...The Effectiveness of Immigration Threatens American Culture The essay Immigration Threatens American Culture is written by Lawrence Auster In this essay, the author will evaluate the effectiveness of Auster’s paper in terms of its claims, evidence, and the presentation of the claims and evidence. The author’s main claim is that post-1965 immigration is threatening the American Culture. It is clearly stated fairy early in this essay because the author makes a clear introduction, lists many examples of the negative influence of outside culture on American society, and then stresses the thesis. In terms of his subsidiary claims, he proposes the reason why American people allow the negative impact of immigration take place and even feel helpless about the issue. They are not very related claim because he focuses on criticizing the law makers’instead of explaining why immigration threatens American culture. Besides, his claim is very partial because he ignores all positive influence of immigration. As for the evidence in this paper, the author adopts various types of evidence including the facts, examples, expert testimony and analogy. The number of the evidences is a bit over sufficient. The author uses so many simple examples and facts in each section of the essay especially the first paragraph. The evidences are relatively very specific, because the author writes down the examples or facts with very detailed information. For instance, the name,...
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...Unit IV Essay Question #5 The Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965 led to a dramatic change in the United States population. This act abolished an old quota system and established a new immigration policy based on reuniting immigrant families. Not only was that attracting but the fact that this would attract skilled laborers to the United States as well. All this eventually changed the United States and the demographics of the American population. New immigrants came from all the world adding new cultures and division to the known American society. The Civil Rights Movement was the strength that pushed the immigration policy into effect and really pushed the growth of it. The movement was based on equal treatment and why push people away who were not Americans while promoting equality? However, many immigrants began to protest and argue that the quota system was in fact discriminatory. All this speculation allowed John F. Kennedy to even get involved in the immigration movement. He spoke among many calling the system in favorable and intolerable. After Kennedy’s involvement it sparked Congress to begin debating on whether or not to pass the Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965. Soon after the bill was signed in 1965 and marked a monumental moment for all immigrants. However, this did embark on a pretty huge issue for the United States as a country. “All told, in the three decades following passage of the Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965, more than...
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...English 711 Auster’s “Immigration Threatens American Culture” After reading Auster’s essay critically, (1) outline his essay; and (2) answer the following questions: I. Outline 1. 1965 Immigration Act which opened US immigration. 2. There is no doubt that the cultural left hates American and wants to destroy it. 3. The patriotic and Christian Right supports exactly the same immigration policy that is supported by the anti-American. 4. American acknowledges abandoning American culture. II. Questions 1. What is the author’s main claim (thesis)? Where can you locate it? Is it clearly stated fairly early in the essay? Does it reflect the purpose of the essay? The main idea is immigration take influence to American culture. It’s clearly but it doesn’t reflect the purpose. 2. What are his subsidiary claims? In other words, what are the claims that he uses to support his main claim? Are they clear and valid? Are they related to the main claim? They are clear and valid and related to the main claim. 3. List the kind of evidence Auster uses for each claim/idea (e.g., reasoning, facts, statistics, examples, personal experience, expert testimony/authoritative statements, comparison, analogy). Remember to answer for EACH claim. Example, reasoning and comparison. 4. Discuss whether the evidence of EACH claim/idea is sufficient, specific, relevant, and convincing. I think each claim is specific and convincing. 5. List the opposing...
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...residence”. Therefore, immigration in Unites States’ history dates all the way back to 1565 and the first European settlement in America or what they deemed as the ‘New World’ at the time. People choose to immigrate to other countries for various reasons, whether it is for safety, a chance at a new life, to experience another culture, or even just for the desire to explore the world. This essay focuses on the broad history of immigration in the United States, the various stakeholders’ in the issue and their stances and arguments, as well as organizing these arguments into different categories. The first wave of migration to hit America was The Great Migration that lasted between 1630 and 1640, a decade in which over twenty thousand Puritans escaped from Britain to America due to the disputes between the Puritans and King Charles I and Parliament. Between the 17th and 18th centuries, hundreds of thousands of immigrants arrived in America in order to colonize, with over half of the immigrants coming as indentured servants to the wealthier colonizers. These immigrants came from all across Europe and were all focused on establishing themselves as early as possible in America and to hopefully become rich and famous. The first stakeholder in the issue of immigration in the United States was the government and in particular, nativists. This is seen when the first law established that limited or restricted immigration to the United States was the Naturalization Act of 1790, which stated...
