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Pick ONE of our class sources and describe how you connect with it personally. How does it relate to your own life, ideas, or experiences?

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The Distance Between Us reminds me of the time when I came to the U.S. I started to compare it with when I was in my hometown.

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The ideas in Introduction paragraph is different from the ideas in Conclusion paragraph because The introduction paragraph has a main idea and details while the conclusion paragraph has a question or a combination of different topics together.

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The American Dream makes me think about different ways of succeeding because there are more opportunities in the U.S.

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In "The Distance Between Us," Up to now, I still can not understand the way of Mother treated to their children, and as parents I try to stand in her shoes to think about what she did, but I can't persuade myself. In my own life and cognition, nothing is more important than the companion with my children. It is absorlutely impossible to let me leave my children behind and persue the happiness myself.

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In the video "the immigrant perspectives: the American dream," differetn people have different American dreams. The ideas of Bello are different from the ideas of Duong, because they are come from different countries which have completely different national political system.

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Read the book " The Distance Between Us" makes me think about what can I do more for this world, because I never such detailed to know about children's real life in some poverty countries; in that, Maxico is not the worst. I will share this book with my children, because they need to understand that there is not everywhere as "beautiful" as here, and everyone has obligation to change that.

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it is difficult for me to imagine how many difficulties for the illegal immigrants have to face.

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I have never imagined that children who are living in a poverty country have to survive life so hard.

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what kind of life these kids are facing today, no parents accompany, lack of money to live. not just in Mexico, but also in many countries, like Africa, some areas in Asia

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Vincent                                       In the video " Immigrant Perspectives: The American Dream,"  I see the similarity between an entrepreneur Francis Duong and my family is we also immigrate to the America to find new opportunities for studying, working and living. 

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Vincent                                       In the video " Immigrant Perspectives: The American Dream,"  I see the similarity between an entrepreneur Francis Duong and my family is we also immigrate to the America to find new opportunities for studying, working and living. 

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"Immigrant Perspectives: The American Dream" reminds me of the time when I decide to immigrate to the United States, my family ask me why I want to move. I said I want to back to school again, so I choose to move.

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The ideas in "Immigrant Perspectives: The American Dream" are similar to the ideas in "Push and Pull Factors of Migration" because in the video is the entrepreneur talk about the full factor of why they will move to the United States. Article also explain push and pull factor of migration.

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"Push and Pull Factors of Migration" article makes me think about the currently most migration's factor.

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"immigrants Perspectives: The American Dream" make s consider why people choose to emigrate. like my family recently decide emigrate to United Kingdom, because the brilliant education system for next generation.

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" The Distance Between US" makes me think more about the people who live in poverty countries. what can I do to help people who need help.

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" The Distance Between US" describe one factor of "push and pull factors of migration". The author's family choose to migrate to the US, because the lack of the job opportunity.

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I agree with “the Danger of a Single Story” because when I was a kid, I was told the single story about the poor life of people in the rural. For a long time, I only think that they just work on the farm or field and don’t know anything about high-technical until I have a chance to visit a rural and see what they have in their place.

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The ideas in  “the Danger of a Single Story” and are similar to the ideas in “Ten Myths about Immigration” because for me all the myths which are untrue and incomplete were told by the single story.

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“Ten Myths about Immigration” makes me think about the challenges that immigrants must face because they had gotten plenty of prejudices from native people.

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“Ten Myths about Immigration” makes me think about the challenges that immigrants must face because they had gotten plenty of prejudices from native people.

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The experience described in the Ten Myth of Immigrants actually shocked me, which made me realized that my opinions were limited and biased.

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The Ten Myth about immigration and the Danger of a Single story shared some similarities, which is stereotype and bias.

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The Danger of Single Story inspired me to think more openly and be less judgmental when I am exposed to new things and new persons in the future.

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I understand “the danger of Single story” because when I was a little girl. I used to heard a single story about different region  from my relatives. They said about people from Northside in my country are really selfish, bossier and unfriendly. So I believed in that story then I never made friends with them. Until one day, I had a new neighbor, and they moved from north-side to south-side for working. They were big different in my mind because they’re welcome and friendly with everyone.

