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December 11, 2000 Immigration In the decades following the Civil War, the United States emerged as an industrial giant. Old industries expanded and many new ones, including petroleum refining, steel manufacturing, and electrical power, emerged. Railroads expanded significantly, bringing even remote parts of the country into a national market economy. America was the ideal place. In the late 1800s, people in many parts of the world decided to leave their homes and immigrate to the United States. Fleeing crop failure, a shortage in land, and employment, rising taxes, and famine, many came to the U. S. because it was perceived as the land of economic opportunity. Others came seeking personal freedom or relief from political and religious persecution. With hope for a brighter future, nearly 12 million immigrants arrived in the United States between 1870 and 1900. During the 1870s and 1880s, the vast majority of these people were from Germany, Ireland, Russian, Italy, and England Immigrants entered the United States through several ports. Those from Europe generally came through East Coast facilities, while those from Asia generally entered through West Coast centers. More than 70 percent of all immigrants, however, entered through New York City, which came to be known as the "Golden Door." Throughout the late 1800s, most immigrants arriving in New York entered at the Castle Garden depot near the tip of Manhattan. In 1892, the federal government opened a new immigration-processing center on Ellis Island in New York harbor. Although immigrants often settled near ports of entry, a large number did find their way inland. Many states, especially those with sparse populations, actively sought to attract immigrants by offering jobs or land for farming. Many immigrants wanted to move to communities established by previous settlers from their homelands. Once settled, immigrants looked for work. There were never enough jobs, and employers often took advantage of the immigrants. Men were generally paid less than other workers, and women less than men. Social tensions were also part of the immigrant experience. Often stereotyped and discriminated against, many immigrants suffered verbal and physical abuse because they were "different." The Irish were called white niggers. They came to America because of An Gorta Mor. (That’s the great hunger for those who didn’t know). The Britt’s hated (and still hate) the Irish, and they made them work like slaves, and paid them very little. The Irish, who came because they thought they could get some land, and be free in America, were starving in the streets, and dying in the factories.
Immigration to America from Europe was at an all time high in the mid-1800s. After the potato famine in Ireland in the 1840s, a large group of Irish immigrated to the United States. Since then, increasing numbers of Irish people have been moving to the United States, especially in Chicago. The Irish had come to realize that the United States really is the land of opportunity. With jobs being available to the immigrants, many more shipped in to start new lives for their families. However, for quite a while they did not live in the nicest of areas in Chicago. Many of the Irish resided in low-class areas such as overcrowded parts around the Loop, and out in the West Side. Not only did the West Side shelter the Irish, but many Germans and Jews lived in that area.
This means that language partakes a very important role in the way I learn. I received a score of 4.14 out of 5. The test said that I “enjoy saying, hearing, and seeing words. You like telling stories. You are motivated by books, records, dramas, opportunities for writing” (Literacynet.org ). I know that this is very true. Ever since I was younger, reading and writing was very important to me, now I use my writing skills to help me study for tests by rewriting notes or even reading things aloud. If I were to teach a student who also scores higher in verbal/ linguistic skills, I would provide the material verbally or give them something to read over. After, I would ask questions aloud and receive and provide feedback on their answers. If I were to implement a student centered unit using the verbal/linguistic intelligence, I would provide journals, graphs, or more reading
Mexican immigration in the early 1900's was a huge issue that impacted the United States. States in areas such as urban population, employment and many other areas. The mass number of Mexican immigrants that migrated to the United States from Mexico were at nearly half million. between the years of 1920 and 1929. Mexicans left their native land and moved to the United States not only to achieve financial prosperity, but to get out of the chaotic environment that Mexico was in at the time due to the Mexican revolution which began in 1910.
The book the Giver by Lois Lowry is ,wonky about the memories, they show how life can give you a meaning and emotion and many more. In the book there many moments on how memories are key to the stars like the part with Gabriel when she cries another and then Jonas give some of the good memories to make Gabriel sleep. How would you like a world with no memories do you think it is bad or
Not only was the data compared to human DNA but with chimpanzee DNA, in order to see the closeness or related ness to modern humans. Results based on Krings’ study show “that Neanderthal sequence diverged from the lineage leading to the current human mtDNA gene pool well before the time of the most recent common ancestor of human mtDNAs” (1997: 25). Based on the results from this sequencing they continue to support the idea that modern humans as a species started in Africa as a different species; which then replaced Neanderthals with little to no interbreeding (Krings et. al., 1997:
The human archaeological record is a long and undefined story that may be the most complex question researched today. One of the big questions in human history is the disappearance of the Neanderthal people from the archaeological record around 30,000 BP. While for thousands of years Neanderthals and Anatomically modern humans crossed paths and perhaps lived in close relations, we have yet to really understand the degree to which they lived together. My hypothesis is that these two hominids, Neanderthals and Anatomically Modern Humans, interbred exchanging genes after Modern Humans dispersed from Africa and creating like cultures and material remains. The differences between Neanderthal and Modern humans are not only physical but also genetically evolved and this research will determine an estimated amount of admixture between the two groups.
