TheirSkinResearchDocument

Name:ShaneBell
CharacterName:Dill

ResearchQuestionOne:

Whatwashappeninginthe1900sto1930sinSanFrancisco?

ResearchQuestionTwo:

Whatwouldlifebelikefortherichpeoplecomparedtopoorin
SanFranciscoin19461948?

Other,minorquestions:

Whydidyouonlyhavetogotoschoolfor1dayatleast?
Whydiditchangesomuchfromnowtobackthen?

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sourceatitleandthencreate
alinktothesource)

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(whatinformationisinthis
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willbeuseful,etc.)

http://www.zpub.com/sf/histor
y/sfh2.html

"SanFranciscoHistory
19001950."
SanFrancisco
History19001950.
N.p.,
n.d.Web.14Jan.2016.

ThissourceIsaboutA
timelineofwhathappened
from1900sto1950.Itnames
alloftheeventsinsan
franciscoandwhatis
differentfromnowandthen

http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.c
om/2015/03/23/sanfrancisco
sgapbetweenrichandpoor
amonglargestinnationstud
yfinds/

"SanFrancisco'sGap
BetweenRichAndPoor
SecondLargestInNation,
StudyFinds."
CBSSan
Francisco.
CBS,2015.Web.
23Mar.2015.

Thissourceistellingmethe
differencebetweenhowpoor
andpeopleweredifferent
nowandthen

http://www.examiner.com/arti
cle/dadsreplytoschoolon
kidsabsenceisbestrespons
eever

Rossi,Michael."Dad'sReply
toSchoolonKids'Absence
IsBestResponseEver."
Examiner.com.

Examiner.com,2015.Web.
28Apr.2015.

Thissourceistellingmehow
thisdadthinksthatkidshave
togotoschoolandwhy
sometimestheydon'thaveto
goiftheydon'twantto

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
History_of_California_1900_t
o_present

Rodgers,DanielT."The
ProgressiveEra."
Wikipedia.

WikimediaFoundation,1929.
Web.14Jan.2016.

Thissourceisabouthow
muchitchangedfromnow
andinthe1900s.Andtome
itwasAreallybigchange.

https://sucheternaldelight.wor

https://sucheternaldelight.wor

Thissourceistellingmehow

dpress.com/tag/1900wealth
gap/

dpress.com/tag/1900wealth
gap/

itwasdifferentfrompoorand
wealthyinthe1900s

SourceOne:

MichaelRossitooktoFacebooktosharetheletterhereceivedfromRochelleS.
Marbury,PrincipalofRydalElementarySchoolafterhis
kids
JackandVictoriamissed
April17,20and21,2015.
DearMr.andMrs.Rossi,theletterread,Iunderstandyourfamilyrecentlytooka
familyvacation.IwantyoutobeawarethattheAbingtonSchoolDistrictdoesnot
recognizefamilytripsasanexcusedabsence,regardlessoftheactivitiesinvolvedin
thetrip.Theschooldistrictisnotinthepositionofoverseeingfamilyvacationsor
evaluatingtheeducationalnatureofafamilytrip.Thedatesthatyourchildrenwere
absentwererecordedasunexcused.Anaccumulationofunexcusedabsencescan
resultinareferraltoourattendanceofficerandasubsequentnoticeofaviolationof
thecompulsoryschoolattendancelaw."
Mr.Rossiservedahotcupofteaback,validatingwhyhetookhischildrenwithhim
andexplainedhowheturnedthe"vacation"intoafieldtripthatallowedthemtowalk
throughhistoricalplacestheirclassmateshaveyettolearnabout.Plus,heallowed
themtowitnesstheresilienceof#BostonStrong.
Afterlearningthatthemainpurposeofthetriphadtodowiththedeathofaloved
one,itsortofmademewonderifthepersonwhodraftedtheletterdoesntconsider
compassionatedaysforkidsalso.
But,withonemonthleftintheschoolyear,JackandVictoriahaveearnedsomuch
morethanagradetheyveearnedbraggingrightsforhavingafatherwhohas
lessonsthatarefarfromtheconfinesofaclassroom#ParentOfTheYear!
MICHAELROSSISRESPONSETOSCHOOL:
DearMadamPrincipal,
WhileIappreciateyourconcernforourchildren'seducation,Icanpromiseyouthey
learnedasmuchinthefivedayswewereinBostonastheywouldinanentireyearin
school.
Ourchildrenhadaonceinalifetimeexperience,onethatcan'tbeduplicatedina
classroomorreadinabook.
Inthe3daysofschooltheymissed(whichconsistedofstandardizedtestingthatthey
couldtakeanytime)theylearnedaboutdedication,commitment,love,perseverance,
overcomingadversity,civicpride,patriotism,Americanhistoryculinaryartsand
physicaleducation.
Theywatchedtheirfatherovercome,injury,badweather,thedeathofalovedone
andmanyotherobstaclestoachieveanimportantpersonalgoal.
Theyalsoexperiencedfirsthandtheloveandsupportofthousandsofothers
cheeringonpeoplewithacommongoal.
Atthemarathon,theywatchedblindrunners,runnerswithprostheticlimbsand
debilitatingdiseasesandpeoplerunningtoraisemoneyforgreatcausesruninthe

