You have read the poem “Let America be America Again” and an excerpt from A Place in El Paso: A Mexican-American Childhood. Write an essay in which you analyze how the setting of the poem affected the speaker and how the setting of the excerpt affected the narrator. Be sure to support your analysis with specific details from both texts.

By the end of the 1800s, there was a change in the nature of the immigrants coming to the united states. immigration from northern europe—england, ireland, germany, and scandinavia—declined, while immigration from italy, russia, and austria-hungary grew. in fact, between 1900 and 1910, more than three-fourths of all immigrants came from these three countries. unfortunately, these countries were far removed england, the home of our founders, and the immigrants who came from them had a hard time adjusting to life in their new country.

Look at the painting the lictors bring to brutus the bodies of his sons by jacques-louis david (1789). the most likely message this painting sends to french citizens is that one must be prepared to sacrifice their own children to preserve france. loyalty to one’s country stops short of sacrificing one’s own children. brutality is an integral part of revolution and the reign of terror. no one is immune to death, not even the leaders of the revolution.

For this project, you will explore the ideals and culture of a poem from the period between 1900 – 1945. the poem should provide insight into the issues of the time. use the method described above and questions from this lesson to write a 500-word explication essay about your selected poem. neatly type the poem and then type your final draft of your explication. apply the conventional standards of english and make effective choices concerning meaning and style. write and edit your document so that it conforms to the traditional guidelines and conventional style.