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My Birthday!
I'm Sheamus Calhoun, and I was born in Dublin, Ireland. I grew up in a old farmhouse, with a poor family. I wished to please my parents, soI took my studies very seriously, and grew up to be a very educated person. All that I wanted to accomplish was to get a great home for my family, or to go to a place where there wouldn't be so much struggle. Then, I met my lovely wife, Greta Notren. Our dream is to go to America and start a family. -
My Trip to America
The trip was very rough. Someone with a disease entered and got many people infected. I figured out that my wife gets very sick when she is on a boat. Then, I started to think about the possibility of her getting the disease. By then, we would be at New York by 2 days. -
The Immigration Station
For me, the investigation for diseases was easy. For my wife, it took a while. She was coughing very much during it. Many doctors looked her over and she was worried. I talked to one of them and they said that she probably will go through. After 30 minutes, we made it through. -
New York
I love New York. Many people are friendly, but many are also mean. One of them asked to see my wives purse. The police came and got him after that. Many of the buildings say "for sale" We looked specifically at a nice building with many stories. We ran into a man who said he could get us a good deal. His name was Boss Tweed. -
Boss Tweed Makes Us a Deal
"I'm Boss, Boss Tweed.I can get you a good deal on this nice building here. All you have to deal with is the bad hygiene." We talked for a little and I got him down to a reasonable deal. "Remember, you have to vote for me when you are able." We were so excited to see our new big building. Its all ours! The only problem with that is that its next to the triangle shirtwaist factory. -
The Tragic Triangle Shirtwaist Factory
It started out as a normal day. I got up, made breakfast, and read Harper's Weekly. It was interesting because Boss Tweed was on all of these comics. Then I heard sirens. I was a little alarmed, then I heard screaming. I saw that the triangle shirtwaist factory was on fire. Firetrucks were already on the ground. I was getting sick from the smoke coming across the road. My wife woke up and she saw what was going on and started to cry. It was a very terrible day for many people. -
We Become Citizens
This was a great day for my wife and I. Now, we have all the freedom we could ever want. We could start our new lives. One of the most terrific parts of this day, we have a baby on the way...
