3rd quarter research

Celeste Nelson
3rd Quarter Research Paper

 Oxygen, water, food, shelter, sleep; these are the five basic things one needs for survival. Food is ranking on number three, which makes it pretty important. I mean, it's a simple idea, if you don't eat, you won't survive. Hunger strikes happen all over the world to protest for basic rights. By 1910, women everywhere were hunger striking for the right to vote.

I think that a hunger striking for something you believe in is very admirable. It's like dying slowly and painfully for the good of humanity. If one were to die from starvation, in would not be in vain because that death is another tick on someones record, another death that someone is responsible for. Another reason I find hunger striking to be admirable is because it is a peaceful protest. It is hard to get your point across without using abrasive and sometimes even violent ways. I don't like or believe in violent protest because I think if people use violent tactics, it gives the government reason to respond in violent ways. It doesn't always get a point across or catch everyone's attention to picket or march. A hunger strike is a very powerful and also peaceful way to protest conditions. But because it is to intentionally cause bodily harm to oneself, I also believe that a hunger strike should only be used in the worst conditions, or as a last resort.    

 The hunger strikes were meant to get women recognized by society.  President Woodrow Wilson refused to help with getting a constitutional amendment granting women the right to vote, despite his pledge to support women's suffrage. Alice Paul was the leader of the National American Women's Suffrage and staged silent protests outside the White House in 1917. This ultimately  led to her arrest and in protest of jail conditions, she began a hunger strike. in response they relocated Alice to a psychiatric ward where she was force fed raw eggs through a plastic tube. After that, other women joined the strike and put Wilson in a negative light for letting people starve.

   On March 3, 1913, Inez Milholland led the great woman suffrage parade on Pennsylvania Avenue in DC. There were twenty four floats, nine bands, four mounted brigades, three heralds, and more than five thousand marchers. The women were dressed as their occupations, in nurse, farm woman, pharmacists, students, actresses and more. They wanted to show all the things that were being done by women, but still they could not vote.  They marched for a few blocks with out hassle until mostly men overtook the streets making it almost impossible for the marchers to move. They grabbed, pushed, made fun of, and assaulted. The policemen, instead of helping them would join in with the others taunting the marchers. over one hundred marchers were taken to the emergency hospital that day. Even through the ridiculous struggle, the parade got to it's end at the Treasury Building.

   At the Treasury Building, the marchers had a pageant or play to show that over the years men and women have been fighting for the same things in co-operation and they will not stop till they get justice. The pageant began with the performance of the star spangled banner and then Colombia, dressed in national colors came out from the top of the steps. After her, Charity entered, walking over a path of rose petals. Then Liberty came and a 'dove of peace' was released. In the finale, Colombia was surrounded by Justice, Charity, Liberty, Peace, and Hope. They were all dressed in flowing robes and beautiful, colorful scarves, trumpets were playing. The  New York Times described the event as "one of the most impressively beautiful spectacles ever staged in this country".




  You can't really see the picture, but it is of the pageant.

The march and play that the women put on was truly amazing, it had so much media and controversy around it, that a few blocks away at a railroad station where a party was supposed to welcome the newly elected president, Woodrow Wilson, stood empty. Everyone was at the parade.

people were slowly beginning to support women's suffrage for different reasons. Some supported women's suffrage because they believed that women were morally superior to men.  


 A political cartoon depicting a woman being force fed

 


Another political cartoon depicting a woman being force fed


Women protesting 


 Women protesting for liberty  

 
 Woman Suffrage Headquarters

Works Cited

"The History Project." At UC Davis. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Feb. 2015.

 "American Women: MARCHING FOR THE VOTE: REMEMBERING THE WOMAN SUFFRAGE PARADE OF 1913." American Women: MARCHING FOR THE VOTE: REMEMBERING THE WOMAN SUFFRAGE PARADE OF 1913. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Feb. 2015.

How do you Analyze a Political Cartoon?

Analyzing a Political cartoon is not as tricky as you might think. Looking for symbols is the best idea. Almost everything in a political cartoon has meaning.


