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IMIGRATIOPN TO AMERICA




America has often been called the “melting pot.” The name is derived from America’s rich tradition of opening its doors to immigrants from all over the world. These immigrants came to the United States looking for something better. Most of them did not posses wealth or power in their home countries. Most were not highly educated. Other than these few commonalities of what they didn’t possess, their backgrounds were vastly different. The thread, however, that bound these immigrants together was their vision of improving their current situation.

Emma lazuras, in a poem entitled “The New Colossus.” Which is inscribed on the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty, tells the invitation extended to those wanting to make America their home. “…Give me your tired, you poor, your huddled masses yearning to breather free,…..”(Encyclopedia Americana, 1998, Vol.25 637)

Immigration Before 1780

Many have accepted the invitation to make America their home. Most of the immigrants before 1780 were from Europe.

The “melting pot” concept can be better understood by the following quote. “I could point out to you a family whose grandfather was and Englishmen, whose wife was Dutch, whose son marries a French woman, and whose four sons have wives of different nations, (Leutze, 1991, 3)

Recent Imigration

Recent immigration patterns have changed; the reason has not. Individuals and families still come to the United States with a vision of improving their lives. The backgrounds of today’s immigrants expand beyond the European borders. Today they come from all over the world. At a 1984 oath-taking ceremony in Los Angelus, there were nearly a thousand individuals from the Philippines, 890 from Mexico, 704 from Vietnam, 110m from Lebanon, 126 from the United Kingdom, and 62 from Israel. Although not as large a number, there were also individuals from Lithuania, Zimbabwe, and Tanzania. (Luedtke, 1992, 3)

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SAMUEL CLEMENS
“Mark Twain”


Samuel Clemens was one of America’s most renowned. The colorful life he led was basis for his writing. Although his formal education ended when he was 12 years old with the death of his father, his varied career interests provided an informal education that was not unlike many others of his generation. Clemens brought these rich experiences to life in his writing.
Sam Clemens was recognized for his fiction as well as for his humor. It has been said that next to the sunshine and fresh air Mark Twain’s humor has done more for the welfare of mankind than any other agency. (Railton Your Mark Twain 1999) By cleverly weaving fiction and humor, he developed many literacy masterpieces. Some say his greatest masterpiece was Mark Twain, a pen name Clemenens first used in the Nevada territory in 1863. This factious name became a kind of methodical hero to the American Republic. Clemens as Mark Twain. Some of his masterpieces that are among his most widely read books are the adventures of Tom Sawyer of Huckleberry Finn.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer was first published in 1876. Such characters as Tom Sawyer, Aunt Polly, Becky Thatcher, and Huck Finn have captured the attention of
readers for generations. Boys and girls, young and old, enjoy Tom Sawyer’s mischieviuouess who can forget how Tom shared the privilege of whitewashing Aunt Polly’s fence? What child isn’t fascinated by the episode of Tom and Becky lost in the cave.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was first published in 1885. Many of the characters included in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer surface again in Huckleberry Finn. Children are able to live vicariously through Huck. What child hasn’t dreamed of sneaking out of the house at night and running away to live a lifestyle of their own making?

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EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATIONS

Communication is the thread tat binds our society together. Effective communicators are to use the thread (communication skills) to shape the future. To be an effective communicator, one must know how to put the words together that communicate thoughts, ideas, and feelings. These thoughts, ideas, and feelings are then expressed in writing or delivered orally. Some of the individuals are immortalized are Patrick Henry, Nathan Hale, and Abraham Lincoln.
Patrick Henry
Words move people to action. Patrick Henry’s words (‘I know but what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give death!) helped bring about the revolution Army war in 1775.
Nathan Hale
Words show an individual’s comment. Who can question Nathan Hale’s commitment when he said, “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.”
Abraham Lincoln Words can inspire. The Gettysburg Address (Abraham Lincoln, 1863) inspired the Union to carry on its cause. Today many Americans, still inspired by Lincoln’s words, have memo- rised at least part of his address. Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought on this continent. Dedicates to the proposition that all men are created equal…

