2.7 Mid-Semester 2 Reflection

1. What do you see as the most important thing you have learned about immigration in the late 19th century? Why? The most import thing that I have learned about immigration in the late 19th century, is that immigration leads to new developments and cultures that spread very rapidly throughout the countries of immigration. Without immigration, America would not have it's famous "melting pot" culture, that is blended with all of the customs and religions across the globe mixed into one country of unity. This was very important in the late 19th century, because it led to new ideas and new ways of life in America, which led us to become larger and more diverse as a whole. 



2. What do you see the most important thing you learned about immigration today? Why? There are many important things with Immigration around the globe today. One of the most important pieces of immigration is the spread of new traditions. Another very important thing that is many moderns immigrants are seeking to find is a new job to provide for there family or a new start in life. Both of these aspects are very important for the role of immigration in modern times.  



3.  What do you see as the 2 most challenging aspects of living in the 19th century urban settings, and how would you evaluate Americans' success (either  as individuals or collectively) in meeting those challenges? Living in the 19th century was very hard for many Americans. Many of these Americans worked in unregulated factories and got paid very little to no pay with unsafe conditions. Another challenging aspect of living in the 19th century was the crowed tenement housing in the urban areas. Many of these living conditions were very unsafe and unregulated, and often led to many deaths and sickness. I would evaluate American's success by if they were able to provide for there family and by the amount of income they are able to bring in each month of work. 



4. One could argue that the effort to build the Highline has some things in common with the late 19th and early 19th century Progressivism. Use your knowledge of Progressivism to identify those similarities, being sure to discuss specific details from the film. Then, demonstrate your knowledge of the nature and context of the Progressive movement by explaining how the effort to build the Highline is dissimilar from Progressivism. The Highline has many common similarities with the ideas of 19th century Progressivism. As the Highline was being built many different jobs and roles in the community were effected by it. The Highline needed artists, landscape designers, construction workers, and many more people to build the whole project. This idea of using many different types of ideas and jobs relate to the idea of Progressivism, because they are using many different jobs and backgrounds to construct the walkway. One of the main ideas of Progressivism is to improve the community for the greater good of the people who live in it with different backgrounds and traditions. The effort to build the Highline is dissimilar to the Progressivism movement , because it collaborates with the old style railroad and bridge. Where as the Progressivism movement keeps moving forward and would recreate the bridge.  

5. Choose an image to illustrate your post.



The HighLine, Photo by Joel Stern field