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     Hi everyone, thank you for reading. So this is a comment wall for my website named "A Label for Music." This website basically explains the background behind music and how many of African American entertainers had their music stolen from white people so it can be more popular to a wide audience. This article explains the cultural appropriation of music that goes ignored, even in todays society.

Week 6 Reflection: United States Imperialistic Ways

               

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This Picture Shows the idea of America tried to take the whole world. The "If you think he will let go, you don't know him" basically states that America is known going to be stopped for the invasion of other countries. 

        This week’s history lesson was very interesting, considering how I love the talk about war and the background of how my country was divided from others. I knew about the imperialism that the United States had simply because of them trying to take over the western coast from native people. The US was already well in power, they had fast growing production and top notch weapons. The United States help transport goods to different countries and same as protection of different countries.  The United States were seen as a great alliance. But US help for different countries were all to benefit United States, meaning that they wanted more territory and a good name for their own country. For example, the annexation of Hawaii. At first, Hawaii and the US had a treaty of friendship but soon US had taken over Hawaiian territory and made it into their 50^th states. The United States screams imperialism and it is sad that, still till this day, the only time we do help out other countries is if it benefits us. I am not surprise of the amount of war and taking over of land that the US had done because of the fact of how America became which stated with taking over land and war from natives. Dealing with war from the United States and knowing that we are well equipped with modern weapons, I felt kind of bad for those countries who were fighting without the powerful machine guns and bombs.

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This is suppose to be a depiction of the queen of Hawaii from Americas perspective.  

            Americas main reason for war with different countries was for their reputation of being powerful to carry on and was for them to take over land. America wanted land in mostly every country so they can have fast production and control over people. When taking over the Philippines, the Americans tried to colonize the Philippians. Same thing they tried to do with the Native Americans. The thought of Americans trying to colonize each territory they took over showed the confidence within America preaching that “we’re the best.” 

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This picture shows four US Army Buffalo soldiers of WWI

          I always get frustrated with the thought of blacks fighting for a country that didn’t even acknowledge them as humans. Fighting for freedom that they themselves didn’t have and being segregated while fighting for that freedom. Till this day, when I here the excuse that soldiers died for our country so don’t sit down for the pledge. I tend to refute that excuse and say “yes people did die fighting for our country, and the soldiers that came back to this same country is being untreated and unacknowledged for their accomplishments and what they were fighting for.” When, as Americans, we look back on our history and how many victories we won, we also  have to think about the privileges we had against others if we won those victories using our privileges.

Week 5 Reflection: Immigration and the spark of Social Reform

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This picture shows a women tangles up in a rope symbolized with words to were she can not speak nor move. This picture shows the women as not being able to control herself nor surroundings. 

             While learning about the Immigration and laws and injustice of foreign workers, black workers, and women workers, I had realized the injustice in America that people who were not white males had to go through. At first, it came to blacks not being heard and paid equally. They still had jobs they had to perform that was unsafe with little pay. Second, women (white and black) was being mistreated because they were thought of as being dependent on men and not really a skilled worker. The women suffered from unsafe job skills as well as unequal pay. During the film Triangle: Remembering the Fire, I was shocked by the number of women who died from the fire and the idea of open caskets being put out in the open for everyone to see. I had learned about this previously before but I never really heard about the details of it. Having women coming in to work hard for their family while making little money really made the story much sadder because they were previously fighting for their rights as workers.  I also feel for the actual families because most are immigrants who came to America for a better life.
                                                 

     I had also seen the immigration laws passed to keep the Chinese and Japanese out and the injustice treatments of the Irish and Mexicans. I always knew the unfair treatments in America based on the history of slavery and racism alone. I knew that the white men wanted to dominate everything and feel superior to women and any other race. I was shocked at the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, simply because Chinese people had come over to help the US. After the help of the US, the US saw the Chinese as threatening because of their intelligence. This information helped with the main reason why white males desire to be superior than any other race. What I did like about Lee Chew story is how, even though he knew Americans were mean people and sometimes evil, he still has seen the good in them. This shows the forgiveness of foreign countries. This is most likely off topic but seeing how the Irish had gotten called "distinct white" I have been a little shocked considering that I am mixed with, black, Native American, Irish, and middle eastern Asian. The calling of Mexicans being illegal is very symbolic of what is happening today. With president Trump trying his best to enforce a wall that will keep immigration of Mexicans out. It does seem like history repeats itself.

