Imagine that you are an agricultural worker who has arrived in America from Ireland in 1890. Write a paragraph on why you chose to come and how you are earning your living.
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Source: TextbookI chose to leave my home in Ireland because there was nothing left for me there. The potato famines had devastated our lands, and English landlords made it impossible to earn a decent living. America was spoken of as a land of opportunity, a place where hard work could lead to a better life. So, I scraped together the fare and made the long journey. Now, I work on the vast farms of the Midwest, clearing land and harvesting wheat. The work is back-breaking, from sunrise to sunset, and the pay is low, but it is more than I could ever earn back home. I live in a simple wooden bunkhouse with other immigrants, saving every penny I can to one day buy a small plot of land for myself or to bring my family over.
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