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HON 1000
James Buccellato
8 December 2014
Lara Bazzi
HON 1000
James Buccellato
8 December 2014
work in large factories at the time highlights the discrimination that was still evident during this
time period. Women were, and still are, looked upon as inferior to the male race which results in
lower job wages as well as social discrimination. In addition, I was able to see just how much
economic benefits the city received from the arrival of immigrants. All these jobs entering the
cities, and especially Detroit, resulted in economic prosperity. Immigrants, however, suffered
through living, working, and social conditions since they were also discriminated against.
I chose to include this essay in my portfolio because of the high quality of research done.
This was not a narrative essay in which the student could just throw a story together and write it
out. Instead, students were required to have a certain number of sources in order to back up their
characters story. As seen in the essay above, the works cited page is a mixture of different
sources that contribute to my characters journey. For example, to address Farahs job, I searched
for job ads in the Detroit Free Press and found one for the Laundromat. Another reason I chose
this essay was my personal relationship to the story of immigration. This helped me to connect to
the story and produce a high quality essay in the end.
This story not only taught me more about the Lebanese American society, it also
showed me the struggles of ongoing discrimination. Even after all these years, racial differences
still continue to stir trouble for anyone who just looks different. This motivates me, as an Arab
American woman, to finish school and earn my degree in pharmacy. Racism should not get in
the way of our dreams as we strive for the goal of complete assimilation.