ellis island

andhardprocessesattheImmigrationCenter,knownasEllisIslandEllisIslandislocatedontheHudsonRiver offtheNewYorkCityHarborandinbetweenGovernor'sIslandandtheStatueofLiberty.Beforereceivingthe name,"EllisIsland,"heNativeAmericanscalledit"Kioshk,"meaningGullIsland,andusedittohuntandgather fish.SamuelEllisbecametheisland'sprivateownerinthe1780s.Afterhisdeath,hisfamilysoldtheIslandtothe stateofNewYork.In1808,asAmericawaspreparing...

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EllisIslandEssayJanuary1,1892gettingreadytoaboardtheshipwithmybestfriendAshlynYayaandheading towardsEllisIsland.It'skindofexciting,butdepressingatthesametimebecauseIhavetoleavemyfamily.We bothcamefromSouthSudanIttookusanhourtogetreadybecausewehadnocluewhattopackWhatIpacked wasatleastfiveoutfits,atoothbrush,perfume,deodorant,money,andthreepairofshoes.Ihadonebigsuitcaseand startedwalkingtowardstheshipwhileshaking

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wereonlypreparedtocarryproductsandcarriages.WeknowthattherearemanydifferentpeopleinAmerica fromdifferentnations,butwhatwasitlikeforthosepeopletovoyageallthewayhere,andwhatwasitliketo experienceTheIslandofImmigrants,EllisIsland?AllaroundEurope,manynationswereforcingcitizenstojoin thearmyduringwar,butmanyofthosenativesdidnotwanttodieinwar.So,whatdidtheydo?Mostofthose citizensdecidedtomovetothebig,openlandsofAmerica

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EllisIslandEssay

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EssayonEllisIsland

OnDecember31,1890atransitioninhistoryoccured.NewYorkCitywouldstartanewerainthehistoryofthe UnitedStatesstartingwiththeopeningofEllisIslandasanimmigrationdepoThisattractedmanyimmigrantsto theUnitedStatedbecauseofmorejobopportunitiesandasmeanstostartanewlife.Asmoreimmigrantscameto America,itbegantobeknownasthe"landofopportunities".Immigrantscominginfilledworkspacesin industrieswiththehopesofsomedaybecomingsuccessful

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EllisIslandImmigration

wasdifficultandmanypeoplediedonthewayhereIftravelingbyboat,ittookabout2-3weeksatseaAboutone halfoftheimmigrantsdockedinNewYorkCityandinPennsylvania.SomeimmigrantswenttoEllisIsland beforegettingtoAmericastartingfrom1892until1954OnEllisIsland,everyonegotinspectedfordiseases and/ordisabilities,inorder,tomakesurethatthesepeoplecomingincouldsupporttheUnitedStateseconomy. Theinspectionswereoneofthemostdreadedpartsabout

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tounderstandthoseeventsastheyactuallywere,inalltheirpeculiarcontextsandcircumstances."RestoringEllis ...

Service,orBLMCastleClintonformerlyknownasCastleGardenisamonumentthatsymbolizesAmericaasa countrythatwelcomespeoplefromallovertheworldtocomeforbetteropportunities.CastleClintonislocatedat thesoutherntipofManhattanIslandandrepresentsthegrowthofthecityandalsothegrowthofthecountryIt wasinitiallybuilttopreventtheBritishfrominvadingin1812;CastleClintonneversawcombatbutitdidprovide awayforthemilitarytohaveastrategicpresenceat

EllisIslandResearchPaper

Fromtheyears1892to1954,EllisIslandmostfamouslyusedasastationtoinspectandprocessalmosttwelve millionimmigrantsthatwerecominginfromallaroundtheworld.It'slocatedintheUpperNewYorkBayonan islandthattakesupalmosttwenty-eightacresofland;makingittakeuppartofNewJerseyEventhoughthatit wasfamousforbeingthefirstFederalimmigrationstation,ithasanimportanthistorylongbeforethistitle.Before theUnitedStateswastakenoverbytheEnglish

