https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq en-us 2021-09-03 14:20:11 UTC 2025-10-23 11:41:58 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f1fa-1f1f8.png tla6elyongabriel https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/1715367229 Genesis 11: 1-9]]> 2021-09-03 14:26:35 UTC https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/1715367229 tla6elyongabriel https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/1715378854 2021-09-03 14:31:44 UTC https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/1715378854 tla6elyongabriel https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/1715449771 -  When Christopher Columbus landed in America in AD 1492, he thought he had landed in the East Indies and mistakenly called the Native Americans Indians. The name has since stuck and is the reason why Native Americans are also sometimes referred to as Indians.

- Before Europeans came in the 1400s to the land that would eventually be called the United States today, it was inhabited and filled with many historic Native American tribes such as the Apache, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Navajo, and Sioux. ]]> 2021-09-03 15:03:42 UTC https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/1715449771 tla6elyongabriel https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/1715463258 - Oral literature: epic narratives, creation myths, stories, poems, songs 

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

- Deep respect for nature and animals 

- Cyclical world view 

- Figurative language/parallelism 

]]> 2021-09-03 15:10:40 UTC https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/1715463258 tla6elyongabriel https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/1715470411 2021-09-03 15:14:06 UTC https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/1715470411 tla6elyongabriel https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/1715494225 Date: 40,000 - 20,000 BC]]> 2021-09-03 15:25:07 UTC https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/1715494225 tla6elyongabriel https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/1787235714 Date: 1600 - 1800, the time in which the first "American" colonies were established.]]> 2021-10-03 13:15:31 UTC https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/1787235714 tla6elyongabriel https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/1787252150 1. Wrote mostly diaries and histories, which expressed the connections between God and their everyday lives. 

2. Sought 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 

]]> 2021-10-03 13:24:37 UTC https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/1787252150 tla6elyongabriel https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/1787260147 1651 - William Bradford: "Of Plymouth Plantation" 

1741 - John Edwards: "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" 

- Anne Bradstreet (poetry) 

- Edward Taylor: "Huswifery" 

]]> 2021-10-03 13:29:16 UTC https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/1787260147 tla6elyongabriel https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/1787284428 1. The Puritans were English Christians who disagreed with the practices of the Church of England. They were different from separatists (people who also disagreed with the church and decided to leave and start their own church elsewhere) in how they stayed with the church and tried to change its practices. 

2. The Catholic archbishop decided to wipe out Puritanism in England, so it came to a point where being a Puritan was illegal. The reason why the Puritans moved to America was to practice their religion free from persecution.]]> 2021-10-03 13:41:48 UTC https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/1787284428 tla6elyongabriel https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/1787305357 Date: 1750 - 1800

This was the time the Revolutionary War happened, and also when the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the Declaration of Independence were created. ]]> 2021-10-03 13:52:44 UTC https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/1787305357 tla6elyongabriel https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/1787337349 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. 

]]> 2021-10-03 14:09:02 UTC https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/1787337349 tla6elyongabriel https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/1787346160 - Benjamin Franklin: Autobiography

- Patrick Henry: "Speech to the Virginia Convention" 

- Thomas Paine: "The Crisis" 

- Phyllis Wheatley (poetry)]]> 2021-10-03 14:13:48 UTC https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/1787346160 tla6elyongabriel https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/1787405933 1. The thirteen colonies in America had been at war with Britain for around a year when the Second Continental Congress decided that it was time to officially declare their independence from the British empire. The appointed Declaration of Independence committee (Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Robert Livingston, and Roger Sherman) wrote and edited the document from June 11, 1776, until July 4, 1776, the day on which the Declaration was published.

2. The Constitution is the framework for the government of the United States. This is the highest form of law in the country. The Constitution creates the branches of government and states their power to govern. The constitution also protects the citizens of the United States and gives them their basic rights.]]> 2021-10-03 14:45:10 UTC https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/1787405933 tla6elyongabriel https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/1787418150 Date: 1840 - 1860

This was the time the Abolitionist, Utopian, and Women's Suffrage Movement occurred.]]> 2021-10-03 14:51:35 UTC https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/1787418150 tla6elyongabriel https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/1787424301 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 souls. 