I learned how to actually analyze a cartoon here. The right way to analyze a political cartoon is to look at it, observe the correlation it might have to the current events and issues, think about what audience the cartoon is meant for... these are all good ways to analyze a political cartoon.












 http://education.kings.edu/cives/Lesson4SpanishAmerican.html

This image depicts a deck of cards being held by the United States. You can tell because the hands are labeled. The cards being held represent Cuba, the Virgin Islands, Japan, the Philippines, and The Caribbean. You can tell because they are labeled as such. The cards being held are a reference to a poker play. When you have a royal flush, you have an ace, king, queen, jack, and 10. A royal flush almost guarantees you to win. So since the cards are being held by the United States, it means the cards are in it's favor. And since Imperialism is labeled It can be read that The United States is in control of Imperialism.






 http://www.mtholyoke.edu/~saaposto/WorldPolitics116/factors1.html

 In this political cartoon, a large eagle is depicted stretching its wings across the ocean over several islands. Since the eagle is the US national bird, it can be said that America controls much more than just its main continent.

  
 http://www.globalresearch.ca/selling-empire-american-propaganda-and-war-in-the-philippines/5355055

in this cartoon, Uncle Sam is depicted with his tail coat draped over the Philippines and Cuba. It can be said that  America controls the Philippines and Cuba.

history speech

History Speech

Celeste Nelson

December 16, 2014

I pledge

                United States History this year has been very rewarding. I have thoroughly enjoyed the class and have realized that history can be a subject of enjoyment rather than a required credit. The history of the United States has had its ups and downs and of the ups I can say I was pleasantly surprised to find that Americans were so willing to put their lives on the line to fight for their rights and the opportunity to improve the United States. Not to mention the endless causalities, the lengths Americans had to go to, to reserve their rights was extensive to say the least. During the Emerging Industrial supremacy & Industrial Workers in the New Economy unit: many, many workers had to go on strike to get what they deserved as working citizens. Even after strikes ended in mass casualties, they kept going to fight for their rights. I find that so admirable: that even in the face of death, the American citizens fought on. Something that I found unpleasant in United States history was the way that Children were put to work in factories as young as ten years of age. I found it especially disappointing that even when states passed child labor laws, they were hardly ever enforced and came with many exceptions. The United States should have realized how allowing children to be working in such dangerous conditions was wrong at an earlier time.  One thing that I am likely to be able to discuss in ten years is the Haymarket bombing. The way that the eight protestors were wrongly prosecuted for the bombing was unfair and handled very unjustly. The Haymarket Bombing proves the need people have for a scapegoat. The eight wrongly persecuted men were not prosecuted for the bombing, they were prosecuted so the people of the United States could have someone to blame for such a tragedy. Something that the United States continues to struggle with today is the belief that it is easy to climb the social ladder. It was hard back then, and it still is today. It is the unfortunate truth that the class you are born into is likely to be the one you die in. If I were given the chance, I would name the time from 1865 – 1920 “The Age of Growth”.  The reason for this is simply because we have never had a time in United States history since then where there has been so much growth. This was the time of Westward expansion and the list of new discoveries and innovations in the time period was endless: Railroads were expanding, there was a huge growth of labor supply, the conversion of iron into the much more durable and versatile steel, and the surge of new entrepreneurs and government. The automobile and the idea of a United States airline were becoming huge.  The amount of new things in this time period was so extensive, there is no way there could be a repeat of that age.

Thinking About Success

1. Skill

2. Opportunity

3. Luck

4. Hard Work

 

         Normally, I would rank this list in a completely different order. It would probably go in the order of hard work, skill, opportunity, and then luck. Well, today I'm here to throw out that happy go lucky, rose colored glasses gal, and tell the blunt, unfortunate truth that is our society.

         I ranked the first one skill, because if you don't have at least a basic skill set, then you have nothing. When people are looking to hire you, it doesn't matter if you swear on your mothers grave that you will work harder than anyone else on the whole entire planet, because people can't make money on your promises and swears. I mean, don't get me wrong, hard work is awesome, and very important, but people will always go for the more qualified person. And I guarantee there are thousands of people that will work just as hard as the next guy, but working hard doesn't mean jack squat when you don't even have the proper skill set to even do your job.

The second one in this list is opportunity. I had some trouble deciding whether to put opportunity or luck in second, but in the end it really fell to opportunity. It's very hard to get started in the 'business world' if you don't have any opportunities. In America, we make it seem like it's very easy to climb the social ladder from low class to middle class to high class. The reality is that it is not. The wonder that is America is that if you were born into a low class family, it is likely that you will die in it too. If you lack opportunities, you will never grow. If you don't know the right people you are doomed to be stuck forever.

didn't have time to finish this. perhaps later. I got kinda into it.

