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- 661: The Works of Sinclair Lewis
- The Works of Sinclair Lewis Lewis, (Harry) Sinclair (1885-1951), American novelist, whose naturalistic style and choice of subject matter was much imitated by later writers. He replaced the traditionally romantic and complacent conception of American life with one that was realistic and even bitter. Lewis was born in Sauk Center, Minnesota, on February 7, 1885, and was educated at Yale University. From 1907 to 1916 he was a newspaper reporter and a literary editor. In Main Street (1920) Lewis first developed the theme that was to run through his most important work: the monotony, emotional frustration, and lack of spiritual and intellectual values in American middle-class life. His novel Babbitt (1922) mercilessly characterizes the small-town American businessman who conforms blindly to the materialistic social and ethical standards of his environment; the word "Babbitt," designating a man of ...
- 662: BoB Dylan
- Regarding significant musical movements in history, more specifically the twenty first century, few were more important than the folk revolution that took shape in the mid-nineteen hundreds. One of the leaders of this revolution was Robert Allen Zimmerman, known by his popular assumed name, Bob Dylan. Born in 1941 in Minnesota, Dylan grew up the grandchild of Jewish-Russian immigrants and had a surprisingly unexceptional childhood. His interest in ... that was to come. Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowland is an unmistakably remarkable example of the work of Bob Dylan in his finest hour. To fully understand the influence of Bob Dylan on the American folk revolution and his importance in the pop culture of today’s youth, one must first understand his background and development musically. First of all Bob Dylan was born in Minnesota, not a particular ...
- 663: Fordism And Scientific Managem
- ... vendor. Nevertheless throughout the 1930s Ford began losing business to his competitors, mainly because they were slow introducing new models of automobiles every year. (Encarta, 1998) Scientific Management and Fordism created a new type of revolution . The promise of massive increases in productivity led to the following of Fords and Taylor s models of management all over the world. Britain never had a scientific management movement like that in America, and ... inhuman and not "sportsmanlike." The Engineer criticised the separation of workers thinking in their jobs from doing their jobs and described Taylorism as "scientific management gone mad. (Whitson, 1997) Another organisation that followed both the American models of Taylor and Ford, was The Reichskuratorium fur Wirtschaftkichkeit (RKW) founded in 1921. This huge Berlin-based electro-technical and machine-constructing conglomerate strove to implement measures of industrial and organisational efficiency in Germany ... 1970s when they began to compete using fundamentally improved manufacturing processes that consistently produced vehicles of higher quality far faster than Detroit (Oakes p.569). Japan car manufacturers successfully decreased labour and production costs giving American Manufacturers a run for their money, Japans Toyota is an example that used Fordism as a base of new managerial processes. Another modern day example, which drew on these two management methods, was in ...
- 664: The Scientific Revolution & the Enlightenment in Europe
- The Scientific Revolution & the Enlightenment in Europe The Scientific Revolution was an intellectual revolution occurring in the seventeenth century. It started in Europe and all Western civilization; eventually spreading throughout the rest of the world. The revolution was based on sixteenth century breakthroughs and an interest in the ...
- 665: Industrilization
- During the 1750’s to 1850’s the Industrial Revolution was transforming economic life in the West. This began in England during much of the eighteenth century. The Industrial Revolution was characterized by unprecedented economic growth, the factory system of production, and the use of artificially powered machines for transportation and mechanical operations. In the wake of the Industrial Revolution came great social changes. The middle and working classes both grew in number, but the working class was affected the most. Whether the working class benefited from industrialization is a matter of debate. Clearly ...
- 666: Charles Lindbergh
- Charles Lindbergh Shortly after Charles Lindbergh landed, he was swarmed by 25,000 Parisians who carried the wearied pilot on their shoulders. They were rejoicing that Charles Lindbergh, the American aviator who flew the first transatlantic flight, had just landed at Le Bourget field in France. Having just completed what some people called an impossible feat, he was instantly a well-known international hero. Despite his pro-German stance during World War II, Charles Lindbergh is also an American hero. A record of his happiness and success exists in the material form of his plane hanging in the Smithsonian Institute; however, much of Lindbergh's life was clouded by turmoil. The life of Charles Lindbergh though best remembered for his heroic flight across the Atlantic, was marred by the kidnapping of his baby and his fall from favor with the American public following his pro-German stance during the 1930's. Charles Lindbergh, the famous American aviator, was born February 4, 1902 in Detroit, Michigan. As a boy he loved the outdoors and frequently hunted. ...
