Essays on Naturalization

ABSTRACT

One of the interesting unique aspects of the American legal system is that it really is two systems, namely one at the federal level and one at the state level. Generally, the two systems have little interaction. That is to say, the federal legal system focuses on issues involving the federal government, foreign affairs, and relations between the states. Conversely, the state legal system focuses on matters state specific matters such as education and healthcare. Two areas, however, where the state and federal legal system often interact and occasional collide is immigration and crime. The 2012 Supreme Court case, ...

The first sketches of the landscape in the form of contours of the mountains, trees and rivers appeared in primitive cave drawings. At that time, people made the first attempts to portray themselves surrounded by wildlife. Landscape elements can also be found in the art of ancient Greece. Halls of the Knossos Palace on Crete have so far preserved the frescoes, wall painting with a realistic pictures of people against the sea, garden and mountain landscape. Before appearing in the west, landscape as an independent genre appeared in ancient China as a lyrical direction, celebrating the beauty and elegance ...

Assimilation refers to the process of adjusting or embracing the culture of a state, group, or nation (Desmond 31). Trump and individuals who think like him believe that Muslims are not able to assimilate in America because of the strict Sharia laws that they uphold as well as the notion that Islam is hostile to Western cultures. Such perspectives are not true because Muslims have been able to integrate successfully in various parts of the world, including Canada and the United States. Such success stories suggest that Muslims can assimilate in Western nations and America. Muslims do not assimilate ...

This paper answers two fundamental questions in two sections. They will cover aspects of the AAS course and provide an insight into relevant issues and matters relating to the Asian American community and history.

Question 1: Race, Racialization and the Law

Asian Americans were always viewed in the context of “Asian immigrants”. This is for several reasons. First of all, the history of the United States rising as a prosperous nation happened from the east coast. And for various reasons, the first colonies created in the 1600s were made up almost exclusively of migrants from the British Isles. However, as time went on, the colonies expanded ...

Introduction

Naturalization is the process by which a non-citizen becomes an American citizen. The Naturalization Act of 1790 was one of the first naturalization act of the United States. The act was concerned with the legalizing of citizens in the United States. This was owed to the fact that during the time, the country had different classes of people as well as people from different races. The naturalization act of 1790 paved way for discriminative and racist behavior in the American system, a concept that has continued to influence the mindset of the American people.

Summary of the Naturalization Act of 1790

The Naturalization Act of 1790 ...

On February 9, 1950 unknown senator from the State of Wisconsin Joseph McCarthy, shaking by a sheet of paper, stated thaat he have declared on meeting in Wheeling (West Virginia) that he has a list of 205 persons who are known to the state secretary as members of communist party and who, however, continue to work and formulate policy of State Department. (Caughey, 68) He has made similar statements also in other cities of the country. The right-wing press and other mass media have picked up these charges. The name of senator soon became a banner of political reaction ...

Integrative Research Project

Abstract This research project aims to establish how the organization can increase its competitive advantage by requiring supply chain vendors to meet ENOC’s standards. A qualitative research methodology was used, and the research design is to carry out semi-structured interviews over the telephone. The semi-structured interview allowed interviewees to expand on their thoughts and experiences while the researcher guides the conversation to say on the topic. Interviews were performed over the telephone with employees at ENOC and employs with ENOC’s supply chain vendors to collect data. The data analysis was carried out by evaluating the results of ...

Business

Research Paper: Article Reviews Article reviews Introduction: For this section of research, an article review will be carried out on two major research themes causing the problem under analysis. The two selected themes are customer satisfaction and emiritisation. Under each theme, researcher selected and summarized five articles. In total ten summaries were completed. The summaries provide an insight into knowledge relating to the problem under research.

Theme 1: The impact of customer satisfaction

Introduction This theme has been selected because customer satisfaction plays a major role in the business. If customers are not satisfied with the offerings of the business, they can choose not to bring ...

Citizenship and Instruction Program

Experience and Community Need BronxWorks, is a settlement house and multi-service organization with proven track record of leading immigration services since 1998. That year we first collaborated with SEEDCO to launch a series of initiatives that target low-income immigrants with limited English language proficiency. Our organization leveraged resources to provide English as a Second Language (ESL) services and civics classes from the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) to more than 250 participants in 2015 and over 600 participants since its inception. For over 18 years, we have provided citizenship and ESL instruction to New ...