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The ideas in “the danger of Single story” and are similar to the ideas in “myth vs fact” because it shows us about people easily believe in unfounded story or false beliefs and ideas. It’s similar because it just creates stereotypes, and the problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete. So the way to avoid  issues are make-sure we have a right sources and facts to refer.

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“The danger of Single story” makes me wonder about the future because people are easily judging others if they heard some story untrue or incomplete.

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I can't substitute myself for "the distance between us", that is, my parents are far away from my life. Because in my opinion, a childhood accompanied by parents is a complete childhood.

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From "Immigrant Perspectives: The American Dream" and "The Distance Between Us", we can see that many people have made the decision to move in order to realize their dreams or get what they want.

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When I read The Distance Between Us, I could understand how complex Reyna is. I had thought of my identity when I just immigrated to the US. But I never thought so deeply like Reyna, it's interesting.

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"The Distance Between Us" is similar to the article "Push and Pull Factors of Migration". We could found the factors why Reyna's parents immigrate to America.

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“The Danger of Single Story” reminds me of be awared any time before you judge on someone else. You couldn't be the God to judge everyone in  your standard.

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“The Danger of Single Story” remains me that some Chinese like to judge other Chinese by their regions, Which part and city they come and living from represent what kinds people they are, we put tags on people from different cities and countries. So I am, I was that kind judgement person, but I realized that was   big wrong, it is ridiculous and foolish. I decided not judge people nor put tags on  others like that anymore. I think it will enhance my socializing.

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The Distance Between Us, was connected with me personally when I am read. It relate to my own life, and the same as me it is sometime there is a cry or there is a sadness in my life

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The way they are connected or related to each other, is by the combination that help two class sources connected together no matter what wrong it gonna take to be happen.

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The class sources about the immigration, that is connected to our world live in by a combine to telling the truth about immigrants in the world

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" The danger of a single story" reminds me of the time when I was young I only heard stories from one side and assumed it was correct. Until I heard the story from the other side, I realized I had a blind belief.

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The ideas in " Push and Pull Factor of Migration "  and are similar to the ideas in " Ten Myths about Immigration " because they show us the fact and untrue that immigrants don't take a good job or bring terrorist to America, they do anything to immigration into the US.

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" Ten Myths about  Immigration" make me wonder about the future because there are so many myths about immigrants that make people mistakenly think about immigrants, making them racist against immigrants. If they do not convey messages like this, immigrants will not be treated fairly in the future.

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"Immigrant Perspectives: The American Dream" reminds me of the time when I decide to immigrate to the USA.Many people didn't understand it at the time, but only I knew it could give me a better education and a chance to go back to school.

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From "Immigrant Perspectives: The American Dream" and "The Distance Between Us", can let us know very clearly, why there are so many people choose to immigrate.

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The Distance Between Us remind me that my grandmother emigrated to United States. She was looking for a better job in U.S. She left her children in her hometown and went to U.S. by her own self. After she lives States for long time and that's I felt same situation as in this book.

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The American Dream makes me think about why do so many people like America? Because there is respect for everyone, lots of job opportunities, and freedom that people like.

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The idea in American Dream and are similar to the idea in Push and Pull Factors. The immigrants come to a abroad for looking their new opportunities or possibilities to get a better life in the future. There are many factors that people are come to abroad as leave their country.

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Pull and Push factors Of Migration makes me think about why people want to get immigrate to other country. Some people went abroad for looking their opportunities, some people need to leave their country for poverty or their poor standard of living. There’s lot of factors that people immigrant to other country.

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" Immigrant Perspectives: The American Dream reminds me of the time when I was a child I look forward to living in The U.S. I want to go to school and play with neighbor' children. That's my dream in my childhood.

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The ideas in " Immigrant Perspectives: The American Dream" and are similar to the ideas in " Push And Pull Factors of Immigration" because they are all explain the reason about emigrate to the U.S.