The thought that there is so much risk in selling to a clothing company is something new to me. I thought that it was simple. That the clothing store needs more clothes, so a company will send it to them, easy. Well, not so much. I learned that it's about predicting trends and how much the store will sell, and if the store will need more or less. It takes a lot of planning and predicting to be able to get your sales down pact and with out major losses and mistakes. Apparently, three clothing companies have got it down to a tee. The company 'Zara' has a system of getting clothes to their headquarters and shipping it to the stores in an extremely timely fashion. The company H&M has a hold on predicting trends and emerging styles. The last company Uniqlo has gotten good at learning the customers preferences. All three are very successful and have their methods down pact.

Dear Megan,

       I arrived about in New York about a month ago. Things are very different here. Just he other day a man in a suit came to our door and had a long talk with Ben, my husband. Afterwards Ben told me he had a new job in the government as long as he voted for a certain man in senate. We were thrilled of course and now Ben is making more money than ever before. Our kids, Charlotte and James, are doing well too. They help around the house and make my day much brighter. The house, might I mention is not very bright. In fact, it has but only one window. We hardly know the time of day when we're inside. As a family of immigrants, we are generally looked down on and are not taken seriously. The other "Truly American" kids are quick to shun the children too. It's hard to make friends, and the only one I truly connect with is a young man named Earnest. He was quick to accept us and helps out however he can.

      On my way to the market every few days I have to pass through the upper class neighborhoods and I wish so much to own one of those houses someday. I know I probably won't but maybe one of my kids will. I can see how the people that live there look down on me and it hurts. Someday they will see me as a true American and will see me and my family for who I am.

The Process of becoming an American is strenuous to say the least. We are trying to loose our accents and drop the language as much as possible. On top of that we are obtaining as many new clothes as we can to try and fit in. I feel like I'm loosing a part of me. But I can't say I'm not excited about it either. Once we become a part of this new world, we will truly be happy.

Love, Celetse

Celeste Nelson

                Imagine if you were strolling through a museum that was full of ancient artifacts and ancestral remains, when suddenly you come upon an exhibit of the preserved remains of your great, great grandfather. How would you feel? I would feel pretty upset. My grandfather’s remains deserve to be treated with respect. No one considered the feelings of the descendants of the man. The fact that the museum is receiving money for digging up someone’s grandfather and putting him on display is morally wrong. This is how many Native Americans felt about their ancestors and cultural objects being dug up and put on display for educational purposes.

                In a previous time, Native Americans could claim no ownership rights to artifacts that were taken from their land. Their burial grounds were dug up by archeologists and the findings were sent to museums across the country. Many artifacts were purchased, often below the value of the objects, or stolen from tribes.

                Finally, a law was passed in nineteen ninety called the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. It reserved the rights of Native American lineal descendants, Indian tribes, and Native Hawaiian organizations with respect to the treatment, repatriation, and disposition of Native American human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, and objects of cultural patrimony. The law also mentions that’s the tribes can claim ownership of objects, and if a review determines that their claim is justified, then the ownership of the artifact is given. Unfortunately, it was not always so easy for tribes to claim their cultural item.

                 Although there were many counts of museums happily returning items back to the rightful tribes, there were also many counts of museums not willing to be so compliant.  The University of Pennsylvania’s museum of Archeology and Anthropology had over forty items that the Tlingit people of Southeastern Alaska tried to claim.  The museum would only give back eight items and allow the tribe to serve as a co-curator of the rest of the objects. The tribe said that they would not hesitate to take the museum to court if they did not come up with a better offer.

                There were people who thought that returning items back to a tribe was not the answer. The late Clement W. Meighan, a professor of anthropology at the University of California, was one of those people. She saw returning bones and artifacts to the tribes so that they could rebury them as “The equivalent of a historian burning documents after he has studied them, thus, repatriation is merely an inconvenience that makes it impossible for scientists to carry out a genuinely scientific study of American Indian prehistory. An entire field of academic study may be put out of business.”

                I stand by the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. I think it is morally wrong to go digging up someone’s ancestors so they can be put on display. It is disrespectful to the Native Americans to treat their artifacts and ancestors as a means of business. Many Native Americans will benefit from this law and many artifacts and cultural items can be rightfully returned to tribes across America.

Native American remains

Excavators digging up burial grounds

Native American remains on display

Native American artifacts in a museum

Burial grounds

archeology website

The official website stating the current repatriation laws

princeton doc.

This website goes more indepth on the laws and the background of them

who should own native american artifacts

An article on the  debate of the law

huffingtonpost article

This article describes counts of the law being in use and the controversy 

archaeology debate

This article talks about the debate and why people are in favor or not of this law

science buzz article

 This article does not talk explicitly on Native Americans but it talks about similar cases and how they will affect the people