My Timeline by Ezra Johnson (Student) https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature en-us 2022-09-29 10:53:17 UTC 2023-09-21 11:06:45 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/1828093950/6b27709ec411bbd78a7ea9e9f6f9783e/Republic6SpokedBenduSymbol_RotS.svg Beginning of American History ezraslimsh https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2319177880 As we know it]]> 2022-09-29 11:06:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2319177880 Fact #2 ezraslimsh https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2319178906 Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Scarlet Letter" sold out almost instantly, but not for the story of Hester Prynne, but for the intro called “The Custom-House,” in which Hawthorne attacked his political enemies.

https://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-nathaniel-hawthorne]]> 2022-09-29 11:07:16 UTC https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2319178906 W2 NATIVE AMERICANS: Period Characteristics ezraslimsh https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2319186253 1. Oral literature: epic narratives, creation myths, stories, poems, songs.

2. Use stories to teach moral lessons and convey practical information about the natural world.

3. Deep respect for nature and animals.

4. Cyclical worldview.

5. Figurative language/parallelism.]]> 2022-09-29 11:13:40 UTC https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2319186253 Authors and Works ezraslimsh https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2319186651 2022-09-29 11:14:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2319186651 Fact #1 ezraslimsh https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2319188610 Native Americans spoke more than 300 languages.]]> 2022-09-29 11:15:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2319188610 Fact#2 ezraslimsh https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2319189045 American Indian Day started in the early 1900s]]> 2022-09-29 11:15:49 UTC https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2319189045 Notes ezraslimsh https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2319191147 2200 B.C.—Tower of Babel (Genesis 11:1-9)

2200 B.C. to 1600 A.D.

1607—Early settlement at Jamestown 

]]> 2022-09-29 11:17:47 UTC https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2319191147 W3 Puritanism and Early Settlement of First "American" colonies 1600-1800: Period Characteristics ezraslimsh https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2357024566 1. Wrote mostly diaries and histories, which expressed the connections between God and their everyday lives.

2. South to "purify" the Church of England by reforming to the simpler forms of worship and church organization described in the New Testament.

3. Saw religion as a personal, inner experience.

4. Believed in original sin and "elect" who would be saved.

5. Used a plain style of writing.]]> 2022-10-26 10:16:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2357024566 Authors and Works ezraslimsh https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2357026119 William Bradford
-"Of Plymouth Plantation"

Anne Bradstreet (poetry)

John Edwards
-"Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"

Edward Taylor
-"Huswifery"]]> 2022-10-26 10:18:24 UTC https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2357026119 Notes ezraslimsh https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2357028790 1507: Early Settlement of the first American colonies - Jamestown

1692: Salem Witch Trials
 
1741: Jonathan Edwards "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" ]]> 2022-10-26 10:21:19 UTC https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2357028790 Fact #1 ezraslimsh https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2357032251 The first colony was The Roanoke Colony which was founded in 1587. 115 colonists landed on Roanoke Island which is on the Outer Banks of modern-day North Carolina, at the time it was part of Virginia, but this colony failed.

https://www.havefunwithhistory.com/colonial-america-facts/]]> 2022-10-26 10:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2357032251 Fact #2 ezraslimsh https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2357036804 Although The Roanoke Colony is considered the first colony in the new world it is the Jamestown Colony that is considered the first successful, permanent colony in America.

None of the original Jamestown settlers were women, only men arrived on the first voyage in 1607 in what is now known as Virginia.

https://www.havefunwithhistory.com/colonial-america-facts/

]]> 2022-10-26 10:29:11 UTC https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2357036804 W4-5 Rationalism, "The Age of Reason" and "The Enlightenment": Period Characteristics ezraslimsh https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2389710929 1. Mostly comprised of philosophers, scientists, writing speeches and pamphlets

2. Human beings can arrive at truth (God's rules) by using deductive reasoning, rather than relying on the authority of the past, on religious faith, or intuition]]> 2022-11-18 10:24:42 UTC https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2389710929 Authors and Works ezraslimsh https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2389712041 Benjamin Franklin —Autobiography

