The writer specifically said "American way" and "Immigrant way" which relates back to idea of othering.

What is a "Shukran"? is it a person? is it a place?

The speaker seems to have encountered a new/diverse group of people in Fayetteville, where there is a lot of contention between certain groups, but also notes the diversity they encountered in NJ, so it this tenseness a new thing they're experiencing in Fayetteville? If so, what does this say about the views of both places?

These lines demonstrate the concept of a borderland, which is a physical or figurative that can both serve as a divide or an area of hybridity. This specific use echoes themes in "The Homeland", in which the border between the Americans and Mexicans has become a harmful area of hybridity, one culture suffering from the other. The poem exhibits the possible harm that can come from their meeting.

Ferrets: These lines highlight the idea of HYBRIDITY, which is the mixing of different cultures (often due to imperialist events). The yams and yogurts come from one culture, but the conscionable profit (referencing capitalism) comes from another. The second line references multilingualism (with the metaphor of putting words into someone's mouth).

question: why is this the phrase on our class' homepage? what is its significance?

observation: likely a reference to the book of Revelations in the Bible, which details the Second Coming of the Lord, but also with a double meaning to the traditional definition of revelation---that being, a surprising and previously unknown fact

Question: What does the anarchy represent to society? (Symbolic for something beyond religion?)

Observation: Jesus is replaced by a monster in the second coming