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    Discrimination and Prejudice Endured by Early Irish Immigrants Candance Miles 9034484288 ETH/125 10-30-2011 Malcolm Shannon Irish immigration to the United States was prominent after 1845-1848 due to a famine in Ireland. The Irish were seeking survival but endured many hardships because of prejudices against the Catholic religion. The Irish were also subject to face segregation and racism. Their daily lives were affected by redlining‚ double jeopardy‚ dual labor markets‚

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    Chicago’s Polania Polish American Immigrants In Chicago I will be writing my final paper on Polish American Immigrants who settle in Chicago Illinois. I will be referring to Polish American Immigrants in this essay as (Poles) periodically. The majority of Polish immigrants emigrating to the United States of America was in the 1800’s. This period was considered the first out of three waves of Polish immigrants to settle in America. The first major wave was between 1800 and 1860‚ many of the emigrating

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    years‚ immigrants from numerous countries have sought out to search for a better life in a new place. Many have come over to America with hopes and dreams that they wish to accomplish‚ but along the way they have also discovered the bitter reality of the immigrant experience and hardships that they must overcome on their journey to America. Based on the readings of Sandra Cisneros’ The House on Mango Street‚ Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club‚ and Elva Trevino’s Barefoot Heart‚ the immigrant experience is seen

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    My mother would tell me how my grandparents worked for hours in the burning heat of the fields‚ picking fruit and vegetables and attaining little compensation in return. How they would work in the canneries all night long during winters in dangerous working conditions to pay the rent that month. How my grandmother would be harassed constantly because of her broken English‚ and my grandfather would never be taken seriously by “real” Americans because of his immigrant status. For decades my grandparents

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    Shoe Polish

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    leather; however‚ it did not impart shine. It was made from natural wax‚ oil‚ soda ash and tallow. As leather with a high natural veneer became popular in the 18th century‚ a high glossy finish became important‚ particularly on shoes and boots. In most cases‚ a variety of homemade polishes were used to provide this finish‚ often with lanolin or beeswax as a base. In the 19th century many forms of shoe polish became available‚ yet were rarely referred to as shoe polish or boot polish. Instead‚ they were

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    As an Immigrant‚ there were many challenges I faced whether it’s related to language or understanding the culture. My family moved to United States of America when I was in 6th grade. I was always told by my parents that building a successful career is very important. This idea of building a successful career never stuck in my mind until the junior year of high school when I all sudden all the teachers and counselors started talking about going to college build a career in a field that you were interested

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    I. Statement of the problem "Unnoticed morale leads to wrong motivation" - The problem that arises for me is that the owner of the company made a mistake that he did not noticed the attention of the morale of his employees will be affected and so employees of this company lead to wrong motivation. II. Areas of Consideration - To know the cause and effects of problem this are the factors that I have been seen base on my research. 1.) Giving commission incentive 2.) Employees’

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    Themes of Miracle Polish

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    Miracle Polish is a story about a man who buys a bottle of “Miracle Polish” from a salesman who goes from house to house. From the moment the narrator begins using the Miracle Polish to clean one of the few mirrors in his house‚ his obsession for his own reflection – and his girlfriend Monica’s – led him to buying more mirrors. This goes on up to the point when Monica gets fed up with the narrator‚ for he is more appealed to the Monica in the mirror rather than the real Monica. The narrator then

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    of their past history‚ origin and culture is like a tree without roots (Garvey1). Polish culture plays a big part in the United States today. Most people think of Poland as always being one country but in actuality Great Poland was founded first in 966. Later on Little Poland was founded in 1047. By 1366 Great Poland and Little Poland finally decided to merge together to become Poland as we know it today. The Polish first immigrated to America in the 1800’s‚ mainly to seek independence because they

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    given by the polish government to Dell. With the subsidy the Dells cost of production falls so it is profitable for them to go to Poland. With the subsidy “S” will shift to “S1” as shown below. Price of computers D S S1 Quantity of computers Another possible reason for such relocation could be lower wage costs and tax advantages in Poland. Lower taxes and lower wages will reduce Dell’s cost of production. However the impact of wage costs in Poland compared to Ireland depends on how far Dell depends

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