Read the articles attached and then write a response mini-essay of at least 200 to 300 words on the discussion topic identified below. Take a position and defend it. (Specify a thesis and support it very briefly with evidence)

The response essay should provide one example from the contemporary world to support your

Position. Ideally you have a source reference for your example. Refer to any material which is neither common knowledge nor personal experience. Essay should be typed using APA style feature with a title page and list of references if any are used. References page if any used.

Article: (Attached)

 Bruno Ramirez, “Montreal’s Italians and the Socioeconomy of Settlement: Some Historical Hypotheses,” Urban History Review 10, no. 1 (June 1981): 39‐48.

Judith A. Nagata, “Adaptation of Greek Working Class Immigrants in the City of Toronto, Canada: A Situational Approach,” International Migration Review 4, no. 1 (Autumn 1969): 44‐70.

Topic:

1.Immigrant settlement patterns

The Greek and Italian immigrants differed regarding their cultural patterns and practices, and yet there are strong similarities in their adaptation to Canadian  cities. Select one of those similarities and describe it. What is it that you think is the source of this similarity? How might it be a product of urban existence as immigrants?