Traditionalism

Winning political independence from Europe, they aspired to a form of cultural independence. In the process, they dreamed of American literary and artistic life that would rival the greatest achievements in Europe. Americans believed that their “happy land” was destined to become the “seat of empire” and the “final stage” of civilization, with “glorious works of high invention and of wond'rous art.” The means of expression that this “independence” found was among other places in early American…

Gover, C. Jane, The Positive Image: Women Photographers in Turn of the Century America. New York: State University of New York Press, 1988 In the opening chapter ‘There Will Be a New Era,’ Gover outlines the relationship between women and photography from its early pioneer days to the end of the nineteenth century, stating the importance of Eastman’s advertisements in attracting women to the medium by depicting them as fully independent despite the restrictions they still faced. Gover begins…

changing so rapidly in the workplace, the silent generation will have the hardest time embracing the technology and work progressions. The silent generation holds traditional morals, safety, and security in high regard. They also are supporters of traditionalism, commitment, and reliability. In the workplace, they prefer conservative business situations with a high-low chain of…

Societal norms tell us that men and women are not equal, and many people use the Bible to justify this claim. Many people are unaware of the true meaning of feminism and exactly what it advocates for. According to Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza, “feminism is the radical notion that women are people, that is, full citizens. Feminism strives to expose veiled and open discrimination of women within the kyriarchal pyramid as well as in the intrinsic ideologies that sustain in, and fights for the…

this uneasiness by establishing “for the Victorians that they [had] monarchical, literary, and ethical traditions, but [isolating] a narrative moment when the stability of those traditions is shaken” (Shires 412). This juxtaposition betweenof traditionalism and female agency can be charted through the increased displays of personal choice and human characteristics depicted in Tennyson’s female…

World War II claims the gut wrenching record of being the bloodiest war in all of human history with its death toll at 40-50 million1. The world witnessed a type of warfare never before seen. For instance, aircraft combat grew substantially, the threat of bombing a constant, dark cloud hanging over the head of England particularly. A war that lasted six years leveled entire cities, ripped apart families, and devastated nations from every corner of the globe. It would be a gross understatement to…

literature is as old as most African societies. In Igbo and Yoruba cultures, histories are preserved, and cultural norms are passed down through folktales and fables. 1.3. "Ngambika" and the Commitment of African Female Writers. Ngambika is a word that captures the totality of the African woman’s feminist thought or need. This phrase is used in Carole Boyce-Davies’ coedited work Ngambika: Studies of Women in African Literature (1986). African feminist discourses are made largely possible…

The era following World War I known as the roaring twenties displayed a clash of traditional ideas and modernized ideas, both how these issues grew and their eventual outcomes. These issues manifested various social changes dealing with new immigration, religious tradition, the exploitation of mass media and new inventions, and the social tension with women, blacks, and gangs. The new flow of immigrants was restricted and controlled due to the hysteria induced by the Red Scare with liberals…

Helen Herron Taft was born seven months before Mrs. Roosevelt on January 2, 1861 to a wealthy family in Cincinnati. She grew up in a family of politicians and lawyers – her father was a state senator and appointed the U.S. Attorney by President Benjamin Harrison. Her father was Judge John Williamson Herron, a college classmate with President Harrison and a law partner of President Rutherford B. Hayes. Her mother, Harriet Collins Herron, was the daughter and the sister of American…

The frontier holds a special place in the hearts and minds of Americans; as Turner characterize it, “the vision of America as a frontier nation”, the frontier is the line of most rapid and effective Americanization element in the American history; the meeting point between savagery and civilization. The frontier was the wilderness just outside the civilized towns, which subsequently offered people an opportunity to strike out and succeed on their own. As put by Crevecoeur in his…