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    Adedolapo Agiri 9-10-12 In the first document‚ The German emigrant‚ Johannes hanner wrote a letter to his family back in Switzerland describing the life he lived in the new world‚ in which he states “We have a free country” (hanner 52). In America‚ a person can do whatever they want. Johannes does not have to pay taxes and there is no shortage of food. A person can buy land without asking someone whether they can buy or lease land. Other immigrants‚ such as gottlieb mittelberger‚ experienced

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    largely disagree over the details of dog domestication‚ it is agreed that human interaction played a significant role in shaping the subspecies. Shortly after domestication‚ dogs became ubiquitous in human populations‚ and spread throughout the world. Emigrants from Siberia likely crossed the Bering Strait with dogs in their company‚ and some experts suggest the use of sled dogs may have been critical to the success of the waves that entered North America roughly 12‚000 years ago‚ although the earliest

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    growth is only 3.9% in 2009. It is 1/30 of South Korea’s GDP which is 1164 trillion and the population of North Korea is 24 million which more than half of South Korea’s population. North Korea’s communism is the biggest push factor for illegal emigrants. Communism is a social system to create classless and fairness among the citizens. The basic form of communism is equally dividing the profit of all the workers. Also it does not accept private property. This system led to poor economic status

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    Pathos‚ which is one of the greatest rhetorical devices‚ is employed by the author in a way while strikes the reader in a sentimental way that is valued. An example to how he uses this is shown in the quote‚ What attachment can a poor European emigrant have for a country where he had nothing? The knowledge of the language‚ the love of a kindred as poor as himself were only the cords that tried him.” Most people do not understand that when a man is poor‚ he begins to care less and less about his

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    DBQ #1 During the 17th century‚ many colonies were founded on the North American continent. The most significant colonies were created by Englishmen who left Europe for several reasons. Even though most colonies were founded by fellow Englishmen‚ there were two regions that evolved into two distinct societies. There were many factors to why these two regions evolved so differently‚ but the biggest factor were the motives of each colonist. The motives of each Englishmen caused certain people to

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    The westward expansion of the United States allowed a countless amount of people to seek new opportunities‚ whether it be more land‚ money‚ or simply freedom. People of various cultures traveled west in hopes of a better life. However‚ there were already indigenous people that were thriving‚ historically undisturbed by European influence. There were numerous tribes of Native Americans that had their own land and cultures. The rush to expand west negatively impacted Native Americans by either forever

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    Effect of the Environment on Western Settlers As the country grew and expanded‚ the American people where always one to push their bounds. In 1763‚ we proudly‚ defied England’s proclamation of the year‚ and settled west of the Appalachian mountains. A little later‚ the westward people pushed Indians‚ animals‚ and society to a place where no American person had gone before. But all the while‚ one important factor determined where they transported themselves‚ where they settled‚ and what they did

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    In Peck’s New Guide to the West it says that there are three classes to the western settlements. The first is the pioneer‚ the one who explores the land figures how to make the best from what they have to thrive in the land. The second is emigrants‚ they buy and customize the land so that they and their communities can flourish. Finally the third class is the capital one‚ all they want to do is sell the land and move some where else to conquer more land and obtain success in a new area. One

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    O.E. Rölvaag’s thesis in the novel Giants in the Earthis well hidden throughout the text of the novel‚ but his purpose is very clear. The purpose of the book is to give the reader a full experience of how life was like for an immigrant to start all over again in an unknown‚ unexplored habitat. It also furnishes the reader with the knowledge of the hardship and consequences that the alien settlers dealt with on the prairie. The topics that Rölvaag writes about in the novel are those

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    Famous Mormons: John Doyle Lee­http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/i_r/lee.htm Brigham Young­http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/s_z/young.htm Joseph Smith­http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/s_z/smith.htm Emmeline Wells­http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/s_z/wells.htm David King Udall and Ida Hunt Udall­ http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/s_z/udall.htm Primary source 1: http://net.lib.byu.edu/imaging/into/hdniowa/17bylfs.html (a letter) Primary source 2: http://josephsmithpapers

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