Worksheet #3

TOP 10 BROADWAY GROSSES
Week Ending September 10, 1999
Production
Gross This Week
Gross Last Week
Annie Get Your Gum
$ 572,885
$ 671,363
Cabaret
466,670
515,787
Chicago
536,852
523,106
Death of a Salesman
351,082
NA
Fosse
566,644
605,993
Les Miserables
375,318
436,915
Miss Saigon
395,552
434,641
Ragtime
420,902
539,158
The Lion King
880,717
875,772
The Phantom of the Opera
601,218
594,636
Totals
$5,176 810
$5,197,371

























POEMS TO IMPROVE OUR LIVES
Poems
Written By
Great Men
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Success
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
If
Rudyard Kipling
The Road Not Taken
Robert Frost
Will
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
The Sin of Omission
Margaret E. Sangster
Good and Bad Children
Robert Louis Stevenson
Lady Clare
Alfred Tennyson


FAMOUS PAINTINGS
Artist
Painting
Claude Monet
The Boat Studio
Paul Cezanne
Riverbanks
Rembrandt
The Mill
Michelangelo
The Holy Family
Leonardo da Vinci
The Mona Lisa
Vincent von Gogh
The Starry Night
Raphael
The School of Athens
Berthe Morisot
Little Girl Reading
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Girls at the Piano
Han Vermeer
The Milkmaid





CHILDREN’S STORIES
By Laura Ingalls Wilder

Book
Year Published
Little House in the Big Woods
1932
Little House on the Prairie
1935
On the Banks of Plum Creek
1937
By the Shores of Silver Lake
1939
The Long Winter
1940
Little Town on the Prairie
1941
These Happy Golden Years
1943


BROADWAY’S LONGEST RUNS
As of October 3, 1999
Broadway Show
Number of Performances
Cats
7,093
A Chorus Line
6,137
Oh! Calcutta (Revival)
5,962
*Les Miserables
5,175
*Phantom of the Opera
4,905
*Miss Saigon
3,516
42nd Street
3,485
Grease
3,388
Fiddler on the Roof
3,242
Life With Father
3,224
Source: Theatre.com. http://www.BroadwayNow.com/public/longestruns.asp (5 October 1999)
*Shows marked with asterisk (*) were still running at the time of this publication

TOP 5 BROADWAY GROSSES
Week Ending September 12, 1999
Production
Gross This Week
Gross Last Week
Annie Get Your Gum
$ 572,885
$ 671,363
Chicago
536,852
523,106
Fosse
566,644
605,993
The Lion King
880,717
875,772
The Phantom of the Opera
601,218
594,636
Totals
$3,158,316
$3,280,870
Source: Theatre.com. http://www.BroadwayNow.com/public/boxoffice.asp (13 September 1999).



Selected Works by American Authors
Author
Life
Works
Robert Lee Frost
1874-1963
West-Running Brook
Henry W. Longfellow
1807-1882
Ballads
Carl Sandburg
1878-1967
Smoke and Steel
Louisa May Alcott
1983-1888
Little Women
William Faulkner
1897-1962
The Sound and the Fury
Samuel L. Clemens
1835-1910
Adventures of Tom Sawyer
F. Scott Fitzgerald
1896-1940
All the Sad Young Men
















TOP BASEBALL MOVIES
FALL 1999

Rank
Movie
Year
Percent of Votes
1
Field of Dreams
1989
29.4%
2
The Natural
1984
25.1
3
Bull Durham
1988
18.4
4
Pride of the Yankees
1942
8.0
5
Major League
1989
8.0
6
Eight Men Out
1988
6.4
7
League of Their Own
1992
4.4
8
Bad News Bears
1976
3.2
9
Damn Yankees
1958
1.0
10
Fear Strikes Out
1957
0.6

Sandra and Rich are running for class secretary.
They have to score high on the SAY to enter that college.
You don’t think keyboarding is important.
Why doesn’t she take the test for advanced placement?
Neither of the candidates meets the leadership criteria.
One of your art students is likely to win the prize.
The number of people against the proposal is quite small.
The manager, as well as his assistant, is to attend.
Neither the teacher nor her students are here.
All the meat is spoiled, but some items are okay.

