Opportunity


 * __Opportunity-__ **A chance to fix a situation or a chance to start all over and make things better.

 Curriculum Example Event: Colonial America

When the news rang out that a new country came to be, everyone was seeking a new opportunity. Throughout the world many different countries had been struggling through persecution by their own people because they were unable to have religious freedom. To escape these "Evil Times" many religions, such as Puritans, left Europe. They wanted to go to America for a new opportunity, for a new future. This was only one of the reasons that people came to America.

To have religious freedom was a huge deal back in the 1500s because it was not easy to practice religion freely in Europe at that time.When the first Europeans came to America they had no clue what to expect from this country. Later as more and more people became part of this country and the colony of Jamestown was formed the population grew larger. Because of the European king treating the citizens harsh and unfair by persecuting them, many Europeans came to America seeking a life to do as they please. In this case, people left Europe to escape the tortur in their country. ** __Connection Between Curriculum Event and Modern Day Event__: ** These two examples connect because both show the reasons that people wanted to come to America. It is simply to find a better life and to make some new opportunity's.

   __Modern Day Event:__ As of October 2008 the total numer of illegal imigrants was 11.9 million people. It may not seem like much compared to the total number of people in the United States (307,006,550 people). Everyday this total number is growing and growing. No, in someways it is not a bad thing, but for many other American citizens it is a major problem in their lives.

Most people want to come to America to get a better education or a better job. In fact, many adults come to America, become an immigrant and make money to bring back to their country where it might be worth more. This is a very popular way that people from other countries, such as Mexico, may make a living over many years. While it is very useful to those immigrants, it can also be harmful for American citizens without jobs. Lots of American people are unemployed. They are mostly apart of two groups: there are people who don't have an education or people who simply can't find even a small job, such as a taxi driver, because of the large population of illegal immigrants. Lots of people argue that it is true that illegal immigrants are doing some of the small jobs that most Americans would not want to do,but they are also taking up some of the jobs that some Americans can only afford to do in order to support themselves and their families.

In many small towns in Mexico the average employer makes about $4.15 per hour. Compared to what many Americans get paid, this is a very sad number. Most illegal immigrants such as these from Mexico come to America to find a better job for a better outcome. Since some of this small and poor nation's care becoming economical worst, Mexicans are finding many neighboring US states quite attractive. They believe that with some of the jobs in the USA they could have a brighter future ahead.

Opportunity isn't just a word. It isn't something that we Americans don't believe in. We want everyone to have an opportunity to make their futures brighter, healthier, and safer. With some of the conditions that people are living in, it is hard to bear what some people go through every single day. It is also hard to turn people away from new opportunity's that could even change their futures. Almost every person deserves an opportunity, here in America we strive to allow people to get that chance, that opportunity.

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