3. Self-reliance and individualism must outweigh external authority and blink conformity to tradition. ]]> 2021-10-03 14:54:34 UTC https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/1787424301 tla6elyongabriel https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/1787437922 - Ralf Waldo Emerson: Nature, "Self-Reliance" 

- Henry David Thoreau: Walden, Life in the Woods 

- Louisa May Alcott: Little Women  

]]> 2021-10-03 15:01:32 UTC https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/1787437922 tla6elyongabriel https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/1787458826 1. Transcendentalism was a religious, philosophical, and literary movement that began to express itself in New England in the 1830s and continued through the 1850s. The word transcendentalism refers to a spirituality that transcends the realms of rationality and the material world. The Transcendentalists movement was also a social justice and civil rights movement, as their core principles defended the ideas of equality in the natural world (e.g. abolition, women's suffrage)

2. Transcendentalists believed that humans are fundamentally good but are corrupted by society, therefore, they believed that they should for independence and self-reliance. Transcendentalists tended to think of God and nature as synonymous, and that ultimately you would be a part of God if you worshipped and listened to nature enough.]]> 2021-10-03 15:12:48 UTC https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/1787458826 tla6elyongabriel https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/1787620673 A modern-day example in which I can remember people taking a stand would be how many athletes (basketball players, football players, F1 drivers, etc.) would kneel during national anthems as a gesture of taking a stand against racism and fighting for equal rights and opportunities for everyone. However, I am still conflicted whenever this happens. Are people just doing this to avoid confrontation or do they have an actual genuine desire to put an end to racism? Everyone can say that they are against racism, but only a few only athletes act on it and really show their support for equality through their actions. An example of an athlete can be Lewis Hamilton, an F1 driver, and how he chooses to stand up against racism not only by taking a knee, but by also constantly educating himself, those around him, and also by holding other people accountable in the fight for this cause. ]]> 2021-10-03 16:48:21 UTC https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/1787620673 tla6elyongabriel https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/1787672287 Another recent example would be how earlier this year, people took a stand against the injustices that were occurring amidst the conflict between Israel and Palestine. Thousands (possibly even millions of people) were showing their support for the Palestinean people through online posts or even through actual protests. People are not only standing up by raising awareness, but they are also taking further action in the cause by holding people/companies and corporations accountable, donating items/food, and also sponsoring an orphan or family just to name a few examples.]]> 2021-10-03 17:26:07 UTC https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/1787672287 tla6elyongabriel https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/1787675878 2021-10-03 17:28:56 UTC https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/1787675878 tla6elyongabriel https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/1874278792 Date: 1800 - 1860

Events: 
- Industrialization
- War of 1812
- California Gold Rush]]> 2021-11-08 06:33:20 UTC https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/1874278792 tla6elyongabriel https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/1874283099 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 seek 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) 

]]> 2021-11-08 06:36:12 UTC https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/1874283099 tla6elyongabriel https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/1874287931 - Washington Irving: Rip Van Winkle"
- Emily Dickinson (poetry)
- Walt Whitman: Leaves of Grass
- Edgar Allan Poe: "The Raven"
- Nathaniel Hawthorne: The Scarlet Letter]]> 2021-11-08 06:39:37 UTC https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/1874287931 tla6elyongabriel https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/1874307018 1. The genre of Romanticism originally started in Europe in the late 18th century to early 19th century and consisted of art, literature, and music. It eventually moved to America and influenced their politics, art, and more importantly their literature.

2. American Romanticism was the first literary movement that developed in the United States. American Romanticism emphasized emotion, individualism, and personality over rationalism and the constraints of religion.]]> 2021-11-08 06:52:28 UTC https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/1874307018 tla6elyongabriel https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/1874365098 1. Puritans believed that there was only one true religion (Christianity) and that it was the duty of the civil authorities to impose it, forcibly if necessary, upon all citizens in the interest of saving their souls. Those who did not conform could expect no mercy; they would be punished or even executed.

