to flee. But not everyone was as lucky as they were. Many people believe that America is the best place to start over because they are guaranteed more freedom, benefits, and protection, just as did my parents.

Back in the early 1800s, the United States of America had been a country associated with the promise of liberty, autonomy from tyrannical rule, and the unalienable rights specified in the formative Declaration of Independence - life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. As a consequence of the formation of the country and its promises, several diverse groups had flocked to the new world to enjoy new lives of prosperity, success, and guaranteed justice. Some of these groups, in particular, had been somewhat vulnerable during the time period, given the context of the simultaneous events, including various

John’s ship finally arrived in New York and he was exhausted. He and his family had to come to America because of the potato famine that was happening back home in Ireland. The first thing he had to do was find a place to live at with his family; he realized that the decent houses and apartments were out of his budget. He only had money for the crowded and unhygienic apartments, if they could be called that. After John picked a “room” out, he went to go look for jobs. While he was out looking for work, he noticed people eyeing him strangely and signs saying “No Irish Need Apply”. The only type of jobs he could get were the low-paying ones. But he was desperate, so he took them. The workplace looked filthy and dangerous. John wondered if he would ever be able to move up in the economic ladder, he believed in the “American Dream”. Unfortunately, he never did because if he asked for a raise, he would be fired immediately because other immigrants would have taken the job with lower pay. This was the life of an Irish immigrant immigrating to America during the famine era. The Great Famine forced a countless number of Irish people to immigrate to the United States, where they suffered from poverty and discrimination. Despite all this, the Irish were able to assimilate and reshape American culture through politics and religion.

when British just colony in America, they had big problems to continue life in this

All ethnic groups who came to the United States went through hardships. This went against the desire of having a better life. The Irish and the Japanese have suffered in similar ways since first stepping on American soil: They were competing against other ethnic groups for jobs and places to live.