yes

yes

answers will vary

Internet
english

yes; answers will vary

Convinced
Reveals
Culture

Job
Participants
 size, ethnic diversity

a nation of immigrants
different cultures living together peacefully

it's difficult, but possible ( Tocqueville )

They provide the main ideas or focus of this book - American culture,
American values, and they way in which studying another culture helps
you to understand your own

T
T

P5- CA, NY,NJ

P11-1831

P6, CHART-14.8%

P8, chart - 308,745,538

P4-1908

P9-great, great, great grandfather came from Ireland

 Country where they came from, 51%, Mexico, Cuba

all the people who are about the same age; first generation- immigrant, second- born
in the US, third- grandchild of immigrant; experience of generation is different
new immigrants

21% those born in the US

stop identifying with country of grandparent, identify with American friends and think of
themselves as American
 Quota
Minority

Neutral observer

identity

distinct

identity
distinct
minority

f
i

k
b

g
j
L
a

e
h
c

il not

bi two
multi many

im in
em out

between
inter
g
h

f
a

d
e

neutral observer

significant factor
working hypotheses

legal immigrants

industrialized countries

cultural pluralism

dominant culture
 constitution

status

individual
achieve

resources-land,water,forest,etc..
 benefit

reliant
ethical
foundation-England

welfare

Pursuit

Self-evident

Inalienable
Endowed
 values

self-reliance
Equality of Opportunity and Competition

succeed

the price for equality of opportunity is competition

Material Wealth and Hard Work

living
The price for material wealth is hard work
 American Values and the State of the American Dream

happen/ come true

almost every facet of American life

 P32-freedom from the power of kings and goverments, priests and churches, noblemen and aristocrats

P32- Declaration of Independence

1787

P32- desire and right of all individuals to control their own destiny without government interference
 P34-forbidden by the Constitution

P34- Abraham Lincoln

6 . P32- father of the American Constitution ; differences in material possessions reflect differences in personal abilities

b
d
f
h

g
c

j
L

e
surveys public opinion

control their own destiny

seek their fortunes

provide a decent standard of living

face challenges
 reliance

emphasize

concept

achieve
reject
 help them succeed

be treated worse

national
likely
teacher

yes
residential

continue speaking
native language at home
NO
Answers will vary

+ +
+
+
+ +
 P.180-People of Hispanic origin lived in North America

P.180-first census; 80% population white; 20% African-American

P183-Civil War

P188-Millions of immigrants from eastern and southern Europe came to the United
States

P188- borders closed to immigrants

P184- civil rights movement

P188-immigration law changed to allow more immigrants

P.185-Barack Obama elected president

G
B

E
J

abolished

civil rights

inspire

assassination

legacy

registration

mingled

victims
 mosaic

trickle

obliterate

corrupt

bias

construction

despite

discrimination
documentation

eliminating
function
inclined
intergrated
process
residential
somewhat
 A

B
A

harmony
erased
status
regard
eventually
means
achieved
seek
conflict
paragraph 18- statistics: today over half of all Americans half of all Americans have taken some college courses,
more than 20 millions college students now, half of college students are first generation of their family to attend
 Paragraph 28:- Fact: standards used to be set by local school districts but since the 1990s states and the federal
government are setting them; examples: teacher education programs must meet federal standards, and national
education professional associations are supporting and developing new standards

Paragraph 31- Quotation: " By now, we should be able to point to sharp reductions of the achievements gaps
between children of different racial and ethnic groups and children from different income groups, but we can not"

Paragraph 48- Statistics: one in four chi

Vocational

Elite

Extracurricular

Attainment
Zip codes

Displace

Isolated

Tuition

Obvious

Facilities

Remove

Vocational