This visual depicts a protest of workers. To add, it depicts the sanitation workers’ strike in Memphis in 1968. At that time, nearly half of the population of Memphis was black. They endured horrible conditions in the sanitation department as well as little wages and inequality between the races. Eventually, after the death of a …
Monthly Archives: May 2019
The Help (Viivika)
The help notions The Civil Rights Movement encompasses social movements in the United States whose goals were to end racial segregation and discrimination against African Americans and to secure legal recognition and federal protection of the citizenship rights enumerated in the Constitution and federal law. This article covers the phase of the movement between 1954 …
“The Immigrant” (by Ott)
Notions Group 1 Discovery of gold and gold mining The first documented commercial discovery of gold happened in 1799 when a 52-year-old male named Conrad Reed found a 17-pound yellow “rock”. He used it as a bulky doorstep until 1802 when a jeweller identified the rock and asked how much did Conrad Reed want for …
“The Immigrant” part 2
I found “The Immigrant” to be a rather boring movie. There was not enough action and the movie felt stretched out. Though the movie depicted the life in that time (the 1910s) pretty well, I feel like the nearly 2 hours run time was what killed the movie for me, it was plainly just not …
The Immigrant (Tõnis)
Rationale A photograph of immigrants arriving in Ellis Island in the early 20th century United States I chose this photograph as my visual because it depicts the people coming from war into unknown territory. Most of them didn’t have a choice as to whether to move into a completely different continent, not knowing what awaits, or …
The Immigrant
Visual: Rationale: I chose a photo of different colored people at a demonstration fighting for their rights. Even though this photo has been taken later than the era we are talking about, it is still perfect for depicting the situation. First of all, travelling to America to find a better life was a decision that …
Film “The Immigrant” by Katarina
Rationale The fourth movie we watched in our English class was “The Immigrant” and this photo is taken about 10 years before the characters Ewa and Magda arrived to the Ellis Island. On this photo you can see people waiting in the Great Hall aka the Registry Room. Apparently they had just passed the first …
The Immigrant (Kask)
The Transcontinental Railroad The visual depicts the gathering of trains in Promontory Summit, Utah. This picture was taken on May 20, 1869 and it commemorates the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad. Before the railway, the average time it took from the East to the West coast was around 6 months. Two railroads began building tracks …
“The Immigrant” – Krister Põder
Notions Group 1 Discovery of gold and gold mining – Gold mining in the United States has taken place continually since the discovery of gold at the Reed farm in North Carolina in 1799. The first documented occurrence of gold was in Virginia in 1782. Some minor gold production took place in North Carolina as …
The Immigrant (Erik)
Notions Discovery of gold and gold mining-There were 3 first major gold rushes. North-Carolina, Georgia, California. 1st rush in 1799 Gold discovered in North-Carolina. The finder didn’t know its value and used it as a doorstop. In 1802 it was recognized and word spread. First miners were FARMERS. Carolina mines evolved into mine-shafts. By 1835 …