Emigration

o English “sea dogs” were privateers who plundered Spanish ships, who were encouraged by Elizabeth I to increase the presence and influence of almost non-existent English power. English force was small relative to more powerful nations such as Spain, Portugal and France. Some English “sea dogs” included men such as John Hawkins and Francis Drake. Between 1588 and 1591, when sugar was a huge cash crop, English “sea dogs” plundered 34 vessels carrying sugar. Drake raided many Spanish fleets and…

Does immigration have positive or negative effects on recipient nation states? Immigration can be defined as the migration of a group of individuals from their home country to another country in search of social, economic and political sustainability (Flores, & Loss, 2010). Currently, immigration has become one of the major socio-economic challenges worldwide. Several developed countries, as well as developing ones, are now suffering from the consequences of immigration. Moreover, not only the…

aunt (my mother’s sister), who migrated to Austria forty years ago and then to the United States thirty years ago. My aunt migrated with her husband to Austria for higher education where they got their undergraduate degrees. The inspiration for emigration was based heavily on socioeconomic issues like economic instability, civil unrest, and insecurity caused by the military dictatorship existent in Nigeria then. In an informal interview with my aunt, although she was intrigued by the…

I can remember learning to read as early as kindergarten, but before that, I was able to memorize repetitive words in children’s book or words that were a sing along. My mother taught me how to read. She would act out the words in the sentence like a scene in a movie. At first I wanted only to look at the pictures because the images conveyed so much meaning. I would take time to stare at the illustrations so I could try to determine what the sentence on the page was about, but my vocabulary was…

The United States of America was developed and grew over the course of centuries. The first settlers of the land built colonies and developed the land agriculturally. After the land of the Mississippi was bought by the United States in 1803, a surge of expansion was sent westward. The newly owned land however did not act as boundary to the American frontier, the country continued to move westward, cultivating the land and forming towns that have evolved into metropolises along the west most part…

While we now worry about Mexican immigration to the United States, in 1830, Mexico forbade emigration to Texas. However, in 1836, Mexico formally agreed to give Texas independance, and it was soon annexed into the United states during the era of Manifest Destiny. Relationships took a turn for the worst in 1846, when, after Mexico refused James Polk’s…

Freshman year in college is where you are supposed to figure your life out so you can prepare for the “real world.” When most of my peers are changing their majors and trying to figure out what they are supposed to do with their lives, I was blessed to have a family and high school that provided me with experiences that made my decision obvious after exploring many options ranging from business to engineering. With already knowing what I would like to do with my life once I receive my…

that overcrowding in 'native quarters’ created a great health hazard Mike Davis also states that it, symbolized the lack of the native’s" right to the city. " (53). Another example would be Beijing which exercised extreme vigilance over rural emigration. The city and country side were divided and seen as separate worlds and only ever intersected under conditions set carefully by the state. Mike Davis writes, " If urban residents sometimes obtained official permission to move to another city,…

The idea of home and its importance in The Arrival, Sonora and The Faith Healer of Olive Avenue A person is influenced by several cultural, material or emotional aspects that help building a personality and are part of someone’s self-definition. One of these factors can be considered home, and it has a big role in The Arrival by Shaun Tan, Sonora by Hannah Lillith Assadi and The Faith Healer of Olive Avenue by Manuel Muñoz. A close analysis to the meaning of home and what it represents to each…

The book I am doing my review on is called “How the Irish Became White”, written by Noel Ignatiev. This book was published in 1995 by Routledge. Ignatiev gives the readers stories about the early experiences of the Irish in the United States and how they were accepted in an oppressing American society. In this paper, I will examine three claims within the reading. Noel Ignatiev claims that not all Irish would support abolishing slavery even though they have suffered oppression and hatred in…