mostprestigiousandhistoricmarathonintheworld.
Theyalsopaidtributetothevictimsofasenselessactofterrorismandlearnedthat
nomatterwhatevilmayoccur,terroristscannotdetertheAmericanspirit.
Thesearethingstheywon'tevertrulylearnintheclassroom.
InadditionourchildrenwalkedtheFreedomTrail,visitedthesiteoftheBostonTea
Party,theBostonMassacreandthegravesofseveralsignersoftheDeclarationof
Independence.
ThesearethingstheyWILLlearninschoolayearormorefromnow.Soinactuality
ourchildrenareaheadofthegame.
Theyalsovisitedanaquarium,sampledgreatcuisineandspentmanyhoursof
physicalactivitywalkingandswimming

SourceTwo:
Bythemid1880s,theUnitedStateswasthewealthiestnationintheworld.Butitwasstillwith
Europewheretherealinternationalpoliticalpowerlay.Mostofuslearnedtheterm
laissezfaire
in
highschoolandlearnedtoapplyittoBelleEpoqueAmerica.Butthesituationwasabitmore

complicatedthanthat.Itwasntsomuchthatthegovernmentleftbusinessalone,itwasthatthe
governmentwasweakingeneralbothintheinternationaldiplomaticsphereandinitsown
backyard.Andduetothisanddespiteitswealth,theU.S.hadlittleswaywithothergovernments
(Zakaria,
FromWealthtoPower
).
Inanycase,withoutwealth,norichAmerica.Withoutstronggovernment,nostrongAmerica.And,
nothingcanbeaccomplishedwithouteither.In1900,theU.S.hadtheformerinspades.Itwas
duringtheProgressiveErathatitbuiltthelatter.


Disinterestedand/orweak?

TheeconomicsituationintheU.S.reflectedthismoneyrich,powerpoorstate.Thoughtheexact
amountisunknown,itisestimatedthatover45%oftheU.S.wealthwasheldbythetop1%,a
highinU.S.history,andnottoberivaledagainuntilthelast20years.Thegapbetweenrichand
poorwastremendous,makingademocracyratherineffective.
Beingamemberoftheincrediblyshrinkingmiddleclasswasperilous.Despiteourvisionof1900
America,withitssmall,traditional,stablemiddleclassfamiliesgatheredaroundtheparlortable,
attendingchurch,andcallingonfriendsfortea,theprofessionalmiddleclasswasinconstantsiege.
Wageswereuneven,unreliable,andmembersoftheprofessionalmiddleclasswouldemulatetheir
bettersbyemployingmonopolisticstrategiestobuildingpracticesandbusinesses.Thenoble,
idealisticmiddleclassmanwhostruggledforhonorandvirtueamidstthesmuttheHoratioAlger
wasnotreallyaviablemodelforbehaviorinsuchacutthroatenvironment.Buttheprogressive
movementdidwhatitcouldtoturnhimintoadeity.


