They left Ireland in search of food, land, and salvation from the plight they were facing in their homeland. ... They had nothing to depend on "no land, no food and no rights. ... For the majority, it meant months of saving up to pay for the boat ride to the New Land. ... Early immigrant letters described America as a land of surplus and encouraged others to follow them through the "Golden Door." ... They were forced to live in cellars and shanties, partly because of poverty but also because they were considered bad for the neighborhood. ...

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As more and more people migrated to America land for farming started to become scarce. ... The government started expanding the country by purchasing land from other countries. With all this new land, people started heading west to purchase their own. (Larkin 6) During the early years of colonization and exploration in North America, the New World collided and brought to each other many new things, both good and bad. ... The Europeans believed that humans had domination over the land. ...

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Why do we use these images instead of the dirty deserts of California, Nevada and New Mexico, the swampy lands of Georgia and Florida , the ice covered land of Alaska, or the dirty streets of our metropolises? ... Everywhere there is a crowd, there is a handful of US citizens willing and ready to go to war for their beautiful land. ... Students all over the world are being told that their generation will have to step up in the near future to protect Lady Liberty and the land that she watches over. ...

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The character of a person can be either good or bad. ... We have to accept responsibility for both because we are the makers of our destinies, whether it's good or bad. ... In postindustrial America, however, we no longer work the land, nor do we manufacture things anymore. ...

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During the experiment the guards got out of hand with feelings so powerful making the "prisoners" do whatever they wanted and it just really showed in the movie how a lot of people can take advantage of their power for the bad and that is why I believe living in a low power distance culture is better. ... We are so busy building new land and cutting down a million more trees that we are damaging nature. ...

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Causes of the Civil War Was slavery the only cause of the Civil War? There are those that would have us believe that it was the only cause. Many historians say that slavery was the main issue of the Civil War. Although some historians think the war was the result of political screw-ups and th...

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Although some landmark victories have been made in the fight for racial equality, the infectious mentality and condition of racism is still alive and just as powerful as it was when it came to this land so many years ago. ...

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By the late 1950's, federal accusations such as the Kefauver expose and investigations by the Treasury Justice, showed the mobs involvement in Las Vegas and the ways they were stealing money from the government such as skimming.9 Once again, the public saw decided gambling was bad after, the news of corruption and fraud, just like in the 1890's10 Today, everyone has given gambling, a booming corporate industry, another chance. ... Everyone thought the answer to the community's problems would be to build a casino This did make new jobs for some people, but the price of land incre...

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• Grade Level: High School

In addition, there is a large amount of public space (that is, land or buildings that are not open exclusively to a single social or cultural group or family). ... While some of these modifications mark bad times in an individuals life, many mark events that are not negative. ...

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The present is based on the past. The experiences in our past lives shape the way we live today. The same can be held true for the world of politics and international relations. The present system of the world is established on what happened centuries ago. To follow from that, what happened fifty- six years ago - the end of World War II. ...

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Being paid forty to fifty dollars a day (as many day laborers are often paid) sounds pretty harsh and unappealing, but that pay period is significantly better than being paid the same or less amount for an entire week of work, so because of this, combined with a vision of America being a great and prosperous land, many Mexicans seek employment in la tierra prometida1 and don't look back. ... Many workers during this time period were from countries such as Ireland and these workers often were treated just as bad, if not worse, than African-American slaves. ...

• Word Count: 5001
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate