Riis begins his analysis by describing the manner in which these tenements grew from housing the city's proud aristocrats to becoming the overcrowded homes for the industrious poor. ... He also allocates specific chapters for the analysis of each major ethnic group individually, and the manner in which they confront tenement living. ... It almost seems on the surface as though Riis has forgotten that he was once a stranger in a new world. ...

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Henry David Thoreau wrote in chapter 2 of Waldon: Time is but a stream I go a-fishing in. I drink at it; but while I drink I see the sandy bottom and detect how shallow it is. It's thin current slides away, but eternity remains. I would drink deeper; fish in the sky, whose bottom are pebbly wit...

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Immigrants make up a very significant portion of the United States population. It has been characterized as steady growth, and seen as dramatic change. Some immigrants entered the U.S. through the legendary, Ellis Island, and also through its counterpart on the west coast, Angel Island where they we...

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