Patrick Henry —"Speech to the Virginia Convention"

Thomas Paine —"The Crisis"

Phyllis Wheatley —poetry

The Constitution

The Bill of Rights

The Declaration of Independence



]]> 2022-11-18 10:25:43 UTC https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2389712041 Notes ezraslimsh https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2389714517 1607 Early Settlement—Jamestown

1775-1783 Revolutionary War]]> 2022-11-18 10:28:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2389714517 Fact #1 ezraslimsh https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2389714922 In the Revolutionary War the 13 American colonies fought for independence from British rule to become the United States. Colonists were frustrated because Britain forced them to pay taxes, yet did not give them any representation in the British Parliament.

https://www.factmonster.com/history/us/revolutionary-war

]]> 2022-11-18 10:28:47 UTC https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2389714922 Fact #2 ezraslimsh https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2389716010 Rationalism is a reliance on reason as the only reliable source of human knowledge. Rationalism offers a naturalistic alternative that appeals to religious accounts of human nature and conduct.

https://www.qcc.cuny.edu/socialsciences/ppecorino/intro_text/chapter%205%20epistemology/rationalism.htm]]> 2022-11-18 10:29:44 UTC https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2389716010 W6 Transcendentalism, "The American Renaissance": Period Characteristics ezraslimsh https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2415363082 1. Everything in the world, including human beings, is a reflection of the Divine Soul.

2. People can use their intuition to behold God's spirit revealed in nature or in their own ]]> 2022-12-09 08:32:32 UTC https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2415363082 Authors and Works ezraslimsh https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2415363345 Ralph Waldo Emerson
—Nature
—"Self-Reliance"

Henry David Thoreau
—Walden
—Life in the Woods

Louisa May Alcott
—Little Women]]> 2022-12-09 08:32:56 UTC https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2415363345 Notes ezraslimsh https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2415363915 1840-1860
Transcendentalism]]> 2022-12-09 08:33:48 UTC https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2415363915 Fact #1 ezraslimsh https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2415366171 The Transcendentalists included Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Bronson Alcott, George Ripley, and Margaret Fuller.]]> 2022-12-09 08:37:05 UTC https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2415366171 Fact #2 ezraslimsh https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2415370055 Edgar Allen Poe was born on the 16th of January, 1806, in Boston Massachusetts. He was a short-story writer, critic, poet, and editor who was famous for mystery and macabre.
Edgar Allan Poe’s best-known works include the poems “To Helen” (1831), “The Raven” (1845), and “Annabel Lee” (1849);]]> 2022-12-09 08:42:41 UTC https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2415370055 W7: TAKING A STAND, Fact #1 ezraslimsh https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2415373746 Volodymyr Parasyuk was a Ukrainian commander in the Euromaidan defence is known for his speech on 21 February 2014, During the Ukrainian revolution, where he took a stand against the terms of an agreement between the politicians and the late Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych. They wanted to have reelections in a year, but in his speech, Parasyuk gave an ultimatum, demanding that Yanukovych resigns and promising that his group would storm Yanukovych's Residence at 10 a.m. the next day, if he doesn't resign. The next morning, Yanukovych left the country. This is the best example of taking a stand in my opinion. I recomdend watching the Netflix documentry called Winter on Fire.]]> 2022-12-09 08:47:49 UTC https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2415373746 Fact #2 ezraslimsh https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2415411066 “The fight is here; I need ammunition, not a ride.” 

— Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky, Feb. 25.
At the beginning of the war America offered to evacuate Zelensky and his family, but he took a stand and stayed with his people.]]> 2022-12-09 09:33:01 UTC https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2415411066 W10 Romanticism and Industrialisation: Period Characteristics ezraslimsh https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2488256540 1. Valued feeling, intuition, idealism, and inductive reasoning.

