Friday, November 21, 2014

Ellis Island

Ellis Island was opened on January 1, 1892. The immigration center helped send many newcomers to the United States on their way, but sent back those who were sick or otherwise deemed unfit to live in this country.

Where did your ancestors come from? How might your life be different if your ancestors had been sent back to their native countries? 

55 comments:

  1. My ancestors came for China. If my ancestors had been sent back to their native countries then my life will be totally different. I wouldn't be born here and won't be a American Citizen.

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    1. I agree with you because if you ancestors had been sent back to their native countries,you won't be here,and i won't see you.
      -JIan Lin

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    2. That is a good start Andy, however, you need to start thinking deeper, what else would be different because your ancestors were sent back to China?

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  2. Jamal Mohammad

    I think we wouldn't have been where we are right now if our ancestors had been sent back to their native countries because they wouldn't been able to have our Mom and Dad which leads to not having us as their son or daughter, so i feel if our ancestors were sent back we wouldn't be where we we are right now.

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    1. I agree this was our path and if our parents or ancestors never came here then our paths will change --------Jackie Zhang

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  4. Jackie Zhang 812

    My ancestors came from China. If my ancestors came here and got sent back to their native land then the outcomes will vary if my parents get through then my life be normal, but if they didn't then my life will be different different learning and maybe different future goals.

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    1. I agree with you be if our ancestors didn't came here then we wouldn't learn stuff in American and would have changed our future goals because every country have different life style.

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    2. i dont exactly agree with different goals because, lets be real here, people stiull want to get the jobs they want in the future and china still gonna teach you things from america except u will be learning chinese instead of english.and you would probably have more friends in china.

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    3. I agree because a lot of factors will change if people didn't immigrate.

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  5. My ancestors came from Ukraine keiv,if my ancestors were to be sent away life would be different .To start of my life would be different because i would not know english and i would just speak a different laugauge.Two i would not have my wonderful friends and teachers. -Alice 812

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  6. Jamal MOhammad

    i agree with you because you would be somewhere else learning something else not commenting on Mr. Jorgensons blog.

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  7. My ancestors are from Morocco, but my dad came here to study, and after that he lived here. If my father was sent back to Morocco, i probably wouldn't be speaking English and i wouldn't be born in here and get an american citizenship.

    -Elyas Maggouh 803

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  8. my ancestors come from asia. my life will be different if your ancestors had been sent back to their native countries by i won't know this much things nor know this many people.

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    1. What things wouldn't you know?
      But I agree with the fact that you would've have known this many people. Personally, I think that I wouldn't have known so many people like I do now.

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  9. my ancestors came from Trinidad and Tobago. My life would be way different because then i would not have such great aportonites that have today.

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  10. my ancestors came from asia if they were sent back to their native country (China) than my life would be totally different because than i would be born there, learning chinese instead of english and i would probably not know anyone in New york or how the place runs

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  11. My ancestor came from China.If my ancestor had been sent back to native countries then I won't be able to have better educations.

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  12. my ancestors came from china. if my parents were sent back then my life would not have been so different when i was in 5th grade. in 5th grade i didnt get all the things i wanted and i helped my parents. it wasnt that bad but it was tiring.~jordan 814

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  13. My ancestors came from China. If they were sent home, there would be no jobs,which we wouldn't have money because it's hard to find jobs in China.

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    1. ....In some situation it is hard in US also

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    2. I agree with both of you that it's difficult to find a job in any countries and in any situations.

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  14. My ancestors come from China. My life would be different if my ancestors had been sent back to their native countries,i wouldnt speak English and knowing so much information of the USA history.

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  15. My ancestors came from asia if they were sent back to their native country (China) than my life would be totally different because I would not have a very good education and a better future life , since America have a better living environment than china because f it's beneficially on job and rights and freedom that many other country could not be own from.

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  16. My ancestor came from China. On my ancestor the been sent was back to the countries . And i need to learning more English .

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  17. my anceter some from china. if my ancestor is sent back to china i would need to study more chinese and know no english

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  18. Yingshu Chen 814

    My ancestors came from Asia. If she/he was send back to her/his home country my life would be totally different because I might not have the same amount of freedom and rights in China than in America. Also I might also might not have a good education.

