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    Czeslaw Milosz was the most inspirational and courageous man alive. He saved lives, stood up to Nazism and went through all odds to regain diverse literature. Czeslaw Milosz was born in Lithuania in 1911. He and his family had to flee Lithuania during the Stalin reign and Hitler’s invasions on Russia. He then moved on to other activities such as writing and poetry. He moved to Paris to see his distant cousin. Many things changed when he moved there. He joined “The Zagary”; a poetic group that…

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    The family truthfully believed that America would give them the opportunity to become rich and have a better life than what they would have in Lithuania. Jurgis was strong, mentally and physically, and was optimistic to start his life in a capitalistic society. He felt able to achieve the American Dream: he recently bought a house for a “good deal”, and had a family (Jurgis was going to be married…

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    The Russian Civil War was a common war battled from November 1917 until October 1922 between a few gatherings in Russia. The principle battling was between the Red Army and the White Army. The Red Army was a multitude of communists. The White Army restricted the communists. Different powers battled against both these gatherings or now and then helped one against the other. The Red Army won this war on the grounds that their armed force was better-composed and they held the best domain. After…

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    According to Sinclair, immigrants that go to America look for a better lifestyle opportunity, which can have many ups and downs. Immigrants have a hard time fitting into society as they have to learn a new language. In America, rich or poor, a man was free; he did not have to pay out his money to rascally officials. America was a place of which lovers & young people dreamed. Jurgis wanted to go to America to become a rich man (Sinclair, Chapter 2). Sinclair claims that individual’s…

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    In Lithuania, life is difficult for Jurgis Rudkus. When Jurgis hears that life in America is prosperous and you can become a rich man in the bargain he and his fiancé, Ona Lukosziate, decide to migrate to America. Jurgis and Ona settle in the Chicago area, called Packingtown which is the center of Lithuanian immigration and Chicago’s meat packing industry, in hopes of finding the American dream. In the beginning of chapter two, Jurgis talks about how America is a place that lovers dream of.…

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    1.2.2Non-Arabic countries 1- Bangladesh A health survey conducted in the Rajshahi city “Bangladesh” to evaluate the prevalence of self-medication with antibiotics for the treatment of various diseases by peoples in Rajshahi city in Bangladesh. The study found, 26.69% experienced self-medication with antibiotics. The key reasons for the self-medications of antibiotics was the pre-experience (45.82%), suggestions from others (28.24%) and knowledgeable of the antibiotics (16.14%). Only 4.32%…

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    him to appointments, and always being there for him when he was younger. He was the one who made sure he was on the right bus or train and checked to make sure he made it to the correct location. He has been so supportive about him moving away to Lithuania for a year. Yes, he did have concerns but his father knew that Daniel is independent enough to start a new life and enjoy his time without any worries. Moving to another country and not knowing a single person can be scary especially when…

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    Ayn Rand's The Jungle

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    The book The Jungle stats out with the wedding of Jurgis and Ona who immigrated from Lithuania to Chiacgo. After a while hold a wedding and ask for guests to give gifts of money but most dont and they dont have enough for the wedding yet they promise to work harder. Their family and them quickly find jobs and agree to buy a house unknown that its a poor house with lots more costs than shown. The jobs they get though are not ones that require a lot of thinking but rahter hard working labor, with…

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    The Hunger Games Proverb

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    A proverb from Lithuania states: “Gold glitters even in mud.” This proverb is like a rags to riches story, even the best people, characters, etc. can shine through awful situations. The proverb originated in Lithuania and the English translates to “Auksinis žiburėlis net purvu”. This proverb is a societal belief because everyone always goes for the underdog in a story. The people and historical events in this essay are like the underdog, where they/it started at a low point and rose above…

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    New immigrants and old--what people said The old immigrants. . . The new immigrants. . . came from northern or western Europe came from southern or eastern Europe were Protestant were not Protestant--were Catholic, Orthodox, Jewish were literate and skilled were illiterate and unskilled came over as families came over as birds of passage were quick to assimilate were clannish and reluctant to assimilate were experienced in the ways of democracy were radicals or autocrats had some money in their…

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