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Great Neck – A Persian Community
Throughout United States and global history, immigration has drastically transformed people, places, technology, infrastructure, and communities. In the 19th century, many Irish and German immigrants transformed New York City. In the 18th century, immigrants from Europe virtually changed the American … Continue reading
1950’s Protest Music vs. 21st Century Protest Music
Each of the web addresses below are links to their respected protest songs. The first link is a protest song against the racial tension which was existing between African-Americans and whites in the 1950’s. At the time, many African-Americans were … Continue reading
Women in society
1. Women in jobs. 2. World War II. 3. Public infrastructure. 4. Entertainment. 5. Immigrants. One of the most prominent changes in United States society between 1941 and 1974 was the increase in women in jobs. Before this time period, … Continue reading
The Ages of Communication and Information
Chudacoff goes into detail on how communication changed throughout the 17th century; at first there were letters as the only means of communicating with others over a long distance, but then there were telegraphs and phones. Letters were also used … Continue reading
Gangs Of New York
Gangs of New York had many stars in it, including Leonardo DiCaprio. It is the story of the rivalry between gangs located in the Five Points of Manhattan which is in downtown Manhattan. Many of the fights were between Tammany … Continue reading
www.ethnic-immigrants.com
With nearly an infinite amount of resources, I feel that it would be hard-pressed not to come up with a decent looking website. My idea for a website design would include a website that has information pertaining to every ethnic … Continue reading
Draft Riots of the 19th Century
Bernstein and the website both make arguments around Draft Riots during the 19th century. This particular draft riot was in part due to the Conscription Act of 1863. Passed by President Lincoln to gain larger forces to fight the south, … Continue reading
Slavery in Two Looks
The readings and website both cover a similar topic, slavery. Each source talks about the abolishment of slavery and the problems with slavery. The readings such as White’s don’t really go into the past of slavery like the website does. … Continue reading
The Five Points of New York
Anbinder’s “Five Points” is a masterpiece at describing the five points of New York during the 1800’s. Although the five points were difficult in that many people were starving for food and thirst, it was a major point in New … Continue reading