Noel Lopez
History 1700-14
Professor Tamora Hoskisson
December 2015
E-Portfolio
We are all humans
In my years in school, one of my favorite classes that I loved attending was history. Knowing how America was built from immigrants discovering this land that leads us how we live it now. I always found it fascinating how long of a way we have come to become the people we are today.
In this semester I have been able to look back and remember all the things that I have learned from American Civilizations. The ones that got my attention, and the ones that disgusted me. This country has gone on to have great leaders, freedom rights and happiness. But this nation has also been through “dark times,” not because of politics, but because of us as human beings. Like how the South had slavery and in the 1920’s we had the great depression. All of these moments were defending moments. Its history and it will always be remembered whether if it’s good or bad, racists or caring, it is the past of America.
One historical issue that got my attention the most was slavery in 1700s and 1800s. Yes it was a dark time in America, but it was also a great history lesson. Not because of how mean and racist Americans were at the time, what I found fascinating was the slaves themselves. Solomon Northup, for example, a free man living in the North that was kidnapped, got his freedom taken away and sold to slavery. He eventually did get his freedom back over a decade later, but from what I learned from his story, that if you are a black person, even if you’re a free man, others won’t care and will not see you as a human, they will see you as a slave.
Racism today still exists, maybe will forever. But I am happy the America is not like how it was in the 1700s. Today, different races in America have made big differences, such as black athletes as Michael Jordan and Muhamad Ali being the best ever at what they do. To Barak Obama, being the first African American President of the United States of America. Something else related were women rights. In the 1940s and 1950s, women were just seen as householders and the same old cliché styles. It was like freedom was not meant for them, but they took risks and did what they wanted to do. It’s something we all as Americans must know, it doesn’t matter what color you are, it matters what difference you can make. It’s a matter of time that we will have a woman as president, or a Latino. We are all humans, we all have the same skeleton. If history taught me something, it’s that in the beginning, we all didn’t along, now we are.
History 1700-14
Professor Tamora Hoskisson
December 2015
E-Portfolio
We are all humans
In my years in school, one of my favorite classes that I loved attending was history. Knowing how America was built from immigrants discovering this land that leads us how we live it now. I always found it fascinating how long of a way we have come to become the people we are today.
In this semester I have been able to look back and remember all the things that I have learned from American Civilizations. The ones that got my attention, and the ones that disgusted me. This country has gone on to have great leaders, freedom rights and happiness. But this nation has also been through “dark times,” not because of politics, but because of us as human beings. Like how the South had slavery and in the 1920’s we had the great depression. All of these moments were defending moments. Its history and it will always be remembered whether if it’s good or bad, racists or caring, it is the past of America.
One historical issue that got my attention the most was slavery in 1700s and 1800s. Yes it was a dark time in America, but it was also a great history lesson. Not because of how mean and racist Americans were at the time, what I found fascinating was the slaves themselves. Solomon Northup, for example, a free man living in the North that was kidnapped, got his freedom taken away and sold to slavery. He eventually did get his freedom back over a decade later, but from what I learned from his story, that if you are a black person, even if you’re a free man, others won’t care and will not see you as a human, they will see you as a slave.
Racism today still exists, maybe will forever. But I am happy the America is not like how it was in the 1700s. Today, different races in America have made big differences, such as black athletes as Michael Jordan and Muhamad Ali being the best ever at what they do. To Barak Obama, being the first African American President of the United States of America. Something else related were women rights. In the 1940s and 1950s, women were just seen as householders and the same old cliché styles. It was like freedom was not meant for them, but they took risks and did what they wanted to do. It’s something we all as Americans must know, it doesn’t matter what color you are, it matters what difference you can make. It’s a matter of time that we will have a woman as president, or a Latino. We are all humans, we all have the same skeleton. If history taught me something, it’s that in the beginning, we all didn’t along, now we are.