Here's the file

Ethan here, this is the movie.

Demographics

Ethan here, I've researched some useful demographics.

Demographic Terms

United States in the 1920’s

Population – 106,461,000

Life Expectancy – 59.10

Literacy Rate – 94%

Per Capita Income - $6000

Infant Mortality Rate – 135

Urban Area – 51.2%

Reasons for leaving the rural areas

Hi, Ethan here again. This is me writing to you about why he left San Gabriel in the first place. While I was reading it seemed as if his hometown was a pretty decent rural place, but then did I realize truly why he left. He left mainly because of the lack of food (famine)/ crop failure, lack of services such as hospitals, not a lot of work and pay, and droughts (which of course would lead back to crop failure. I am guessing he left to New York to send money to support his family back home. He might of gone to New York because of readily available jobs, quality education, medical care, the chances of prosperity, etc.


(Sources by Max: http://www.slideshare.net/geogrocks/push-and-pull-factor-to-city-by-william-liam http://au.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060926102716AA2955m  )

My Opinion of it All

Hello everybody, this is Ethan. There is an ongoing debate of urban vs. rural life styles, and I think I should put in my own thoughts with the help of the journal of Davis. Obviously, the urban areas are more luxurious and prosperous with technology and tools to make life easy. Unfortunately, there is a giant imbalance of population, and this has led to pollution and other problems. You could say that all the technological advancements are building walls between people, and instead of having a real conversation people are busy updating their Facebook profile or something. Urban areas on the other hand, though deprived of luxury, is more peaceful, kind, and a slow life. The nature all around is beautiful, and there isn't as much pollution. It all comes down to your own which one is better because the rural areas could be named as "boring". I think that we just need to strike a perfect balance of rural and urban, but for now the urban areas offer more opportunities so the urban areas can be better if not over crowded too badly. Is the urban always better though? No, and even though rural areas are poor because of the lack of resources, the grass isn't always greener on the other side.


(Sources from Max: http://www.buzzle.com/articles/urban-vs-rural-living.html This was a really good one :)

Recreation

Hello, this is Ethan again. I am trying to recreate a scene from Davis' audio journal. I hope to be able to present it to you very soon. In the mean time, here is another journal entry.

Why He Came to America

This is Ethan and I have figured out why Davis move to America. In his journal and audio recorder he wrote that there were many reasons that he immigrated but, many of the things he emphasized is that he came to New York because of the prosperity. He loved the creature comforts that came from hard work, and he could work hard. The feeling of risk-reward that came of the stock market excited him. He had powerful friends and like to be in the center of the action. He wanted to escape from poverty. Sojourner liked the feeling of money, though not much, in his pocket.

Ethan

I am Ethan Ashes. I'm a construction worker who found a journal belonging to a certain Davis Sojourner who was an immigrant from San Gabriel, Mexico to New York in the 1920's. The last post was his first entry. I hope to decypher the rest of the journal soon (his handwriting is messy).