20th century

There was a lot of change that occurred throughout the period of the early twentieth century, bringing it hurtling into the modern era, and there were many poets who chose to interact with this change and the events that helped shaped such change and explore it through their work. We will look at 3 examples of poems that approach the new era of modernity in different ways, ranging from the modern and graphic subject of D.H. Lawrence’s Tortoise Shout, to the melancholic tone representing many…

of photographs between the years of 1892 and 1949. Elfie, while primarily working in Springville, Utah, traveled the entire state and the Mountain West making photographs. Her photography tells a story of life in Utah at the turn of the twentieth century. In her work, she shows a particular interest in photographing the lives of women. Her photographs of women and girls shed light on a female culture of exploration, adventure and sisterhood in Utah during a formative time in the state’s…

The question I wish to answer is why BBP formulas are so much better at calculating pi than any other method that came before it. I find it interesting that this method only provides the exact digit of pi in question and does not require the calculation of any of the previous digits of pi. For all of the methods that proceeded it like the polygon approximation and infinite series methods, each digit was required to be calculated before the next one could be found. Another compelling fact is that…

What is purple and pink and has success written all over her? Well, some might say that it is the very successful CEO of Lime Crime Cosmetics. Her name is Doe Deere and her rise to success was a bit bumpy. Still, she believes that pursuing her dream and never giving up is the key to her success story. The purple and pink haired CEO of Lime Crime Cosmetics was born in Russia. However, she moved to the United States at the age of 17 to pursue her dream. Her early dream was to become a musician.…

Introduction Handguns have played a huge part in shaping America mainly in the 20th century, also before this time period. My opinion is that they have played a much more negative roll than a positive one. This topic is a very difficult subject to speak on because so many people have different thoughts on it. Handguns, I would say they are in a way an epidemic, as I will present later. Guns kill many people over the course of a year in America let alone in the entire world. Handguns grew…

have taken an Imperialistic role during the 19th and 20th century. The economy of America would be able to expand greatly due to the new trade opportunities. Expanding to other places would also help the military strength of the U.S. Also, the U.S would be able to share their religion and beliefs to other countries that were believed to be, less civilized than them. Taking an Imperialistic role in the U.S was a good idea in the 19th and 20th century. There are multiple reasons that the economy…

“We shape our tools, and thereafter our tools shape us” this quote by accurately describes America during the 20th century, one could go as far as saying the 20th century shaped what has become of society in the early years of the 21st century. The turn of the century shed light on a new world forming, a world with new opportunity and new discoveries, however, a sense of newness did not cover up the old, deep rooted problems. Slavery was still looked at, by the majority of people, as a norm.…

previous events, this teleology produces a far too simplistic explanation. It is true that historical accounts from ancient times, such as Manetho’s anti-Jewish counter narrative from the 3rd century BCE, share similar themes as those seen in modern times, such as in the writings of Adolf Hitler in the 20th century CE. However, while it is reasonably argued that animosity toward Jewish people has been present for thousands of years, the nature, degree and surrounding circumstances of such…

legalized or cracked down on certain drugs. At first, I thought drugs were just a part of the 20th century. To my surprise, it was popular in the late 18th and early 19th century. People were using cocaine and heroin to treat certain illnesses. Soon the FDA (Food and Drug Association) began to question the experiments of the drugs being used for treatment. The remedies continue to be used in the 20th century. This is where the people…

Canada is regarded as one of the most developed countries known to date in the 21th century, it could even be considered to rival even the United States. Canada could not have been standing where it is currently without a backbone to support it, that backbone is the 20th century. The 20th century did indeed belong to Canada as demonstrated by their participation in both World Wars, Canada’s increasing independence and how their economy had risen. Canada has earned the respect of other countries…