Leave It to Beaver

Lizabeth Cohen’s book A Consumers’ Republic discusses how politicians, labor, and others supported the Keynesian approach to stimulate the economy after the war. Throughout her narrative she mentions the term “Keynesian”, but fails to fully explain the true meaning of the term. Instead, she describes how politicians, economists, labor, and other supported “full employment at high wages; big markets for high-volume, low unit-cost production of goods, and whatever government intervention was…

the family. Due to the growing economy and mass production, consumerism began and the majority of Americans were purchasing the same thing, such as T.V and refrigerators mostly through credit card. All Americans watched the same shows such as “leave it to beaver” and “father knows best”. Rock and roll music became extremely popular among the teenagers during the 1950s, where mostly all of them were listening to it, this dividing American society. Teenagers and adults dressed the same, and the…

Another 1970s show that was popular and was the longest-running sitcom in the history of television was The Jeffersons. The Jefferson family owned a chain of dry-cleaning businesses. From the help of their business, the African American family was able to “move on up” to a fancy uptown apartment. (Garrison- The Evolution) This show changed the stereotype that most Americans had that all African Americans were poor. The show not only proved to Americans that African Americans can be successful,…

Whether it is realized or not, music is a very prevalent tool in the American society. From commercial jingles to songs about love, music can be used to mirror the ideals of a culture and provide insight to specific, recurring themes throughout history. “…Comparative musicology, which is the study of musical styles and systems from different societies, an integral part of general musicology; and musical anthropology, the study of the role music plays in human societies, an integral part of…

that the world would become some sort of reefer madness inspired version of mad max, when in actuality nothing would change, except that we wouldn’t have overflowing prisons full of people who got caught with an ounce of weed and the show “leave it to beaver” would be a lot funnier (why are the only black people in Beaverton really racist caricatures?) To address Samuel’s final point. Yes, some people will use legal weed as a crutch to avoid facing their problems. Is this bad? Yes, of course…

On famous television shows like Leave it To Beaver, we see the perfect all American family, where everyone can resolve their problems in a snap. However, in today’s society, nuclear families cannot be expected as shows like Gilmore Girls, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and Empire all show the…

The book The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe was written by C. S. Lewis in 1949. The setting of the book is in the country of England during World War II, and the main characters are Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy. Because the children were living in London during the war, they were sent to the countryside of England. The house that they move into is owned by an old professor and resembles a castle. The book enters into its full splendor when Lucy, the youngest child,…

leaders and war heroes for the Native Americans. Tecumseh was able to recruit over twenty-four Indian Nations to try and fight off the Americans (Fixico). The Indians had seen that many of the eastern coast and upper great lakes tribes were forced to leave their homes and knew the death toll caused by the French and Indian War causing them to have a negative perspective on the American people. Preparing for the war was particularly hard for the Indians because Tecumseh had to rely on translators…

The Oregon of today is far different from the Oregon of the past; while today’s Oregon is progressive thinking and much more open to people of all kinds, it has definitely not always been that way. Prejudice and racism have been a steadfast piece of Oregonian culture since before Oregon was even a state; from the language used in the provisional legislature, which banned permanent residency of people of color, to the territorial draft constitution, it was obvious that, according to the residents…

deplete the vegetation in an area where many bird species nested. Without the vegetation the birds couldn't nest or find food, and it caused many of them to either leave the park or die. Studies have also shown that without elk, deer or moose in the area new plant growth has increased the amount of fish in streams and rivers, as well as beaver and birds…