Compose a complete 20-question citizenship exam as if you worked for the Bureau of Naturalization in 1918. In other words, for the purposes of the first part of this project, pretend that you are a native-born white male Protestant middle-class bureaucrat in 1918 who has the power to decide if an immigrant applicant has Americanized sufficiently to become a U.S. citizen. Your exam must capture the cultural values and core knowledge presented in Student’s Textbook (1918). Some but not all of your questions must concern history (i.e., the version of U.S. history presented in the 1918 textbook).

Citizenship Exam

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Introduction

Illegal immigration is an issue that relates to violation of law. The Sovereign right of The United states is undermined through illegal entry of foreign citizens in the country and the refusal to leave the nation at the end of an authorized stay. In America, it is estimated that the illegal undocumented population of immigrants stands at 11 million. This continues to rise annually with an influx of half a million persons. The cases of undocumented immigrants continue to rise as people from other nations fleeing from persecution and oppression in their countries continue to rise. Others are simply ...

Immigration policy in the U.S has evolved over the years, yet it has failed to address pertinent issues with regard to immigration, especially illegal immigration, which has continued to rise; a new policy approach would be necessary if the problems bedeviling immigration are to be addressed. America’s immigration policy has over the decades been a major public policy issue, especially during the peaks of election cycles. The immigration policy has by no means been harmonized in the country’s history. As a testament to this, the purview of immigration policy has more often than not been left to ...

Angela Davis’ analysis of the naturalization of the prison system within American society puts it open that for the most of the time, the multiple ways the prison system permeates our daily lives (morally, economically, ideologically, etc) is not considered (Davis 78). However, we consider it and we do think about it because we are so removed from it. We only understand the prison system in terms of what we see in popular media. In my essay, building from Davis’ notion of the naturalization of prison and her attempts to “denaturalize the prison system” (Cecil 1), I explore the ...

Angela Davis’ analysis of the naturalization of the prison system within American society puts it open that for the most of the time, the multiple ways the prison system permeates our daily lives (morally, economically, ideologically, etc) is not considered (Davis 78). However, we consider it and we do think about it because we are so removed from it. We only understand the prison system in terms of what we see in popular media. In my essay, building from Davis’ notion of the naturalization of prison and her attempts to “denaturalize the prison system” (Cecil 1), I explore the ...

“Should Immigration Require Assimilation?” by Tom Gjelten explores the complex dimensions of what it means to be “American” through the experience of one Salvadoran immigrant and several theorists’ views of assimilation. Gjelten focuses specifically on the experience of Hispanic immigrants to the United States, as well as the political and cultural aspects of “American identity” (Gjelten 4). I agree with Gjentle’s assertion that what it means to be an American is not as simple as citizenship, but I do not agree with his assessment that “ ‘Americanization’ brought certain obligations” (Gjelten 5). I agree that American identity is composed ...

RACE THE POWER OF AN ILLUSION

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Video Viewing (Essay Responses)

1. prior to the 1952 removal of the racial requirements for naturalization: (A) Who was and who was not allowed to become a naturalized citizen? Answer. Prior to 1952, naturalization was allowed without any limitations for free white citizens, white Europeans and was approved for the African American citizens on the basis of votes and respective decisions from the jury comprising of all white Americans. Other colored-skin races like Asians, Fillipinos, ...

Immigration: Current Immigration and Citizenship Laws in the United States

Introduction Immigration and naturalization have been two hot button issues in the United States for decades, and the relevance of such debates has increased in the current context of growing terror attacks worldwide. This paper will analyze the citizenship policies of the United States and how naturalization is related to the issue of immigration. The paper will also explore the role played by race and ethnicity in US citizenship laws historically. Checklist of U.S. Citizenship In the United States, the application for citizenship is made using the Form N-400. The document checklist for the application comprises of three items ...

Introduction

Throughout is history, the American society has exhibited an unrivalled sense of national identity. Being an American citizen has over the centuries since its independence was seen as the most significant facet of an individual living within US borders. As such, US citizens who are residents in other countries also take much pride in the numerous benefits accruing to them, by reason of their American citizenship. As Bradburn provides, the boundaries defining real aspects of what entails an American citizen have since been blurry and undefinable since independence (1094). The main cause for such an outcome was the fact ...

