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    radicals were fleeing to the New World to find religious freedom and to escape prosecution. Because of this‚ the northern colonies became more family and religiously orientated as the families of the pilgrims settled there. From the Ship’s List of Emigrants Bound for New England we see that six families on board made up sixty nine of the ships passengers (B). Not only did families tend to move to New England‚ but whole congregations made the journey to find a place where they could set up “a city upon

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    social to political in nature‚ often reflecting an overall attitude of change. Scandinavian emigration since the early 19th century has demonstrated a transitition toward women’s independence and a more prominent role in the economy. Initially‚ emigrants consisted of rural families‚ headed by a patriarch‚ seeking arable lands and better agricultural opportunities. Later‚ with industrialization and urbanization‚ many women found equal opportunity for employment in urban areas‚ expanding their prospects

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    causing many of the Puritans to separate from the country. As a repercussion‚ the Puritans and Separatists sought a charter to form the Massachusetts Bay Company‚ which ultimately led them to land in Cape Cod. According to records of ship’s list of emigrants bound for New England‚ many of the people travelled by household or in families. (Document B) In New England‚ puritans were a group of Protestants who demanded the simplification of doctrine and worship‚ and greater strictness in religious discipline

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    IRISH TRADITIONAL MUSIC Irish traditional music is the folk music of the Irish people as well as of the descendants of Irish emigrants in countries such as the United States‚ the United Kingdom and Australia. Irish traditional music as it is known today is the result of a centuries-old tradition of melodically rich dance music and song. It was formerly played without harmonic accompaniment such as guitar‚ and was usually learned “by ear” rather than from written music. Irish dance music is distinctively

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    In the book “my favorite chaperone” by Jean Davis Okimoto. Maya is an emigrant that has moved from Kazakstahn to Seattle. Her aunt sponsored their trip giving the economical situation her family was in. Her parents lost their job as teachers and had to start selling their things to be able to put food on the table. When they came to Seattle her parents got jobs as a taxi driver and a maid. She went to school and met a girl named Shanon‚ she encouraged Maya to try out for the gymnastics team‚ that

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    restrictive migration policies in the region. A series of economic crises affecting most countries in the region led to an up rise in emigration within and beyond South America. National governments in South America and elsewhere previously saw emigrants as potential traitors and took steps to disenfranchise and denaturalize them by obtaining their citizenship. This shift in perception is clear in the numerous laws adopted since the 1990s allowing dual citizenship and external voting.. The number

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    illegal‚ immoral‚ and contrary to both reason and nature. After all‚ Penn attempted to convert a group of Labadist living in Herford‚ Germany‚ to Quakerism. He travelled a lot to some countries for the recruitment of German‚ Dutch‚ and French emigrants to Pennsylvania. Penn made missionary journeys to Holland and the Rhineland‚ in 1677 and 1686. These travels were devoted not only to preaching Quaker Doctrines and advocating religious toleration but also to recruit colonists for the Quaker provinces

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    The Discords of the 1849 Chinese Immigrants in California The California Gold Rush was one of most monumental events in the history of the United States. It was responsible for shaping the foundation of the modern class and social system while also creating the first big immigrant trend after the colonial period. The events which followed James W Marshall’s discovery of gold in Coloma‚ California during the year of 1848 were important not only because of the fact that it generated the expatriation

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    [45] Indian students going abroad for their higher studies costs India a foreign exchange outflow of $10 billion annually. Our country is gradually being deprived of its intellectual capacity. Brain drain is also regarded as an economic cost‚ since emigrants usually take with them the fraction of value of their training sponsored by the government. Our nation‚ if this

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    Bill Gorton Another character in The Sun Also Rises is Bill Gorton. As Jake and his friends Bill is also a veteran of the war‚ although he is not an emigrant. His personality in the book is used for many purposes‚ especially is used to exemplify Hemingway’s authority for the ability in the storytelling. In order to deal with psychological and emotional fallout of the war‚ he most of the time uses humor. His jokes particularly on the fishing trip of Burguete‚ have not outlasted their particular time

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