2. Nathaniel Hawthorne is considered to be one of the most important authors in the history of American literature and the genre of Romanticism due to his unique style of writing and his focus upon subjects of Puritan religion and the unknown.

Sites Used:
- Shomica, et al. “Puritan Laws and Customs.” History of American Women, 31 May 2020, https://www.womenhistoryblog.com/2007/10/puritan-laws-and-customs.html.
- “Nathaniel Hawthorne 's Influence on American Literature and the Genre of Romanticism Essay.” Bartleby, https://www.bartleby.com/essay/Nathaniel-Hawthorne-s-Influence-On-American-Literature-FKQJUE5Y9CXQ.]]> 2021-11-08 07:27:54 UTC https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/1874365098 tla6elyongabriel https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/1993612113 Date of birth: March 2, 1904

Date of death: September 24, 1991

Fact 1: Dr. Seuss is one of the most famous children's authors of all time and his use rhythmic, repetitive, playful language, and colorful illustrations has been loved by readers (both young and old) for decades.

Fact 2: He often came up with story ideas by doodling.

Fact 3: The majority of Dr. Seuss' books are written in anapestic tetrameter.

Source: “Dr. Seuss.” Ducksters, https://www.ducksters.com/biography/dr_seuss.php.]]> 2022-01-15 15:46:15 UTC https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/1993612113 tla6elyongabriel https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/1993633251 In the Salem Witch Trials (which took place from 1692-1693), one of the methods of testing for witchcraft was referred to as the "touch test". It was believed that if the accused witch touched their victim, and the victim’s symptoms stopped, it meant that it was them who caused the illness.

Source: “Salem Witch Trials Facts, Worksheets & Information for Kids.” KidsKonnect, 22 June 2021, https://kidskonnect.com/history/salem-witch-trials/.

]]> 2022-01-15 16:18:17 UTC https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/1993633251 tla6elyongabriel https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/1993638400 During the McCarthyism period (which took place from 1950-1954), McCarthy claimed that about 200 Communists had infiltrated the United States Government. Despite that, he offered no real evidence for this assertion. The fear of communism in the nation was eventually what brought him to power. 

Source: Goodman, Paul. “12 Facts about Mccarthyism.” Owlcation, Owlcation, 22 May 2017, https://owlcation.com/humanities/Facts-About-McCarthyism.]]> 2022-01-15 16:27:19 UTC https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/1993638400 tla6elyongabriel https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/1993658588 Date of birth: October 14, 1894
Date of death: September 3, 1962

Fact #1: Other than being a poet, Edward Estlin Cummings is also known for his works as a painter, essayist, author, and playwright.

Fact #2: The majority of Cummings works is traditional; his poems usually relate to themes of love and nature. His poetry also deals with the relationship of an individual with the world.

Fact 3: Cummings' poems contain a distinguishable 14 line sonnet structures with a complex rhyme scheme. Some of his poems are characterized by a typographical style, with words, parts of words, or punctuation symbols scattered across the page. He does this to challenge readers both visually and psychologically.

Source: “E.E. Cummings and His Unique Writing Style: [Essay Example], 3343 Words.” GradesFixer, 14 Apr. 2021, https://gradesfixer.com/free-essay-examples/e-e-cummings-and-his-unique-writing-style/#:~:text=Despite%20his%20interest%20in%20avant,the%20individual%20to%20the%20world. 


]]> 2022-01-15 17:00:23 UTC https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/1993658588 tla6elyongabriel https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/1993678643 Date of birth: December 10, 1830
Date of death: May 15, 1886

Fact #1:  The vast majority of Dickinson's work as a poet was discovered only after her death and published posthumously, with only fewer than a dozen of her nearly 1,800 poems published during her lifetime. 

