“Oh what’s that little Johnny, you got your finger cut off again. On your right hand, no way! You should try to be more careful even though its noisy and u don’t have any gloves but u just have to put up with it little guy. Hopefully you can get a better job. Psyche! Get back to work!” Imagine working in the factories two hundred years ago, it was horrible. Low pay, bad conditions, and only so many open spots for hire.
When living in the cities, the only job that could be found is being a factory worker, working in assembly lines. The pay was extremely low. Most family members had to get a job even at the young age of five just so the family could get enough money to get dinner. So if you were four, get ready to watch the babies at home and learn how to change a diaper.
Close your eyes and imagine your in a big room full with other people of all ages, you have loose clothing, very noisy, and u can barely see the hand in your face. This is what it was like to be in the factory. Most of the jobs were dangerous and machines around you could easily cut off your hand or even severely injure you. If you do get hurt to the point of where u can’t work your job well enough, “well sorry to tell you but your position has been filled, don’t cut off your other hand on the way out.”
Hundreds of immigrants were coming to America everyday after boat load after boat load. Well with so many immigrants coming in, most of them would work for even less pay then the citizens originally living there. Keeping a job was the most important thing to concentrate on. It was a guarantee that a job opening would be filled by the end of the day hands down. It wouldn’t be surprising to see a job manager waiting at the docks just waiting for the next boat of immigrants to come see if any would work for very low pay.
So poor little Johnny can’t work any more to his full extent unlike the immigrant pulling in port in a hour or so from New England and would work more and for less pay then Johnny. City life must have been bad when it came to being in the work force.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Businesses in the Western Migration were a new kind of businesses. The farming companies came in with their hundreds of acres of growing crops, mining companies hiring hundreds of professional miners in search of gold and other precious metals, and the new big company, railroads along with steel making companies.
The railroad companies not only made trains and the railroad tracks but some made the metal that needed to be used for construction or the company had to go to a steel company and buy from them. Well all of these companies were all in competition with each other over who had more and better steel products to make a monopoly. Some were successful and some weren’t.
A new idea came into play so that every company in their kind of business could make a profit and get revenue. The idea was that all the companies that made steel would all agree that they would make a certain amount of steel and if so they all would make a profit, but if a company lied and made a little more, they would make a little extra. But this idea was bad news for other companies.
The farming and mining industries alike would get hurt by this believe it or not because since the steel companies were all in agreement, they weren’t in competition so prices were all the same so equipment for farming and mining was hard to find a good bargain. Its like if every gas station had the same price of gas every where, you would lose a little money because you normally go to the cheaper gas station.
The government realized this and changed some laws around ordering companies they can’t work all together to have a monopoly. The companies could still merge together to increase revenue in most situations.
The railroad companies not only made trains and the railroad tracks but some made the metal that needed to be used for construction or the company had to go to a steel company and buy from them. Well all of these companies were all in competition with each other over who had more and better steel products to make a monopoly. Some were successful and some weren’t.
A new idea came into play so that every company in their kind of business could make a profit and get revenue. The idea was that all the companies that made steel would all agree that they would make a certain amount of steel and if so they all would make a profit, but if a company lied and made a little more, they would make a little extra. But this idea was bad news for other companies.
The farming and mining industries alike would get hurt by this believe it or not because since the steel companies were all in agreement, they weren’t in competition so prices were all the same so equipment for farming and mining was hard to find a good bargain. Its like if every gas station had the same price of gas every where, you would lose a little money because you normally go to the cheaper gas station.
The government realized this and changed some laws around ordering companies they can’t work all together to have a monopoly. The companies could still merge together to increase revenue in most situations.
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Westward Migration may be one of the “get rich quick” schemes but the chances of getting rich in the west was challenging. You either got real lucky or you were smart enough to know what to do and where to go. Different groups set out to the west for this scheme but usually the first to get there got the best spots. Miners, farmers, cattle ranchers, and all alike set out for fortune. Not all were successful.