Intolerance(1916)LillianGishsurvivesagainstcorruptioninBabylon,theFrenchRevolution,andthe
ModernErathankstoherbeautyandvirtue

IdidapaperinmyundergradyearsonFatalismandtheHoratioAlgermythologyinPreWorldWar
ISilentcinema.Ifthemoviesofthatperiodwerentoncigarettefairiesorothersilly,plotless
fantasiestheyweremostlikelyonavirtuousyoungmanwhoisahardworkeranunusually
intelligentmannotintheleastaffectedbyhispopularity,andverykeen,businesslikeandthrifty

SourceThree:

1900

TheCliffHousecirca1900
19001910SanFranciscostereographs
fromtheKeystoneMastCollection
1901

SanFranciscoHistory19011930
MCSF
McKinleyassassinatedRooseveltsucceeds
McK.Picasso'sBluePeriodJ.P.Morgan
organizesUSSteelCorporation
1901

1902

TransPacifictelephonecableconnects
CanadaandAustralia.
MediaHistory
Timeline:1900s
Twain,Mark."
ADefenceofGeneral
Funston
."NorthAmericanReview174(May
1902).

1903

TheCommonwealthClubofCaliforniawas
foundedin1903bySanFranciscoChronicle
editorialwriterEdwardF.Adams.

1905

Oneofthewonderfulaspectsofthe
turnofthecenturyerawasthemultitudeof
grandioseschemesforthedevelopmentof
California.Intheearly1900's,thecountry
hadreboundedfromthedepressionofthe
1890's,soarenewedsenseofoptimismwas
themoodoftheday.Itwasinthisframeof
mindthatprominentSanFrancisco
businessmenschemedtocreateacoast
railroadfromSanFranciscotoSantaCruz.It
wasinitiallycalledthe
OceanShoreElectric
Railway
.Initialworkbeganin1905.
JapaneseTownNihonjinMachi
19051935
imagesfromTheJapaneseAmericanHistory
Archives
The
SanFranciscoChronicle
launchesa
serieswhichaccusesJapaneseimmigrants
ofdebauchingwhitewomen,deliberately
underminingtheschoolsystem,andcausing
crimeandpovertyinCalifornia.Theseries
inspiresthefoundingofTheJapaneseand

KoreanExclusionLeaguewith80,000
members.
Social..
1906

LuridflamessweepSanFranciscoin
William
AlexanderCoulter(18491936)panorama
of
thelargestmaritimerescueinUnitedStates
history...
April18
1906EarthquakeandFireHistory

atMCSFand
Yahoo
listing.
1907

Inthefirstdecadeofthetwentiethcentury,
organizedlaborinSanFranciscoexercised
"morepowerandinfluencethanlaborinany
othermajorAmericanmetropolitanarea."The
year1901sawtheformationoftheUnion
LaborParty(ULP),apoliticalpartywhich
ostensiblyrepresentedtheinterestsofthe
city'sworkingmen...Atthistime,withthecity
considereda"closedshop"townandlabor
firmlyincontrolofitspoliticalmachinery,
circumstancesbegantochange.Between
1905andthestreetrailwaystrikeofMay
1907,anearthquake,chargesofcorruption
againstthemayorandalmostallthe
supervisors,andastruggleforpolitical
controlbetweenlocalreformelementsand
controllinglaborinterestschangedSan
Franciscopolitics.
The1907SanFrancisco
StreetcarStrike
byRobertEmeryBionaz

1908

TheFBIoriginatedfromaforceofSpecial
Agentscreatedin1908byAttorneyGeneral
CharlesBonaparteduringthePresidencyof
TheodoreRoosevelt.
AShortHistoryofthe
FBI

1909

JohnMuir(18381914)wastheleaderofthe
movementtosavetheHetchHetchyValley
fromdespoliationatthehandsoftheCityand
CountyofSanFrancisco,whichwantedthe
valleyforamunicipalwatersupply...

