Progressive Movement Era

I would define progress as a movement going forward in time or place. Webster Dictionary defines progress as " a movement forward or toward a place" and " the process of improving or developing something over a period of time." People referrer to the time between the 1890s - 1920s as the Progressive Era. According to an article named The Progressive Era (The New Era) it was deemed to this term because of the movement going forward in society and the economy. According to the article Theodore Roosevelt: The Making of a Progressive Reformer, President Roosevelt "endorsed"  "minimum wage laws" and "mother's pension". According to Causes of the Progressive Movement because there was a "Negative Impact in Industrialization" working conditions had worsened, "rapid" urbanization had caused housing quality to plummet, there was a "rise in crime" in the urban areas, and there was also a " discrimination" against women (aka "Womens suffrage). All the goals that the Progressive movements that the government wanted had turned put to not come true, but became even more of a problem the people w\had wanted. It seems as though by trying by trying to help make a progressive movement in society and the economy it seemed to worsen everything they had tried to make better.

1. Essential goals worth striving for/ Necessary changes: provide Health and Safety codes, bring political reform, and stray away power from big corporate companies and try to "regulate" business, and improve working conditions. Causes of the Progressive Movement
2. Good Goals – bring equality to both genders and try to  save natural resources.  Causes of the Progressive Movement
3. Not a good idea- Banning of Acolhol (why ban something that everyone does and will go against the law to keep doing it)

Futuristic Predictions From 50-100 Years Ago

Many predictions from 50-100 years ago have been the most interesting because they were either spot on or completely wrong. Predictions that were made that came from Scary Accurate Predictions From Over 110 Years Ago and Ten 100-year predictions that came true were 1) The American will be taller 2) Ready cooked meals will be bought 3) Trains will travel up to 150 miles per hour 4) Being able to travel to England in two days 5) The invention of the Television. These "wish list" were more of hope than a warning, having these predictions were what people wanted because then it would make life easier for them in the future. These predictions that were listed above were for the most part completely on tracked and had come true. One example of a prediction that was bizarre was fishing for seagulls. Why would we want to do that in general, unless you eat them. All of these predictions were seemed to be focused on electrical and consumer products such as food like fruit and vegetables. All these people were hoping for a better world not just for them, but for the families so that they would not have to struggle like they are. In the future, I see that the world would be overpopulated, there would be less communication between people in the aspect of face to face, and that there will be more exploration by trying to populate other planets.

I believe that we have no control over our future, what will be will be. One group that for sure has control over the future is the government. i believe this because they make the rules and laws that we the people follow, they have limited power but power in general to make us do things that can result in a great future or horrible future.

Hawaiian: The Legend of Eddie Aikau

The filmmakers decided to name the documentary Hawaiian, The Legend of Eddie Aikua, because he was a symbol of what surfing was originally about the Hawaiian culture. The life of Eddie Aikua shows way of Hawaiian culture through surfing and being a champion and legend , being one with the Earth, and trying to make the statement clear that Hawaiian are worth more then what others think. ESPN's programming had focused the documentary on surfing with an underlining topic of Hawaiian culture. The filmmakers showed this through imagery of actual pictures and videos, one on ones with his family members and close friends, and moving reenactments of major points that had occur. If this documentary was to be created by another programming company such as PBS or the History channel it would be more about his life but maybe go more in depth of the Hawaiian culture because it was his calling/meaning in life, being Hawaiian made him who he was.

America Seizing the Philippines

If I were to make a documentary the main topic would be how American seized and colonized the Philippines. The focus would be the reasoning and the actions done towards the Philippines. I would go into depth on the struggles that President McKinley faced when it came to what he would do with the Philippines. I would also look into how many options he had and why he thought the one he had was the best and how did it become beneficial for the United States. The angle would be how  President McKinley's choice made a the people of the United Sates come to the idea of Imperialism, how it made people question their thoughts, knowledge, and ideas of what they thought America was about, and how the Philippines reacted towards what was happening to them and their country.

How do you analyze political political cartoons?