Fact #2: The majority of Emily Dickenson's poems were innovative. She used extensive dashes, dots, unconventional capitalization, in addition to a distinctive vocabulary with vivid imagery. She favored irregular meters and most often wrote in ballad stanzas.

Fact #3: Emily Dickinson used images from nature, religion, law, music, commerce, medicine, fashion, and domestic activities to form the main themes of her writing which had to do with the wonders of nature, the identity of the self, death and immortality, and love.

Source: “Emily Dickinson.” Ultius, https://www.ultius.com/glossary/literature/authors/emily-dickinson.html#:~:text=Emily%20Dickinson's%20writing%20style%20is,and%20even%20dimeter%20at%20times.

]]> 2022-01-15 17:34:59 UTC https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/1993678643 tla6elyongabriel https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/2012793364 important events:
Civil War (1861-1865)
Reconstruction Era (1865-1877)]]> 2022-01-26 05:28:39 UTC https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/2012793364 tla6elyongabriel https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/2012795952 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. 

4. Sought to explain behavior (psychologically/socially).]]> 2022-01-26 05:31:14 UTC https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/2012795952 tla6elyongabriel https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/2012805577 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]]> 2022-01-26 05:41:55 UTC https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/2012805577 tla6elyongabriel https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/2012828265 1. There are six different types of literary realism, and they include magical realism, social realism, kitchen sink realism, socialist realism, naturalism, and psychological realism. Magical realism blurs the lines between fantasy and reality. Social realism focuses on the lives and living conditions of the working class and the poor. Kitchen sink realism focuses on the lives of working-class British men who spend their free time drinking in pubs. Socialist realism glorifies the struggles of the proletariat (created by Joseph Stalin and adopted by Communists). Naturalism explores the belief that science can explain all social and environmental phenomena. Psychological realism focuses on what motivates people to make certain decisions and why.

2. Literary realism is part of the realist art movement that started in 19th-century France. It began as a reaction to eighteenth-century Romanticism and the rise of the bourgeoisie in Europe.]]> 2022-01-26 06:05:49 UTC https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/2012828265 tla6elyongabriel https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/2083295013 1. His original name was Samuel Clemens. He worked as a steamboat pilot. He came about this name when the leadsmen would say "by the mark twain", which meant that the river depth was safe for the steamboat. As his writing career continued to take off, he wanted to use a pen name; after trying out several aliases, he settled on Mark Twain.

2. Twain's work challenged the fundamental issues that America encountered at the time, such as racism, class barriers, access to education, evolving landscapes, and more. 

3. A few of his most famous writings include The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876), Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), and The Innocents Abroad (1869).

Source: “Top 10 Facts about Mark Twain.” Discover Walks Blog, 8 Feb. 2021, https://www.discoverwalks.com/blog/united-states/top-10-facts-about-mark-twain/. ]]> 2022-03-08 05:27:08 UTC https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/2083295013 tla6elyongabriel https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/2083327905 1. At the age of 8, she became permanently blind in one eye when her brother shot her accidentally with a BB gun. She was not able to receive any treatment. After this injury, she began to retreat to more solitary activities, such as reading and writing.

2. Walker's work consisted of an insightful portrayal of African American life and culture. She is best known for her 1982 novel, The Color Purple, which made her the first Black author to win a Pulitzer Prize and a National Book Award for Fiction.

3. Walker's literary influences include Harlem Renaissance writer Jean Toomer, Chicago poet Gwendolyn Brooks, South African novelist Bessie Head, and Georgia writer Flannery O'Connor.

Source: “Walker, Alice, 1944-.” Civil Rights Digital Library, http://crdl.galileo.usg.edu/people/w/walker_alice_1944/?Welcome.]]> 2022-03-08 05:50:33 UTC https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/2083327905 tla6elyongabriel https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/2083340538 important events:
World War I (1914-1918)
The Great Depression (1929-1939) 
World War II (1939-1945)]]> 2022-03-08 06:00:45 UTC https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/2083340538 tla6elyongabriel https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/2083343361 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).]]> 2022-03-08 06:03:02 UTC https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/2083343361 tla6elyongabriel https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/2083349622 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]]> 2022-03-08 06:07:46 UTC https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/2083349622 tla6elyongabriel https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/2083366715 1. Thinkers such as Sigmund Freud and Karl Marx were part of this era. Their writings were extremely influential, and changed the world, for better or for worse.

