Monthly Archives: February 2011
Response 3/1
For me to say who I agreed with I would just end up having to name everyone, because many of us had the same idea. A lot of what we learned about immigration was heavily romanticized or “Disneyfied,” as Elizabeth … Continue reading
Response (3/1/11)
I agree with Liz when she stated that capitalism is not entirely to blame. I do believe that human selfishness and greed played a huge role in the overall poverty of the society but I think that other uncontrollable factors … Continue reading
Response – March 1
Like William said, I felt extremely appreciative and grateful for everything I have while reading these chapters. Some sort of plumbing system was a rare gift to the people living in these tenements described in the Five Points and Brownsville. … Continue reading
Response
Since we’re having a little capitalist vs. communism debate here, I’d like to say that I agree with Elizabeth–that neither system is perfect. It’s true that if the United States had been a Communist society, Five Points would not be … Continue reading
Response No. 4
So, I’m sitting here watching the Oscars, and I think to myself, “Gee, the richer always seem to get richer as the poorer get poorer, huh?” Seeing Anne Hathaway and James Franco all dolled up severely conflicted with the images … Continue reading
Response #4 (for 3/1/11)
Oh goodness, the sparks both react so strongly to the conditions of the tenement life depicted in Anbinder, that I have actually forgotten what strong feelings I was gonna post about. Honestly though, I feel horrible for not having that … Continue reading
Response 3/1
I agree with the quote that Liz used from the Foner chapter; in many situations, the reality and the image that we see something in are completely different. One main example that Foner talks about was the example of ethnic … Continue reading
Spark 3/1
In the beginning of Foner, she says “the image and the reality are different” and that popular imagination has a way of romanticizing the old neighborhoods. She is absolutely right. If people truly thought that “the old ethnic neighborhoods were … Continue reading
Spark
On page 18 of “Brownsville, Brooklyn,” Wendell Pritchett writes: “Separating fact from myth, reality from nostalgia, is difficult.” Throughout the readings, especially the two chapters from Anbinder, I found it difficult to get a clear picture of how life in … Continue reading
Response
Like William and ToniAnn, I found immigrants discriminating against other immigrants to be both infuriating and ironic. All immigrants arrived in America searching for something, whether it was jobs or freedom or relief from the accursed potato blight. For immigrants, … Continue reading