Publishedinlate1909,outlinesthe
preservationistcause,andwasdistributedby
MuiractingaspresidentoftheSocietyforthe
PreservationofNationalParks...
JohnMuir
LetEveryoneHelptoSavetheFamous
HetchHetchyValley
1910

AngelIslandopenedin1910.For30years,
AngelIslandservedasapointofentrytothe
UnitedStatesformanyimmigrants.LikeEllis
IslandinNewYork,itprocessedtheentryof
peoplefromdifferentpartsoftheworld.
UnlikeEllisIsland,italsoservedasaprison
forhundredsofChineseimmigrants.The
immigrationcompoundatAngelIslandwas
builttoenforceanexclusionarylawpassedin
1882.Thislaw,TheChineseExclusionAct,
waspassedtodenyentrytoChinese...

AngelIslandHomePage

SourceFour:

Acrossthe50largestcities,householdsinthe95thpercentileofincome
earned11.6timesasmuchashouseholdsatthe20thpercentile,a
considerablywidermarginthanthenationalaverageratioof9.3.This
differencereflectsthefactthatinbigcitiestherichhavehigherincomes,
andthepoorlowerincomes,thantheircounterpartsnationally.
Atlanta,followedbySanFrancisco,rankedasthemostunequalcityin2012
and2013.VirginiaBeach,Va.andColoradoSprings,Co.hadthesmallestgap.
RichhouseholdsinSanFranciscogrewbynearly18percent,equivalenttoa
$66,000bump.ThecitystandsapartfromothercitieslikeWashington,D.C.
andNewYork,injusthowrichitsrichesthouseholdswerein2013.In2013,
SanFranciscansearnedatleast$423,000,morethan$100,000than

counterpartsinSanJose.

Meanwhile,SanJoseswealthiesthouseholdscontinuetogetricher.TheSouth
Baycitywitnessedadoubledigitgrowthintheincomesofthe95thpercentile
between20122013,equivalenttoa$34,000increase.Thegrowingincome
gapisshapingpublicpolicyforreducingtheinequality.In2014,14statesand
theDistrictofColumbiaenactedincreasesintheirminimumwages.Herein
theBayArea,SanFranciscobecamethesecondcity,afterSeattle,tohavethe
highestminimumwageinthecountrywithanincrementalincreasethatwill
reachitspeakin2018.
TheminimumwageinOaklandbecamethehighestin
theBayArea
afterjumpingfrom$9/hourto$12.25/hourthankstoa

voterapprovedmeasure.
Richmondalsovoted
tophaseinanincreaseto$13
by2018.
BrookingsauthorsAlanBerubeandNatalieHolmesnoteswhiletheminimum
wageisanimportantmethodforhelpinglowearnerhouseholdslivingin
highcostplaces,localpolicymakersshouldnotignoretheothertoolsthey
haveathandfromeducationtoeconomicdevelopmenttohousingandzoning
policiesthatareessentialforimprovingsocialmobilityandsustainingincome
diversityinbigcitiestoday.

SourceFive:
After1900,Californiacontinuedtogrowrapidlyandsoonbecameanagriculturalandindustrial
power.Theeconomywaswidelybasedonspecialtyagriculture,oil,tourism,shipping,film,and
after1940advancedtechnologysuchasaerospaceandelectronicsindustriesalongwitha
significantmilitarypresence.Thefilmsandstarsof
Hollywood
helpedmakethestatethe"center"
ofworldwideattention.CaliforniabecameanAmericanculturalphenomenontheideaofthe
"CaliforniaDream"asaportionofthelarger
AmericanDream
offindingabetterlifedrew35
[1]
millionnewresidentsfromthestarttotheendofthe20thcentury(19002010).

