Essays Tagged: "migration"

Why have people migrated to Australia and what have been the effects of Immigration on the country and its people?

Migration is the movement of people from one country to another. Nowadays, without any problem, peop ... needed to be done. Thus they left for the land that was free of such chaos, Australia.In results of migration of people, there were many effects in Australia.At such a high rate of people flowing into ... eteen million. Ten million increase had a big impact on Australia.Government passed an act called Immigration Restriction Act in 1901. This act was a dictation test so that only English speaking migra ...

(4 pages) 210 2 2.8 Apr/2002

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

Descartes Ontological Argument for God's Existence

ot be reasoned into believing in a religion, if such wasn't the case then we would have seen a huge migration to one religion or another. In any given religion, the main proof of God's existence is th ...

(6 pages) 485 1 3.8 Jun/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy

The Canada Goose

ey nest all over Canada and some ofthe United States many people have a chance to witness the birds migration to thenesting grounds and back to the wintering grounds. The Canada Goose isrespected by s ... ada Gees migrate north to their breeding groundsand south to their wintering grounds (Ross). During migration north and south thegeese follow four main flyways, Atlantic flyway, Pacific Flyway, Missis ...

(12 pages) 38 0 4.0 Mar/1997

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

Australia's population rate

................pg42.1.2 Overseas born population..........................................pg42.1.3 Migration.............................................................pg42.2 Population trends...... ... ...........pg85.2 Overseas-born population by birthplace graph..................pg85.3 Net overseas migration graph......................................pg85.4 Observed & projected population, Aus ...

(5 pages) 66 0 1.9 Feb/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Anthropology

Brief american history

st, it enjoyed support among U.S. citizens and politicians in the mid- and late 1800s. The westward migration of U.S. citizens was encouraged by Manifest Destiny, a belief that territorial expansion b ...

(2 pages) 94 2 3.2 Feb/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

"Women as self-sacrificing and nurturing mothers in The Grapes Of Wrath" is about the portrayal of women in John Steinbeck's novel

s6.Concluding remarksReferences1. IntroductionThe Dust Bowl that forced thousands of Americans into migration and the national economic depression of the thirties prompted John Steinbeck to write Grap ... th the living conditions of the "Okies". Grapes of Wrath was published in 1938, when the problem of migration was still going on. The book became extremely popular and has influenced many different ge ...

(21 pages) 270 4 4.8 Mar/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > John Steinbeck

Document based essay reporting the westward migration across America in the mid 1800's. Deals with "Manifest Destiny" and the California Gold Rush.

The Wild WestIn the mid 1880's a rampant migration began that swept across America. People were migrating in search of fertile land and econo ... madic lifestyle.In conclusion, westward expansion had many causes and many results. Reasons for the migration, backed by the concept of manifest destiny, included the Gold Rush, securing commerce with ... railroad. Furthermore, one of the great outcomes was the territory gained from the Mexican war. The migration resulted in many struggles and triumphs for the settlers, yet only causing adversity for t ...

(2 pages) 111 0 4.3 Mar/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

A Brief Comparison of the Northern and Southern Tribal Traditions of the prehistoric US region

and thrugh their wanderings remained with in the 'boundaries' of thier native terrain, through this migration they experience the world in an independant manner, able to unexpectedly evict a camp quic ...

(2 pages) 35 0 3.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

The Mursi People: Reaction Paper (Ethiopia).

ure. The Mursi people are struggling with adaptation and against cultural extinction.The Mursi's migration has brought them into regular contact with the western world. This exposure is having a pr ... ys. Cattle provide sustenance and survival for the Mursi and are part of many cultural rituals. The migration has put both in serious danger from sleeping sickness spread by tsetse flies. The disease ...

(2 pages) 34 0 3.7 Apr/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Anthropology

"Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison.

mericans moved to the northern states between 1910 and 1920. This was the beginning of a continuing migration northward. More than 1,500,000 blacks went north in the 1930's and 2,500,000 in the 1940's ...