How and Why Undocumented Immigration Has Grown Since 1965

Immigration in the context of the United States has evolved into a significant problem that requires urgent resolution. While it is true that influx of undocumented immigrants in the United States date to various year ago, it is of the essence that the year 1965 experienced the highest rise in the rates undocumented immigrants gaining entry through our porous borders. The main factor that is responsible for the immense growth of undocumented immigrants in the year 1965 is the inaction of The Immigration and Naturalization Act of the year 1965. This act paved way for the rise in illegal ...

The Elms is among the neighborhood regions in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Islington Avenue and Humber River are on the west and east of the elms respectively. Thistledown is on the north of elms while highway 401 lies to the south of the Elms. Apart from that, Ward 2 North Etobicoke is among the neighborhoods of the elms. According to the National Household Survey of Statistics Canada held in 2011, the Elms Old Rexdale has a population of 9437 with the majority of groups being lone parent families and under age 19 years (City of Toronto 3). The elms harbor the ...

President Obama has in recent times made immigration executive orders, which have raised concerns from various circles. In one of his speeches, the president announced a sequential series of actual executive orders that will work to protect over five million undocumented immigrants within the country. The persons have under previous law faced the regulations that required them to be deported back to their origin homeland. He cited that his actions reflected the spirit of former leaders in his position, both Republican and Democratic presidents that have served before him. His primary aim of implementing this orders across the United States ...

The United States, being a world power, has interests across the globe. These interests, along with the interests of their allies, put the U.S. in the position of safeguarding their concerns both far and near. These global interests include business partnerships and maintaining U.S. military presence in territories that require U.S. support. In effect, the U.S. has informally become the “policemen” of the world, adapting its foreign policy in order to protect those interests in the name of peace and democracy.

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Abstract

The onset of immigration had long been a part of American history since its discovery in the 1600s and had shaped the country’s society and government throughout the years. In the early years, America had gladly opened its doors to the world without restrictions and some aided in the liberation of the country from English rule and into independence. However, as the years progressed, restrictions were imposed by the government due to the fear of these immigrants and eventually, due to the onset of illegal immigration. Reforms left and right were implemented to sustain America’s security, economy and ...

1. Explain the Naturalization Acts of 1790 and 1870.

The act of naturalization of 1790 was the initial effort by the congress to develop an immigration policy. The act constrained naturalization to white individuals who were free and of decent character and had initially stayed in America for a period of two years. The 1870 act on the other had been an initiative by the congress to widen the laws of naturalization in the country so that it could permit the naturalization of African-Americans.

2. How do we explain that the majority of 19th century immigrant groups achieved social mobility while more recent immigrant groups have not?

Most immigrants of the 19th century attained high levels of social mobility as compared to immigrants today. In present day, there are dissimilar rules and ...

Illegal Immigration: The Border Has Been Crossed

Illegal immigration is not only a growing trend in the United States of America but it is also a frequently discussed and debated topic through news sources, social media and through political campaigns. There are both sides of the debate, one which does not see the illegal immigration as being a downfall to the country and one that does. There are always different beliefs when it comes to any easily debated topic, and this is no different. Illegal immigration is a growing issue in the United States of America and it will most likely continue to grow, unless proper policies and restrictions are ...

Although the most publicly well-known counterterrorist agencies in the United States are the CIA and Homeland Security, but the Department of State has also been playing an equally important role in counterterrorism for decades. Over the years, especially after the September 11 attacks, the role of the Department of State has gotten bigger and has become more visible ("State dept. official" 2012). Today, the Department of State is the leading federal agency that deals with and handles terrorist in foreign countries where the interests of the United States are involved. The Department of State takes the head role ...

Abbreviated as DHS, the Department of Homeland Security was specifically created with the goal of responding to terrorist threats within the borders of the United States of America. The development rather the establishment of the DHS followed the terrorist attack that took place on September 11, 2001. Hence, the mandate of the DHS is primarily to protect the territories of the United States including its Ambassadors’ residences abroad. However, the mandate of the DHS extends beyond just terrorism to accommodate instances of natural disasters and man-made accidents (DHS, 2015). The annual budget of the DHS is estimated at between $ ...

