...In the 1880s, due to Imperial Japan’s struggling transition from the feudal era to the modern era, Japanese immigrants were flooding into the West coast of America. Fearful of the rising number of Japanese immigrants, Americans would proceed to try and eradicate the “yellow peril” which leads to prejudicial exchanges and racist encounters with the newly immigrated Japanese. These encounters would drastically affect the growing Japanese-American community, momentarily stunting their growth and progression in cultural activities, and ultimately lead to their internment during World War II. The early experience of the Japanese immigrants greatly shaped the early relationship between native-born Americans and the Japanese immigrants. The sailors on the ships were crude and rude to the immigrants, greatly shaping the way the Japanese viewed white people. Japanese immigrants also had to endure many hardships during the two week voyage (Takami, Web) from Japan to America. The passenger ships for large scale immigration were notorious for having damp holds, lice-infested beds, poor ventilation, and nearly inedible food (Takami, Web). Since it was many immigrant’s first time sailing long term on a ship, seasickness was a common ailment....
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...built upon a pedestal of prejudice, but one of the most significant of these was the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882. This law made it nearly impossible for Chinese immigrants to become United States citizens. However, historical evidence shows that female Chinese immigrants faced more difficulties in the United States than did their male counterparts. Although all Chinese immigrants faced hardships in migrating to America, females were more harshly impacted by anti-immigration laws than males were due to a potent combination of racism and sexism. One of the first things that may come to mind when we think about Chinese immigration to the United States is the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, and it is not hard to see why. As the name implies, politicians created...
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...Richard Wright’s life has been affected by American society throughout his whole life. In the early 1900s, America was trying to cooperate between the North and South, coming out of the Civil War. Segregation and discrimination was still roaming throughout Southern society, and Richard being born in Mississippi, he was bound to experience both segregation and discrimination. After the Civil War, many former slaves and their children spread across the United States, known as the Great Migration, while others stayed in the South. Richards family stayed in the South with the Jim Crow Laws built into Southern society. Since the founding of America, race-relations throughout history hasn’t been the greatest. With immigration increasing from year...
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...some as they walk the streets during the day and others while they sleep in their beds at night. Once upon a time citizens felt a great deal safer than they do today. People were not afraid to leave their homes and take strolls through the neighborhood at night, whenever they felt like walking to get some fresh air, thanks to the police. The policing throughout the city and in the neighborhood s made citizens feel safe, people were not afraid to leave their homes and sit outside on their front porches. However, as time began to change the world, policing changed as well. In this paper this author will evaluate the past, present and future trends in the interface between components of the criminal justice system and criminal justice connections with surrounding society which involves policing in the United States of America. Past Trends Sometimes it’s better to let the things in the past, stay in the past but not when it comes to policing, back in the late 1800s and early 1900s police made people feel safe within their community. Police officers would walk the streets patrolling the neighborhood, standing on street corners talking to the neighbors in the community and actually getting to know the people who they help protect. That was when citizens and police officers actually knew each other on a first name basis, when citizens felt police officers cared about them and what went on in their community. During this era citizens felt safer...
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...During the late 1800s, the United States entered an era of industrialization. The country began to focus more on innovation and new technology to promote economic success, instead of the traditional agricultural focus. The period of industrialization was beneficial to the United States because businesses began to thrive and countless employment opportunities were available for all workers. With support from the government and new and effective ways to produce goods, many businesses saw success during the period of industrialization. To support economic growth, the government adopted a policy of laissez-faire, which allowed businesses to make independent decisions to best support the growth of their business. In addition, a new mode...
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...safe, some as they walk the streets during the day and others while they sleep in their beds at night. Once upon a time citizens felt a great deal safer than they do today. People were not afraid to leave their homes and take strolls through the neighborhood at night, whenever they felt like walking to get some fresh air, thanks to the police. The policing throughout the city and in the neighborhood s made citizens feel safe, people were not afraid to leave their homes and sit outside on their front porches. However, as time began to change the world, policing changed as well. In this paper this author will evaluate the past, present and future trends in the interface between components of the criminal justice system and criminal justice connections with surrounding society which involves policing in the United States of America. Sometimes it’s better to let the things in the past, stay in the past but not when it comes to policing, back in the late 1800s and early 1900s police made people feel safe within their community. Police officers would walk the streets patrolling the neighborhood, standing on street corners talking to the neighbors in the community and actually getting to know the people who they help protect. That was when citizens and police officers actually knew each other on a first name basis, when citizens felt police officers cared about them and what went on in their community. During this era citizens felt safer and had...
