...America has been called the land of opportunity, but for whom For a long time America has been called the land of opportunity. However, who is the opportunities for? Are they for the immigrants coming into the country, or for American born citizens? In America you have the opportunity to be or do whatever you desire. If you are determined and have a drive to do something, then it is possible. Some people have the drive to be rich and successful. Being rich means you are successful and you do not have to worry about debt. Some immigrants just have a desire to be successful so they don’t have to live in poverty. [Thesis] America offers different opportunities for citizens such as what they want to become, what kind of lifestyle they choose, and what welfare benefits they receive. To start off, America offers many opportunities for many people. No matter what career choice you are interested in, there is an option to pursue it. There have been a few people who have pursued their ambitions and had great success. Andrew Carnegie arrived in 1848 with barely a dollar to his name. By...
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...Is America really a land of opportunity? Is it really a place where one can transform their dreams into a reality? Technically, it can be described as a meritocracy. This means that anyone can do anything they wish to, given that they take the right steps. It is known as a land of opportunity; somewhere that aspirations are within reach if the right individual is willing enough. America continues in its meritocratic nature to this day by allowing driven individuals to become what they have always dreamed of through hard work and dedication. Taking beneficial classes and making good grades in those classes allows individuals to lay the foundation for their own success. By building a stellar transcript, determined students are setting themselves...
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...America declared independence from Great Britain and was founded on July 4th 1776. America is also currently one of the top 20 countries in the world with the most freedom. America also allows its citizens the basic rights that other countries sometimes do not have such as the freedom of speech and the right to the pursuit of happiness. America is a land of freedom and opportunity because it has more freedom compared to other countries and it has more opportunities to be successful. America is the land of freedom and opportunity because it has more freedom compared to other countries. For example in North Korea, people are limited in their rights. They are not allowed to criticize the government or they would be placed in political camps with their families. The kids born there are still imprisoned because of what the former generation did. Another example is in other countries they have arranged marriages for the kids. In India it is common for families to make marriages for the children when they are born. Sometimes people that go through these marriages are not happy and feel forced into the relationship....
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...price. I once read that America use to be the land of the free, homeland to patriotism, but suddenly it has become different in many ways. I will explain through the messages and quotes of a protested poem, how America isn’t what it used to be. Everything will revolve around a poem called “Let America be America Again”`, by: Langston Hughes. “Let America be America again. - Let it be the dream it used to be. Let it be the pioneer on the plain. - Seeking a home where he himself is free. Let America be the dream the dreamers dreamed - Let it be that great strong land of love Where never kings connive nor tyrants scheme - That any man be crushed by one above.” In this section the author is introducing the idea that America isn’t what it used to be. America was simple a great dream like pioneers on the plain. It seems like the author is saying that America has changed to something that is unfamiliar and new to society. America was a place of love and romance; a place where no king was up to schemes or no man was better than another. “O, let my land be a land where Liberty - Is crowned with no false patriotic wreath, But opportunity is real, and life is free, - Equality is in the air we breathe. (There's never been equality for me, - Nor freedom in this "homeland of the free.")” By the author saying “let my land be a land where Liberty – Is crowned with no false patriotic wreath”. The author is saying give everyone the opportunity to live the American way...
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...reasons as to why Manifest Destiny was justified. Reason one being that moving westward caused America to prosper and grow because of economic opportunities. Secondly, our country spread its democracy and cultural ideas to different people groups. Lastly, there was a population increase in the country, not only Americans, but immigrants started to flee to America in hopes of finding a new job and a new life, and to gain wealth. Ultimately, there are many reasons as to why Manifest Destiny was justified. The gold rush was possibly one of the largest events in America’s history that led to many economic...
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...American Identity Paper Early America was the collaboration and efforts of many British settlers who left their homelands seeking out the New World in relief of an overpopulated England and opportunities of religious freedoms. The result was a society under British rule, in the beginning, which would become a model nation formed by its people for its people. A letter from Hector St. John de Cre’vecoeurs, a Pennsylvania farmer, accounts the differences of America and Europe in a letter written by the farmer to a friend in England. In his letter, he praised America in its success creating a beautiful nation from land that was once heavily wooded and unsettled. Cre’vecoeurs detailed the descriptions of American farmers, describing them as possessing nice clothing as he rode on horses or wagons with his wife. Their lifestyles were pleasant for a man who would have to be a knight in England for the same standards of living. Instead of peasants that toiled the English soils, American farmers cultivated his lands. These opportunities for farmers to be self-sufficient far outweighed the manufacturers in England in which thousands worked with little opportunity to be independent. Cre’vecoeurs also told of lands not yet populated. Unlike England there was room for growth and expansion in Early America. His letters also noted the absence of hostile castles and mansions; signs of upper class royalty. The absence of these castles and mansions also meant there...
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...In the short story America and I, the author Anzia Yezierska writes about a Russian girl that comes to America to take advantage of the opportunities that were stripped away from her in her homeland. She believes that taking these opportunities will give an actual chance to become successful. The Russian immigrant and many other immigrants who migrate over to America believe that it is the land of opportunity, where dreams become reality. She came to America to pursue the so called American dream. Her dream was to be able to do the things she was not able to do in Russia, and to take advantage of opportunities that her family members were not offered. According to the Narrator, “America was a land of living hope, woven dreams, aflame with longing...
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...American Dream well defined. The term ‘American Dream’ was coined during the Great Depression by James Adams to give people hope and a goal to be prosperous. It is the dream that everyone will have the opportunity to have a life better than the poverty of the Great Depression. It is the dream that a land can reverse poverty. The main idea of the definition of the American Dream is that all citizens have justice and freedom. In the article “Restoring the American Dream” the American Dream is similarly defined. The...