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  19. My ancestor come from Uzbekistan. My life would be different if my ancestors had been sent back to the Uzbekistan because i was excited that they were coming. i was waiting for them for a lllllllllllooooooonnnnnnngggg time.

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  20. My ancestor came from China. If they were sent back to their native country then I wouldn't be able to speak English. I would not have a better education or life. I wouldn't be born in America as well as experiencing the life in America.

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  21. My ancestor came from china, if my ancestor came from other place then i have anther religion

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  22. My ancestor come from China . My life might be different if my ancestors had been sent back to their native countries because I won't be able to born in US.I won't be having education and I will have to do lot of chores.

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  23. FengLin Chen 814
    My ancestors come from China. My life would have been totally different if my ancestors had been sent back to my native countries because in China. We usually had a lot of homework. And the students had wake up really early in the morning and sleep really late in the night.

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  24. my ancestors came from china.if my ancestor is sent back to china my life will be different because i will not going to have a better education and not knowing any english so this might make my life much more harder.

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  25. i would have felt very disappointed and bad if i found out that they were sent back from their native country because it is not fair since everyone is equal and have rights. my life would have different because then i would not be able to have a lot of freedom, nor a free education.

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  26. My ancestors come from china . If they been sent back to native country , they will continue their life as before .

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  27. My ancestors come from China. If they sent back to their native country. they will have different life because they get education before, so, come back to native country, they need learn more things, like language, .

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  28. if i found out that my ancestors were told to come back to their native land i would not have much freedom a better life and a free or good education also i would have not been born in america.i would be disappointed and unhappy because america is a free country where you get a lot of rights.

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  29. my ancestors came from china. if they sent back my ancestors, then my life will be different. i will not be in america ,i will think it is not fair. they are being mean and they are Contempt about where we come come from .

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  30. my ancestors come from china and my life will not be different if my ancestors had been sent back to their native countries because i born in china eventhought they are sent back it won't chang any thing

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  31. my ancestors come from china .My life will not be different if my ancestors send me back to their native countries because i'm not born in america ,i'm born in china,so i think if they did ,nothing will change about me.by jiawei liu 813

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  32. My ancestors come from China. I think my life will be different if my ancestors have been sent back to their native countries, because if I'm in another country when I was born, I might be treat differently while I grow up. And the treatment that have been through me might cause me to become a different people from who I am now.

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  33. My ancestors come from China. My life will not be different if my ancestors had been sent back to the native countries because even though some things might change like I will not come to America,but I was born in China.

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  34. My ancestors come from china if they have been sent back to china then my life will change a lot the reason is that I am born in the united state if they get move to china then I will not have most of the thing I have now.

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    1. (samiha akter 811) agree because u would've been sad

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  35. my ancestors came from many different parts of Asia.My life is different because there are many cultures your family has to follow many routines like different food to eat and etc.(worked with tony pan and tony zou

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  36. my ancestors were from various places in europe and 1 from mexico my ancestors came from norway, lithuania, mexico, and Germany
    it would have effected me if they did not come to this country i might have not been born if all my ancestors never met.

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    1. (samiha akter 811)true it would affect me also.

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  37. (samiha akter 811)my ancestors are from bangladesh and if they dont come to te united states and they were sent back to their native country i would feel very sad and i would feel that their must be smething wrong inorder for them for not coming because they only dont let them come if they are sick or have a decease. i would want my ancestors to come really bad.

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  38. all my ancestors are from Bangladesh but my grandfather and my father was born in india because of the war so its wouldn't hav been a problem for me because my ancestors lived far.

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  39. my ancestors came from Mexico. If they were sent back to Mexico then i would be living in Mexico and not America and my live would be very different then it is now.

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  40. My ancestors are from Bangladesh and if they didn't come to the USA, neither would have my grandparents or parents which would lead me to not being where I am today. If I were in Bangladesh right now, especially in it's current condition, I wouldn't be doing very well. It would be disappointing knowing that I wouldn't be able to live a very good life but there must have been a good reason for my ancestors not coming to the US. It could have been for the best.

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  41. My ancestors traced back to Peru, and some from Spain. If my ancestors were sent back to Peru,then possibly i would have been living there. My life would have been different since i wouldnt have some oppurtunities as i have now. Jason Garcia-811

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  42. My ancestors came from China. If they were sent back home, they could barely find a job. Plus, the salary they received could not support the whole family.

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