2. Modernism was not only in literature, but also in other forms of art, architecture, religious faith, philosophy, social organization, activities of daily life, and even in some sciences. Its concepts were essentially based on a utopian vision of human life/society, and a belief in progress.]]> 2022-03-08 06:20:26 UTC https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/2083366715 tla6elyongabriel https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/2083462809 1. The American dream originally had to do with freedom, mutual respect, and equality of opportunity; it was possible for anyone to have a better quality of life. However, it changed to become the acquisition of materialistic things. People focused more on this aspect of life and considered the attainment of such things as success.

Source: New Dream. “The Balance: What Is the American Dream Today?” New Dream, 17 Jan. 2019, https://newdream.org/blog/the-balance-what-is-the-american-dream-today.]]> 2022-03-08 07:34:30 UTC https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/2083462809 tla6elyongabriel https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/2083465037 2. This change in the dream led to the Roaring Twenties, which ended in the stock market crash of 1929 and the Great Depression. As time continued, it returned to its original ideas and did not necessarily focus on tangible items. The American Dream is more about what matters, such as living a meaningful life and contributing/helping your community/society in your own unique manner. Everyone has an equal right to liberty and the ability to pursue their personal vision.

Source: New Dream. “The Balance: What Is the American Dream Today?” New Dream, 17 Jan. 2019, https://newdream.org/blog/the-balance-what-is-the-american-dream-today.]]> 2022-03-08 07:36:01 UTC https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/2083465037 tla6elyongabriel https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/2135805427 The Great Depression, which started at the end of the 20s had a lasting effect and stayed for the majority of the 30s. Industrial production fell by 47%, the GDP fell by 30%, and unemployment rates reached 25%. The effects were felt globally as well, and many countries experienced similar economic declines. The American Dream in the 30s had more to do with freedom, respect, and equal opportunities than it did with material success.

Source: Romer, Christina D. and Pells, Richard H.. "Great Depression". Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Oct. 2021, https://www.britannica.com/event/Great-Depression. Accessed 8 April 2022]]> 2022-04-08 04:49:43 UTC https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/2135805427 tla6elyongabriel https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/2135817500 It took until the late 30s and early 40s for the country to recover from the Great Depression. The role of fiscal expansion (especially military expenditure as a result of World War 2) helped play a role in returning the economy to its trend path and reducing the unemployment rate to below its pre-Depression level. Back home, the American Dream focused on gaining stability after a tough decade or two and usually consisted of having a house in the suburbs, a steady job, and a family.

Source: Romer, Christina D. and Pells, Richard H.. "Great Depression". Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Oct. 2021, https://www.britannica.com/event/Great-Depression. Accessed 8 April 2022.]]> 2022-04-08 05:03:22 UTC https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/2135817500 tla6elyongabriel https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/2135832198 When World War 2 ended and the economy improved, America experienced a spike in the birth rate, and in the 15 year period after 1946, 63.5 million babies were born (as compared to the 41.5 million babies born 15 years prior when families delayed having children due to hardships and uncertainties). Babies born in this era were known as the Boomer generation. The American Dream was similar in how it was about having a family, a secure job, and a house in the suburbs.

Source: Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "baby boom". Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Jan. 2020, https://www.britannica.com/topic/baby-boom-US-history. Accessed 8 April 2022.


]]> 2022-04-08 05:17:51 UTC https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/2135832198 tla6elyongabriel https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/2135843130 The 1950s were also marked by the beginnings of the Cold War and also the Civil Rights movement. The country was the world's strongest military power, its economy was booming, and things such as houses, cars, and other goods were available to more people than ever before. America somewhat returned to its status in the 20s as a result of World War 1, but with a new understanding of material success and its limits. Conflicts such as the civil rights movement exposed underlying divisions and inequality in American society.