Miners would set out in search of precious metals in the mountains of California. For the unlucky ones, they had to pass through deserts which meant no water and if there is water, it would only go downhill instead of going to a bigger water source. When miners found the precious metals, since there was no transportation, it was hard to transport big amounts of it so miners made bigger profits when trains could get the mountainous regions.
Farmers had a good deal in the beginning but went off bad. The government gave land to farmers and if they took care of that land after five years then it was theirs to do what they please. When they reached the land that was granted to them, they had little or no money for a home or farm equipment so loans were to be made. Their homes were made out of dried mud. Equipment was expensive and was only meant for one type of crop depending on the equipment. So if the demand for a certain crop went down and a farmer grew that crop, they must spend money on new farm equipment for a new crop.
Cattle ranchers had got a portion of their own land too but cattle need to keep moving to different areas for grazing. But since the decline of buffalo, a lot of plains were empty that were great for grazing. But before that, cattle for squeezed together in their small areas where grazing was impossible due to so many cattle. So ranchers had their battles over better grazing areas to increase their population to increase their profits.
So what might be called the best “get rich quick” schemes, it may not be the wisest. The people who came first had the best chance of making profit while people who came too late took loans and went broke. It was a risk worth not taking but those who did risk it, chances are they went broke.
Miners would set out in search of precious metals in the mountains of California. For the unlucky ones, they had to pass through deserts which meant no water and if there is water, it would only go downhill instead of going to a bigger water source. When miners found the precious metals, since there was no transportation, it was hard to transport big amounts of it so miners made bigger profits when trains could get the mountainous regions.
Farmers had a good deal in the beginning but went off bad. The government gave land to farmers and if they took care of that land after five years then it was theirs to do what they please. When they reached the land that was granted to them, they had little or no money for a home or farm equipment so loans were to be made. Their homes were made out of dried mud. Equipment was expensive and was only meant for one type of crop depending on the equipment. So if the demand for a certain crop went down and a farmer grew that crop, they must spend money on new farm equipment for a new crop.
Cattle ranchers had got a portion of their own land too but cattle need to keep moving to different areas for grazing. But since the decline of buffalo, a lot of plains were empty that were great for grazing. But before that, cattle for squeezed together in their small areas where grazing was impossible due to so many cattle. So ranchers had their battles over better grazing areas to increase their population to increase their profits.
So what might be called the best “get rich quick” schemes, it may not be the wisest. The people who came first had the best chance of making profit while people who came too late took loans and went broke. It was a risk worth not taking but those who did risk it, chances are they went broke.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Post Civil War and South Africa
Ben DiAngelo
10-7-08
Block 4
Post
The Civil War can be compared and contrasted just like a lot of other things but not all things are important like this. South Africa can be compared to the post Civil War for racism was a big deal. This involved rights, education, and citizenship. All of this was happening in both America and South Africa.
Rights were of one of the biggest issues and they still are today. Owning land and voting were of the biggest issues. Women’s rights started so they are able to own land, start a business, and not to be called property by their husbands. Blacks weren’t able to do these things either. Even the Women’s Rights movement helped show people that everyone should be created equal.
Education is the only way to get up in society. Without education, it’s almost impossible to get a good job and live a happy life, unless you’re lucky and win the lottery, which is almost impossible too. Most whites did not like the idea of blacks learning how to read and write. If there were a school that enrolled blacks, more then likely, it would have been burned down because whites didn’t want them to learn. Education is the key to success.
Being a citizen comes with a lot of goodies. Most people like the feeling of being a citizen or having citizenship of the country of which they live in. Most blacks weren’t considered citizens. You would feel bad too if you lived in a country where you couldn’t even feel like home cause your not even considered a citizen in that place.
So many things in America post Civil War and South Africa had a lot of things going on. Even though they were thousands of miles away, they still had a lot in common.
10-7-08
Block 4
Post
The Civil War can be compared and contrasted just like a lot of other things but not all things are important like this. South Africa can be compared to the post Civil War for racism was a big deal. This involved rights, education, and citizenship. All of this was happening in both America and South Africa.