The speaker was delayed at the airport for over thirty minutes.
The players are all here, and they are getting restless.
You and your assistant are to join us for lunch.
The teacher of the class is to introduce the speaker.
Dr. Cho was to five the lecture, but he is ill.
Mrs. Samoa and her son are to be on a local talk show.
I do not find this report believable; you don’t either.
If she doesn’t accept our offer, we don’t have to raise it.
They don’t discount. So I don’t shop there.
Jo and he don’t ski; they don’t plan to go.
Each of these girls has an important role in the class play.
Some of the new paint is already cracking and peeling.
All of the workers are to be paid for the special holiday.
Neither of them is well enough to start the game.
Some of the juice is sweet; some are quite tart.
Every girl and boy is sure to benefit from this decision.
The letter, in addition to the report, has to be revised.
The shirts, as well as the dress, have to be pressed again.
The driver, as well as the burglar, was apprehended.
Two managers, in addition to the president, are to attend.
A number of then have already voted, but the number is still small.
The number of jobs is low; a number of us have applied.
Neither Ms. Moss nor Mr. Katz was invited to speak.
Either the manager or his assistants are to participate.
If neither he nor they foes, either you or she has to.

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1245
Park Ave. New York, NY 10125-2231
October 28, 200-


Mrs. Kennington’s fifth grade class will be attending a production of the Broadway musical The Lion King on March 25 to conclude their study of the theater. As you are probably aware, the play is based on the 1994 Disney Film about a young lion’s coming- of-age struggles.

Attending the play will give the fifth graders a real sense of New York Theatre. The production will be at the New Amsterdam Theatre, built in 1903 and for years considers the most majestic on 42d Street. With its recent renovation. It has been restored almost to its original grandeur. The theatre is best known as the home of the Ziegfield Follies (1913 through 1927) and George M. Cohan’s Forty-Five Minutes from Broadway.

This will be a great experience for the fifth graders. Mrs. Kenningston would like four parents to help chaperone on the day of the production. Are you interested and willing to assist? I will call you next week to determine your availability and discuss details.

Sincerely

Marsha Rhodes
Parent Volunteer

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2832 Primose St.
Eugene, OR 97402-1716
November 20, 200-


Mr. Andrew Chaney
324 Brookside Ave. NW
Salem, OR 97304-9008

Dear Mr. Chaney

Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to speak to our Aspring Musicians Club. It was great learning more about the “Masters” from you.

I particularly enjoyed learning more about the German composers. It is amazing that so many of the great musicians (Johnson Sebastion Bech, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Robert Schumann, Felix Mendelssohn, and Richard Wagner) are all from Germany. It is my goal to continue my study of music at the Staatliche Hochshule fur Musik Rhineland in Germany one I graduate from college.

Your insights into what it takes to make it as professional musician were also enlightening for our members. Those of us who want to become professional musicians know we have to reeducate ourselves to that goal if we are going to be successful.

Thank you again for sharing your exodermises with our club.

Sincerely


Stephen R. Knowles
AMC Member

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230 Glendale Ct.
Brooklyn, NY 11234-3721
February 15, 200-


Ms. Julie Hutchinson
1825 Melbourne Ave.
Flushing, NY 11367-2351

Dear Julie

It seems like years since we were in Ms. Gehrig’s keyboarding class. Now I wish I would have paid more attention. As I indicated on the phone, I am applying for a position as box office coordinator for one of the theaters on Broadway. Of course, I know the importance of having my letter of application and resume formatted correctly, but I’m not sure that I remember how to do it.

Since you just completed your business educated degree, I knew where to get help I needed. Thanks for agreeing to look over my application documents; they are enclosed. Also, if you have any suggestions for changes to the content, please share those with me too. This job is so important to me; it’s the one I really want.

Thanks again for agreeing to help. If I get the job, I’ll take you out to one of New York’s finest restaurants.

Sincerely


Rebecca Dunworthy

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