Source: History.com Editors. “The 1950s.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 17 June 2010, https://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/1950s.]]> 2022-04-08 05:32:21 UTC https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/2135843130 tla6elyongabriel https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/2135847966 Also known as:
"The Jazz Age" 
"The Roaring 20s"

important events: 
"The New Negro Movement" (1919-1925)
Prohibition (1920-1933)]]> 2022-04-08 05:39:18 UTC https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/2135847966 tla6elyongabriel https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/2135849502 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]]> 2022-04-08 05:41:25 UTC https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/2135849502 tla6elyongabriel https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/2135851127 - James Weldon 
- Johnson Claude McKay 
- Countee Cullen 
- Langston Hughes (poetry) 
- Zora Neale Hurston]]> 2022-04-08 05:43:24 UTC https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/2135851127 tla6elyongabriel https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/2135861648 1. The Harlem Renaissance was a movement in African American history that involved the arts (music, theatre, literature, etc.)and culture. Harlem became a destination for African Americans in the U.S. as they fought for equality and a better life following the end of slavery. 

2. Specific art forms that were popular during this era included surrealism, impressionism, and art deco.

Source: “Harlem Renaissance Facts.” Math, https://www.softschools.com/facts/world_history/harlem_renaissance_facts/2890/.]]> 2022-04-08 05:55:32 UTC https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/2135861648 tla6elyongabriel https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/2135872341 The 1960s was a decade in which thousands of ordinary Americans helped bring about new meaning to the nation's ideals. African Americans fought segregation, poverty, and unemployment. Feminists demanded equal job opportunities and an end to sexual discrimination. Mexican Americans protested discrimination in voting, education, and unemployment. Native Americans fought for their land. At this stage, the American Dream was heading in a direction that everyone can attain. 

Source: Digital History, https://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/era.cfm?eraid=17&smtid=1#:~:text=The%201960s%20was%20a%20decade,an%20end%20to%20sexual%20discrimination.]]> 2022-04-08 06:07:26 UTC https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/2135872341 tla6elyongabriel https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/2135889308 The 70s were a continuation of the 60s. African Americans, Native Americans, women, gays, lesbians, and other marginalized people continued to fight for equality. Many Americans were also protesting the war in Vietnam. Additional political and economic issues caused divisions and disappointments in American society and showed that there was still a long way to go, in terms of achieving the American Dream. The dream at the time focused on everyone attaining their dreams while simultaneously living in peace and harmony. 

Source: History.com Editors. “The 1970s.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 30 July 2010, https://www.history.com/topics/1970s/1970s-1. ]]> 2022-04-08 06:26:05 UTC https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/2135889308 tla6elyongabriel https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/2182499356 1.  In the 80s, Americans lived more of a conservative life compared to the past two decades in terms of its social, economic, and political aspects; this was characterized by the policies of President Reagan. The decade was also known for its materialism and consumerism, with many advancements in technology as well.

Source: History.com Editors. “The 1980s.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 23 Aug. 2018, https://www.history.com/topics/1980s/1980s.]]> 2022-05-13 07:17:48 UTC https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/2182499356 tla6elyongabriel https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/2182541940 2. The 2000s were a lost decade with wages declining or even flatlining. The American Dream has changed from owning a home or moving up economically to the desire of just being debt-free and having financial stability. The recession was brought about by real estate issues when housing prices fell as supply outpaced demand. This trapped homeowners who couldn't afford the payments, but couldn't sell their houses. When the values of the derivatives crumbled, banks stopped lending to each other and led to the financial crisis. 