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... Literary Worth Essay Did Emily Dickinson take part in literary break found in the traditional 19th century? Yes her poetry came forth with boldness during this time. Her writings were so unique it made her readers capture and believe what she was writing about. Within her poems, she demonstrated mixed feelings in her writings, although she uses imagination to communicate with particular ideals in some poems. During the early 1900’s many poets decided to get away from the normal way of writing American Poetry. By doing this many poets began to write in different styles other than the traditional American way to write poetry. Three criteria’s we can elaborate on in regards to great poetry would be first, the work is relevant to normal life situations. Second, the poetry work is worth reading and is comforting to read. Third, the poets all had great ideas to write on. Walt Whitman had his part in the literary break which causes American Literature to gain new styles of writing poetry. He was a journalist who wrote to fulfill the needs of his audience. He often time would write poetry that would run on and on. Whitman and Dickinson new ways of writing poetry has brought about a great change in our modern literature classes. This new style of writing qualified them both to be listed as great poets during their time. Darlene 2 “Dickinson’s poetry...
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...A variety of factors contributed to the preeminence of American industrial power in the late 19th and early twentieth century. Whereas the United States enjoyed an abundance of domestic raw materials, technological advancements by scientific entrepreneurs, and a battery of talented business entrepreneurs assisted by a compliant federal government, the most convenient and probably most critical progressive factor was the influx of a cheap, non-American immigrant labour force. Brinkley in his work “The Unfinished Nation: A Concise History of the American People” is careful to point out that America rise in industrialization occurred in half the period of time that England took to achieve the same. Though some scholars argue that the U.S. was already steering toward industrial prominence since the early 1800s, the majority agree that last three decades prior to the 1920s witnessed an incredible surge in economic growth that heralded America’s supremacy thereafter. By 1900, over $3.4 billion in foreign wealth fueled the economy of the US.Of course, a comparison of England’s and America’s progress in industrialization is wanted, and would yield points that support the main thesis. One way to understand the rapid growth of American industries as opposed to English industries is to view the industrial revolution as a seamless international phenomenon. In this view, England’s early advancements in industrial technology paved the way for other nations to bypass serendipitous error and...
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...of the material. (Lewis, p 2). The tufted quilt is tied in enough places to keep the filling from shifting and bunching (History) This method was not extremely durable, and since European women were already practiced embroiders, they began to use those techniques on quilts as well, to hold the filler materials in place better. (Lewis, p 2) Like other household goods, quilts were brough by the colonists when they came to settle here in America. (Lews, p 10) The colonists only had the fabric material they brought with them to use. Quilts were functional items, as the women did not have time for the artistic traditions of quilting which they had learned in Europe (Johnson). As these household goods wore out, blankets were patched, and even combined with old cothes and other blankets as filler material in a new quilt. (Johnson) Fabric was at a premium during these times, and these original patchwork quilts were the most common quilts found in homes. (Lews, p 13) Moving on from patchwork With the establishment of textile mills in America in 1813, fabric became more availble. (Brenemen) This provided the opporunity to use quilting techniqes other than patchwork. Whole cloth quilts...
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...period was the late 1800s and early 1900s. With the new machines invented, food was safer but people were being put out of jobs by machines and inventions. Laissez faire was a law that allowed businesses to operate without the government stepping in, big business paid their employees low wages and made them work 12 hour days. Railroads allowed big companies to get their product all over the country. City life in the late 1800s and early 1900s was over crowded with no running water and filthy, but you lived closer to your job and there was tons of entertainment. Immigrants during the industrialization were pulled to the U.S. for a better life, opportunities for land, tales of riches, acceptance, and work. They were pushed out of their country because of overpopulation, no food, no work, and religious persecution. The progressive era. During the progressive era the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments were passed. The 13th amendment ended slavery, the 14th gave african americans citizenship, and the 15th gave them the right to vote. The 18th amendment banned any purchase, selling and transporting of alcohol. The 19th amendment gave women the right to vote. The meat inspection act was federal inspections of factories and...
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...Reconstruction (1934) is an art piece painted by Aaron Douglas. He was an African-American painter during the Harlem Renaissance movement. As the title suggests, the painting is a description of the history of African-Americans from slavery through reconstruction time. The art piece is divided up into different sections and highlights the racism toward African-Americans. On the left side of the painting you see black people with drums and a crop growing in the background. This section of the painting shows a time where Africans were free and not slaves. Moving a little to the right, we see oppression and slavery through the black people being hunched over in the painting. Towards the middle of the art piece we see a person standing up pointing and showing the desire to fight against slavery and to the right of him you see people with their fists up and ready to fight against the oppression and slavery. This piece of art explores Negro heritage from left to right. I like this piece of art because of the soft colors and the neutral appearance of the silhouettes of people. This painting describes African-American culture and their struggle to end slavery. Everything in this painting describes life of African-American and their struggle in the 1900’s. Historical Context Douglas’s painting Aspects of Negro Life: From Slavery to Reconstruction provided a big contribution during the New Negro movement known as the Harlem Renaissance. This movement increased awareness of black...