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...A Broken Immigration System Immigration is one of the most complex problems facing the nation currently. Immigration has profound influence on the economy, security, social, and demography of this country. Regardless of political party affiliation, both sides of the political aisles agree that the immigration system is broken and needs an overhaul, but cannot seem to agree on the most effective solution. The immigration is a local, national and international problem and concerns the UTA community, which comprises of individuals with different ideology and background. Because of this, “Reforming Immigration for Good” article in the New York Times written on 29 Jan 2013 will be an interesting and timely issue for the UTA community. In this...
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...Essay Questions: How and why do the workplace experiences of employees from non – English speaking backgrounds differ from other workers? How can, and should, should actor respond to this? How are these differences manifested, and responded to, in your own workplace? The workplace experiences of employees from Non–English Speaking Backgrounds (NESB) differ from other workers for a number of reasons. Employment opportunity is a primary reason why individuals emigrate to other countries (de Castro et al. 2006). While employment in a host country has benefits, immigrants often face considerable challenges as they learn and adjust to the norms and values of the host culture. In particular, immigrant workers may face the ‘‘double jeopardy’’ of dealing with stressors related to both working in a new country as well as to living in a new society (de Castro, Gilbert & Takeuchi 2008). Like other European countries, Australia is also a very attractive destination for migrant workers. Migrants have been part of Australian society and the Australian workforce since colonisation began in 1788. However the migrant population at the time was of a predominantly European background. It was from the mid-nineteen century when Chinese, Pacific Islander, Lebanese, Afghan, Indian and European migrants arrived and settled in Australia. Due to the gradual liberalisation of Australian immigration policies, the ethnic composition of Australian migrants has shifted significantly, bringing...
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...Immigration Immigration is the act of moving to reside in another country permanently. People who immigrate is called immigrant or can be considered as permanent resident. In the old days, people immigrate to another country due to many factors such as changing climate, inadequate supply of food and wars. The pace of migration had accelerated since the 18th century due to the involuntary slave trade and then followed by industrialization in the 19th century. But nowadays, there are varies of reason that motivate immigration. In this essay, I will write about the factors that motivate migration and challenges immigrants face in the new country. There are both pull and push factors that motivate migration. According to Lewis (1982),” environmental, economic, political and social problems can be categorized as push factors in migration.” Lack of employment opportunities is one of the main problems in immigration, such as in Indonesia. Indonesia ranks the 4 largest population in the world. With so many competitors to emulate with, it’s difficult to find job. The pays is not good and some are unable to support their family and is forced to be a labor in foreign countries. So, there are many people immigrate to another country hoped to get a job in there and start their new life. In Indonesia, safety is what people fear of. Criminality occurs everywhere, especially in big cities such as Jakarta and Surabaya. In 2011, there were reported 54,799 violent crimes, 64 murders, 68 rapes...
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...During this essay I will be explaining and discussing the short and long term significance of all the events take took place between 1957-1959. In the America at this time it was very hard being coloured as you was treated different from the white people. The National Association for the advancement of coloured people (NAACP). They were a black group that demanded civil rights for black people. Its mission is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination; To promote equality of rights and to eradicate caste or race prejudice among the citizens of the United States; to advance the interest of coloured citizens; to secure for them impartial suffrage; and to increase their opportunities for securing justice in the courts, education for the children, employment according to their ability and complete equality before law. Racial segregation is separation of humans into racial groups in daily life. It may apply to activities such as eating in a restaurant, drinking from a water fountain, using a public toilet, attending school, and going to the movies, or in the rental or purchase of a home. The black American people was segregated and this was mostly because they felt that black people was more inferior to the white people. The Ku Klux Klan (KKK) was a racist anti-Semitic movement; at first the Ku Klux Klan focused its anger and violence on African-Americans, on white Americans...
