In the 1920s, lively culture and technological advancements such as sports, film, and medical developments were the spotlight at the time. Three passionate individuals contributed to their respective fields during the 1920s in sports, film, and the medical area of study. The three individuals were Lionel Conacher, who had a passion for many sports, Mary Pickford, a successful actress, and Dr. Frederick Banting, a determined doctor who discovered a cure for diabetes.
During the 1920s, the sports: baseball, tennis, golf, swimming, football, boxing, and hockey were created.1 Specifically in Canada, hockey was a major Canadian sport that was also considered as Canada’s national sport due to the popularity of it increasing in such little time. …show more content…
More Canadians started to watch films and it became their number one source of entertainment because there was simply nothing better to do. By the end of the 1920s, more than 900 movie houses (movie theater back then) were developed throughout Canada, and Hollywood movies were conceivably the most popular entertainment—mainly for adults.7 Film in the 1920s can be divided into two sections: silent films and talkies (films with sound). Silent films evolved until the late 20s when talkies started gradually take over.8 A Canadian silent film and talkie actress who stood out from contributing majorly to her respective field in the 1920s was Mary Pickford, from Toronto—also known as, “America’s Sweetheart”.9 When Mary Pickford was just 8, she and her family moved to New York where she first started working in Broadway. Mary Pickford became a successful actress and with her unique style of acting, and she continued to tally up more box-office hits, including Polyanna in 1920 and Little Lord Fauntleroy in 1922. Over the years, Mary Pickford won several awards, including an Oscar, helped establish the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 1927, starred in her first talkie, Coquette, in late 1920s as the film industry was changing, and lastly, won an Academy Award for her effort towards the film.10 Mary Pickford didn’t fail to be the main influence on shaping Hollywood's film industry since …show more content…
Diabetes was a disease feared by many people and resulted in death. Doctors at the time knew that sugar highly contributed to this disease in diabetic patients and the only thing the doctors knew how to prevent it was from giving the patients a strict, sugar free diet. This treatment was helpful by giving the patients a few extra years of live, but it never saved them from early death.11 A Canadian doctor who stood out from contributing majorly to his respective field in the 1920 was Frederick Banting, from Toronto. Dr. Frederick Banting made a difference in the world by discovering Insulin, which helped cure diabetes back in the day. In 1916, after graduating, he took his Bachelor in Medicine degree and joined the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps and served in World War 1, in France. After being wounded in 1918 and sent home in 1919, he opened his own medical office in 1920 and began reading about diabetes and his interest took a toll on him by trying to find a new cure for the disease.13 Dr. Frederick Banting organized a series of experiments on dogs in J.J.R. Macleod’s laboratory at the University of Toronto, in 1921, with successful results. In January, 1922, a diabetic teenager, Leonard Thompson became the first person to be injected with insulin and it improved his life and the lives of others dramatically.12 Dr. Frederick Banting received The Nobel Prize in Physiology or
During the 1920s, the sports: baseball, tennis, golf, swimming, football, boxing, and hockey were created.1 Specifically in Canada, hockey was a major Canadian sport that was also considered as Canada’s national sport due to the popularity of it increasing in such little time. …show more content…
More Canadians started to watch films and it became their number one source of entertainment because there was simply nothing better to do. By the end of the 1920s, more than 900 movie houses (movie theater back then) were developed throughout Canada, and Hollywood movies were conceivably the most popular entertainment—mainly for adults.7 Film in the 1920s can be divided into two sections: silent films and talkies (films with sound). Silent films evolved until the late 20s when talkies started gradually take over.8 A Canadian silent film and talkie actress who stood out from contributing majorly to her respective field in the 1920s was Mary Pickford, from Toronto—also known as, “America’s Sweetheart”.9 When Mary Pickford was just 8, she and her family moved to New York where she first started working in Broadway. Mary Pickford became a successful actress and with her unique style of acting, and she continued to tally up more box-office hits, including Polyanna in 1920 and Little Lord Fauntleroy in 1922. Over the years, Mary Pickford won several awards, including an Oscar, helped establish the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 1927, starred in her first talkie, Coquette, in late 1920s as the film industry was changing, and lastly, won an Academy Award for her effort towards the film.10 Mary Pickford didn’t fail to be the main influence on shaping Hollywood's film industry since …show more content…
Diabetes was a disease feared by many people and resulted in death. Doctors at the time knew that sugar highly contributed to this disease in diabetic patients and the only thing the doctors knew how to prevent it was from giving the patients a strict, sugar free diet. This treatment was helpful by giving the patients a few extra years of live, but it never saved them from early death.11 A Canadian doctor who stood out from contributing majorly to his respective field in the 1920 was Frederick Banting, from Toronto. Dr. Frederick Banting made a difference in the world by discovering Insulin, which helped cure diabetes back in the day. In 1916, after graduating, he took his Bachelor in Medicine degree and joined the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps and served in World War 1, in France. After being wounded in 1918 and sent home in 1919, he opened his own medical office in 1920 and began reading about diabetes and his interest took a toll on him by trying to find a new cure for the disease.13 Dr. Frederick Banting organized a series of experiments on dogs in J.J.R. Macleod’s laboratory at the University of Toronto, in 1921, with successful results. In January, 1922, a diabetic teenager, Leonard Thompson became the first person to be injected with insulin and it improved his life and the lives of others dramatically.12 Dr. Frederick Banting received The Nobel Prize in Physiology or