20th century

“Communication in the 20th Century.” 20th Century. By Karen Ordahl Kupperman. New York: Facts on File, 2014. N. pag. Vol. 5 of American Centuries. 5 vols. American History Online. Web. 23 Oct. 2015. Christopher Sterling is the author of this encyclopedia article. Sterling has a bachelor’s degree in political science at the University…

murder, the Chronicle of a Death Foretold itself is a glimpse into the culture and social structure of early 20th century Latin America and allows Marquez to portray society. By close reading Chronicle of a Death Foretold a greater understanding of cultural norms during this time period can be achieved. The Chronicle of a Death Foretold is a window into the culture of Marquez’s early 20th century Columbia. While the story revolves around the murder of Santiago Nasar, the book is written…

Performing arts for Educators: Assessment 2 Drama Responding. Drama elements or “the elements”(Dinham,2011) how it’s referred to in delivering in authentic arts education, is building blocks of drama employed in shaping the dramatic action to create meaning in a film, book and song. These elements are important in dramatic performances because it shows you the “tools” you can work with to shape the dramatic presentation of ideas. By having the elements in your performance it enhances the…

The violin selected for this assignment is a John Juzek Violin. It is a beautiful handmade wooden full size (4/4) violin with a carved spruce wood top, a flamed maple back, and an ivory inlaid tailpiece. The violin is fitted with prelude dominant strings and an Aubert Bridge. The violin came with an accompanying German bow. The violin has a beautiful tonal quality lacking any dead spots in the sound while played in 4th (1st shift) position. Some of the special qualities this violin possesses…

1) The setting of this book takes place in rural Georgia in the first half of the 20th Century. This novel highlights the struggle of several black women during a time when equal rights weren’t shared and the African-American race was typically discriminated. This is proven in the novel as Celie, the main character is “constantly subjected to abuse and discrimination for being ugly.” (spark notes) She does little to change this and in the beginning of the novel, she struggles fight back Alfonso,…

Women in Society What was the role of women in the early 1800s? How did that role change over the course of the 19th and 20th centuries and how did it remain the same? Lucy Stone wrote, “I think, with never-ending gratitude, that the young women of today do not and can never know at what price their right to free speech and to speak at all in public has been earned.” Throughout history, our perspective of women has changed greatly. Wars and human rights movements have affected women’s role in…

The past century has done much to bring women’s rights and equality to new highs in the Western world, from granting women the vote, to increased economic, and personal freedoms. World War One can be held in part responsible for this expansion of horizons for women that would then continue on for the remainder of the 20th century. However, issues women faced during that time still continue to impact women today. World War one was not only a time of great change on the battlefield, the…

In the ten days following the 2016 United States presidential election, the Southern Poverty Law Center, a prominent civil rights and legal advocacy organization, recorded almost 900 incidents of hate-motivated harassment, intimidation, or violence in the United States. This “outbreak of hate” was primarily directed toward ethnic, racial and religious minorities, and perpetrators often invoked President-elect Donald Trump’s name during their assaults. These incidents were self-reported, thus it…

Division, Degradation, and Determination It is amazing. The amount in which America has changed is truly great. Over the past 100 years of this nation’s history, culture and the way in which society acts as a whole has evolved drastically. Without a doubt, the story of “Battle Royal” displays this fact very well. The author, Ralph Ellison, tactfully uses artful wording and vividly makes his writing come alive to captivate his readers. The main character in his story is a young African…

Women’s Changing Dress and Role at the Turn of the 20th Century American poet Walt Whitman once wrote, “Sail, sail thy best, ship of Democracy/Of value is thy freight, ‘tis not the Present only/The Past is also stored in thee” in his poem Thou Mother with Thy Equal Brood. Throughout America’s short and dynamic history, women have played a vital role in the development of belief systems, policy making, and country building that fostered the country America is today. However, that is not to say…