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...academic and professional careers. In the coming weeks you will complete various writing assignments, taking each of them through the stages of drafting, revising, and editing before handing them in for a grade. I will give you all assignments in writing posted to Blackboard; also I will post all reading material on Blackboard or we’ll retrieve materials through online sources; thus there are no texts to buy for this course. Requirements You will complete approximately four graded assignments over the course of this semester – comprised of the following: 1. Politics, government policy, and/or social and cultural issues. Some of you may be interested and engaged in these matters already – such matters as economic theory and policy, immigration, gun rights vs. sensible gun regulation, health care policy, veteran affairs and funding, equal pay for women, women’s access to abortion and contraception, the right wing’s current attempt to defund Planned Parenthood; the Tea Party vs. . . . ALL government at large; race issues (the Black Lives Matter movement and all that it entails, especially policing in minority communities and minority profiling); voter rights vs. draconian voter ID laws and eliminating early voting; drug policies; foreign policy (involvement/intervention vs. isolationism; military involvement vs. diplomatic/economic solutions to conflict, e.g., the current debate...
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...HISTORY SUMMARY 1865-19901865-1900In the years following the Civil War the United States was transformed by the enormous growth of industry. Once, the United States was mainly a nation of small farms. By 1900, it was a nation of growing cities, of coal, steel, and of engines and fast communications. Though living standards generally rose, millions of industrial workers lived in crowded, unsanitary slums.In the north, industrial violence was common and occurred on numerous occasions. The most violent confrontation between labor and employers was probably the Great Railway Strike of 1877. The nation had been in the grip of a severe depression for four years. During that time, the railroads had decreased the wages of railway workers by 20 percent. Many trainmen complained that they could not support their families adequately, and there was little that the trainmen could do about the wage decreases. At that time, unions were weak and workers feared going on strike; there were too many unemployed men who might take their jobs. Some workers secretly formed a Trainmen's Union to oppose the railroads. In the last quarter of the century, the textile, metal, and machinery industries equaled the railroads in size. In 1870, the typical iron and steel firm employed fewer than 100 workers. Thirty years later, the force was four times as large. By 1900, more than 1,000 factories had work forces ranging from 500 to 1,000 workers. From 1860 to 1900 some 15 million immigrants from southern and...
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...The Dirty Thirties and the Emergence Of Canadian Social Assistance Grade 10 Academic-CHC2D Dec. 12, 2011 By: Kate Raatzs, Archana Selvaragan and Jennifer Joseph Table of Contents Task Page Design Plan Statement 1 Course Outline 2-5 Unit Overview 6 Unit Calendar 7-8 Enduring Understandings/Essential Questions 9-10 Lesson Summaries: a) Causes of Economic Troubles 11 b) Population Changes and Immigration 12-14 c) Technology of the 1930s 15 d) Life in the 1930s 16 e) On-To-Ottawa and Social Unrest 17 f) Social Assistance Programs 18 g) Then and Now Review Lesson 19-21 h) Then and Now Round Table Assignment 22-23 Appendix A: Round Table Discussion Handout 24 Rubric for Round Table Discussion and other Assessment ideas 25-28 Topic Organizer 29-31 Speech Planner 32 Design Process Statement Our group initially decided to work together because each of us was specifically interested in developing lessons for Grade 10 Canadian History – Academic. Some of us wanted to develop our understanding of the curriculum itself, while others wanted to focus on working with students of this age. After reviewing the curriculum...