2. Placed faith in inner experience and the power of the imagination.

3. Shunned the artificiality of civilization and sought unspoiled nature as a path to spirituality.

4. Championed individual freedom and the worth of the individual

5. Saw poetry as the highest expression of the imagination

6. Dark Romantics: used dark and supernatural themes/settings (Gothic style)]]> 2023-02-20 09:10:32 UTC https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2488256540 Authors and Works ezraslimsh https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2488258056 Washington Irving
—"Rip van Winkle"

Emily Dickinson
—poetry

Walt Whitman
—Leaves of Grass

Edgar Allan Poe
—"The Raven"

Nathaniel Hawthorne
—The Scarlet Letter]]> 2023-02-20 09:12:10 UTC https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2488258056 Notes ezraslimsh https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2488259243 1800-1860

The War of 1812
1812-1815

California Gold Rush
January 24, 1848]]> 2023-02-20 09:13:24 UTC https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2488259243 Fact #1 ezraslimsh https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2488270137 Dark Romanticism holds many themes of death, loneliness, isolation, mystery, pain, torment, and the like in both its visual and literary forms. Whereas Romanticism holds themes of the beauty of life, happiness, love, the human soul, and emotional reactions without as much focus on death and pain.]]> 2023-02-20 09:23:59 UTC https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2488270137 Fact #2 ezraslimsh https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2488305116 The War of 1812 inspired the Star-Spangled Banner.]]> 2023-02-20 09:57:04 UTC https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2488305116 W11: NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE, Fact #1 ezraslimsh https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2488314631 Hawthorn's great-great-grandfather, John Hathorne, was a leading judge of the Salem witch trials, and Nathaniel Hawthorne was so disgusted by his family's shameful past, that he changed his last name by adding a "W".

https://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-nathaniel-hawthorne]]> 2023-02-20 10:06:17 UTC https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2488314631 PRESENT DAY ezraslimsh https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2488321778 As we know it]]> 2023-02-20 10:13:33 UTC https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2488321778 W13: McCarthyism, Fact #1 ezraslimsh https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2530706155 McCarthy's accusations were largely unfounded and based on little evidence. According to the History Channel, "The vast majority of those accused by McCarthy and his allies of being Communists or Soviet spies were innocent, and many saw their careers and reputations ruined due to false allegations." This led to widespread fear and paranoia that anyone could be accused and ruined without evidence.

https://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/army-mccarthy-hearings

]]> 2023-03-24 17:02:06 UTC https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2530706155 Fact #2 ezraslimsh https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2530708040
  • A photograph of the Army-McCarthy hearings, taken in 1954. This image shows the intensity and drama of the televised hearings, which ultimately exposed McCarthy's bullying tactics and led to his downfall.

    • ]]>     2023-03-24 17:03:54 UTC https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2530708040     W15: Poet Study Part 1, Facts #1-3 ezraslimsh https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2530714092 1. Whitman worked as a journalist and newspaper editor throughout much of his life. He even founded his own newspaper, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, which he used as a platform to promote his poetry.
    2. Despite his reputation as a pioneering poet of free verse, Whitman was also deeply influenced by traditional forms of poetry, such as sonnets and ballads. In fact, he wrote hundreds of sonnets over the course of his career.
    3. Whitman was known for his personal style, including his long beard and tendency to wear flamboyant clothing. He was often photographed in dramatic poses, and he even hired a photographer to take portraits of him in various costumes and poses.

    https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/walt-whitman]]>     2023-03-24 17:09:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2530714092     W16: Poet Study Part 2, Facts #1-3 ezraslimsh https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2530721116
  • Emerson was a writer and speaker who wrote a famous essay called "Self-Reliance" and gave lots of speeches all over the United States. He was part of a group called the Transcendentalists.
  • Emerson believed that slavery was wrong and was involved in helping to stop it. He also thought education was very important and helped with a school that was open to everyone.
  • Emerson was interested in a religion from India called Hinduism. He liked the idea that everything in the world was connected, and this influenced his belief in the importance of being independent and doing things for yourself.

