The Most Significant Events in the Latter Half of the 20th Century Michael Hackelton Axia College of University of Phoenix HIS 135 The American Experience Since 1945 George Lawrence-Ell 24 August 2008 The Most Significant Events in the Latter Half of the 20th Century Introduction During the latter half of the 20th century‚ the United States changed greatly in the arenas of politics‚ economics‚ and social make up. Following World War II‚ in just 50 years‚ the US saw periods of great
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Jacob Riis It was 1890‚ a difficult time in the still young America‚ when author Jacob Riis won international acclaim for this bestseller of that year‚ “How the Other Half Lives‚” an in-depth expose on the desperate and squalid conditions of New York City’s tenements and slums. Riis’ book provided impetus to a sanitary reform movement that began in the 1840s and ultimately culminated in New York State’s landmark Tenement House Act of 1901. Jacob August Riis‚ journalist‚ author‚ photographer
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It is difficult to value the role of scientific invention of the second half of XX century. But we shouldn’t forget that it is would have been impossible without countless ideas and inventions which mankind had made before. Every minute of our life is history in the making. Nowadays technical progress is developing so fast‚ that people who lived 50 years ago even couldn’t imagine our modern way of life. They couldn’t realize things‚ which is widespread and habitual for us. Today’s events can soon
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Photography is not just used to show an event; photography is used to capture the details‚ feelings‚ and thoughts of something – it provides a compelling representation of the author’s view. All this is done by Jacob Riis’s How the Other Half Lives‚ where the reader is informed about the hideous conditions that the poor had to face in New York City. Riis uses detailed images‚ facts with statistics‚ and examples to create an image to the reader of what these people go through in their everyday lives
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Jacob Riis Jacob Riis was a social reformer who used photography to raise awareness for urban poverty. He became a reporter and wrote about individuals facing certain plights in order to garner sympathy for them. His book How the Other Half Lives caused people to try to reform the lives of people who lived in slums. He used vivid photographs and stories about individuals to call people to action. No one could argue with a picture‚ so his book showed urbanization and the problems that accompanied
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In the novel The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan‚ the mothers and daughters share relationships that are complex and unique. Besides being family‚ the women share hopes‚ fears and a culture that extends deep for some and not far for others. On the surface‚ a group that seemingly has so much in common is surprisingly lacking in understanding for the other generation. The communication between the characters is not always clear‚ mixed up by language and generational barriers as well as the "Americanized"
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provides a thriller mystery in the form of third person in ‘Half-Lives: The First Luisa Rey Mystery.’ In contrast to his first two stories ‘The Pacific Journal of Adam Ewing’ and ‘Letters From Zedelghem’ which both use first person as in to talk directly to its reader. By using third person‚ Mitchell can illustrates all the characters thoughts and movements in one‚ in which first person only gives you the option of hearing the thoughts of the main character. This engages the readers and helps them understand
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Amy Tan‚ author of “Mother Tongue”‚ wrote a novella on the difficulties of her mother speaking and writing English; or more simply put‚ learning the correct rhetoric. Throughout the story‚ she ridicules her mother for her lack of ability to better express her thoughts in the 2nd hardest language on the Earth but seems to do it in the most loving way possible. Well‚ she tried to the best extent she could. Given the context of the situation Amy isn’t a horrible person or hatful towards her mother‚
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whether dreams have benefitted the main characters and those around them‚ or instead have caused them only harm and unhappiness and do dreams give hope to the characters during difficult situations. Some dreams are manipulated by powerful figures to make weaker characters act according to them or perform certain tasks as per their will. The reaction of characters when their dreams do not come true or when they discover that what desired was unattainable or illusory. Amy Tan’s story ‘Two Kinds’ talks
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When a person achieves fame‚ they often find themselves changed in a bad way. In the story "The Rules of the Game’’ by Amy Tan Waverly is a character who is changed by fame throughout the story Waverly changes her feeling toward her neighborhood‚ her brother‚ and her mother when becoming famous in chess game. One major change Waverly undergoes in the story is her feeling and involvement toward her neighborhood. Before she became a frequently explores and playing in her neighborhood for example Waverly
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