Source: Cooper, Marianne. “The Downsizing of the American Dream.” The Atlantic, Atlantic Media Company, 26 July 2018, https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/10/american-dreams/408535/.]]> 2022-05-13 07:57:12 UTC https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/2182541940 tla6elyongabriel https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/2182545607 2. During the early 1980s, much of the world faced a recession. Though not as horrible as the Great Depression, many Americans still suffered; farmers were especially unfortunate as crop prices and exports declined. The American Dream at the time focused on people making enough money to live a lifestyle that is successful, enjoyable, and carefree. 

“" 1980's American Dream ".” Prezi.com, https://prezi.com/zg9tyvz2cdan/1980s-american-dream/.]]> 2022-05-13 08:01:39 UTC https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/2182545607 tla6elyongabriel https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/2182549750 1. In the 90s, money played a major role in shaping the American Dream, as it was the goal of the majority of the population. With money, people would gain power, obtain wealth, and rise to the top of the social class. Unlike the past decades of the 60s and 70s, the dream was not about peace but individual success. 

Source: “American Dream of the 1990s.” Prezi.com, https://prezi.com/j-_cilmin6_6/american-dream-of-the-1990s/?webgl=0.]]> 2022-05-13 08:06:20 UTC https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/2182549750 tla6elyongabriel https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/2182555884 Date: 1950–present

Important Events: 
- Korean War (1950-1953)
- Vietnam War (1954-1975)]]> 2022-05-13 08:12:48 UTC https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/2182555884 tla6elyongabriel https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/2182558642 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.]]> 2022-05-13 08:15:51 UTC https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/2182558642 tla6elyongabriel https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/2182560682 - Alice Walker
- Wallace Stevens
- E.E. Cummings
- Maya Angelou
- Anne Sexton
- James Baldwin
- Richard Wright
- Sandra Cisneros
- Amy Tan]]> 2022-05-13 08:18:09 UTC https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/2182560682 tla6elyongabriel https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/2182588631 1. Postmodernism is a way of thinking about culture, philosophy, art, upon many other things. Postmodernism believes that there is no real truth. Such contemporary works often included ordinary places and portray a release from meaning, a desire to correct the past, and a desire to enjoy oneself.

2. Events that inspired this period include the end of the Second World War, the Korean War, the Cold War, and the Civil Rights movement. These events influenced the writings of this era which display the diversity, materialism, and pride seen throughout America. Postmodernism focused on the present and the future. It was and still is an ongoing aspect of American literature. 

Source: “The Postmodernist Period.” American Literature  - Home, http://jordansylaramericanliterature.weebly.com/the-postmodernist-period.html.]]> 2022-05-13 08:46:06 UTC https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/2182588631 tla6elyongabriel https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/2182627731 This novel is written by Quentin Tarantino. It is a story that premises around Rick Dalton, who was once a successful actor but is now struggling to find meaningful work in a Hollywood that is ever-changing and is always looking for younger and better-looking actors. Rick takes this journey along with his best friend who is also his stunt double, Cliff Booth. This is juxtaposed when Rick also happens to live next to a filmmaker and actress who are currently very successful in the industry. Despite their dwindling careers that are heading towards the bottom, Rick and Cliff are still hopeful and optimistic that their careers will go forward. The story closes open-ended with Rick eventually making friends with his famous neighbors. 

Source: Arrowsmith, Charles. “Review | Quentin Tarantino Turned His Last Movie into a Novel, but Don't Think You Know the Ending.” The Washington Post, WP Company, 12 July 2021, https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/tarantino-once-upon-a-time-in-hollywood-novel/2021/06/28/49402de0-d816-11eb-8fb8-aea56b785b00_story.html.]]> 2022-05-13 09:25:51 UTC https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/2182627731 tla6elyongabriel https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/2182634361 I had an interesting experience learning all about American Literature, from where it started with the Native Americans all the way to today’s period of contemporary postmodernism. Through this timeline, I was able to better understand how America grew up, through the best and worst times, and how it eventually formed into the country that it is today. I am grateful for all the knowledge I learned in this course and in the timeline activities we have completed.]]> 2022-05-13 09:32:21 UTC https://padlet.com/tla6elyongabriel/j7v8mwb953d911iq/wish/2182634361