- 667: Eutahania And Suicide In America
- ... problem that must be evaluated before euthanasia is committed. In April 1997, the Oregon Medical Association’s House of Delegates voted 121 to 1 to condemn implementation of Measure 16 (O’Keefe, p.1). The American Medical Association also opposes the legalization of euthanasia in America. Some people believe that the only reason that assisted suicide became legal in Oregon was because the supporters of euthanasia was deceptive by passing the ... euthanasia and abortion that attitudes toward euthanasia and abortion were the effect of culture ( America and China) and type of death (infanticide and geronticide). Yeuh-Ting Lee et al. (1996) found that students from the American culture were less likely to favor infanticide than those from Chinese culture, and that Chinese students believed that infanticide was more common than geronticide in Chinese society. They found that education, judgment of population density, and traditional family values were related to attitudes toward euthanasia, abortion, and female infanticide in Chinese, but not in the American culture. Those in China believe in filial piety, which is a deep respect for the elderly, but do not value female infants. In the U.S. most don’t value the elderly because of ...
- 668: Ben Franklin
- ... Diplomat Franklin held local public offices and served twelve years as a postmaster for Philadelphia. In the Plan of Union, which he presented (1754), to the Albany Congress, he proposed partial self-government for the American colonies. When he went to England in 1757 as agent of the Pennsylvania Assembly, he was alarmed to hear Lord Granville, president of the Privy Council, declare that for the colonies, the king's instructions ... his landlady's daughter, Mary Stevenson. Their letters reveal his gifts for lively friendship, for brilliant letter writing, and for humane understanding. At home from 1762 to 1764, Franklin traveled throughout the colonies, reorganizing the American postal system (#2). The crisis caused by the Stamp Act (1765) launched Franklin into a new role as chief defender of American rights in Britain. At first he advised obedience to the act until it could be withdrawn, but news of violent protest against it in America stiffened his own conflict. After an abolition of the ...
- 669: The Great Gatsby, How Is It Re
- The Great Gatsby is a very good example of the American way of life during the 1920s. The fatal outlook that pursued the characters of this story is a rather harsh reminder that life often turns out in ways opposite to that which was planned. The author uses irony as a weapon that cuts off dreams, expectations, and lives, leaving nothing but emptiness, foolishness, and senseless people behind. Throughout the essay, ask yourself, Is this all part of the American Dream? All of Gatsby s wealth, influence, parties, and petty aspirations are flabbergasticly presented only to have it all be absolutely meaningless.. With Gatsby s living in the glittering dream world, which seemed secure in ... signifies illegal, he vanished/died. In clarification, Jay Gatsby s tiny aspirations might be seen as a direct result or reflection of the time in which they were cast, a period characterized by the elusive American Dream and, more notably, a great depression following afterwards. Gatsby rose to wealth, relative fame, and, yet, never achieved the contentment he was seeking. Sadly, it could be said that the boy boarding the ...
- 670: Appalacian Regional Commission & Poverty In Appalachia
- ... Advancement Term), Inc., to link 1,250 Appalachian schools to the Internet in 1997. It helps to improve education in Appalachia. They will also provide training to cover Internet skills. The goal is to prepare American’s students for the twenty-first century. The Internet can help link Appalachian schools to the world beyond the region. This was possible thanks to the donation of 1,500 Internet boxes by Zilog, and ... 30-6) The media for many decades have promoted stereotypical images of Appalachian\\'s as poor, lazy and dependent. The main reason for this image of the regions poor is tied to the middle class American\\'s belief that the lifestyles of the poor are why they remain impoverished. This is the view of those who advance the culture of poverty model. In his book about how television frames political issues ... attributed to the poverty of men. The media coverage shifts responsibility from society and lays the blame on poor single mothers and blacks for their condition.(p.67) The media’s news coverage promotes mainstream American values, and pushes cultural values as factors for continued poverty among minority groups. This is not only due to dominant cultural values but also to the negative media coverage of poor people that shows ...
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