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" Push and Pull Factors of immigration" makes me think about immigrate to another country need to many reasons because like economic and education are very important to the most of people.

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The Distance Between Us reminds me of the time when I decided to leave my home country  for the United States to get married. Although I didn’t have children like Mami and Papi at the time, I did leave my parents and all of my friends behind. I don’t know what Mami thought about this situation, but it was a really difficult decision to make, going to a place where is totally different from your country, and you don’t have any friend there. I am glad that I finally made my decision and came here.

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The ideas in “Immigrant Perspectives: The American Dream" are similar to the ideas in The Distance Between Us because they came to the United State are because of similar reasons, living a better life, seeking for opportunities.

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The “Immigrant Perspectives: The American Dream" makes me wonder about the future because these entrepreneurs came to the United States, and finally realized their dreams. These information give immigrants hope, if we try our best to study and work hard, we may also be successful one day.

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The ideal in “The Dangerous of Single Story” is similar with “ ten myths about Immigrants “ they both talked about inaccurate information that you get from your subjectively with rare knowing.

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The American Dream video makes me think and about achieving my goals is possible firmly. It inspiring people who immigrate to this country, and I think encouraging people is good for invent and develop new ideas and things, It help people find their essential capacity and brake their limit.

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As "The Danger of a Single Story" says, I was trapped by a single story before, only one-side understanding of something. When
I really got to know them, I know that their stories were autually richer.

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“Danger of a Single Story ” is similar with ”Myths and Facts About Immigration“, because one tells single story will bring people what prejudice, another explanation of these prejudice are mostly false.

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"Danger of a Single Story" makes me wonder about the future because I wonder if more people will realize in the future that a single story can't fully understand one thing and more people should give up their prejudice and inexplicable pity.

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The Distance Between Us remind me of my childhood because my dad had the same dream as Reyna’s dad to build a house made of concrete and bricks. We moved the house in the middle of the construction, my five siblings, me and my parents. We had just one big room, a restroom and small room for the kitchen, the floor was made of concrete with brick walls and two big unfinished windows covered with clear plastic. I understand Reyna’s Dad that he wanted to give his children more than what he had when he was a child. Because that’s what my dad gave us, a roof and a good education. Sometimes working two jobs while my mom was taking care of all of us.

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The ideas in the video, The Danger of a Single Story that immigration became synonymous with Mexicans and the endless stories of Mexicans as people fleeing the healthcare system, sneaking across the border, being arrested at the border are similar to The Distance Between Us because it portrays what happened to Reyna’s family when they tried to cross the border for the first and second time.

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The topic of immigration makes me think about past events that occurred in the last administration, the separation of children from their parents and children kept in cages because it was cruel and unamerican. I cannot imagine the pain this cause to the children and their parents. It does not represent the family values the United States holds.  It makes me wonder if the children are going to be reunited with their parents soon.

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The American Dream reminds me of pondering about the reason why I come to American, though I still haven't found the basic factor, but it still got me had a thought-provoking perspective.

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The factors of migration implied in "The Distance Between Us" are similar to the ones introduced in "Push and Pull Factors of Migration", people immigrant in a new country for some pull factors, for example: job opportunities,  education, freedom, etc. Vice versa, poverty, worse medical condition, severe completion, etc. a series of push factors led the emigrants leave their hometown.

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The adventure Reyna crossed the border of Mexico and America makes me think about how harsh and cruel for a kid to have this kind of unpleasant experience, the similar things are still take place in some region of the world, people flee away from their home due to war, persecution, poverty, etc.

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"The American Dream" reminds me of the time when I came to  USA to have a better life and opportunities that I was looking for my life. Then, when I got my first job and my first car  I was really happy.

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"The Distance Between Us" are similar to the ideas in "Immigrants Perspectives: The American Dream" because They came to have a better life and opportunities. Also, They make a sacrifice to leave their countries to look for "The American Dream".

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"Danger of a Single Story" make me think  about  what the people think from each other because some people make judges of you with out even know you, make me wonder about the future if people can change how they think.