The luscious and red strawberry vivaciously fills displays in neighborhood grocery stores. Dozens and dozens of cartons end up in shopping carts all over the country. The consumer is veiled, and blinded to the reality of all the work involved to make sure those containers are filled with strawberries. Strawberry farming, though sounds magical, is not all what it seems. Strawberry farming comes with loads of risk, primarily relies on the weather, and involves a fluctuated amount of labor intensive work. Strawberry farming relies solely on the weather and the fruit itself is so delicate that it is very susceptible ...

Abstract:

Health disparities associated with Food and nutrition appear to cause a serious concern. Especially, families surviving on low wages and experiencing food insecurity are at risk of contracting obesity and overweight. There is a need to develop awareness on the factors that contribute to such issues. The present study intends to highlight the literature that better dissects the link between low income/ food insecurity and obesity and overweight, and also proposes a mini plan to overcome the issue. Here, a web search was carried out to retrieve pertinent information from the sources. The search results revealed that families on low wages and food ...

Question

Answer The Chinese Exclusion Law dealt with the immigration laws for the Chinese people within the United States Government. It prohibited the immigration of Chinese low wage workers, restricting their entry into the United States. There were several cases against as well as for this Law. However, World War II (1939-45) was a major turning point for the Chinese Immigration. US was at war against Japan and in this war, China was one of its closest allies. In this spirit of camaraderie, the Congress government at the time scaled back this law, along with many other exclusion laws; thus ...

Question One

Race is more deliberate than prejudice. According to the articles, the definition of racism is discrimination against someone due to first and foremost their race, differences in skin color, and/ or where they are from. According to the book, Racist America: Roots, Current Realities, and Future Reparations, the author articulates that most of the founding fathers of the United States had slaves. They therefore knew the toll that slavery had on the slaves and the hardships that the slaves underwent, even so, the still went ahead and knowingly regarded a slave as there fifths of a human in the constitution. ...

Sociology

Illegal Immigrants in the United States of America can are the classic victim of media stereotype emanating out of the classification of immigrants into various criminal categories on account of strict anti-immigration laws. The social perception social construction resulting from such perception concerning a particular group of people possessing homogenous features is the function of the prevailing economic, political and sociological conditions. As and by way of illustration, in a worsening economy, when jobs are few and far off, the government adopts protectionist policies and consequently makes the strong anti-immigration laws. This might not be the case in a thriving economy where jobs ...

Conclusion

Until the society overcomes the wealth gap, it cannot be termed as color-blind. A color- blind society has practices that are subtle, nonracial and apparently institutional. The four frames of supporting color- blind racism include cultural racism, naturalization, abstract liberalism and minimization of racism. Cultural racism describes the cultural, racial inequality. Racial inequalities result from the stereotypical behavior among the minorities. Naturalization goes ahead to explain inequality as the cause of occurrences that arise naturally. On the other hand, abstract liberalism is based on the ideas such as individualism, equal opportunities, and choice. Finally, racism minimization attempts to ...

The policing function in America is a non-military function involving civilian roles (Cordner and Scarborough, 2010). The role of the police in the United States is summed up as “to protect and serve”. This is an oversimplified version of the police role, but the true role of the police can be subdivided into two components: enforcement of law and maintenance of order across the nation (Castberg, 2002) Much of the police functions involves providing service rather than enforcing the law. The average police officer is never supposed to fire his weapon when delivering on his duties unless in extreme situations. ...

John Lennon

John Lennon is one of few contemporary artists who only turned to consistent political activism only in the early 1970s after the break-up of The Beatles (Fisher & Flota 125). The enduring legacy of his work included the song “God”, wherein Lennon wrote the lyrics “the dream is over”, which meant that the dream of the gurus, the hippies, members of The Beatles band, or any other supposed savior had ended. The meaning of the term “dream” in the song refers to the belief in the value of countercultural protest for its own sake (Fisher & Flota 125). Lennon addressed political ...