    • https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ralph-Waldo-Emerson
    https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/ralph-waldo-emerson
    ]]>     2023-03-24 17:14:52 UTC https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2530721116     W17: Poet Study Part 3, Facts #1-3 ezraslimsh https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2530728870 1. Ezra Pound was a modernist editor and poet who helped famous writers like T.S. Eliot, James Joyce, and Robert Frost. 

    2. He had controversial political views and supported fascist ideas during World War II. But, despite his political views, his poems and writing are still studied today.

    3. He lived in Italy for a long time and was respected for his work with modernist literature.

    https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ezra-Pound
    https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/ezra-pound]]>     2023-03-24 17:21:02 UTC https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2530728870     W20 Realism 1850-1900: Period Characteristics ezraslimsh https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2543473058 1. Feelings of disillusionment.
    2. Common subjects: slums of rapidly growing cities, factories replacing farmlands, poor factory workers, corrupt politicians.
    3. Represented the manner and environment of everyday life and ordinary people as realistically as possible (Regionalism).
    4. Sought to explain behavior (psychologically/socially).]]>     2023-04-04 09:46:32 UTC https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2543473058     Authors and Works ezraslimsh https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2543499725 Mark Twain
    -Huckleberry Finn

    Jack London
    -Call of the Wild
    -"To Build a Fire"

    Stephen Crane
    -"The Open Boat"

    Ambrose Bierce
    -"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"

    Kate Chopin
    -"Story of an Hour"
    -The Awakening]]>     2023-04-04 10:22:07 UTC https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2543499725     Notes ezraslimsh https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2543500400 Civil War
    1861-1865

    Reconstruction Era
    1865-1877]]>     2023-04-04 10:22:48 UTC https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2543500400     W21 - Mark Twain ezraslimsh https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2639555809 1. As a baby, he wasn’t expected to live.
    2. Twain briefly served with a Confederate militia.
    3. Twain has no living direct descendants.


    https://www.history.com/news/8-things-you-may-not-know-about-mark-twain]]>     2023-07-06 09:44:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2639555809     W22 - Alice Walker ezraslimsh https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2639558453 1. She is the first African-American woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
    2. There is a documentary film about Alice Walker. "Beauty in Truth"
    3. Alice Walker is in two Halls of Fame, the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame and the California Hall of Fame at the California Museum for History, Women, and Arts.


    https://bookanalysis.com/alice-walker/facts/

    ]]>     2023-07-06 09:48:22 UTC https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2639558453     W24 Modernism 1900-1950: Period Characteristics ezraslimsh https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2639559346 1. Sense of disillusionment and loss of faith in the "American Dream": the independent, self-reliant, individual will triumph.
    2. Emphasis on bold experimentation in style and form over the traditional.
    3. Interest in the inner workings of the human mind (ex. Stream of consciousness). ]]>     2023-07-06 09:50:12 UTC https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2639559346     Authors and Works ezraslimsh https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2639559929 Lorraine Hansberry
    -A Raisin in the Sun

    F. Scott Fitzgerald
    -The Great Gatsby

    William Faulkner
    -"A Rose for Emily"

    Eudora Welty
    -"A Worn Path"

    Robert Frost
    -poetry

    T. S. Eliot
    -The Waste Land
    -"The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"

    John Steinbeck
    -Of Mice and Men
    -The Grapes of Wrath]]>     2023-07-06 09:51:05 UTC https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2639559929     Notes ezraslimsh https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2639560184 World War I
    1914-1918

    The Great Depression
    1929-1939

    World War II
    1939-1945]]>     2023-07-06 09:51:36 UTC https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2639560184     Fact #1 ezraslimsh https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2639562637 The five characteristics of Modernism:
    1. individualism;
    2. experimentation;
    3. absurdity;
    4. symbolism;
    5. formalism.

    https://essaypro.com/blog/modernism-in-literature
    ]]>     2023-07-06 09:55:35 UTC https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2639562637     Fact #2 ezraslimsh https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2639564054 An estimated total of 70–85 million people perished during WWII

