Chapter 9
1. Why does Grundy think that acquiring Canada will strengthen the America union?
Acquiring Canada will be an added advantage since the country has sufficient resources. If America adds up to its own form will be more strengthened for example, the essence of the human rights and freedom that they are fighting for to end the oppression and exploitation of other people, Canada, Americas share many things together, and the union of them will create more strength on American union. 2. Whom does Grundy hold responsible for Tecumseh’s uprising the conduct of Indian tribes he mentions?
Grundy blames the people who were managing since they created tension among the tribes that had been in the existence , the tribes were struggling to achieve and acquire resources so that they may obtain their living standards , the political atmosphere created the conduct that was depicted by the Indian tribes. In so doing Grundy lamented on the incidence which it was not appealing and dissapo0inting.
Chapter 10
1. Why does female factory worker compare her conditions with those of slaves?
Most women in America though especially they have been talked of have been destined to servitude. The lives of women are just the same as those of slaves. If one for instance, in the New England women are subjected to long hours of labor just as slaves. Many Americans view women as the inferior gender and some employers fails to even go to the extent of deny9ng them jobs on the basis of their sex. Women are still fighting for equality in terms of resource allocation and sharing of job opportunities. Some men still have the olden attitude that women are just but objects of pleasure. There are women who are well educated for instance, in the field of engineering with all the qualification yet they are denied because engineering is normally dominated by men.
2. Why does she doubt sincerity of the Christian beliefs of the factory owners?
The Christian beliefs of the factory owners are indeed doubtful given that they do not correlate with the normal Christian teachings. Most of the employees in these factories are hypocrites because they do not practice what they profess. According to doctrines of Christianity, one should consider everyone as important and equal regardless of their sex, ethnicity, religion or age since everyone is equal before God. It is very discouraging to see that women and slaves continue to be discriminated within the factory while the so called “Christians” watch. A Christian is supposed to stand in the gap and fight for the rights of the weak and say no any form of violence. They are required to embrace advocacy as opposed to keeping quite. They are the ambassadors of Christ who stood with the weak and despised people.
Chapter 11
1. What tone does the reporter adopt regarding the immigrants –hostile or generous?
In the documentary voices of freedom it is about the America fight for freedom, the reporter had a negative attitude towards the immigrants. He was hostile to them since the way he describes them as they immigrate to the America. The reporter depicts them as strangers, and people who have funny faces and they have strange costumes meaning that the individuals who migrated were in different attire as compared to that of the natives.
The strangers as acclaimed by the reporter is that the place the migrants are located in a noisy band grounded environment in fact the reporter proceeds to explain of a woman being at a hither , the people are with faces that are degraded , the reporter is prejudiced in some way , considers the immigrant to be inferior and cheap. Depicts their children being in doublets meaning that they tend to be in large numbers yet their social status does is wanting.The essence of regarding them as being rushed at portrays the harshness of the reporter , since they are depicted to be cheap labor and subjected to oppression , people in the city go make a living upon the arrival of the immigrants, ‘all the people rushed to the freshly arrived immigrants to make a living.’
2. What aspirations does the reporter think are the uppermost in the immigrants’ minds?
The reporter thinks the uppermost things in the minds of the immigrants is the essence of getting refuge in the foreign state , they tend too argue with the native and maintain a reasonable and amicable environment that they can do son as to be accepted without prejudice and then association with the authorities. Their wish to get hold of their children who were getting out of hand for example, their desire to leave in Eleventh Ward. To get out of hunger and desperation they are living in and their women are oppressed, bullied around. While men are subjected to hard labor and receive, low wages, which do not concur with their effort at the work the immigrants, are thoughtful for they are in deliberation in struggle to achieve the freedom they have long sought and have a place they can live peacefully and call it home. The nrepo0rtwer for example who wrote the network times stipulated the elegance of the arrival of the ship of the immigrant.
References
Voices of Freedom A Documentary History By Eric Foner Volume 1 Third Edition
