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    People come to america, expecting somewhere they can better their lives, but in current circumstances, America is not a land of opportunity for immigrants, and women. There is the fact that It is difficult to have a good life in America for immigrants, Women in America don't have as much opportunity as women in other countries, and Immigrants don't have as much opportunity with job and economics as they should. Immigrants come to america, hoping to have a chance to better their lives, but It is

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    America the land of the free and the home of the brave! Many people want to live the American dream, and the authors Neil Diamond, Dierks Bentley, Brooks and Dunn, and President Ronald Reagen. All the authors are expressing freedom in their texts. First, the singer Neil Diamond in his text,”Coming to America” believes America is a free country, because immigrants are coming here on big ships. Many different races are on the ships. It makes America look like a better place than where they came from

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    From the early year of his life as a undergraduate student in China, Jia Sheng dreamed of going to America for his advanced education. When he graduated from Liaoning University, he was accepted by Brown University as a graduate student. He thought this was a great oppotunity for his life. Journey from China to America Jia Sheng had a long journey from his hometown Shenyang in Northeast China to Providence Rhode Island in the United States in the fall of 1983. It took him over 14 hours by

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    When I came to America for the first time, I was very rebellious, and I did not uphold the wisdom of making myself a better person. There I was, looking into the world having no idea what would be in store for me. But I always had a spirit for knowledge and curiosity. When I was thirteen years old, my uncle would take me to Wall Street and I fell in love with that street more than any street in New York City. At the time, I didn't know what was behind those mantains of concrete and steel. While

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    me to pursue my higher education. I thought about the issue and analyzed it deeply. Then, I took help from my father and we mutually decided that I should come to the United States of America, the land of opportunities, so that I could achieve my dream goals and objectives. After coming to the United States of America, my life changed

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    According to the textbook, the two main reasons for English colonist coming to the Americas were for gold, and religious freedom. The lack of economic opportunity, combined with the stories of gold mines made America sound very enticing. Religious freedom was also very important to the Englishmen, which only made life in the Americas sound more promising. In England, they were forced to be part of the Church of England, which many people did not like because of how they handled their affairs. This

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    great task, and are extremely happy they never gave up. Both Diamond and Bentley's song lyrics have great description of freedom and what America stands for. With great detail both show freedom and what Americans have been through all these years to be where we are today, the most powerful nation in the world. In the time period of Diamond's song "Coming to America", immigrants all over the world floated to Ellis Island. Millions of foreign men,women, and children were accepted into a great nation

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    I have had two different names growing up. My parents came to America at the turn of the new millennium with big dreams and hopes. Coming from a devout Jainist society, their perspectives towards life were very different; they believed in hard work and most of all nonviolence. I, on the other hand grew up in a sweet, small southern town on the tip of Florida. Life was all about going to the sandy beaches, chilling with pals, and just having a “good ole time”. When I was born my parents named me

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    The movie I am reviewing is Coming to America. The movie was released in 1988, and starred Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall. Eddy Murphy plays an elite African price accompanied by his friend played by Arsenio, who make a trip to America in search of a princess to be in order to avoid an arranged marriage. This movie was a great choice for reviewing in a pop culture diagnostic sort of method. Some of the notable findings were the emphasis on high culture and low culture, as well as some mass culture

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    In Afghanistan a boy named Raul must leave his parents behind and go to America for a better life. He will go only with his sister because his mother is ill and cannot travel. The following day Raul and his older sister named Lea, as he is in tears from leaving his parents behind. It took a week to get to America by boat. He woke up to the smell of coffee on a cold winter day. And Raul was amazed by everything, they now lived in New York. Him and his sister were living in an apartment. His sister

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