Mangal Rai AJ Arena English 1100 23 September 2013 C. P. Ellis‚ “Why I Quit the Klan” I personally believe that C.P. Ellis was a great person‚ who deserved honor. The changing state of his mind and heart against segregation was beyond imagination. I really enjoyed reading about his background‚ starting with his family background and childhood. It is interesting that how his story and my parents’ stories match. They didn’t have the clothes of their desire‚ nor got higher education due to hard
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On the surface‚ Ken Jackson and C.P. Ellis led remarkably similar lives. As Studs Terkel records their stories‚ it is noted that both are born into low-income families with alcoholic fathers‚ neither one cared for school‚ and both got into their own sorts of trouble‚ for Jackson gangs and prison‚ for Ellis the Klan. And both men end up in relatively similar places too‚ Jackson works with at-risk youth‚ Ellis with unions and workers‚ with the intention of bettering their communities and stopping
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C.P Ellis in his memoir‚ accounts his times as reputed member of Ku Klax Klan and through series of experiences‚ the change in his perception towards people of color. His prejudices against the black people came not inherently but from his childhood struggles that led to frustrations in his adult life and already present social biases against the blacks. Vincent N. Parrillo in his article “Causes of Prejudice” explains various theories of how one account for prejudices. He proposes that we can understand
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constantly being labeled and stereotyped because of where we come from. In “C.P Ellis: Why I Quit The Klan”‚ Studs Terkel‚ a renown historian‚ sits down with C.P Ellis‚ a former KKK member to discuss his experience in the organization. Ellis grew up with a prejudice against black people and
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Millions of people entered the US in the late 1800’s‚ but how? Ellis Island was the one and only provider for immigration in the late 1800’s. At first‚ the Battery in lower Manhattan was the immigration station. Eventually‚ the Battery could not handle the flow of immigrants. This caused the federal government to buy Ellis Island from Samuel Ellis‚ a merchant of New York City‚ and that’s how the Islands name was given. Ellis Island was opened on January 1‚ 1892 and closed in November 1954. It was
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The Ellis Island Experience Historical Overview 1- How many years did Ellis Island operate as the principal federal immigration station in the US? 60 years closed in 1954 2- What percentage of immigrants were turned away at Ellis Island? 40 percent Registry Room 3- In 24 hours‚ how many people could file through the registry room? 5000 to 10000 a day 4- If you visited Ellis Island today‚ what time period would it resemble? it would resemble like 1920s because it is in a restored
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True Beauty Lonny Is beauty a splendid sunset when a person climbs a long way up a mountain peak and takes the first glimpse? Is beauty that moment when a person puts his toes into the sand‚ his face softly touched by the wind with its little salty flavor and the sun shining above his head? Is beauty a gorgeous girl that passes by‚ causing a man to not move his glued eyes from her back when she is already gone? Is beauty a luxurious sports car that a man fails to move
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Simone Mann Ms. Gutestein Deborah Ellis Deborah Ellis started writing at age 11-12 inspired at a young age she grasped her talent. As a kid she was constantly moving from place to place due to her father’s work‚ and used writing as a coping method. When she grew up‚ her work and writing was mainly done by traveling and talking to others that have problems and taking note of everything. She started to write the book I am currently the Breadwinner her first book. The Breadwinner takes place
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Ellis Island Web-quest 1. Open the Internet and go to the following website: http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/tour/ 2. Read the introduction and answer the following question: How many immigrants came through Ellis Island on their way to America? [1] More than 12 million 3. Click on “Learn more about Ellis Island” and answer the following questions: Where is Ellis Island located? [1] In New York Harbor‚ near Manhattan Who was the President that established an immigration station
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