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This picture shows the cruel treatment of a Chinese man who is being beaten but us trying to run away. The pulling of the hair shows the strength that the Americans had. 

 To answer the W.E.B. Du Boise I still stand on that wealth and success is reachable if you work your way to the top. Learning about immigration and seeing the hard-working immigrants coming over to America and working hard to support their family proved his point in a way. I do however know the injustice and racist tactics that comes along with bringing down immigrants, blacks, and women.

Week 4 Reflection: The Underrated Genocide

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This picture shows how Americans tried to Americanize Natives who were there before the Americans. 

While reading about the western movement and great expansion that Americans had to the world I tend to focus on the downfall of the Native Americans. I noticed that while White Americans were being great and owning all the land that they had gotten, the Native Americans were being pushed out of their lands without a chance to fight back. Even when it came to African Americans, the Homestead Act was mainly created for the benefit of white families. This expansion and take over of land was simply known as colonization. 

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The difference between how Natives wanted to live and then how Americans wanted Natives to Live

                When the Native American did not want to leave the land, Americans put them in reservations to control where and how they live. Native Americans also faced a point were Americans were trying to Americanize them. Sending them to boarding school, dressing them in uniform, having the American flag, and teaching them how women should work at home or be nurses while the men should be industrial workers. They even had taught the Native Americans English by only making them speak and learn from the English language. The boarding school was away to make them forget about their heritage. It is already bad to me how they are called Native Americans, considering the term “American” is from the colonizers. It is sad that we do not know them by their tribe name. I was always irritated by that term. I always felt bad knowing that Native Americans were treated like foreigner to their own land. I have

                While trying to not forget about their heritage Native Americans had ghost dances to remember every part of themselves and where they came from, what they ancestors loved and fought for. Reading the demonization of native Americans all because of their pride for their heritage disguises me. Even when the US Military killed off the Sioux because they found them to be “threatening” even without weapons. As I read and learned more about native Americans I think about my Native American ancestors who had injustice from the US. Americans today, need to know that Native American tribe history is important and that there are still Native Americans out there who are fighting for their rights. 

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This picture is important because it shows the dancing and celebration of Natives even when they are getting killed. 

Week 3 Reflection: A New Look at the 19th Century

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While reading the articles and watching the presentations and videos, I found a couple fascinating ideals about the 19^th century. Considering that the 19^th century was booming, especially for those in power and/or who can obtain the power. I found it fascinating about how the white men created the term “Wage Slavery” because it showed how white males thought their working for money which, equaled oppression, and working under someone else was a sign slavery.  This fascinates me because of the description of slavery being working for money. The term “Wage Slavery” created a more acceptable way for white males called “Living Wage”, this helped them get paid more and have better positions within the workforce. Really “Living Wage” was just another form of oppression for non-white men. I also found it very surprising how still, till this very day, men are pain more than women. Considering the fact that women were only paid less or not at all because of the fact that women were thought of as being an dependent to the male. Women were thought of as not having real jobs. Because of this being stated in the 19^th century, I would think the 21^st century would find it more acceptable to pay both sexes the same, since women and men work the almost the same exact jobs. 

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"Wage Slavery" 

                My last point I found fascinating is the movement of the Native Americans from the west, the western was a new place for the Americans of the 19^th century. To move there was like finding and even starting a whole new life. The move sparked a lot of farmers attention and even the farmers revolt. My main concern was when it came to the Native Americans, not enough information was given to how the native Americans were being eliminated, I also feel bad for the elimination of native Americans because they were, like it says, natives to this land. 

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War with Native Americans and actual Americans. 

                The 19^th century was full of big money making business owners and investors, giving the stock holders limited liability for the “American Dream.” Although they had many un-happy workers, the workers made the business owners a lot of money. Even with the strikes, like Pullman Strike and Homestead Strike, the government shut it down because they are always on the side of big business. Along with the inventions and the government on there side, many had absolute power over their businesses. Knowing all of the tactics that the rich industrialists used, to answer W.E.B. DuBois great American assumption is that, with a already smooth foundation, the people that rose to the top during the 19^th century had various scandalous but at the same time intelligent techniques to becoming successful.