MANAGEMENT

Question 1 It is not appropriate for Public professionals to serve as “citizen in lieu of the rest of us” since when they do so; there are some problems that will result. The first problem is that the Individuals who have attained citizenry in other ways apart from naturalization are not given the opportunity to uphold the U.S constitution. Other individuals become suspicious because of alienation and the powerless that they feel hence they may start to question the moral priority of citizenship. It is the job of elected officials in that it discriminates individuals who have acquired ...

Introduction

America is an independent and sovereign state that has recorded a tremendous growth and transformation in various facets of the society, especially in economic, political, cultural and social spheres. As a developed and superpower nation, America understands the importance of the rule of law that is premised on the international convention policies, and societal values, and principles to enhance national integration, identity, and spearhead economic, political, and social development. Over the years, the American government has delegated the duty and responsibility of formulating and implementing laws and policies to the Congress, House of Representatives, and other arms of the government. The ...

33. Has post 9/11 immigration policy made us safer The immigration politics of the United States has a long history. The first Act of Naturalization was accepted in 1790 and it confined the naturalization to “good white people” of “good moral character” who had lived for two years in the country and one year after they had kept the current state of stay. In 1795 this periods were increased respectively to five years of living in the country and three years after their notice to apply for citizenship. In 1798 this time limits were increased to fourteen years of ...

The purpose of this research is analyze the reaction and general perception of the proposed media announcement on the legalization of all illegal individuals that can prove that they have been residing in the country for the past 20 years and consequent grant of the U.S. citizenship given that these individuals did not commit any crimes for the period of 5 years after legalization. The analysis used closed-question survey, suggesting to talk in favor or against of the governmental proposal. The survey was conducted among randomly selected sample of twenty individuals. The survey was completed in full by all ...

The ratification or enactment of the American constitution was the pinnacle of defining authority lines between state and federal governments. Over the years the Supreme Court and political developments have redefined the historical relationship between federal and state governments. Federalism, as a principle of governance in the US has been misunderstood by many as it encompasses a system based on sharing and overlapping among all governmental levels (Gerston, 2007). Under this system the government powers are divided between the federal or central government and the states. In the central government the authority is further distributed among various arms of government. The ...

Introduction

It is true that Asians presence on the American soil highlighted various fundamental cleavages in the American society. These Asian immigrants faced hostility in their new land. Bhagat Singh Thind was actually an Indian- American Sikh lecturer and writer on spirituality. He was an immigrant to United States and was involved in a crucial legal battle over Indians rights to obtain United States citizenship in a case titled Bhagat Singh Thind case. Therefore, Thind was the defendant in this case, which would result in exclusion of all the Asians from procuring naturalized citizenship. Up to the year 1923, South Asians racial ...

Historical background

Bhagat Singh Thind case was filed by an Indian origin man Bhagat Singh Thind in which he wanted the supreme court of the United States to declare that he was eligible to become the US citizen by Naturalization (261 U.S 204,1923).In the case, Thind argued that he was an Indian who belonged to the Aryan group and therefore he could be categorized as of Caucasian race (white) based on Aryan theory that had been formulated and grouped human beings into five racial groups which included the whites referred to as Caucasians. In the case the supreme court ...

- Humanity One of the most essential things to note concerning these immigrants is the fact that they mostly move into the United States in search of asylum or a place to live, due to poor living conditions in their home or native countries, characterized by economical, socio-cultural and even political challenges. In this case, therefore, these immigrants should be received and treated with love, respect and most of all, humanity, in order to assist them tin coping with the changes, especially from a cultural, as well as an authority perspective. Essentially, it should be noted that the first impression ...

In each and every sphere of human life, intellectual skills are heavily applicable. This has led to many disciplines like politics and social life being heavily intertwined and dependent on intellectual skills. As a form of illustration on how intellectual skills are applied in social sphere, this paper analyses several scenarios in which intellectual skills approach are applied in social studies (Jeanne, 4). In the first example, the main question lies in what should be considered before the other in a business environment. The author claims that it is much prudent for a business to have a higher consideration of domestic issues ...

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Racial discrimination has become an important social issue over the years as more and more people have been subjected to it. Of particular note are Asian immigrants in the United States, who are often victims of unfair treatment and other forms of prejudice. The occurrence of widespread racial discrimination in the U.S. brought Sucheng Chan to explore the meaning of race. If discrimination stems from extreme differences in color, then why are the Chinese, like the Japanese, Koreans and Filipinos who are not exactly dark-skinned, still discriminated? In the case of Takao Ozawa vs. United States (1902-1922), the US ...

