Red Sox Nation

Source


To win a championship it takes hard work and determination. Nothing comes easy and it success will never knock on your door. The Boston Red Sox is more than just a sports team. The Red Sox represent the whole city of Boston. They play for the city.There are fans from all over the city and world. People of different origins come together for this one common thing: Baseball. Blacks, Whites, Asians , Spanish people etc. all come together as one to be called Red Sox Nation. This also brings in income to the city. People buy expensive tickets to watch the stars play. The players also get paid very much. This all leads to the wealth of the franchise. At the end of the season the winner of the championship ; world series, is awarded a trophy and rings and also the bragging rights of being on top.

US immigration

Source

During the mid 1900's the immigration rate was rapidly increasing. Many people from all over the world were coming to America to find a better source of living. Some left because of religious prejudice while others because of poverty. This all happened because of the international pursuit of happiness.

I chose this picture because many immigrants are travelling into America to find happiness and success. They are on the boat. The conditions are pretty poor and it is very packed and crowded. The people are squished onto each other and it is very possible someone can fall out.



Source

 

This is a map of where the immigrants were coming from.

Present Day Child Labor

Source

 

I chose this photo because it looks very sad to me. Seeing a young child be taken from school to pound rocks is quite barbaric. Also I have seen this happen before when I went to Cameroon. Seeing kids that are less than half my age working hard to break stones and sell for meager wages to support their families is devastating. Things like this make me notice how fortunate and blessed I am to have a roof over my head and to be in school because children like such would wish to be in school and have the opportunities I have.

Lewis Hine's Photos of Child Labor

ORIGINAL POST 



 

Source

This is a picture of a young boy selling newspapers in the rain. I picked this picture because I can relate to this.  I am a paper boy and I give out newspapers to many people. I have given out papers in the rain before so I know how bad and stressed this young boy must feel. This all is part of the job so after a while you get used to it. The profit for one is quite reasonable and worth it.