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Throughout the history of America, there has always been a influx of Jews from Europe. Even though Emma Lazarus wrote her poem after the massive immigration of German Jews to America, her poem can be used to describe the Jewish Immigrants. Many German Jews arrived in New York " tired ... poor... [and] yearning to breathe free." While New York City was still a hub for German Jewish immigrants, some had also moved to Atlanta and more Western states. Several of the German Jewish families who immigrated

During the course, the History of Women in Asia, I learn that Confucianism has caused Japanese and Chinese female social status to fall into to a very low position for a long time. Being impacted by Confucian feudal ethical thoughts, people believe that “A woman’s duty is not to control or take charge”, “Women’s greatest duty is giving birth to a son” and “Men are superior to women”. Women have been at the bottom of the Confucian hierarchy during the era. Meanwhile, Japan is also profoundly influenced

The case of Sacco and Vanzetti, two italian anarchists took place in 1920. They were “falsely” convicted of robbing a paymaster and killing the guard. They bonded over their ideal of anarchism and used violence to fight against violent and unjust governments. Their case caused extreme tension between immigrants and American people. Thousands of people around the world were devastated by this case and began to speak up. Although their innocence was supported by many people, Sacco and Vanzetti were

Some people believe that once they marry they are giving up their freedom. In some cases, this is true, especially in the late 19th century. Woman during this period were marrying as young as 15 years old and were marrying men well into their 30s. This caused a lack of communication and love between a married couple and usually resulted in the man having control over the woman. The idea of men having control over women in marriage can be seen in Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour.” In this short

Throughout U.S. history, immigrants have struggled to find a balance between the adoption of American culture and the preservation of their native cultures. While many immigrants near the turn of the 20th century desired full assimilation into American culture, like Jake from Joan Micklin Silver’s 1975 film Hester Street, many immigrants today maintain strong ties to their home countries and native cultures. But, considering the recent increase in political and social discussion surrounding the topic

is like comparing a rich man to a peddler. Android is rich with customizability options like the ability to root, which basically gives you the privilege to do whatever you want to your phone by the way of software customization(Black Dog Media Limited 96). If you are not at all knowledgeable of how to operate a smartphone, most Android smartphones have an available “easy” mode on it, which makes the phone as easy to use as a Jitterbug. However, Apple, the peddler in this circumstance, has few customizability

those killed in the newspaper office about the railroad diseaster. She begins crying and runs to her room and locks herself .She wants to let be alone. Sitting down she sees out of the window looking at the trees, smelling the rain and hears a peddler yelling what he’s selling. She could also hear someone singing , the sounds of sparrows and sees the blue paths on the fluffy clouds. She is young with fine lines around her eyes. She stares out of the window sad, dull and crying. She tries to suppress

In Hoffman's chapters, it made me rethink my original impressions of Oklahoma where I thought the story according to the musical have showed a pleasant portrayal of the Western frontier where we saw people in the farm and the cowboys getting along with each other. But in the interpretation of the musical according to Hoffman expresses the race in Oklahoma where we see how the Cowboy and farmers have the same enemy who are Indians. For instance, Jud who Hoffman states as the villain, had to be

case. Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo were Italian immigrants that stood trial and were executed for robbery and murder, despite the fact that many did not believe they were guilty. They were most famously known as the “good shoemaker and poor fish peddler,” which made it hard for Americans to believe that they could of done it. Bruce Watson tried to clarify and bring light to what happened back when the fateful two were arrested. Someone tried to send bombs to important officials in various offices

Have you ever been mistreated by someone before? Imagine being mistreated and being looked down upon everyday just because you think differently than someone else. Before Shakespeare’s time Jews were banished from England so there would be no more Judaism by Edward I in 1290. This was just the beginning. Discrimination continued into Shakespeare's time, in 1607, a person attacked the Pope for not banishing Jews like Edward did before him. Especially in England, anti-semitism was very prominent in