Homework question number one

Labor attempted to fight back against such conditions by adopting some of the same tactics their employers had used so effectively: creating large combinations, or unions. Even though unions were created, they had little to no success by the end of the century.

Faces Of America

On Monday and Tuesday, our class watched the film Faces of America. The show gave detailed looks into the heritage of several well known people. The list of people included; Steven Colbert, Meryl Streep, Kristi Yamaguchi, as well as Yo-Yo Ma and many others. Each of these stars were interviewed by Henry Louis gates Jr, and he had previously researched each of the their family history. When he met with each of the stars to interview them, he presented them with a large binder that contained every aspect of their family's history. He pointed out interesting details about each of the stars parents and grandparents, as well as showing them pictures of them. Each of the stars that were interviewed by Mr Gates were simply shocked by all of the accurate and detailed about their ancestry. They also couldn't believe their eyes when Mr. Gates showed them pictures of their parents and grandparents.
I enjoyed watching Faces of America not only because it was very interesting to learn about the family trees of the various stars, but also because it made me think about my own family's heritage. It made me ponder the question of how the first generation of the Teachey family made it to the United States of America. I am very interested in pursuing this question. I feel like everyone should watch this film because of the fact that it should make you wonder about where you came from and how you got to where you are today.

Ellis Island