Being new to a place is challenging. The list below includes
some provocative discussions related to the events in this unit’s reading and
related to being new to the United States.
For this assignment, you will write two journal entries that
reflect on Parts 1 and 2 below. The total length of your journal assignment
must be a minimum of three pages in length, with each journal entry being at
least one page.
(For example, this means that you could have one journal be
one page and the other be two pages, each could be one and a half pages, or
some other means by which each is at least one page in length and your total
overall pages total three.)
The journals will need to reflect your understanding of the
time period and need to avoid being anachronistic. (Remember that this term
loosely means to apply today’s values or perspectives on the past.)
You will need to develop an argument within both journal
entries based on the bulleted items below. In your own words, justify
academically the side of the argument you choose, remembering to cite your
sources along the way.
Part 1
Are you treated as an equal by earlier generations
residing here?
o What are others’ attitudes toward you?
o Why do you think they act this way?
Would you feel pressured to pledge your loyalty to a
political machine?
Would you agree to engage in a strike?
Talk about some leisure opportunities and how they are
divided by race or class or are for everyone.
Part 2
What is the “American dream?”
What did this “dream” look like for immigrants coming to
the United States after the Civil War was over?
Explain which leisure opportunities could be part of the
American dream.
What part did the anti-immigration sentiment play in the
American dream?
As this is a point of view essay, a modern perspective will
not accurately address what the question is asking for.
No plagiarism
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