Ellis Island Deconstructed Summary

Three Mile Island in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, contained the most serious commercial nuclear accident in U.S. history. The events that followed taught the U.S. a lesson learned about nuclear power and the damage it can cause. The Three Mile accident paved the way for reforms in the way nuclear power plants were operated and regulated. the location of the island, the accident, the meltdown, the aftermath, and the media circus were all critical points in the lessons learned.

“Mama?” Almost immediately I cannot detect her red curly hair anymore, I can only hear her cry my name, “Sonny!” My heart drops down to my feet the second I cannot hear her voice calling my name anymore. What do I do? Do I ask for help? How come when something finally goes right, something goes wrong? Mother and I just finished the Ellis Island inspection and become separated. With no clue where I stand, I have a mini panic attack. To make everything worse, it’s ice-cold out here.

The progression of people into and within the United States has had an essential impact on the nation, both intentionally and unintentionally. Progressions such as The Great Migration and the Second Great Migration are examples of movements that impacted the United States greatly. During these movements, African Americans migrated to flee racism and prejudice in the South, as well as to inquire jobs in industrial cities. They were unable to escape racism, but they were able to infuse their culture into American society. During the twentieth century, economic and political problems led to movements such as The Great Migration and The Second Great Migration which impacted the United States significantly.

Immigrants needed money to come to America. Sometimes they would get their money from 'loan sharks'. Loan sharks are unlicensed lenders who will lend you money when no one else will. They often target unemployed people, immigrants, or lone parents. The loan sharks would lend the immigrants money and they would recollect it along with a little profit from interest. Other times immigrants would get money from family already living here. Ellis Island could be heaven for one family, and hell for another. Many people were sent out, no matter what their age. Families were broken apart because some members would be sent back, and some were allowed to stay.

For this unit, I decided to read Kafka’s “In the Penal Colony.” The author, Franz Kafka, was an early 20th century middle-class Jew who lived in Prague and wrote mostly in German. The present short story, published in 1919, refers to an unnamed penal colony somewhere in the tropics and focuses on four characters: the commander of the camp, an invited foreign dignitary, a guard, and a victim. The story revolves a twisted idea of justice, where the punishment does not fit the crime, and the condemned does not know neither the charge nor the nature of his punishment. Indeed, justice seems completely irrelevant to the commander who is only fascinated with the torturing as an art and science; the apotheosis of the latter represented with the torturing machine that resembles a CNC router that inscribes the accusation on the skin of the condemned who then dies slowly from bleeding.

Ellis Island was a place many immigrants came in hopes of seeing the new world. Many of the immigrants were faced with many obstacles, but nearly 80% of the immigrants who came to Ellis Island were let through to America. Many immigrants came to

Ellis Island by Joseph Bruchac and Europe and America by David Ignatow possess similar components regarding the American Dream. For example, both works include dreams, experiences, and disappointments of earlier generations. The poems differ within their similarities though through how the narrator feels towards their ancestors doings. To begin, Ellis Island discusses the dreams of two Slovak children who became the narrator’s grandparents. Lines nine through eleven state, “...tall woman, green / as dreams of forests and meadows / waiting...” The tall woman referred to represents the Statue of Liberty which stood proudly and greeted boats as they sailed to Ellis Island. At first sight, the monument became the “...answerer / of dreams” (16-17), for

Angel Island is called “the Ellis Island of the West”. Angel Island was supposed to be a beacon of hope for many immigrants; who were wished to start a new life in the United States. These immigrants wished to achieve their own “American Dream”. Angel island did not live up to its name expectation of being a welcoming utopian paradise for immigrants. Angel Island had a plethora of people from many nationalities go through its doors. Yet, the immigration station becomes a “home” from many immigrants, using home in the loosest sense of the word. Over half a million people passed through the doors of the Western immigration station, but immigration officials detained a significant number of individuals. The population with the largest amount