SiliconValley

becametheworld'scenterforcomputerinnovation.

CaliforniaisnowthemostpopulousstateintheUnitedStates.Ifitwereanindependent
country,Californiawouldrank34thinpopulationintheworld.Californiahashadwavesof
immigrationandemigrationovertheyears.Thefirstbigwavewasthe
CaliforniaGoldRush
startingin1848ofminers,businessmen,farmers,loggers,etc.aswellastheirmany

supporters.
Therewerefewerthan10,000femalesinatotalCaliforniapopulation(notincluding
Native
Americans
whowerenotcounted)ofabout120,000residentsin1850.About3.0%ofthe
goldrushArgonautsbefore1850werefemaleorabout3,500
femaleGoldRushers
,
comparedtoabout115,000maleCaliforniaGoldRushers.Massiveimmigrationfrom
[3]
[4]
mostlyotherstatescontinuedthroughoutthenineteenthcentury.
Californiadidnot

reacha"normal"maletofemaleratioofaboutonetooneuntilthe1950census.California
foroveracenturywasshortonfemales.The1900censusshowedemigrationsdownto
"only"a20%growthrate.Theearly1900sshowedamassivepopulationincreaseofover
60%between1900and1910.Thepopulationmorethandoubledagaininthenext20years
by1930.Foreignimmigrationlargelyceasedduringthe
GreatDepression
,asimmigration
totheU.S.washeldtoalowof23,068peryearby1933,andmanyforeignworkerswere
deported.Therewerenotenoughjobstogoaround.Once
WorldWarII
"solved"the
problemsoftheGreatDepressiontherewasarapidlyincreasingbuildupofU.S.workersin
Californiaaswartimeindustriesboomed.

AnnotationBibliography
1.

"SanFranciscoHistory19001950."
SanFranciscoHistory19001950.
N.p.,n.d.
Web.14Jan.2016.

2. Thissourceistellingmethepresentfrom1900sinSanfranciscobecauseI
wannaknowthedifferencebetweennowand1900s.Itisusefulinmystory
becausemycharacterinmovingtoSanFranciscoandmystoryistakingplacein
1900ssoIwannaknowhowitwasinSanFranciscointhe1900s.

"SanFrancisco'sGapBetweenRichAndPoorSecondLargestInNation,StudyFinds."
CBS
SanFrancisco
.CBS,2015.Web.23Mar.2015.

Thissourceistellingmethegapbetweenrichandpoor.IchoosethissourcebecauseMy
characterisgonnabepoorthengetAgoodjobandbecomerichsoIwannaknowthe
differencebetweenpoorandrichinSanFrancisco.Ialsowantedtoknowhowthemoney
workedinthe1900s


Rossi,Michael."Dad'sReplytoSchoolonKids'AbsenceIsBestResponseEver."
Examiner.com
.Examiner.com,2015.Web.28Apr.2015.

Thissourceistellingmehowbackthenkidswhentheywantedtogoonvacationwithher
familywon'tletthembecausetheywon'texcusetheabsence.IneededthissourcebecauseI
wantedtoknowthedifferencebetweenschoolnowandinthe1900s.Itisimportanttome
becauseIwantjumpintomycharacter'sshoes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_California_1900_to_present

Thissourceistellingmetheprogressiveoftimefrom1900s2015soIcouldknowthe
differencebetweenhowschoolandjobsweredifferentbackthenfromnow.Ichoosethis
sourcebecauseMycharacterisfromthe1900sandlivesuntilheisintothe1992soihaveto
researchhowlifewasinthattimeperiod

https://sucheternaldelight.wordpress.com/tag/1900wealthgap/

Thissourceistellingmethewealthgapbetween1900s2015andIreallyneededthissource
becauseIwantedtoknowthewealthgrapfrom1900s2015andtomeitisimportantbecause
mycharacterispoorandthenbecomesrichandlivesthathappylife