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...care funding. I will be goining back to the 1900s though the current day. And I will explain what historic events have shaped our current health care economy. During the early 1900s healthcare was focused on finding a cure on infectious disease and poor hygiene. Then there are the diseases caused by poor nutrition, there is the case of poor infant and maternal care. And being able to deal with all these diseases, with sub-par medical equipment. The early 1900s was a learning decade to really find out what actually works on certain diseases. By the mid 1900s healthcare made huge leaps and bounds. Starting with high tech equipment, to utilize for treatment. Better and stronger medication. And better trained doctors and staff to be able to deal with and major on minor medical emergency. In 1946 the public schools created a school health initiative to keep a healthier school environment. By trying to lower the amount of disease in children, by giving all children proper vaccinations. And also by giving kids health foods to avoid a high obesity rate among children. This is where a greater amount of funding was issued by the government to help bring healthcare to the top. The government had started to realize by the mid 1950s the importance of health care on the future of the world. We all must stay healthy and disease free to prosper, so this is when funding was set aside for health care in America. The later 1900s healthcare met a new revolution where computers...
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...York. The flames that attacked the top three floors of the Asch building killed 176 people. Families were left devastated and citizens were horrified. Most of the people that worked in that building were immigrants. They moved from another country, many wanting a better life. What was life actually like for the brave people who sailed across the ocean, hoping for change? Between the years 1900 and 1915 over 15 million immigrants arrived in America. This is about equal to the number of immigrants who arrived in the previous forty years combined. The majority of newcomers came from non English speaking countries. It was during this time of immigration that the Triangle Factory Fire took place. Most of the people working in the Asch building at this time were Italian or Jewish. Jewish families were trying to escape the prosecution and economic hardships that were taking place in their home countries. Italians came across the sea with the promise of wealth and prosperity in America. (Haddix 283)...
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...Historical Foundations- Latin America Brandy Barnum HUMA215-1302B-06 6/22/2013 Abstract Latin was the language of the Roman Empire. It is widely debated how Latin started to be spoken by the Romans. Latin is one of many of the Italic languages. The Romance languages are made up of the languages that are descended from Latin. Much of language today is still derived from Latin beginnings and influences the English language as well as other modern languages. Historical Foundations – Latin America Latin is one of the oldest languages known to man. Dating back with beginnings noted in 2nd century BC and continuing through the 18th century, the Latin language has spread and evolved, deriving much language used today from Latin origin. The history of the Latin language includes Archaic Latin, Classical Latin, Vulgar Latin, Medieval Latin, Renaissance Latin, Early Modern Latin and Modern Latin. Archaic , or “Old Latin”, refers to all Latin that was used before 75 BC. The early Latin alphabet, known as the Etruscan Alphabet, was written from right to left but later got revised and was then written from left to right. Vulgar Latin was used from 200-900 BC. Although it is called Vulgar it is not filled with naughty words, but is quite the opposite. Vulgar Latin is how the Romance languages were developed. Medieval Latin was used from 900-1300 BC. Medieval Latin was the form of Latin used in the Middle Ages, it was how scholars spoke and used in the medieval Roman Catholic...
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...is a strong believer in Laissez-faire politics. But many people today disagree with my views. A large majority of people now support liberalism, which is another word for progressivism. Progressivism is defined by Dictionary.com as “favoring or promoting political or social reform through government action, or even revolution, to improve the lot of the majority” (Dictionary.com 3). This basically means that the government is larger, to protect the people. The main parts that will be focused on are the major events of the early 1900’s up until the 1950’s. There is a major importance to both of these styles of political ideology. They both helped us to obtain what we have today, the good and the bad things. Progressivism is a very important aspect of American culture and has helped carve America into the place that it is today. The progressivism movement started around the 1890’s and gained popularity especially during the Great Depression. During the early 1900’s conditions in the workplace were rough and the pay was low. People figured out that as a single person they had very little power or say in anything about these conditions. They figured out that if they got together as one and collectively fought for better conditions and pay that they could win what they wanted and deserved. This is how unions first came to be. Unions, like the American Federation of Labor, had 138,000 members in 1886 and the Knights of Labor had 730,000. With numbers like this Americans...
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