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_casualties#:~:text=World%20War%20II%20was%20the,people%20on%20Earth%20in%201940.]]>     2023-07-06 09:58:34 UTC https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2639564054     W25- 20's Fact #1 ezraslimsh https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2639565758 The American Dream of this era was closely associated with the idea of material success and upward mobility. Many people believed that through hard work and determination, they could achieve financial success and improve their standard of living.]]> 2023-07-06 10:02:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2639565758 W25- 20's Fact #2 ezraslimsh https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2639566203 Women's Liberation: The 1920s witnessed a significant shift in women's roles and aspirations, reflecting a changing American Dream. ]]> 2023-07-06 10:03:28 UTC https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2639566203 W26 - 30's and 40's Fact #1 ezraslimsh https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2714381026 During the 1930s, the American Dream was severely challenged by the Great Depression. Millions of people lost their jobs and homes, leading to widespread economic hardship. The American Dream became a symbol of hope and resilience during this time, as people aimed to rebuild their lives.]]> 2023-09-21 09:11:06 UTC https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2714381026 W26 - 30's and 40's Fact #2 ezraslimsh https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2714383335 In the 1940s, the American Dream saw a resurgence as the United States entered World War II. The war effort boosted the economy, creating jobs and opportunities. After the war, the GI Bill provided returning veterans with education and housing benefits, contributing to the idea of upward mobility and homeownership as central elements of the American Dream.]]> 2023-09-21 09:12:44 UTC https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2714383335 W27 - 50's Fact #1 ezraslimsh https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2714386746 Suburban Expansion: One key aspect of the American Dream in the 1950s was suburban expansion. After World War II, there was a significant migration of people from cities to suburbs, driven by the desire for spacious homes and a more relaxed, family-oriented lifestyle. This was made possible by the availability of affordable housing loans through programs like the GI Bill.]]> 2023-09-21 09:15:36 UTC https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2714386746 W27 - 50's Fact #2 ezraslimsh https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2714423325 The 1950s also saw a surge in consumerism. With the economy booming, more families could afford cars, televisions, and other modern conveniences. This period is often associated with the idea that anyone could achieve economic success and a comfortable lifestyle through hard work.]]> 2023-09-21 09:43:38 UTC https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2714423325 W28 "The Jazz Age" 1920–1940: Period Characteristics ezraslimsh https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2714471722 1.Black cultural movement in Harlem, New York
    2.Some poetry rhythms based on spirituals and jazz, lyrics on the blues, and diction from the street talk of the ghettos
    3. Other poetry used conventional lyrical forms]]>     2023-09-21 10:22:09 UTC https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2714471722     Authors and Works ezraslimsh https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2714472923 James Weldon Johnson

    Claude McKay

    Countee Cullen

    Langston Hughes (poetry)

    Zora Neale Hurston]]>     2023-09-21 10:23:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2714472923     Notes ezraslimsh https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2714476069 "The New Negro Movement"
    1919-1925

    Prohibition
    1920-1933]]>     2023-09-21 10:25:52 UTC https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2714476069     Fact #1 ezraslimsh https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2714476875 The Harlem Renaissance was a cultural and artistic movement primarily among African Americans that took place in Harlem, New York City, but had a profound impact on American culture as a whole. It was a time of great creativity, leading to the emergence of a new African American cultural identity.]]> 2023-09-21 10:26:31 UTC https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2714476875 Fact #2 ezraslimsh https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2714477096
    Jazz played a central role in the Harlem Renaissance. Legendary musicians like Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Billie Holiday were prominent figures during this era, contributing significantly to the development of jazz music.


    ]]>     2023-09-21 10:26:43 UTC https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2714477096     W29 - 60's and 70's Fact #1 ezraslimsh https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2714482822 In the 1960s, the American Dream expanded to include equal rights for everyone. This was when people like Martin Luther King Jr. fought for fairness for all races.