Rights were of one of the biggest issues and they still are today. Owning land and voting were of the biggest issues. Women’s rights started so they are able to own land, start a business, and not to be called property by their husbands. Blacks weren’t able to do these things either. Even the Women’s Rights movement helped show people that everyone should be created equal.
Education is the only way to get up in society. Without education, it’s almost impossible to get a good job and live a happy life, unless you’re lucky and win the lottery, which is almost impossible too. Most whites did not like the idea of blacks learning how to read and write. If there were a school that enrolled blacks, more then likely, it would have been burned down because whites didn’t want them to learn. Education is the key to success.
Being a citizen comes with a lot of goodies. Most people like the feeling of being a citizen or having citizenship of the country of which they live in. Most blacks weren’t considered citizens. You would feel bad too if you lived in a country where you couldn’t even feel like home cause your not even considered a citizen in that place.
So many things in America post Civil War and South Africa had a lot of things going on. Even though they were thousands of miles away, they still had a lot in common.
Monday, September 15, 2008
HUSH Post 1
Benjamin DiAngelo
Block 4
Post
The Civil War change how America is, how its run, and the feelings of people today. Both sides were fighting over what they believed in and what would put more money in there pockets. The Confederates were fighting the Union over keeping slaves because without the slaves the South wouldn’t have as much money so they were doing the fighting for money. The Union thought that having slaves or calling someone your property was inhumane and was against their religion to do such a thing, also it didn’t really effect their economy.
The Union had many meetings with the Confederates but it seemed like every time they tried to resolve things, it only started another argument that drew them only more apart. Eventually, the Union and Confederates stopped trying to have peaceful resolutions and just continued the battle. This is like a real time event in Iraq where the U.S. is trying to help out Iraq but only wants U.S. to leave but we have decided to stay.
Both sides had ups and downs to the war but the South had more downs then ups but the North also had a major problem. The North had everything they need to fight the war except for trained soldiers to fight their battles and many were poorly or not even trained for battle. The South on the other hand had very good soldiers and generals for good strategies but were very poor when it came to their economic and government strengths.
The slaves had a very hard time transitioning to the war. Some slaves fled their land owners when they went into battle, some went to the North for a better life, and others stayed where they were because they only knew about the agricultural business so they decided to stay where they were needed. But even after the war was over, the blacks were still discriminated and in that result, organizations were formed like the KKK which still does exist today that used to do violent crimes.
So the outcome of the Civil War even though it happened over 200 years ago, it still has left an impact in U.S. history. After the war it left new discoveries for weapons and better ways to protect, manage, and keep our economy healthy. Many people died that casualties in World War 2 then couldn’t add up to the casualties in the Civil War.
The Union had many meetings with the Confederates but it seemed like every time they tried to resolve things, it only started another argument that drew them only more apart. Eventually, the Union and Confederates stopped trying to have peaceful resolutions and just continued the battle. This is like a real time event in Iraq where the U.S. is trying to help out Iraq but only wants U.S. to leave but we have decided to stay.
Both sides had ups and downs to the war but the South had more downs then ups but the North also had a major problem. The North had everything they need to fight the war except for trained soldiers to fight their battles and many were poorly or not even trained for battle. The South on the other hand had very good soldiers and generals for good strategies but were very poor when it came to their economic and government strengths.
The slaves had a very hard time transitioning to the war. Some slaves fled their land owners when they went into battle, some went to the North for a better life, and others stayed where they were because they only knew about the agricultural business so they decided to stay where they were needed. But even after the war was over, the blacks were still discriminated and in that result, organizations were formed like the KKK which still does exist today that used to do violent crimes.
So the outcome of the Civil War even though it happened over 200 years ago, it still has left an impact in U.S. history. After the war it left new discoveries for weapons and better ways to protect, manage, and keep our economy healthy. Many people died that casualties in World War 2 then couldn’t add up to the casualties in the Civil War.
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