EllisIslandandAngelIslandImmigrationEssay

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ResearchPaperOnEllisIsland

KaiTsujiMr.DimaEnglishP.610/4/17EllisIslandAccordingtoHistory.com,"itisestimatedthatcloseto40% percentofallU.ScitizenscantraceatleastoneoftheirancestorsofEllisIsland."Thisinformationisimportant becauseitshowsyouhowbigofaroleEllisIslandplayedinUSimmigrationEllisIslandwasimportanttomany immigrantsbecauseitmeantfreedom,newpossibilities,andanewlife.EllisIslandwasanimmigrationstation thatwasusedduringtheyearsof1892-1954

EllisIslandResearchPaper

immigrantsupto20million,mainlycomingfromEurope.Theimmigrantswentthroughavarietyofcheckupsin EllisIsland,whichdeterminestheirfateofenteringAmericaornotThecheckuprevolvedaroundhealthEllis Islandhadahighacceptancerate,whichwas"Approximately80percentsuccessfullypassedthroughinamatter ofhours,butotherscouldbedetainedfordaysorweeks"(EllisIsland).Aswellas80percentsoundsamazing,it isn'tthebestbecauselotswhomadeithadtoleavefamily

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EllisIslandResearchPaper

Today,NewYorkCityisthemostpopulatedcityintheUnitedStatesNewYorkCity,NYC,ismadeupoffive boroughsincludingManhattan,Brooklyn,Queens,TheBronx,andStatenIsland.EllisIsland,thefirstimmigration station,andthestatueoflibertyarebothlocatedinNewYorkImmigrantswentformorefreedominthe1800sand foreconomicandotheropportunitiesbackthenandevennowSinceNYCissuchalargecity,therearemorejob opportunitieswhichdrawspeopletothecity.Also...

AnalysisOfTheGhostsOfEllisIsland

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Today,myfamilyandIarefinallyleaving.Wehavebeendebatingonleavingforthepastweekorso.Wehave recentlylostallofourmoneyMydadwantstogoandearnmoneyinWeliveinGreeceanditisabout100miles tothecoastwhereourshipwillboard.IamtakingasmanyclothesaspossibleandIamtakingmyoldteddybear thatIhavehadsincethedayIwasborn.Wewalkedfordays,takingbreakswhenpossibleandfindingshelter duringstormsThenonedaymyfathersaid,"Look,,there

EllisIslandResearchPaper

EllisIslandManyofourancestorscametoAmericafromEllisIsland,almosttoomanycame.Fortypercentof AmericanscantracethembackthroughEllisIslandThereasonforellisIslandwastolegallyallowimmigrantsto cometoAmerica.Therewasfourmaincountriesthesepeoplecamefrom.ThecountrieswereGermany,Ireland, BritainandScandinaviaWIthoutEllisIslandAmerica'spopulationwouldbeaboutashalfasbigasitis,since fortypercentofamericanscantracetheirancestorsfrom...

EllisIslandResearchPaper

toyoubefore,during,andafterpassingthroughthedoorsofEllisIsland?For62years,millionsofimmigrants passedthroughthechangingdoorsofEllisIslandontheirwaytobecomingAmericans,buttheirjourneysareonly partofthestory(Jones1).That'swhyIdecidedtoaskmygrandmotherherstoryofpassingthroughthemany doorsofEllisIslandOnceavacantislandofsandintheHudsonRiver,before1951,EllisIslandwasonceused forstoringammo,hangingpirates,asadetention...

smallareatodothatThen,UnitedStatesdecidedtouseEllisIslandformigrationtreatmentAtEllisisland, migrateshastopassallmedicalexaminationsandlegalinspectiontodeterminewhethertheyaresuitableforentry intotheUnitedStatesHowever,migrateswhopassedintoUnitedStateshavefacedaproblemwithmovementis calledNativism.Nativism&EllisIslandaretwotermshavebeengravedintheearlymigrant'smind.EllisIslandis partofNewYorkstateandNewJerseyitisaportal

