Darcy O' Connors Immigration To free Land. Darcy has lived in Ireland for a very long time. She saw an add that had free land in America becuase she did not have any of her own land in Ireland. Darcy also had no freedom in her life in Ireland, but in Amer
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Goodbye...
Darcy has to say goodbye to her family and friends that lived in Irland. Itr was hardest for Darcy to say goodbye to her mother and her little sister. Darcy is doing this for a good reason... fredom.
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Immirgration Timespan
Darcy 'O Connor is immigrating to Ellis Island, immigrating from Ireland to Ellis Island took from March 11, 1861 to Februrary 12, 1862. -
Traveling can be such a pain...
Darcy has been walking for a long time now, and her shoes are run down and she is getting very bat blisters from walking so much.
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Starving Need Food...
When Darcy was packing her supplies to start the voyae to her new life she was very confindent that she would have enough food to last the walk. She was wrong, she had not eaten for about three days now and is starting to regret leaving because she might not even live long enough to get to the Immigration Center.
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Immigration Center at last!
Darcy can bearley walk because of her blisters on her feet that had bleed so much that her shoes were red. She was sick from lack of food that she was as pale as a vampire. You couls see her jaw bones and all of her bones that were in her face because she had lost so much weight. But, right when she saw a huge group of people (line) she was amazed that she had survived the horrible 3 days of walking.
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Medical Examination
When Darcy got to the front of the line the medical examiner asked her the wierdest things. Darcy sometimes didn't even understand her because sometimes they would speak in a different language.
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Ellis Island Immigration Center
Darcy had to wait and wait for all of the people that were in front of her to go through the medical examination until she would be sent to a person that would ask you a lot of questions about Darcy and about Ireland.
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Waiting...
After Darcy had been asked all of the questions to make sure that she would follow the rules and be a respectful immagrant she had to wait in the section that were cleared to go to America. The sad part was watching the people that were very sick and would not be able to immigrate to America. Darcy was very lucky.
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I know I am not a good person on the water.
Darcy has finnaly reached her dream of being of the ship. But, she has realized that she does not do well on ships. She has felt sea sick everyday. She is also sick and tired of looking at water all day.
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The first Sight.
After about six months of taveling Darcy sees the most beutiful thing she has ever seen in her whole life. The Statue of Liberty, she finally felt like she had her own freedom. Everyone on the boat was screaming and jumping with joy becuase they knew that they had finally found a place to call home.
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Walking again!
Darcy has gotten off the ship and has to gather her supplies and start another three month walikng trip to reach the western race for free land.
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The Camps
After the three month long journey it is a new year and all Darcy can be worrying about is the race. She is scared that someone will take her perfect spot and this whole trip would be for nothing.
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I haven't felt relaxed for a long time!
Darcy has gotten settled in the caps and it trying to stratigize how she will get to her land the fastest. She then sees a striking horse that is full of energy, She immeadiatly buys the horse and has a little confindence that she will earn what she has been going for for most of her life.
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The Day Has Come
Darcy has been waiting for thiss day for a long time. She is on her horse and ready to start the race.
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The Bullet Sounds
Darcy hears the sound that tells the crowde of immigrants that the race has started. Darcy is running full speed on her horse and just keeps running straight. Darcy sees a white little flag in the ground and heads straight for it. She jumps off of the horse runs for the flage and sticks her stake into the ground. She gathers her horse and finally realizes something.
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Home Sweet Home
She finally has a place to call home where she can raise a farm grow her own crops, and live a long happy life.
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