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- 1. Immigration To America
Immigrants come to America for many reasons. At the turn of the century, they streamed into Ellis island to escape political or religious persecution and poverty. Today immigrants come for many of the same reasons. Immigrants come different ways, perhaps in large trucks, or in Enrique and rosa's case, a long walk through smelly sewer pipes. Coming
2. Ellis Island
has a long history, was needed, and was the "Gateway to America" from 1892 until it closed in 1954, when it began its slow decay. The island was called Gull Island by the Indians and Oyster Island by the Dutch. Later the English erected a gibbet or gallows on the island for hanging criminals and so the island became known as Gibbet Island. The Indi
3. Statue Of Liberty
I chose to write about the . The serves as a symbolic fixture of the principles America was founded on. She represents freedom, liberty, and opportunity. The location of the is an amazing feat in itself, it is right in the middle of a very wide and a very deep Hudson river, and at the time it was brought there, with the limited technology, was ama
4. Immigration To America
In the late 1800's and early 1900's there were massive waves of . These new immigrants were largely Italians, Hungarians, Jews, Serbians, Irish, and Slovaks. Fleeing such hardships as poverty, religious persecution, and political unrest in their homelands, immigrants journeyed to the United States in search of freedom and opportunity. During their
5. Summary Of Terkel's My American Century
After I began reading the book My American Century by Studs Terkel, I quickly became interested in reading further. At first, I thought it would be a long boring book to have to read, but I soon was very anxious to continue my reading. The reading that I personally enjoyed the most was the one of C.P. Ellis, the former Ku Klux Klan member. This rea