    ]]>     2023-09-21 10:31:25 UTC https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2714482822     W29 - 60's and 70's Fact #2 ezraslimsh https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2714484928 In the 1970s, people started doubting if they could achieve the traditional American Dream of owning a home and being financially secure because of problems like high prices and oil shortages.]]> 2023-09-21 10:33:17 UTC https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2714484928 W30 - 80's Fact #1 ezraslimsh https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2714488891 Materialistic Focus: During the 1980s, the American Dream became strongly associated with material success. It was a decade marked by economic prosperity, and many Americans pursued the dream of owning homes, cars, and other possessions as symbols of their success. ]]> 2023-09-21 10:36:41 UTC https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2714488891 W30 - 80's Fact #2 ezraslimsh https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2714490590 Rise of Entrepreneurship: The 1980s saw a surge in entrepreneurship as part of the American Dream. People were inspired by success stories of self-made entrepreneurs like Steve Jobs, who co-founded Apple Inc., and others who started their businesses from scratch.]]> 2023-09-21 10:38:09 UTC https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2714490590 W31 - 90's and 2000's Fact #1 ezraslimsh https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2714494324 Homeownership as a Symbol of Success: During the 1990s and early 2000s, the American Dream was often associated with homeownership. Owning a home was seen as a symbol of success and financial stability. ]]> 2023-09-21 10:41:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2714494324 W31 - 90's and 2000's Fact #2 ezraslimsh https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2714494666 Technology and the Dream: The rise of the internet and the technology boom in the late 1990s and early 2000s contributed to a new dimension of the American Dream. Tech companies like Microsoft, Apple, and Google, which emerged during this era, were seen as prime examples of how people could achieve the American Dream through innovation and hard work. ]]> 2023-09-21 10:41:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2714494666 W32 "Postmodernism" 1950–present: Period Characteristics ezraslimsh https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2714497079 1. Influenced by studies of media, language, and information technology.
    2. Sense that little is unique; culture endlessly duplicates itself.
    3. New literary forms and techniques: works composed of only dialogue, or combining fiction and nonfiction, experimenting with physical appearance of their work.]]>     2023-09-21 10:43:48 UTC https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2714497079     Authors and Works ezraslimsh https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2714498307 Alice Walker

    Wallace Stevens

    e.e. cummings

    Maya Angelou

    Anne Sexton

    James Baldwin

    Richard Wright

    Sandra Cisneros

    Amy Tan]]>     2023-09-21 10:44:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2714498307     Notes ezraslimsh https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2714499199 Korean War
    1950-1953

    Vietnam War
    1954-1975]]>     2023-09-21 10:45:30 UTC https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2714499199     Fact #1 ezraslimsh https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2714503570 The Digital Revolution: One interesting fact about this time period is the rapid advancement of technology. The transition from analog to digital technologies has transformed various aspects of life, from communication and entertainment to healthcare and education.]]> 2023-09-21 10:49:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2714503570 Fact #2 ezraslimsh https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2714504286 Climate Change Awareness: Over the last few decades, there has been a growing awareness of climate change and its environmental impact. Initiatives like the Paris Agreement and global efforts to reduce carbon emissions have gained prominence.]]> 2023-09-21 10:49:34 UTC https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2714504286 W33 - To the Test of Time ezraslimsh https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2714514894 "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" (2011) is a novel by Ransom Riggs that follows the journey of a young boy named Jacob as he discovers a mysterious orphanage for children with peculiar abilities. The story combines elements of fantasy and adventure while emphasizing the themes of acceptance, belonging, and the extraordinary potential within each person.]]> 2023-09-21 10:58:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2714514894 FINAL ENTRY ezraslimsh https://padlet.com/ezraslimsh/ENGL300AmericanLiterature/wish/2714519046 As I come near the end of this course, thinking back on how I connected literature with history has been really interesting. During this time, I read a lot of classic books that helped me understand different time periods in history. It's amazing how stories from the past can show us what life was like back then, including how people lived and what they believed. This experience has not only made me smarter about history, but it's also made me better at thinking critically, which means I can look at complicated historical stuff and make sense of it with the help of literature. Now, as I get ready for the next part of my education, I'm taking with me a strong sense of how literature and history go together and how they help us understand the world.





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