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Immigration: Then and Now

by Faizan Sohail Posted on December 5, 2010

The three events that I shall be talking about all are connected to Immigration. They each represent pieces of the larger picture of Immigration as a whole. They are: the unveiling and use of Ellis Island as an immigration center, … Continue reading →

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Pink Floyd – A Great Day for Freedom

by Faizan Sohail Posted on November 29, 2010

The song I selected is entitled “A Great Day for Freedom” by Pink Floyd. The song talks makes references to the Berlin Wall being torn down. It also communicates through lyrics that nations wash their hands of bloodshed as if … Continue reading →

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We Shall Overcome

by Faizan Sohail Posted on November 21, 2010

We Shall Overcome was a folk song originally written by Charles Tindley but it became popularized in the 1960’s by singer Pete Seeger. The song itself is one of the hallmarks of the Civil Rights Movement as the song’s popularity … Continue reading →

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The 1950’s and beyond

by Faizan Sohail Posted on November 17, 2010

These two pictures both portray a wide variety of the expressionism that occurred both in the 1950s and beyond. On one side we have Rosa Parks. She was arrested after refusing to give up her seat on a bus to … Continue reading →

Posted in November 16 Assignment, TV24 | Tagged fallout shelter, hysteria, mug shot, Rosa Parks | 1 Comment

Cold War In The Kitchen

by Faizan Sohail Posted on November 8, 2010

The kitchen debates were an important part of the Cold War. Most Americans had never had face to face contact with the citizens of the Soviet Union in any way. Americans were gripped in a red frenzy to fear and … Continue reading →

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It’s A Team Effort!

by Faizan Sohail Posted on November 1, 2010

2b) The perspective of the creator was most likely to get people to understand that World War 2 was a holistic war. It was a holistic war in the sense that it drew and called upon everyone in the nation … Continue reading →

Posted in November 2 Assignment, TV24 | Tagged Propaganda, team work, world war 2 | 1 Comment

Throw Money At The Problem

by Faizan Sohail Posted on October 26, 2010

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The Charleston- A popular Jazz Age Dance

by Faizan Sohail Posted on October 17, 2010

This media is footage of the popular Charleston dance which was a popular dance from the Jazz Age or 1920s. A man and a woman are depicted and the steps of the dance are highlighted. This is most likely an … Continue reading →

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The Red Scare

by Faizan Sohail Posted on October 11, 2010

One important change that began to occur during the World War I era was the growing consciousness of just how diverse the United States really was. The Red Scare was a period in the 1920s in which Attorney General A. … Continue reading →

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Seekers of Freedom

by Faizan Sohail Posted on October 4, 2010

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Booker T. Washington

by Faizan Sohail Posted on September 27, 2010

3b) Washington changed history through his speeches. He believed that a frontal assault against white power institutions would be useless. Instead he urged blacks to build up their segregated communities and find protection in them. A white employer was more … Continue reading →

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Is Standard Oil a Monopoly?

by Faizan Sohail Posted on September 20, 2010

The information in this primary source document helps us a great deal to provide the basic five ‘w’s. The who here would be the small oil companies that were decimated and destroyed at the hands of the oil giant Standard … Continue reading →

Posted in admin only: Featured, September 21 Assignment, TV24 | Tagged big business, monopoly, sherman antitrust act, Standard Oil | 1 Comment

The Right to Vote

by Faizan Sohail Posted on September 15, 2010

One type of freedom discussed in Chapter 15 of Eric Foner’s book GIVE ME LIBERTY was the right of African American’s to vote in the United States. The right to vote has always been one of the basic civil liberties … Continue reading →

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That’s One Small Step For Man…

by Faizan Sohail Posted on September 5, 2010

Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin accompanies fellow astronaut Neil Armstrong [visible in Aldrin’s visor reflection]on a two and a half hour walk across the surface of the moon. The space race was a major battleground in the Cold War between … Continue reading →

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A War of Rememberance

by Faizan Sohail Posted on September 1, 2010

I feel that Eric Foner’s book review shed a lot of light on the potential book by Blight. For one Foner hits upon the point that in order for a reconciliation between North and South to occur the dream of … Continue reading →

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August 31 Assignment

by Faizan Sohail Posted on August 30, 2010

After carefully examining both links I have learned that history cannot be told by just one source. It requires the collaboration of several different sources of information to give the most complete neutral view of the situation possible. For example, … Continue reading →

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Author Archives: Faizan Sohail

Immigration: Then and Now

Pink Floyd – A Great Day for Freedom

We Shall Overcome

The 1950’s and beyond

Cold War In The Kitchen

It’s A Team Effort!

Throw Money At The Problem

The Charleston- A popular Jazz Age Dance

The Red Scare

Seekers of Freedom

Booker T. Washington

Is Standard Oil a Monopoly?

The Right to Vote

That’s One Small Step For Man…

A War of Rememberance

August 31 Assignment

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