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...United States accepts more legal immigrants as residents than the rest of the world combined. Furthermore there are 11.7 million or more illegal aliens residing in the U.S. in offense of U.S. immigration laws. Contempt for U.S. laws, its citizens, and its legal immigrants should not be allowed. Instead these criminals should be barred from enjoying the benefits of being a U.S. citizen. Because of some of our lax laws and the stance of some of the governing bodies of the United States, Illegal Immigration has become one of the biggest topics of controversy due to the history that America has as an immigrant country.Illegal Immigration is not the direction...
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...represent the essence of America. American is mostly known as to be a beacon of freedom and liberty. The Statue of Liberty portray the freedom in America, the friendship America have with other nations, and the opportunity America give to immigrant who came to American during the 1800s to earn a better life. To begin with, the Statue of Liberty was designed and made by a French sculptor with the intent it would be a gift to commemorate America 100th anniversary of independence. He wanted to honor...
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...Short Case Report CASE 2 – LAND-RESERVES TO SUPPORT WAL-MART´S GROWTH IN LATIN AMERICA Objective – Analyze Wal-Mart’s growth in Latin America to anticipate company´s needs for land reserves and evaluate potential gains and risks for Baja-Land Co. Situation – You are working for Baja-Land, a real state agency operating in Latin America (Mexico City based). Your company has been contacted by Wal-Mart (International Division) to look for new cities in Latin America where new stores units can be installed. The CEO of Baja-Land is unsure about getting involved in this project because Wal-Mart has created a reputation as a hard-to-deal giant company in Latin America. The project will require Baja-Land to invest in the entire search in eight Latin American countries plus all the costs of pre-negotiation arrangements with land owners before presenting adequate options to Wal-Mart´s executives who will decide whether or not to consider Baja-Land’s proposals. You have been assigned to this project by the CEO of Baja-Land. Your first task would be to analyze Wal-Mart’s recent growth in Latin America. Your boss has the impression that Wal-Mart’s growth in the region has decreased substantially in the last years. So you need to determine the importance of Latin American markets for this giant multinational and anticipate potential company´s needs for land reserves in the region. You also are asked to consider other significant factors of Wal-Mart’s business model mainly types...
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...that benefit others. Billionaire Donald Trump said, “The real measure of success is how happy you are. I have a lot of friends who don’t have a lot of money, but they are a lot happier than I am, so therefore I say that they are probably more successful.” United States of America is known as the land of opportunity for many immigrants who dreams of a better life. There are many people who strongly believe that once they come to the United States it is almost guaranteed to find success. However, that image is wrong; it seems like this country is no longer the land of opportunity for those who are immigrants and the low class people. Many immigrants come to United States to achieve their America Dreams. They think that they can get high-paying jobs easily, but the reality is not. According to an article, The Land of Opportunity? (Los Angeles business Journal, 1999), immigrants cannot get opportunities for high paying jobs because: "The limited number of manufacturing jobs that they might have moved into in previous generations"; " The need for specialized training in many of jobs"; and "The lack of union-style apprentice program." As conclusion, to be successful in America, people have to work hard and to make many sacrifices as Fatou, a Senegalese who spent 6 years before getting her working permit. She had to pay an American for an arranged wedding. Finally after her...
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...In the mid 1800s, Irish and Germans immigrants traveled to America bearing very separate backgrounds, facing many different hardships, and had different opportunities to expand their lives in the “promised land” known as the United States of America. The Irish came to America when a “rot attacked the potato crop” and the people of Ireland were dying of disease and starvation (Aboukhadijeh 1). These immigrants were poor, with little to no money. The German immigrants traveled to the United States because of the political persecution and failed democratic revolution in Germany during the 1840’s (Aboukhadijeh 2). Both of these groups of immigrants came to America looking for prosper, but found themselves facing great hardship during the transitioning...
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...America is commonly referred to as the land of opportunity. Whether it's to escape war, flee poverty or to find freedom, people come to America today to fulfill their “American dream.” Many of the reasons why people came to colonial America 400 years ago are the same reasons why people still come today. They are in search of a better life for their families. The opportunities were so good, many of the people were willing to come to colonial America as an indentured servant in order to reap the benefits America provided, including cheaper land, higher wages and the promise of religious freedom. Colonial America offered many people economic stability. In document 3 and 5, we can see how many financial benefits were offered to the poor. They...
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...that land remained plentiful, and fairly cheap. There were plenty of jobs available for everyone. The labor was rare in those days just as today which attracted huge inflows of immigrants from all around the world. Remember, remember always, that all of us... are descended from immigrants and revolutionists. [Franklin D. Roosevelt] Other factors that increased and reinforced this inflow were the decline in the birthrate as well as an increase in industry and urbanization in the United States. The United States, in the 19th Century, remained a strong magnet to immigrants, with offers of jobs and land for farms. Earlier immigrants considered that in America, the streets were, "paved with gold," and at the same time as well as offerings of religious and political freedom. A German immigrant to Missouri wrote home about: "[The] abundance of overbearing soldiers, haughty clergymen, and inquisitive tax collectors..." During the years 1890-1924 the reasons for the immigration had a change from the past trends. The kinds of immigrants also changed. Jews came for religious freedom, Italians and Asians came for work and Russians came to escape persecution from the powers in their home country. The reason that America had jobs was still prevalent in this period. America had religious freedom for the many people around those who were facing tyrannical situations from their respective countries. All these reasons were the cornerstone of the fact that America was called the “Land of Opportunities”...
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