Jonathan Edwards is one of the leaders of the “Great Awakening.” Before reading the text, determine the historical context (Textbook p. 152). In one or two sentences, briefly define the historical context of Edwards’ speech. What does Edwards hope to accomplish with this sermon? Define his purpose.…
Culture is all around us. Whether we see it or not, it affects our everyday lives and thoughts. There are many different cultures throughout the world that we have yet to see and experience. Different cultures view life differently and in the three short stories: “Everyday Use”, “Two Ways to Belong in America” and “An Indian Father’s Plea”, it is easy to see how cultures influenced the people. The different cultures challenged the characters from each of the stories and affected how they viewed others and the world around them.…
My journey began 10 years ago, when my family moved to the United States. Family friends that already made the move from Bulgaria to America, tried to explain what it would be like on the other side of the ocean but failed to do so.…
America is one big melting pot. All kinds of people come to start a new life and have more opportunities. I am especially lucky because I was born in America with many opportunities to achieve success. On both of my family sides, my ancestors escaped big life struggles to come to America and start better lives.…
I cannot say that my family has a vast American history of a 100+ years, but what I can say is that my family has grown a lot in the past 30+ years. We would not have migrated to the USA if it weren't for my aunt’s marriage. It was 1984 when the first member of my family, my aunt, came to the United States of America. From then on, the rest of my immediate family trickled into the United States of America, looking for a place to grow and expand their family lines. It wasn’t easy to get a stable household income and care for our family at the time, but paycheck to paycheck we managed to do it.…
My father is a Sicilian combat veteran from Brooklyn and my mother is an immigrant from El Salvador. The disparity of their backgrounds is immeasurable, but their lives have impacted me greatly. They divorced when I was 3, but their relationship is unbelievably strong. I lived in a diverse environment, speaking different languages and existing in polar opposite lifestyles. The dichotomy molded me and influenced my character, perspective and state of being. Under my father’s roof, I endured a military-style upbringing-but the love was apparent. I was encouraged to play sports and excel in my academics. I am competitive in nature, and exceeding was always my aspiration. However certain events have caused me to falter, but I now understand that the duty of each human is to delegate their time for the advancement of the species and if no one holds you responsible, it is imperative that you do so.…
Let me start off with my mother's journey to America. It was 1985 when her parents decided it was time for a fresh start. It was very difficult to come to America legally, so they made their journey by traveling to other countries. They left Cuba and traveled to Spain where my grandfather found a job as a farmer. They lived in Spain for almost 2 years before they gathered enough resources to travel to Mexico. The journey from Mexico to the USA was very easy for them because they had a family member who knew their way around. They struggled for many years in America but soon became legal citizens. My mother later on went to college and completed her bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Miami. My grandparents purchased the…
Have you ever tried packing your whole life within three suitcases? I have. It is hard work, but you can make it work by making sure you are only taking the necessary things that make up your life. It was the night before our flight to America. Immigrating to America for my parents meant providing my brother and me with opportunities in our future. However, it also meant leaving behind the life they had created in the past 18 years in Dubai. It was tough saying goodbye to everything was familiar. We were going to a new country with only the hope that we would have a better life. Leaving behind so much was hard for me, but I knew that I could not just give up this opportunity. I am an immigrant, and only a fellow immigrant can understand the…
Leaving your country is always a difficult decision, and whoever has experienced it understands the sacrifice it entails. When I left Poland at 18, I thought I was going to be in paradise, but to my disappointment it was far from that. I had to learn a new language and work hard to provide for myself. What kept me motivated was the hope for a better future and an independent life.…
America, land of the free and home of the brave, a country strengthened with rights, equality, and justice. For Americans it’s just a regular country, with regular rules and laws, nothing special about it. Although, to immigrants it’s a country to reinterpret their lives, a better life, a life where they’re free to pursue their happiness and follow their dreams. Even though America is a great country, adjusting to a new culture isn’t easy. It took patience, support, understanding, and passion in order for me to balance two different cultures.…
Have you ever imagined that one day you had to live in a new country? You are surrounded by new people. You have to communicate to others by a new language. You have to do a bunch of things that you have never done before. How would you feel at that time? That was my story of the first days I lived in America. To me, those days were the most difficult time in my life up to now. Sometime, I even felt very stressful because of struggling with my new life. However, I did learn of lot from that. Now, I am going to tell you how I experienced the stressful time and some useful ways that I did to reduce my stress.…
My family decided to come to the United States in 1993. My aunt sponsored my dad for a visa and it took about 10-11 years to get the visa call,So we went to the US Consulate in Chennai, India to get the visa. They asked numerous question about why I wanted to go to the US. I came here for a higher education, better life with family, better job opportunity, religious freedom, equality, friendly. I did find it by having a Masters in Computer Science and being part of a South Indian christian domination.…
When was your biggest event that made you really nervous? In 2013, on Monday. I was in 5th grade, I went to the school as usual, and I was really tired after school. At this point, I did not even think that my father is going to tell us about going to America.…
Have you ever travel all around America well after I graduate high school my friend Adam Hewitt invited me to go on the work tour with them we went from state to state The job position with selling CDs it was a commission based paying job but the night right before it I went on this long trip was a doozy…
When I came from Africa in 2007, I was really excited. To me coming to America was like going to heaven. It was all I wanted, after all I could leave my violent country and finally come to the land of the free and the home of the brave. No matter how you put it the expectation for this country around the world is overwhelming. As for me coming to the United State was part of my everyday dreams. I remember my uncle my used to tell me, “Musa the statue of is capable of sitting down”, and due to the fact that I was just a kid I believe every word he said.…