ShipBoardingToAmericaResearchPaper

wentfirstand3rdwaited.Oncewewerefinallyallowedtogetofftheboatwewereleadtoabaggageroom.Up untilthispointIthoughtwewouldkeepourbelongingsallthewaythroughtheisland.Wepackedourfavorite toysandsomefoodbutthemostimportantitem,wasafamilyphotoMom,Dad,mysister,Grandma,Grandpa,an Iwhereallinthere.GrandmaandGrandpadiedofoldage,butMomontheotherhanddiedofsickness3years before

EllisIslandResearchPaper

EllisIslandwasanimmigrationcenterlocatedinNewYorkHarbor."AtEllisIsland,somepeoplewereallowedto entertheunitedStatesrightaway,someweredetained(heldforawhile),andsomeweredeported(rejectedand sentback)"(Levine).SomepeoplecalledEllisIsland"IslandofTears".Otherscalledit"IslandofHope".The UnitedStatesethnicityissodiversebecauseofthemanydifferentimmigrantsthatcamethroughEllisIslandto liveinAmericaEllisIslandisasymbolofhopeto

Itwas7:58inthemorningandIhadjustarrivedatEllisIslandThedatewasJanuary14,1892Wehadjust traveled12daysonaboatfromVenice,ItalyPeoplewerefloodingoutoftheshiptryingtogettotheregistry roomandthroughthewholeinspectionandgettoAmerica.MymothercameinwithmylittlebrotherAlbertoto tellmethatwewerefinallyleavingtheshiptotakethefirststeptoAmericaIdidwhatIwastoldandstoodinline toexittheshipwithAlbertoandmother....

CaseStudy:EllisIsland

hadtogobeforeenteringtheUSwasEllisIslandItwastheplacewereimmigrantsweretestedTheydidn't knowthatwalkingupthestairswasatest!Afterthatyouwouldgototheinterrogationroom.Ifyoupast,you wouldgotothemedicalexam.Afterthatyouwouldgotothecitizentesttotestonhowmuchyouknowaboutthe USThenyouwouldgostraightoutthedoorYouarenowaUScitizen!SoEllisIslandiswheretogoforNew York.AngelIslandiswheretogoforSanFrancisco....

EllisIslandResearchPaper

EllisIslandwasthestoppinggroundsfrom1892to1954,forovertwelvemillionimmigrants,whoenteredthe UnitedStatesasawaytoconquernewopportunitiesandliveabetterlifethatmirrorstheAmericanDream.Ellis IslandisasmallislandthatsitsintheShadowofTheStatueofLibertyrightoffthetipofManhattanbythecoast ofNewJerseywithintheNewYorkHarbor.Itwasthemajorharborforimmigrant'sentry,allwhocame,arrived bysteamboatsandhadonetotwoweeksoftravel...

Withateamoffourstudents,mytechmentor,andapartnershipwiththeEllisIslandNationalParkService themselves,weconstructedasimulationtogivepeopletheabilitytobetransportedbackintimetoexploreoneof America'smosthistoricallysignificantsitesatitshighestpeak.Aplayerwouldhavetheopportunitytowalk arounda1920versionoftheRegistryRoom(oneofthemainbuildingsontheisland),talktothe3Dmodelsof immigrants,andaskthemtheirhistoricalbackground:

TheStopAtEllisIslandAnalysis

MyfavoritetheatricalexperiencewaswhenIwaspartoftheaudiencewatching"ThestopatEllisIsland."This playwaschosenbyourthirdgradeteacherwhenthetopicofimmigrationcameupinourSocialstudies curriculum.Iwasalreadyboredbyreadingaboutimmigrationprocessing,andmylastexperienceintheatrewas boringtotheextentthatIsleptthroughthewholeplayThiscausedmetorejecttheideaofgoingtothisoneIhid thepermissionslipfrommyparents,butwasexposedwhen...

EllisIslandResearchPaper

TheEllisIslandwebsite(http://www.libertyellisfoundation.org/passenger)hasasearchabledatabasethatbeginsin 1892andgoesthrough1957ApowerfultoolavailableforfreeisStephenMorse'sOneStepwebpage (http://stevemorse.org/).HissitehastheabilitytosearchAncestrydatabasesforNewYorkaswellasotherportsif youhaveasubscriptionOnhissiteyouhavethecapabilitytosearchtheEllisIslanddatabasewithadditional searchterms.Someoftheoptionsinclude:shipname...