When it came to analyzing political cartoons I knew that in order to understand what is being illustrated I needed to know/understand prior or outside knowledge, reading what little words are in the cartoon itself and interpreting them,  and try to find aspects of irony in the illustration also. When I look up guides to analyzing political cartoons other that what I had already knew there were other aspects such as  symbolism, exaggeration, and analogies. Learning this new information I now that the guide I had searched (It's No Laughing Matter: Cartoon Analysis Guide) would be the best to use when analyzing because there are more specific "instructions" on what to do and explains why.When it comes to analyzing political cartoons I look for symbolism, irony and writing within the This guide had also used my methods so in my opinion I would use this when comes to analyzing these cartoons because it gives the steps that would help, the reasoning behind the steps, and some questions to ask when I am analyzing the cartoon.

1899 political cartoon by Mccay

Uncle Sam (United States) is being tied up by a rope by a mule that is the "Philippines". It symbolizes that the US is getting tied up in something that is bigger than them.

The Hawaiian Gazette

This cartoon illustrates Uncle Sam and two younger children who are presumably Cuban and Hawaiian. The texts says "Who'll get the wish-bone?". During this time (1897)  Hawaii and Cuba were still territories and were near the time of the becoming annexed. It seems as though Uncle Sam is bullying the little children, that he taunting them. The United Sates seemed to believe that they were better the territories because they were taking care of them.

President McKinley

This cartoon symbolizes the reluctance of McKinley deciding whether or not to give that Philippines back to Spain because he didn't want to be imperialist. He then decided to keep the Philippines to "help" them and educate them so that they can become independent. 

Phrenology

In our research we observed and took notes on a bust for its use, was it an artifact who created it. thus bust would be considered a secondary source since it is not the original. For research in general my group used prior knowledge on what we already knew on what this bust was, but we also used google to find scholarly information on everything about it. this type of bust was originally made or created by a German Physiologist Franz Gall in 1796. This bust was primarily used in the early 19th century for usage on phrenology and science of the brain, the bust was later recreated by LN Fowler. the importance of this bust later became outdated and incorrect when later science came in to perspective and prove the information given from the bust to be wrong. This research helped helped me fine tune my search on in making my search more specific.

Ellis Island: The Immigration Station

Ellis Island: The Immigration Station

              In the late 1800’s and early 1900’s there was a large migration of immigrants to the United States. When coming to the United States immigrants had to pass through immigration stations for citizenship and to enter into the country. One of the most well-known and used immigration stations was Ellis Island. Over 12 million immigrants passed through the doors at this Island. With the boom in immigration and the creation of Ellis Island to accommodate the growth urbanization and industrialization began to emerge.

              The original immigration station of New York between the years of 1855-1890 was Castle Garden (aka Clinton Castle). Over 8 million immigrants passed through here, but because of the over whelming numbers of immigrants coming through Clinton Castle it had begun to become ill equipped. There had also been the problem of “corruption” and “incompetence” with the walls of the Castle. For theses reason the Federal government began to look for a new station. In a New York magazine titled “The Evening World” dated back to March 12, 1890 there was an article titled Ellis Island, Mr. Windom that had talked about choosing between Liberty Island and Ellis Island as the new immigration center. The senator of New York at the time, Senator McPharson,  had argued that he did not want to have to do drastic changes to Liberty Island to accommodate the changes need to make into a center, and that lead him to suggestion and choosing of Ellis Island to become the new center of immigration for New York. This Island was the federally owned and operated by the US government and was open on January 1, 1892. That same day Annie Moore, an Irish immigrant, became the first to pass through the new doors.

Clinton Castle (Garden Castle)

Ellis Island

              Sadly on June 15, 1897 Ellis Island’s main center for immigrants to become citizens was burnt to the ground losing all document that dated back to 1855. The federal government then issued for all building on the island to become fire proof so that the incident would not occur again. On December 17, 1900 the “New Main Building” was opened and around 2,251 immigrants passed through. The island denied citizenship to those of mental and physical disabilities, and children without of an adult. In the “The Sun” another New York paper dated back to February 29, 1904 an article titled Conditions at Ellis Island stated that over 6,839 immigrants so far that year had been denied for the reasons such as: medical certification, liable public charges, insane, convicts, deported once on land. In1907 a law was passed that stated that no one with disabilities were allowed citizenship. Later in 1906 a new island was constructed beside the existing island to help accommodated even more immigrant migration. All together there was of 27 acres of land. The island then housed the station, a hospital, and a psychiatric ward.

