There goes the neighborhood

            Throughout history we see examples of new cultures coming into foreign lands and interfering with the natives. For example we see the Spanish conquistadors coming to South America and taking advantage of the Aztecs.  Often times the newcomers do not respect the people already there and this causes issues.  This is also apparent with the European colonists when they arrive in North America.  The English colonies were constantly trying to expand into the Native Americans’ lands.  This caused the Native Americans to become angry and try to fight back.  Later in this same conflict the United States government forced the Native American people to leave their lands to go live on the reservations.  The American people thought that they were just entitled to anything that they wanted.  This disrespect of the other cultures around them led to pain and hardships for the Native Americans.  This means that the relationship between the two cultures was destroyed.


                However even though there are plenty of negative examples of cultures mixing in history we can also find working relationships.  For example my neighborhood, Ukrainian Village is a perfect example.  It started out with lots of German immigrants then lots of Polish immigrants came.  This could have caused problems, however at the time many people did not like the immigrants so they banded together to strengthen the community.  Since that time a large amount of Ukrainian immigrants have come to the neighborhood.  For the most part the people in my neighborhood get along very well.  This is a great example of how three different cultures can come together and instead of creating conflicts they all strengthen each other