Most people perceive race as only the color of ones skin; many people do not consider that being racial is not really about how a person looks but in essence it is about the how the society views different races and the opportunities and privileges associated with each race. Race is normally about the eyes, hair or even skin color.

Despite the illusion about racial characteristics, the condition is very real. The values associated with each race have been in existence throughout history. It is not really a personal matter but a political and economic vice as everyone desires to be in a ...

In each country, people are classified through their nationality, and language; especially if they are tourists or immigrants. Official documents are handed to a person proving his or her nationality. However, in some regions like in the Middle East, there are clans and tribes who opt to remain in between country borders and remain stateless. These people are known as the Bedouin. Aside from political and economic issues, the issue of the Bedouin has also reached the attention of various organizations, governments, and the general public over their unique situation and there risks they had to live on. As of ...

Introduction

Portland Community College was established over a decade ago and has been contributing to the community and fraternity of Oregon in a great way since its inception. With its great range of courses, the college has become a pathway to universities not only in Oregon but also in other American states. Based on short term courses, the college has been able to serve millions of students in its long duration of existence. The college has indeed undergone numerous changes over these years in efforts to serve its customers better and also to ensure that it produces quality education as well as producing ...

The American population comprises of several racial and ethnic minorities. The criterion applied in identifying racial minority groups is the general physical characteristics of a given group of people such as the people’s skin color. Such groups in the US include African Americans and Asian Americans. On the other hand, ethnic groups are classified according to the basis of their cultural elements such as language (Coverdill, Lopez and Petrie 784). Examples of ethnic minority groups in America are the Hispanics or Latinos. Racial minority groups can also possess some distinctive cultural elements. This paper explores the history of the ...

Introduction

Immigration law deals with the state administration policies which direct the occurrence of immigration to their nation. Illegal immigration is the movement into a country in contravention of the immigration laws of that authority. Illegal immigration brings about many economical, political, and social matters and has developed into a basis of chief controversy in the developed nations and the more flourishing developed countries (Proper, pg 203). This paper proposes to examine the U.S. Laws governing illegal immigrants and the need to be reformed.

The purpose of this proposal is to show an overview of my investigation of U.S. laws governing illegal ...

Principles of Constitution

The baseline information of the constitution principles: Reviewers of this Constitution supposed that the state government was required to be more powerful than the earlier in the writing of confederacy. Concurrently, on the other hand, they were totally suspicious of human temperament along with the propensity for individuals in power for violation of other peoples’ the rights. For that reason, they sought after creation of a government influential enough to administer, however, not so authoritative to threaten peoples’ liberty. The proposal of a legitimate government of an administration having documented set of policy which cannot be breached by itself, one approach ...

Location

1. What and why is ONE biggest gap in HRM on paper that has not met up with HRM in practice? Being highly diversified, UAE isconfronted with several human resource challenges in the specific area of naturalization and/or expatriate wrokers. Most of the workers are not solely UAE nationals. They are composed of several Arab groups and other Asian groups such as Indians, Filipinos, Iranians, etc. They also have British and American expatriates. The National Human Resources Development and Employment Authority or “Tanmia” (Randeree & Chaudhry, 2007, p. 225) shows the central issue in naturalisation among the ...

Abstract

Racism can be defined in many ways but basically racism is the prejudice or discrimination based on race. Since time immemorial racism has been the main cause of the many wars that America as a country has been going through. People can become racist either physically or verbally for example physical violation, intimidation or graffiti. Similarly, Anti Semitism can be defined as a term that is used to describe people who oppose the Jews. Just as racism, anti-Semitism is also discriminatory and it was first used during the holocaust. Racism has been the greatest obstacle that has hindered this country since ...

17th May, 2011 In this novel, the issue of illegal immigration into a foreign country is portrayed widely in a number of instances. The Chinese in China town are mostly illegal immigrants who have bought their way into the country and are struggling to cope with the American culture that seems to be very different from their own. Leon uses fake papers to pass the interrogations at the immigration blocks. This issue portrays the author’s quest to bring together two different cultures. The author at some point tries to point out the value of paper in the two ...