"The Devil's Highway" by Luis Alberto Urrea, retraces the horrifying journey of twenty-six immigrants who attempted to leave their country in the hopes of creating better lives for themselves in America. ... For some, the journey to America is done legally and is safe and meticulously executed. ... It's a harrowing journey, and one that only the desperate, or the foolish, dare to make. ...

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"Back, but not home" is an article which was appeared on the New York Times. The passage told us the author, Maria Muniz, her own experiences as a new immigrant's homesick feeling of her original country and culture conflict in the new country. In her passage, she said: "Like all immigrants, my ...

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"The cowards never started and the weak died along the way" This is very true pertaining to the Plymouth Pilgrims, who clearly had to possess courage, strength, and faith to make such a journey to America. ... People who, like the Pilgrims, wanted freedom from the church, were faced with the decision to either inevitably face hard, often tortured death, or make the long, grueling journey to America. ...

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A significant moment in my educational journey regarding reading for writing occurred during my senior year in African American History class when my football coach and then teacher challenged me to educate myself better through words by reading the Mis-education of the Negro. ... By writing this paper, I hope that I have accomplished the task of a significant moment in my educational journey for reading and writing....

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According to Thomas A. Wadden Ph.D., "Obesity contributes to over 300,000 deaths per year, principally through its association with cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and several cancers." In Wadden's testimony, it is also stated that obesity is the second leading cause of preventable death, r...

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United States immigrants, especially children and teenagers, always have a wish to fit in with everyone around them. In order to accomplish this, they change their behavior, which ultimately shapes their character and personality. This resulting identity is wholly different from the culture that ini...

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A man can be seen engulfed by Mother Nature, but also surrounded by new opportunities, life and growth, Almost as if the storm has passed and his journey has just begun with bright horizons as a precursor for future America. "The Burial of Phocion" reveals an already civilized land and a man that has come to the end of his journey and is without opportunity. ...

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During the years of slavery, education was an extremely controversial issue among these individuals. The entire nation's economy depended heavily upon the free labor of slaves, which made so many oppose the idea of abolition. The main fear in the education of slaves was that they would revolt; and t...

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I could not stop reading as I advanced through the incredible rich language of words that led me smoothly to the sequence of events. At the age of fifty-eight, Steinbeck was brave because he refused to become a hindrance for his wife and a burden to society. He decided to take this road trip across...

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Letters from Rifka by Karen Hesse I chose this book because world war two era is very fascinating tome. I find that this Period of history has many interesting aspects. Also my grandparents were apart of this period in history and lived through many of the hardships described in this book....

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Dear Enrique, I was sad to see what happened to your family. It was an awful thing for the army to do what they did, especially to your mother, because she was not even involved. You were very brave to come to America, especially to bring your sister along. On your way to the "Promise Land," yo...

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Introduction In our culture it appears that everyone seems to be trying to pursue the American Dream. While they all have different ideas of just exactly what the American Dream is, they all know precisely what they want. For some, the American Dream sounds so enticing that they have traveled ac...

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The post-civil war period was one of great economic expansion for the United States. Transportation develpoments, notably the building of trans-continental railroads, helped spard this growth mastly by making transportation between the east and west easier. Although railroads were being b...

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On October 7, 1957, the Space Age officially began. The USSR had sent a satellite, "Sputnik", into orbit around Earth. The journey lasted less than 100 minutes, but it was a landmark occasion nonetheless and the Soviet Union had sent a message to the capitalist world. Aboard Sputnik was a radio tra...

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John Smith's "A Description of New England" was a story of America, accounted through a set of rose-colored glasses. His account was embellished and exaggerated to the point where it was no longer realistic. He made it sound like America was heaven on earth, which is far from the truth and far from...

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For escaping slaves, the journey to freedom was the hardest time in their lives. ... On their journey, most deaths were caused by an illness epidemic, like dysentery, small pox, measles or other contagious diseases. ...

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Adult Years Essay In the adult years, an adult may find himself or herself going through constant changes. Changes that usually follow two known adult transitions: the Linear change and the Cyclical change. In this essay, I plan to discuss life transitions many adults follow, either through a lin...

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That being said, the quest towards finding identity and fully understanding who you are as a person, is never an easy journey, and society has a way of complicating this journey even more. ... Unfortunately, curveballs are thrown at individuals everyday to complicate their journey towards identity, and when society holds certain expectations for say, the eldest child of a family, it complicates that child's growth as an adult and holds him back from his true personhood. ...

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Patriotism Most people around the world are patriotic of their country. After all, they were born there and they live there. Granted, some may not like the leaders of their country, but they still appreciate the country in itself. Americans too feel the same patriotism. American patriotism can...

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Coming to America My family and I came to America in search of a better life. The journey was a long and dangerous task. But in the end, it was worth the risk. At the time, the country had begun to recover from the war. But life was harsh. Living conditions were bad, food and water was scarce, ...

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New Age believers say that psychics are not evil, but good and, are here to help people through their life's journey. ... It's is a journey toward the love that is God and is not based on hurt, anger, fear or guilt. ...

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After a long journey, the Huron coldly proposes to Cora, whose refusal brings an attack upon the captives, who saved by the sudden arrival of the three woodsmen. ... Part IV: Ideas, Concepts, or Summary Propositions I feel that the following four events were very crucial to the conclusion of The Last of the Mohicans: the war between the French and English; the attack of the Hurons against the Munro girls, Gamut and Heywerd (on the journey to the fort); the English surrender to the French; and the death of Uncas, Cora and Magua. ...

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The Irish Immigration to America The largest group ever to immigrate to the United States was the Irish. Today, there are over forty three million people that are of Irish decent within the confines of the United States. There were three distinct waves that brought Ir...

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The Commercial Revolution comprising of two hundred years of extensive changes in commerce and trade was fueled by mercantilism, which produced a global economy. This globalization can be seen as the worldwide lowering of geographic and economic barriers due to new technologies, trade policies, and ...

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The discovery of America has countless stories behind the event that has shaped America into what it is today. Many American's are proud of the land they grew up on and to be descended from the long line of ancestors that participated in the upbringing of the new world. Majority of American's deny a...

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