Reflection Assignment

Assignment: You need to select one question from Section A and one question from Section B. Based on your reflections on the Ellis Island video, develop an essay on each of your choices.

The following quotes were reinforced by a number of photographs on several occasions. Comment on one of the following:

1. "We were like human cattle."
2. "We were always standing in line."
3. Images of branding people (colored chalking, tags, etc.)

1. Was Ellis Island a prison or palace? Please support your position with data, examples, etc.
2. "The intent was to accept, not reject people." In what way(s) was the process geared for this achieving this goal? In what way(s) was it not?
3. What assumptions were made about immigrants? (Consider class, race, gender, age, etc.)