JOURNAL ENTRIES                      AT  ELLIS ISLAND 10/08

JOURNAL ENTRIES                      AT  ELLIS ISLAND 10/08FROM SAMIA:“AS AN IMMIGRANT MYSELF, I REALIZE HOW MUCH EASIER MY EXPERIENCE WAS. I CAME COMFORTABLY ON AN AIRPLANE WITH GUARANTEED ENTRY AND NOT IN AN OVERCROWDED BOAT UNSURE IF THE OFFICIALS WOULD FIND SOMETHING WRONG WITH ME AND SEND ME BACK OR WORSE KEEP ME IN A HOSPITAL OVERLOOKING THE LIFE I COULD HAVE HAD.”

FROM CAMILLE:“I HAVE GONE TO ELLIS ISLAND SEVERAL TIMESWITHOUT MUCH REGARD FOR THE HISTORY ...... THROUGH THE JOURNAL ACTIVITIES, I WALKED THROUGH ELLIS ISLAND WITH A WHOLE NEW PERSPECTIVE……THE JOURNAL ACTIVITIES MADE ME THINK ABOUT WHAT DOCTORS, NURSES AND WORKERS HAD TO WITNESS. ….HELPED ME TO LITERALLYFEEL LIKE AN IMMIGRANT AND SEE AND FEEL WHAT THEY DID:AMBITIONS, FEARS AND DREAMS.”

FROM AMANPREET: "THE PICTURES AND QUESTIONS GIVEN PRIOR TO OUR TRIP HAD A GREAT INFLUENCE ON THE WAY I SAW ELLIS ISLAND. I FELT A LOT CLOSER TO THE IMMIGRANTS BECAUSE I UNDERSTOOD THEIR STORIES. SEEING THE ISLANDS THROUGH THEIR EYES GAVE A LOT  OF MEANING TO THE BUILDINGS. THEY CONTAIN HISTORY, BEAUTY AND THOUSANDS OF EMOTIONAL  STORIES.”

VELOCITY ANALYSIS

TO ELLIS ISLAND 12/08

Galway, Ireland 4950 kmShip 13 knots (24 km/hr)206 hours 8 ½ daysConcorde 2150km/hr 2 ½ hrs

Port-au-prince Haiti 1539 milesBoat 23 knots (26.5mph) 58 hours 2 ½ daysPlane 450mph 3.42 hourssecurity checks, etc add 3 hrsPlane 240 mph 6.42 hours

Hamburg, Germany 3820 milesShip 15 knots (17.3mph)220 hours 9 daysBad weather add 1 dayPlane speed 424.89 mph 9 hrsInclude stopovers, security, headwinds, delays, etc Plane 305.6 mph 12 ½ hrs

1890’s 2000’s

Wind, rain, currents, delays,Security checks – add timeLegal, social, economic factorsaffect immigrationAdvances in transportation make return trips easier

VECTOR ANALYSISON ELLIS ISLAND 2/09

NOT DRAWN TO SCALE

DISTANCE 1454.56 ftDISPLACEMENT 750.35 ftDEVIATION 3%

DISTANCE 1159.08 ftDISPLACEMENT 769.04 ftDEVIATION 0.5%

10.5 cm

14cm

1 cm

DIAGONAL772.73 ft

3.5 cm

4.5 cm

3.5cm

3.5cm

4.5 cm

1.5 cm

4cm

4.5 cm

2.5cm

An immigrant would feelvery scared and nervouswalking through the hallwayto the isolation ward. The corridor would seem endlessand full of sadness. The immigrant had only one paththey could take.

A doctor would mentallyprepare himself for the workload of the day. A walk outside on a beautiful day would calm him for the day ahead. The doctor could walk outside along any path he chose or he could walk inside, He had choices.

LABORATORY ANALYSIS

OF ELLIS ISLAND 03/09

STUDENTS DETERMINETHE SPECIFIC HEAT CAPACITYAND DENSITY OF BRICK AND“SAND/STONE” SAMPLES. THESE MATERIALS WERE USED ON SOUTH SIDE BUILDINGS. STUDENT LAB REPORTS INCLUDE DISCUSSION OF MATERIALS PAST AND PRESENT AND HISTORIC RESTORATION, STABILIZATION AND PRESERVATION.

POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS

OF ELLIS ISLAND 4/09

The End. (But only the beginning for the restoration of Ellis Island!)