Essays about America Page 2

Moving from Nigeria to the United States permanently feels great, but at the same time, it is sad leaving some loved ones and family behind. Most people have several events or things that have changed their life or their way of thinking. One of the major changes that occurred in my life was when I…

Poverty is the deprivation of resources and necessities needed for living. The income considered necessary to meet needs determines the poverty line. Anyone living under the poverty line is considered to be poor or on the brink of being poor. About one in every eight Americans are impoverished. Many children are facing the hardships of…

The way we think every day are influenced by our core values and cultural world view. In order to move past our basis, we need to understand our cultural background, individual bias, personal ethics, and past experiences to help form the basis of our values. Understanding my core values and the social value will help…

‘Since an informed citizenry is the basis for a healthy democracy, independent, non-corporate media are more crucial today than ever before.’ ~ Dahr Jamail. Media is an essential tool for citizens to stay informed on what events are taking place in the world, but most importantly, in their country. Media has the great power of…

To sum up my finding in the conclusion of in Redeeming La Raza by Gabriela Gonzalez the “Mexican Problem” is a cultural and class division issue. The term “gente decent” or “decent people” refers to the Mexican elite that needed to distinguish themselves from the others crossing the border in the 20th century. They brought…

What is Catholicism? Catholicism is the largest Christian church. When Catholicism first started spreading the Americans didn’t like it. The idea of the unknown scared them as they believed Catholic immigrants as an ideological and a racial threat. Their different point of view made it difficult for Americans to trust them as they were from…

In his 2004 article, “One World, Rival Theories”, Jack Snyder asserts how the theories outlined in Stephan Walt’s article, “One World, Many Theories”, failed to predict events like the 9/11 attack. Even though the theories have their own way of “shaping both public discourse and public analysis”, they don’t suffice the power needed in today’s…

Revised Thesis Statement The Irish were a significant part of the forces that made up the Civil War, and even though they fought in every battle during the Civil War, some people think that the riots that happened around the time of the war made it difficult for the Irish immigrants to assimilate into society….

Sharon Kwinjo Hist 165, Section 1 TA: Salonee Bhaman The document at hand comes from the “James Weldon Johnson and Grace Nail Johnson Papers (JWJ MSS 49)” collection in the Beinecke Library. It is found in Box 26, Folder 6, titled “Series, I. Correspondence, Grace Nail Johnson Correspondence, Anti-Lynching Crusaders / c. 1922-23.” The document…

Roosevelt denounced ‘hyphenated Americanism,’ which he characterized as Americans relating to numerous nationalities and being increasingly faithful to a nation outside of the United States. Roosevelt affirms that the remotely conceived populace must communicate in English and embrace customary American goals. He relates work unsettling influences with outsiders who are seen as a ‘mechanical resource…