Over the years it seems as though our country has become more populated and unsafe from the illegal immigrants and smuggled goods, such as drugs and weapons, which make it into the United States. Although there are many illegal immigrants and contraband that are able to make it into the U.S undetected, there are a significant amount of people and contraband that are caught by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The CBP is a component of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and was formed in 2003. “It is one of the world’s largest law enforcement organizations and is charged with keeping terrorists and their weapons out of the U.S” (CBP). One of the departments of the CBP is border security, which is a team of individuals that work together to protect our country from “illegal immigrants, narcotics smuggling, and illegal importation” (CBP). Border patrol was established in 1924 and has changed dramatically over the decades. The one aspect that has not changed is “the overall mission to detect and prevent the illegal entry of aliens into the U.S” (CBP). The border patrol is responsible for patrolling the 6,000 miles of Mexican and Canadian land borders and 2,000 miles of coastal waters. According to CBP, “In 2013 420,789 nationwide illegal aliens were apprehended and 2.9 million pounds of drugs were seized.” As one could tell, there is a significant amount of illegal immigrants and smuggled goods coming into the U.S. However, the number of illegal immigrants that have been seized is lower than it has been in the past, but I still believe that having a strong border security is necessary in continuing to keep immigrants from trying to come into the U.S illegally and transporting illegal goods. “The primary goal of bo...
In The Giver by Lois Lowry, Jonas’s community only has a generation of memory. They only have their lifetimes or less to remember what happened. People in this modern society would be better with memory. There are many reasons why memory is so key for a civilization. If this world’s memory of all history was lost then there would be a lot of confusion about rules because there would be no Constitution, also people would be making the same mistakes over and over again because there would be no history to remind the humanity of those mistakes, and there would also be nothing that would hold this country together such as holidays and American traditions.
One of the most hotly debated issues in Anthropology focuses on the origins of modern humans. There are two theories about the origin of modern human, one being that modern humans originated in Africa and the second being that pre-modern humans migrated from Africa to become modern humans in other parts of the world. While both theories originate in Africa, most evidence points to the first theory, the Out of Africa Model. The amount of fossils of modern-like humans that are found in Africa, DNA studies suggesting a founding population in Africa, and stone tools and other artifacts are just some of the evidence that supports the Out of Africa Model.
Jonas hates how his society decides to keep memories a secret from everyone. Jonas says: “The worst part of holding the memories is not the pain. It’s the loneliness of it. Memories need to be shared” (Lowry 154). Jonas feels that memories, whether it be good or bad, should be shared with everyone. Furthermore, memories allow the community to gain wisdom from remembering experiences of the past. As for The Giver, The Giver disagrees with how the community runs things. He believes that memories should be experienced by everyone as well, because life is meaningless without memories. The Giver says: “There are so many things I could tell them; things I wish they would change. But they don’t want change. Life here is so orderly, so predictable–so painless. It’s what they’ve chosen [...] It’s just that… without memories, it’s all meaningless. They gave that burden to me” (Lowry 103). The Giver is burdened with the responsibility to not share memories even though that is what he feels the community deserves. In addition, he believes the community lives a very monotonous life where nothing ever changes. Everything is meaningless without memories because the community does not know what it is like to be human without feelings. Overall, Jonas and The Giver’s outlooks on their “utopian” society change as they realize that without
During the last 10-15 years of the Progressive Era, more than 15 million immigrants arrived in the United States— a number equal to the total number of immigrants that arrived in the previous 40 years. In 1910, three-fourths of New York City's population was made up of either immigrants or first generation Americans. Unlike earlier immigrants, the majority of the newcomers during this time came from non-English speaking European countries. Immigrants mostly traveled in from...
The Recent African Origins (Out of Africa) Hypothesis states that, modern humans evolved in Africa and then spread around the world. In other words, all of us can trace our origins back to Africa. On the other hand, we have the Multiregional hypothesis, stating that modern human evolved in many locations around the world from the species Homo erectus. However, this hypothesis and its followers have their back against the wall, due to the three very different strains of evidence supporting the Out of Africa hypothesis (all coming from the “We Are All Africans” article). The first strain of evidence comes from mtDNA, otherwise known as mitochondrial DNA. By analyzing mtDNA, genetic analysists are able to trace ancestry because it is only inherited
Until the 1860s, the early immigrants not only wanted to come to America, but they also meticulously planned to come. These immigrants known as the “Old Immigrants” immigrated to America from many countries in Northern and Western Europe, known as, Sweden, Norway, Scandinavia, Wales and Ireland. Some of them traveled to Canada, but most of them came to the U.S. seeking freedom they didn’t get in their own countries. Ireland had also recently suffered through a potato famine, where the citizens were left poor and starving. Most settled in New York City and other large cities, where they worked in factories and other low-paying jobs. The immigrants caused a great increase in population in these areas. The “Old Immigrants” tried not to cluster themselves with others of their own nationality. They would mostly try to fit in with Americans as best as they could. Many of them had a plan to come to America, so they saved their money and resources before they arrived so they could have a chance at a better life. On the other hand, another group of immigrants began to arrive
In the early nineteenth century, fossilized remains discovered in northern European caves near the cities of Dusseldorf, Germany and Engis, Belgium led to the classification of a new species of hominin; Homo neanderthalensis, which takes its name from the Neander Valley where some of the fossils were discovered. These findings have until recently sparked much debate over its place in the lineage of our common ancestors (Smithsonian). Using information from the current fossil record the graph below illustrates the most likely common ancestor of modern humans and Neanderthals to be Homo heidelbergensis, a species of hominin which lived between 300,000 and 600,000 y.a. Fossilized remains of this species have been found as far east as India’s Narmada Valley (Pearson). A split of ancestral human and Neanderthal populations around 370,000 y.a. suggests that our evolutionary lineage continued unabated
While we evolved in Africa, they evolved, too, and we had no contact with each other for thousands of years. Homo sapiens began to migrate from Africa roughly 60,000 years ago; approximately 30,000 years ago we finally met our long-lost cousins (National Geographic, 2015). There is evidence to suggest that our first interactions were not pleasant ones. In fact, most people suspect that we drove out the Neanderthals. This is because the Neanderthals died out at roughly the same time that we arrived in Europe. Many scientists suggest that we did this by outcompeting or outright killing them. However, there is a new, gentler theory that has to do with our