WiththeStatueofLiberty,AmericansrememberEllisIslandandthemillionsof"huddledmasses"immigrating fromallovertheglobeforachanceatfreedomandopportunity.Americansstillbelievethatitisasstraightforward asitwasgenerationsagotosimplywaitinlineandreceivepassageintothecountryHowever,thissystemisas outofuseanddeadasEllisIsland.ThisconfusionisthereasononeAmericanteensaid,"Iwonderedifitwasas simpleaswaitinginlineandIstillbelieved

EllisIsland-PersonalNarrative

alreadybeen20yearssinceIfirstleftmyhomecountry,Italy,togotoacountryfilledwithopportunitiesand freedom.Ican'tbelieveithasalreadybeensolong.I'm38yearsoldnowandletmetellyou,gettingtoAmerica andmakingitthroughEllisIslandwasnotapieceofcakemeThisismystoryofanunforgettableadventure, whichallstartedinNapoliin1892.CaroDiario,OggisfortunatamentedevolasciareItalia.Dovròlasciaretutto quellochemiÃrimastodopolaterribilecarestia

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WorldWarIhaddevastatingandeverlastingeffectsacrosstheEuropeancontinent.TheAustria-Hungaryand RussianEmpire'scollapsedNewnationswereformedincludingPoland,andCzechoslovakia,whichhasrecently beenseparatedintoSlovakiaandtheCzechRepublicCommunismbecamewidespreadinEasternEuropeand largeamountsoflandandresourcesweregainedbyGreatBritainandFrance.ThewarbeganwhenYugoslavian nationalist,GavriloPrincipassassinatedtheArchdukeofAustria,Franz

hercrymyname,"Sonny!"MyheartdropsdowntomyfeetthesecondIcannothearhervoicecallingmyname anymoreWhatdoIdo?DoIaskforhelp?Howcomewhensomethingfinallygoesright,somethinggoeswrong? MotherandIjustfinishedtheEllisIslandinspectionandbecomeseparated.WithnocluewhereIstand,Ihavea minipanicattackTomakeeverythingworse,it'sice-coldouthereSuddenly,amanapproachesmeandquestions, "Areyoulost?Doyouhaveafamily?"Icantellheisutterly...

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mistreatmentofthisgroupofpeople,andthethemeofNativesandtheAmericanDreamcanbeseeninnumerous literaryworksInthepoems"EllisIsland"byJosephBruchacIIIand"Evolution"byShermanAlexie,theauthors bringattentiontothehardshipsNativeAmericanshavefaced,andshowadifferentperspectiveoftheAmerican Dream.Inthepoem"EllisIsland,"Bruchacusesfigurativelanguageandashiftinthepoem'sattitudetoshowhis themeofdifferentperspectivesofAmericaThereisa

WhereEllisIslandResearchPaper

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Therearemillionsofpeoplearoundus,thesoundissoloudit'salmostunbearableEveryoneiswaitinginlineto boardtheSSNevada,theshipthatisgoingtotakeusalltoEllisisland,thegatewaytoAmerica.Icanhearthe chattersofexcitementechoingabouttheirfreedominAmerica,butI'mhavingmixedfeelingsaboutleavingI'm excitedtogobecauseIwillreceivemyfreedomandbereunitedwithmymotherandfather,butI'malso devastatedthatIhavetoleaveyouandtherestofIreland

EllisIslandWest:MovieAnalysis

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eatdinner,gointoourroomthelargeoneofftheformaldiningroomanddownthelargesetofspiralstairsinthe bigdarktheaterroomwheretheballsareheldwewillsleep,afterItellmycousinMalencia'sfavoritestorythe timeIcametoEllisIsland.Mygrandfathercomesdownandtellsusoneofthemaidswillbedownshortlytomake afireandfixsometeaandbiscuitsSoonthemaidcomesdownandshetellsustositandshewillfixeverything Wesitdown.Itissogoodtoseethemagain...

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