Ellis Island Expanded

              The process from a country onto a ship then to the USA was a lengthy. The tickets back then costed upwards from $12-$60 (today $500-$1000). The voyage could take 1-4 weeks depending where you came from. When arriving at the Island you get checked immediately by doctors for mental and physical deformities and also literacy. Then they were sent to get their luggage and then went to the Great Hall to get documented. If you were 1^st or 2^nd class you were already checked by doctors and officials and were ready to leave te island once you were there. For those who were 3^rd class had to go through the whole process on the Island. One interesting story from the “New York Tribune” dated back to July 6, 1913 and article called Fugitive Wife Sent to Ellis Island talked about the journey of a women from England to America. It stated that she left her husband and then in the middle of the voyage (when she realized that she was broke) repented and wanted to go back to her husband who was significantly older than her. To keep the story short the husband rejected her request to come back and she was taken by the immigration police to barge on Ellis Island.

Doctors Inspecting Immigrants for Health Issues

              Many immigrants left their countries to avoid economic down poor, religious restraints, and poverty. Since there was a boom of industrialization many immigrants came from jobs. Around 80% of the jobs taken were taken by immigrants. This then boosted industrialization. Because of the overwhelming population growth urbanization. Many of the cities could not keep up the population so them many moved to urban area around the city and lived in the “ghettos”. The “ghettos” were a community of immigrants that lived together that were from the country, culture, and spoke the same language. The conditions of the communities were horrible. Many did not have plumbing, electricity, and had tiny rooms. Because of Ellis Island the United States were able to prosper and grow economically and socially.

Annie Moore (First Immigrant to go Through Ellis Island

cites:

Fort Wood (Liberty Island) and Fort Gibson (Ellis Island)
 1. I used this website to find background history of Ellis Island before it was an immigration station.

Ellis Island History
 2. This website gave me information on the basic history of Ellis Island and the procedure of what immigrants went through.

America's First Immigration Center
 3. I used this website to obtain information on Garden Castle (Clinton Castle) as the original immigration station.

Ellis Island
 4. This website helped gave me specific/ important events of Ellis Island in chronological order.

Mental Examination of Immigrants: Administration and Line Inspection at Ellis Island
 5. I used this website to help give me information on what the medical examination was, what they did during it, and what it was for.

The Public Health Service on Ellis Island
 6. This website also gave me another source of information on medical examination and the type of hospitals Ellis Island had and what their use was.

Assimilation
7. This was a website that gave me a definition of assimilation.

Urban Political Machines
 8. I used this website to help give me information and statistics of urbanization.

Immigration
 9. This website gave me information on immigration and its restrictions (medical, physical, and literacy tests).

Ellis Island, Mr. Windom
 10. This website helped me find the reasoning behind the choosing of Ellis Island for the new immigration station.

Conditions at Ellis Island
 11. This website had an article on the conditions of Ellis Island and some statistics of people being rejected from the island.

Fugitive Wife Sent to Ellis Island
 12. I used this website to obtain primary resource which was a old New York newspaper that had a story about Ellis Island that involved a crazy wife.

Ellis Island (2)
 13. I used this website to give me specific information about the process and journey of immigrants coming from different countries to Ellis Island.

ELLIS ISLAND First Stop for Immigrants, Last Stop for Deportees
 14. This website I used helped me get basic information if Ellis Island such as: who had to get checked at the island and what did they get checked for.

Human Migration

National Geographic defines Human migration as “the movement of people from one place in the world to another for the purpose of taking up permanent or semipermanent residence, usually across a political boundary.”   People from all over are all different and are not the same. Many are differentiated by skin tone and racial features. This usually leads to racial profiling, but what most do not know is that though they look one certain way they have a mixture of cultures within them. Human migration was one of the main reasons for the modernization of multiple societies.