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...University of Tennessee, Knoxville Trace: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange Masters Theses Graduate School 5-2010 Bharati Mukherjee and the American Immigrant: Reimaging the Nation in a Global Context Leah Rang University of Tennessee - Knoxville, lrang@utk.edu Recommended Citation Rang, Leah, "Bharati Mukherjee and the American Immigrant: Reimaging the Nation in a Global Context. " Master's Thesis, University of Tennessee, 2010. http://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_gradthes/655 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at Trace: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange. It has been accepted for inclusion in Masters Theses by an authorized administrator of Trace: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange. For more information, please contact trace@utk.edu. To the Graduate Council: I am submitting herewith a thesis written by Leah Rang entitled "Bharati Mukherjee and the American Immigrant: Reimaging the Nation in a Global Context." I have examined the final electronic copy of this thesis for form and content and recommend that it be accepted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts, with a major in English. Urmila Seshagiri, Major Professor We have read this thesis and recommend its acceptance: Lisi Schoenbach, Bill Hardwig Accepted for the Council: Carolyn R. Hodges Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate School (Original signatures are on file with official student records.) To the Graduate Council:...
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...D Part I Define the following terms: |Term |Definition | |Ethnic group |People of the same race or nationality who share a distinctive culture. | |Anti-Semitism |The intense dislike for and prejudice against Jewish people. | |Islamophobia |Prejudice against Muslims. | |Xenophobia |A fear of foreigners or strangers. | |Persecution |The act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion) | |Religious group |A set of individuals whose identity as such is distinctive in terms of common religious creed, beliefs,| | |doctrines, practices, or rituals. | Definition of Ethnic Group, Anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, Xenophobia, and Persecution: WordNet. (2012). Retrieved from http://wordnet.princeton.edu/ Definition of Religious Group: The 'lectric law library. (1995 - 2012). Retrieved from http://www.lectlaw.com/def2/q028.htm Part II Select at least 1 religious and 1 ethnic/racial group not your own from the list below...
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...Racial & Ethnic Short-Answer Questions (15) Should reparations be paid to the descendants of victims of slavery? • Some reject the decision made in the Bakke case that providing a remedy for the effects of racial discrimination is unconstitutional. They argue that the idea of reparations is rooted in international law. • Affirmative Action is inadequate, the ‘Maafa’ (meaning disaster, i.e., slavery) is a crime against humanity, and therefore compensation is required. • In the past 50 years apologies and financial compensation has been given to a wide range of groups, including survivors of the Jewish holocaust (as well as descendants of the victims), Japanese-Americans who were imprisoned during the Second World War and native Americans who had their land illegally seized in the USA. • African Americans have been demanding compensation for slavery since the end of the American Civil War. Immediately after the abolition of slavery, the demand was for 40 acres and a mule to ensure they would not be dependent on their former slave-owners. Then, between 1890 and 1917, there was a movement to lobby the government for pensions to compensate for their unpaid labour under slavery. Since 1989, Congressman John Conyers Jnr (Michigan) has introduced a bill every year to study the case for reparations. Each of these initiatives has been largely ignored by the political establishment. • Reparations would ensure full recognition of the scale of the Maafa and, at the same time...
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...STUDENT GUIDE Harvard Referencing System This student guide presents the most commonly used aspects of the Harvard Referencing System. Sources Snooks & Co 2002, Style manual: for authors, editors and printers, 6th edn, John Wiley & Sons, Australia. American Psychological Association 2001, Publication manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th edn, APA, Washington, DC. If further information is needed, students can refer to the ‘COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE: Harvard Referencing System’ or to the above publications in the Macquarie University Library. Students can also check with their departments or lecturers for on-campus Harvard referencing support. Acknowledgement A significant component of the Master of Accounting (MAcc) program is the Language for Professional Communication in Accounting Program (LPCA). The LPCA program is a collaboration of the Master of Accounting program and The Centre for Macquarie English (CME), formerly the National Centre for English Language Teaching and Research (NCELTR). The LPCA program provides tailored resources for specific units, as well as providing materials for additional generic workshops. Students are able to develop a high level of communication and professional skills and, at the same time, to develop technical skills. These resources are integrated with relevant technical content and are a significant part of the teaching and learning within individual units. Communication and professional skills are assessed, often together with...
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