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    window in time between 1945-46 where some Polish Jews had not yet been defeated by despair and aimed to return to their previous homeland - through this narrative he illuminates

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    The large number of Chinese immigrants that migrated to California throughout the 19th century to find work and escape political and economic issues in their own country. They came in hope to achieve the "American Dream"‚ especially during the gold rush. Chinese men and women were faced with many obstacles in America including racism‚ unjust convictions‚ and dehumanization. The Chinese were often viewed as exotic and even sinister in the view of a white American due to there many cultural differences

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    Like in New York‚ the crime rate in Boston increased tremendously and more than half of the Irish children born died before the age of six. The amount of Irish immigrating to Boston began to scare the WASPs‚ which led to anti-Irish propaganda and discrimination. Businesses posted signs stating “No Irish Need Apply” out of fear that the Irish would take the all of the unskilled jobs because of their willingness to work cheaply. The media painted the Irish as violent drunks who were blood drinkers‚ baby

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    transformation which occurred as a result of post-WWII immigration. In particular‚ I shall assess the effects of Caribbean immigration as large numbers of the first post war immigrants arrived from this part of the world. New arrivals faced colour bars‚ violence‚ hostility as Britain adapted to the reshaping of its communities. Post-war immigrants transformed the social landscape of Britain irreversibly within a relatively short period of time. Prior to ww2

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    groups of Ukrainians‚ Belorussians‚ Germans‚ Slovaks and Lithuanians. Polish traditional food‚ a cuisine that was suppressed during Communist times‚ is now making a comeback. Polish Food is diverse and delicious. It is made with almost all of the four basic food groups in mind‚ with a little something from each in every dish (Veterano‚ 2008). Polish cuisine and dining table etiquette is a perfect reflection of the warmth in the Polish character. Having a meal with one’s family is not just consumption

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    societal concerns young immigrant children experience when assimilating to the American society. The public school system must take into consideration the needs of immigrant children as they adapt to the American culture. This transition has developed an ethical dilemma in the public school system‚ by raising a high demand to integrate cultural diversity in the curriculum; even though it is not identified as a skill standard by the state. However‚ due to the rapid growth of immigrant children in the United

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    Discrimination is the favoring of one group or member of a group over another group or another member of it in morally difference. The institutional discrimination refers to the unjust or discriminatory mistreatment on an individual or a group of individuals in the absence of any morally relevant differences. The institutions as a whole through bias or unequal selection it could also be intentional or unintentional. Now opposed to individuals making a conscious choice to discriminate. Individual

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    from a rural agricultural society into an urban industrial nation attracted immigrants worldwide. As free land and free labor disappeared and as capitalists dominated the economy‚ dramatic social‚ political‚ and economic tensions were created. Religion‚ labor‚ and race relations were questioned; populist and progressive thoughts were developed; social Darwinism and nativism movements were launched. The influx of immigrants created availability for cheap labor‚ which in turn led to corrupt business

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    connection to the new world results in a disconnection from a relationship with his father and his Polish heritage in Feliks Skrzynecki. A technique used to show this is irony. Peter struggles to learn Latin but in doing that he forgets his first Polish word‚ a symbolic loss of parent’s heritage‚ this is shown in the last stanza of the poem‚ ‘stumbling over tenses in Caesar’s Gallic War‚ I forgot my first Polish word’. In the first stanza‚ another technique used is simile‚ this is used in ‘Loved his garden

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    You are not important enough to be “Dear”. It would be too formal to say “To Whom it May Concern”. I cannot say your name without cringing. Aside from formalities‚ I am writing to you to let you know that I forgive you‚ even though you overlooked the fact I begged you to stop and you ignored how I cried tears of helplessness. I do not expect or even want a reply to this letter. I would not respond or even read it if a reply was sent to me. This letter is for my benefit and only my benefit. It is

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