(11 pages) 198 0 4.4 Aug/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Australia became a multi-ethnic country.

Australia became amulti-ethnic countryPatter Pathan said, migration is the movement of people from one country to another. Nowadays, without any problem, peop ... needed to be done. Thus they left for the land that was free of such chaos, Australia.In results of migration of people, there were many effects in Australia.At such a high rate of people flowing into ... eteen million. Ten million increase had a big impact on Australia.Government passed an act called Immigration Restriction Act in 1901. This act was a dictation test so that only English speaking migra ...

(4 pages) 39 0 3.0 Aug/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media

Canada - The benefits of immigration

Benefits of ImmigrationImmigration issues are discussed from very different viewpoints. Some people argue that imm ... riminality and the insecurity after September 11 terrorist attack have made people to question if immigration should increase. In my opionion, immigration has a lot of benefits and is an asset to any ... tes cultural diversity and understanding of different nations.First, some people say that increased migration means higher unemployment rates. In fact, the majority of people come here to work, to sta ...

(2 pages) 105 0 4.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues

Advantages and Disadvantages of Refugee Movements to both Recieving and Losing Countries

ature of the 20th century; armed conflicts have increasingly targeted civilians and led to enforced migration. No area of the world has been spared - from Indonesia to Sierra Leone, Bosnia to Nicaragu ... ugee population consists of.However the receiving countries may usually but rarely have some of the migration advancements yet this is not always the case as refugees will seek asylum in the closest c ...

(8 pages) 64 0 3.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays

This is about progressive refom in the 1800's thru 1900's. It includes topic about politial , social and economic reforms like child labor, and work ethics.

had worked so hard to build.Industrialization played a major role in shaping the Progressive Era. A migration of immigrants from foreign countries to America, between 1900-1910 there was nearly nine m ...

(4 pages) 143 0 5.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Cultural Analysis of Spain

g, Spain endured a diversified number of cultures. Around 1600 B.C., the Iberians arrived in Spain. Migration into Spain continued from Europe beyond the Pyrenees, the Mediterranean, and North Africa. ...

(7 pages) 126 1 3.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

How and why did women's rights to property and marriage change in China between 960 and 1400?

overs a time of significant historical changes inChina. The Song, Yuan and early Ming dynasties saw migration to the south,the birth of a new elite in the educated class, increasedcommercialisation, a ... of Neo-Confucianism and hence, on women's rights.The Mongol invasion had the added effect of a mass migration south of theSong elite. In 1127 the Song capital moved to Hangzhou thus marking thebeginni ...

(10 pages) 99 1 4.6 Mar/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History

A Bend In The River

install odds to be a modernized one. Despite episodes on internal warfare and corruption that effectmigration in and out of the country, it is obvious that there is a continuous thematic concern in th ...

(5 pages) 65 1 5.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays

The Building of European Supremacy: Society and Politics to World War I - Study Notes

Population Trends and MigrationThe proportion of Europeans in the world's total population was apparently greater around 1 ... id-century emancipation of peasants lessened the authority of landlords and made legal movement and migration easier. Railways, steamships, and better roads increased mobility. Cheap land and better w ... ople to move.Between 1846 and 1932, more than 50 million Europeans left their homelands. After 1885 migration from southern and eastern Europe rose.The Second Industrial RevolutionDuring the third qua ...

(17 pages) 149 1 4.4 Mar/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

This was a short essay pertaining to the Art of Ancient Greece. I titled it "The Art of Ancient Greece."

rming land in central Asia. By the year 1000 BC, Greek culture began emerge after numerous waves of migration. By the year 500 BC this Greek culture had reached a point of classical perfection which w ...

(5 pages) 259 0 4.3 Mar/2004

Subjects: Art Essays

American Dream By: Tan Ly

ct society with the main cause being humble with God. John Winthrop continually points out that the migration of America is based on an agreement with God. He states that, "we are entered into a Coven ...

(6 pages) 71 0 4.2 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing