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HTY 110HA Essay

You will write and submit a 5-7 page essay (double-spaced, 12-point font) in MLA format addressing the prompts below.

In 1903 the following famous poem by Emma Lazarus was engraved and placed upon the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor. Think about this poem’s message. Did immigrants’ experiences reflect the hope and promise of this poem?

The New Colossus By Emma Lazarus Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command the air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame. "Keep ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

In order to prepare and write this essay effectively, please address the following:

1. What is the message of this poem?

Click on this link to help you analyze the poem. After clicking on the link, click on the “Commentary” tab to learn about the meaning of the poem.

http://www.loc.gov/poetry/poetry-of-america/american-identity/aliciaostriker-emmalazarus.html

2. Which immigrants’ experiences reflected the message of the poem? Provide specific examples from the readings, films, assignments, and AVPs.

3. Which immigrants’ experiences did not reflect the message of the poem? Provide specific examples from the readings, films, assignments, and AVPs.

The following is a template for writing the essay that you may use if you wish. Parts 2 and 3 can have as many paragraphs as you wish.

Part 1: Introductory paragraph

• State your thesis. For example: The poem The New Colossus by Emma Lazarus promises hope for immigrants coming to America, but did America really live up to the promise of this poem?

• Explain the meaning of the poem.

• Let the reader know where you stand on this question. Did immigrants’ experiences reflect the promises of the poem or not. Or did some immigrants have different experiences than others? Make sure your ending sentence lets the reader know what you plan to argue. Remember you do not have to choose one side or the other, you can argue that both sides are true if you wish.

Part 2: How did America live up to the poem’s promises? Provide specific examples.

Part 3: How did America fail to live up the poem’s promises? Provide specific examples.

Part 5: Closing paragraph. Restate your introduction in different words and make a final pronouncement about what the promise of the poem really meant for immigrants.

Submit this assignment to the Assignment box no later than Sunday 11:59PM EST/EDT. (This Dropbox basket is linked to Turnitin.) See the rubric on the next page for grading criteria.

HTY 110HA Assignment

The assignment for this module contains two parts. Respond to both parts of this assignment on one Word document.

1. Click on the links below to view the NBC Learn videos. Then, in a detailed paragraph or in list form, or with a chart or diagram, explain the push factors for black southern migrants to the North. Black Codes Black Labor in the Post-Civil War South Sharecropping in the Post-Civil War South Whites Unleash Vengeance at Lynch Mobs Lynch Mobs

2. Read the poem below and answer the following questions with one or two sentences:

 Why is the title of this poem significant?

 What is the mood of the poem?

 what push and pull factors are mentioned in the poem?

For Mother and Dad

It is true we love de South all right,

But, yes we love God too.

An’ when he comes ter help us out,

What’s left for us ter do?

Den comes de North and wages high,

Saying, come on up de horn,

An’ den you think we’ll stay down here?

“Not us” – Good bye, we’re gone.

An’ let one race have all the South,

Where color lines are drawn,

For “Hagar’s Child” done [stem] de tide

Farewell – we’re good and gone.

Author unknown

Submit this assignment to the Assignment folder no later than Sunday 11:59 PM EST/EDT

Discussion question

What are the factors driving the Great Migration of African Americans out of the South in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?

Your initial response to this question must include a minimum of two paragraphs (about ten complete sentences).