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As of 2017, 13.7 percent of the U.S. population were immigrants. This includes naturalized citizens, legal permanent residents, refugees, asylees, legal nonimmigrants (including those on student, work, or other temporary visas), and persons residing in the country without authorization.

According to most historians, Cleopatra committed suicide by allowing a poisonous asp to bite her.

Ancient Rome was a large city with many tall buildings and a lot of people. The streets were busy and there were many shops and businesses.

In satire, writers use humor, irony, and exaggeration to point out the flaws in individuals, organizations, or society. By doing so, they hope to bring about change.

The American dream is the belief that anyone, regardless of where they were born or what class they come from, can succeed in America if they work hard enough.

The Victorian era is the period of Queen Victoria’s reign, from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901.

A pun is a figure of speech that plays with words to create a meaning that is different from the literal meaning of the words.

The sonnet form was first popularized by the Italian poet Petrarch.

The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 member states that are located primarily in Europe. The EU has a single market and a customs union.

Some immigrants come to the United States to seek economic opportunity, while others come to reunite with family members.