For some the hardest part of their journey was arriving at the port. Many had to wait for paperwork, or had to travel long distances just to get to the port. This paperwork consisted of 31 questions of personal intent. Then they were finally led to the ship or maybe cargo ship and then to steerage where they were then transported to America. Steerage was the hardest part for some passengers because of the dark crowded spaces and the cold bitterness. Once on board of the boat or cargo ship there were three types of passengers, first class, second class, and third class. First and second class did not need to go through any form of customs or check out they just boarded and exited into New York. Third class passengers were not as fortunate and had to be inspected and registered into Ellis Island. During the boat ride the passengers played cards talked and learned the new language. Before these passengers left the ship medical examiners came onto the boat and checked everyone for diseases and personnel. After the immigrant exited the boat he approached a customs officer to be checked, after that they went to the money station where any foreign money you had could be exchanged for American money. From there on most immigrants were on their own and had to find a way out of Ellis Island and New

Because of a fire in ...Many of those immigrants were dealing with diseases that could kill them and many caught them all from people on or off the Ellis Island was the major US Immigration hub in the late 1800's and the early 1900's. Between the years of 1892 and 1954 some 12 million were processed at Ellis Island . To many, Ellis Island represented the gateway to opportunity and a new and prosperous life by way of the American dream. However to the 25 that were turned away from Ellis Island and denied entrance into the U.S., Ellis Island represented cold shutting doors of hopelessness and failure. Those that were turned away from Ellis Island were few percentages wise, but 2% of 12million translates into more than 250,000 dreams

According to History.com, “it is estimated that close to 40% percent of all U.S citizens can trace at least one of their ancestors of Ellis Island.” This information is important because it shows you how big of a role Ellis Island played in U.S immigration. Ellis Island was important to many immigrants because it meant freedom, new possibilities, and a new life.

Today, New York City is the most populated city in the United States. New York City, NYC, is made up of five boroughs including Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, and Staten Island. Ellis Island, the first immigration station, and the statue of liberty are both located in New York. Immigrants went for more freedom in the 1800s and for economic and other opportunities back then and even now. Since NYC is such a large city, there are more job opportunities which draws people to the city. Also, there are an abundance of attractions and much more cultural diversity. All of these factors contribute to the reason the population is a whopping 8.538 million people!

In the very beginning, there are a bunch of people going through security, doing wellness checks, background checks, etc., to try and come into the United States through Ellis Island, a tiny island off the coast of New Jersey. The movie specifically centers on two Polish women, Ewa Cybulska and her sister Magda. Magda was taken away suddenly as she was deemed too sick to be allowed in, suspected to be lung failure. Ewa got through to the background check portion, but was sent away as she was “unescorted” and had nowhere to go, mostly because her uncle

There was so many people from different countries wanting the same thing as we did. Ellis Island was covered with long lines of people waiting for inspection. This consisted of examination by a doctor and an interview with an inspector. If a doctor saw you as sick, you would have to stay at Ellis Island until you were well again. While with an inspector, immigrants were expected to answer questions like where they were from, whether they had relatives in America or not, how much money they had, could they read or write in any language, and if they had jobs waiting for them in America or not. Most Italian immigrants had to speak to the inspector through a translator because they did not know any English. I could many Italians “refer to the island as L'Isola delle Lacrime: The Island of Tears" (Grossman, 1993). We were amongst the lucky ones that did not get sick and have to be sent back to or homeland. We only had to wait about twelve hours before being passed and were able to stay and start a new life. While many Italian immigrants scattered across the states, my family felt as if it was in our best interest to stay close.

Island Games Mystery of the Four Quadrants was an exciting book written by a 12-year-old named Caleb J. Boyer. It started out as Matthew wakes up on a sandy beach and finds his best friend Ryan laying next to him unconscious. With no idea how they got there and no memory of their lives, they have to find a way to survive. The only thing they do know is that they are best friends and they need to find food and water fast. In their first attempt to find food and be rescued, they head for a boat in the ocean that they could see in the distance. They soon found out that after they risk their life with whatever huge obstacle they cross, they are rewarded with food and water. Sometimes along with the food and water they also get some kind of survival