Sarah Osorio 802 Essays - Demography, Geography Of The United States

Sarah Osorio 802 Immigration In the 1800's, there was a new wave of immigration that changed people's lives forever. Some for the better and some for the worst. They faced many difficulties on their journey to America. For example, if you weren't rich, you had to sit in the worst possible part of the ship in which you were coming, called steerage. Once here, you had to pass inspection to be let into America, and if you didn't pass you would be sent back to your country. Also, without family or a job, it would be difficult to live in the U.S., because you had no source of income or support. In the mid and late 1800's, there was a group of immigrants that we now know as "old immigrants". Most of them came from England, Germany, Ireland, and the countries in Scandinavia. The only Irish immigrants that chose to settle in rural areas, and become farmers or skilled workers instead, were the Roman Catholics. From about 1800-1860, immigrants from southern and eastern Europe came to America, and these were known as the "new immigrants". More than 5 million Czechs, Italians, Greeks, Hungarians, Poles, Russians, and Slovaks came to the U.S. for freedom and opportunity. Immigrants in the 1800's faced many hard times when coming to America, all so that they could have more freedom and better chances for them and their whole family. Most immigrants that traveled to America rode in the steerage of the ship. Which is the lowest point in the boat in which you could ride. Tickets to ride in the steerage were the least expensive, but since the immigrants were mostly poor, they were still pricey to them. The average steerage ticket costed about $30, depending on where you were coming from. The steerage of the ship was very uncomfortable, they were also hot and crowded since as many as 2,000 people could fit in there (http://www.ohranger.com/ellis-island/immigration-journey). They often slept in bunks that were stacked on top of each other, and the waves and crashing made some people on the boat seasick. Whatever symptoms they suffered from were dealt with in the area in which they were sleeping. Whether it was nausea or an upset stomach, everyone in the steerage section had to witness what the other passengers were suffering. Some passengers even died from illnesses they caught on the boat, it was common that the y died from diseases like typhus and yellow fever. The next part of their journey was getting through inspection at the immigration center depending on their race and financial status. Part of their inspection was questions about their name, their past health, and whether they had relatives in the United States already. Immigrants needed about $25.00 to enter the United States. This was difficult because if they had a disease that was incurable then, they would either be sent to the hospital, back to their country, or kept quarantined for lesser illness . Ellis Island was the busiest immigration center in the east coast. Less than 2% of people that came to Ellis Island weren't allowed into America. Immigrants that were coming to America from Asia entered through Angel Island. Immigrants were expected by American society to learn a new language, and find a new home and job if they wanted to survive and fit in, in America. It helped them if they already had family in the US because they would have someone to help them with all the responsibilities that came with living here, such as finding a job and home. When an immigrant came to America, they usually moved into neighborhoods with people from the same country as them. These were called immigrant neighborhoods. This allowed them to speak the same language and follow the same customs as they did in their own country, so it felt a little more like home, and not so much like it was a whole new beginning. A lot of these immigrants would become criminals because of the ease of making money through crime. It seemed that every nationality would organize a group that would control the crime in their particular neighborhoods. However, there were just as many immigrants that would create

Forming the Past Tense of Regular Verbs

Forming the Past Tense of Regular Verbs The tense of a verb suggests the time of its action- present, past, or future. We rely on the past tense to show that an action has already been completed. Adding -d or -ed to Form the Past Tense In the following sentences, the verbs in bold are in the past tense: Wallace moved into his new house last Saturday.Yesterday I visited him for tea. Both move and visit are called regular verbs because they have the same past-tense ending of -ed. If the present form of a regular verb ends in -e, we add -d to form the past tense: Wallace and Gromit move frequently. (present tense)Wallace and Gromit moved into their new house last Saturday. (past tense) If the present form of a regular verb ends in a letter other than -e, we usually add -ed to form the past tense: I visit Wallace and Gromit every Tuesday evening. (present tense)Yesterday I visited them for tea. (past tense) Note that a spelling rule comes into play with verbs ending in -y. If the present form of a regular verb ends in -y preceded by a consonant (for example, cry, fry, try, carry), change the y to i and add -ed to form the past tense (cried, fried, tried, carried): Wallace and Gromit carry the cheese and crackers into the kitchen. (present tense)Wallace and Gromit carried the cheese and crackers into the kitchen. (past tense) Because all regular verbs have the same -ed ending in the past tense no matter what the subject is, subject-verb agreement is not a problem. The Different Sounds of the -ed Ending Dont let the sound of an -ed ending ever trick you into making a spelling error when you form the past tense. While we do hear a d sound at the end of some verbs (for example, moved and visited), we hear a t sound at the end of others (promised, laughed). Also, if you have a habit when you speak of clipping off word endings, dont do this when you write. No matter what sound you hear or fail to hear when you pronounce a regular verb in the past tense, be careful when you write to add -d or -ed at the end. EXERCISE: Forming the Past Tense of Regular Verbs The first sentence in each set below contains a verb in the present tense. Complete the second sentence in each set by adding -d or -ed to the verb in parentheses to form the past tense. When youre done, compare your responses with the answers at the end of the exercise. Carrot Top uses unusual props in his comedy act. Recently he (use) a double-wide toilet seat.Halleys Comet appears every 76 years. It last (appear) in 1986.We rarely punish the children. However, we (punish) them yesterday for spray-painting the dog.Wallace likes knitting and reading the newspaper. Even as a boy, he (like) to invent things.Wallace enjoys Wensleydale cheese and a nice cup of tea. When he was younger, Wallace (enjoy) cheddar cheese.I usually purchase a season ticket from the box office. Yesterday I (purchase) a ticket over the Internet.Gromit graduates from college today. Last year he (graduate) from Dogwarts University.Please carry this invention upstairs for me. I (carry) it into the house.Mookie and Buddy cry when they are hungry. Last night they (cry) for over an hour.Gromit tries very hard to be helpful. He (try) too hard last week. ANSWERS:1. used; 2. appeared; 3. punished; 4. liked; 5. enjoyed; 6. purchased; 7. graduated; 8. carried; 9. cried; 10. tried.