Honors History Essay #3

The Roaring 20's ushered in many new changes for American society, culture, the US economy, technology and more. Describe the most significant changes during the 1920's. Support your essay with direct evidence (quotes, statistics, etc.) from relevant history texts such as Nation of Nations and A People's History of the US.

The roaring 20’s was a period that brought new dramatic changes to American society, economical and cultural. The 1920’s are also known as the “Lost Generation” for its nonstop party’s and moral lost. World War one seemed to have destroyed the idea that if you acted virtuously, good things would happen. It was a decade were materialisms was the only thing that matter. This brought a new change to America’s society, the starting of the auto industry, a new liberal woman was born and prohibition started America’s endless war on crime and drug dealing. From 1922 to 1929 the national income in the United States went from $60.7 billion annually to $87.2 billion, its was a time were mostly everyone enjoyed the economical prosperity resulting in a materialistic life.

The automobile industry had a huge impact on American’s economy. The mass production, drove prices down and made them more affordable. In 1918, only 1 in 13 families owned a car but 2 years later, during 1920’s the materialistic era it dramatically changed to 4 out of 5 families had a car. In 1908 Henry Ford began thinking of way to reduce the cost of the Model T. He wanted to make affordable and durable but still sold for $825. He began with the idea of using international parts, instead of a single worker producing a car from begging to end, have each worker be trained to perform a single task this help reduce the cost and manufacture the cars faster. By 1914 he had reduce the cost to $490 and 1920’s the Model T cost only $310 affordable for a middle class family. At first, a buyer had to purchase the car in cash, banks were did not want to lend money because a car could be moved from place to place, unlike a house or land. But in 1920 general motor introduce buying a car on credit; they formed the General Motors Acceptance Corporation (GMAC). By 1926, 75% of all car buyers were in the credit purchase agreements. The number of cars on the road increased from 8 million to 23 million. Thanks to the great majority of materialistic people in the 1920 that wanted to own a car the auto industry developed productive ideas to sale and manufacture a that we still have today.

Women have always been fighting for rights in society, but between the 19oo to the 1920 the roles of women dramatically changed in the united stated. From being a house mom and depending on a men for a living to becoming active and independent. The 19th amendment ratified on August 18, 1920 prohibiting each state and federal government from denying any citizen the right to vote because of that citizen's sex. The amendment gave women freedom. They drank, smoke, danced, vote, they cut her hair, drove automobiles, wore excessive makeup, and went to petting parties “wild parties”. They were known as flappers. Having the opportunity of working gave then extra money of their own, free to buy things that had before been traditionally made at home, such as clothes making them materialistic. They started become more involved with fashion from dressing as a Gibson girl wearing a long straight skirt and a shirt with a high collar to becoming a flapper. A flapper was known as the “new breed” of young woman who wear short skirts, bobbed their hair, and listened to jazz. During this time women started modeling and carrying more about their appearance. In 1921, the first Miss America Pageant took place with a total of eight contestants in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The winner, a 16-year old girl from Washington, D.C., was Margaret Gorman. This began the model and brand industry in United States such as Coco Channel, Christian Dior, Jean Patou, Lanvin and Gucci this were all founded during the 1920’s and are still extremely popular and well know all over the world.

With the incredible materialistic industry of cars and clothes, people wanted more money they wanted better stuff. With the birth of materialism also came ways to make money fast. The 1920 started the begging of the endless war on crime and Bootlegging in the Untied States. Many intelligent people like John Dillinger, Bonnie and Clyde, Lester “baby face nelson” Gills and Al Capone took at advantage of the Prohibition Era that prohibit the manufacture and sale of alcohol in the U.S. They all came from a middle or lower class family and wanted a more money. They become a nightmare to the American government, starting the organize crime that US had never seen before. United states was not prepare for crime like this yet, but during this time the FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation was formed and rapidly became powerful and productive. Al Capone was an Italian immigrant how became the boss of a criminal organization known as the Chicago outfit. He was known as an “American Gangster” a bootlegger that smuggled liquor. John Dillinger was a very famous American bank robber born in Indianapolis, Indiana. He was considered to most dangerous criminal of the time, but by others he was a modern day Robin Hood. Dillinger was involved in the deaths of many police officers, robbed at least dozen banks, 4 police stations, got more the $300,000.00 during his bank robbery time, and escape from jail twice. Although he spent a lot of time in jail, he always found a way out to continue their criminal “career”. The first time he was sent to jail for stealing a car he said, “I will be the meanest bastard you ever saw when I get out of here." And it become true, the United States were giving 10,000.00$ for his capture. Luckily the prohibition ended in 1933 but change “prepared” America for crime building FBI.

In conclusion, the 1920’s was not so much as the “Lost Generation” a lot of new important things came out that are still here today in our modern America because the materialism of the people. The auto industry grew and became stronger, women become independent and gain voting right, and Prohibition started and prepared America’s endless war on crime and drug dealing. I do agree that it was the roaring20’s a lot of stuff was going on that dramatically changed America in 10 years.

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Blog #23: Environmental Current Events



This is a short story film explaining the closeness between Tijuana and San Diego but how far apart they are also. I like this video because its short, but whit a powerful message, explaining that Mexicans are not Terrorist and the boarder is no war a zone like everyone think it is. You can see in the video how two white guys and 1 Mexican are peacefully playing volleyball.
I don’t think there is no missing information since there was really talking. This plays the role in MSB because I like how it was edited, but I also like how Tijuana and San Diego are portrayed as amigos “brothers” and they need to help each other out.

Blog #22: Your MSB Organizations

WiLDCOAST
WiLD COAST protects and preserves coastal ecosystems and wildlife in the Californias and Latin America by building grassroots support, conducting media campaigns and establishing protected areas.


-Be a part of WiLDCOAST's latest campaign to defeat pollution at the US-Mexico border by becoming a Clean water campaign volunteer!Our Clean Water Now campaign works to create awareness in the San Diego-Tijuana border community and works to address the environmental and public health problems caused by the Tijuana River pollution. Through active community partnerships, WiLDCOAST uses water quality data to develop and carry out effective advocacy, and train community advocates to promote local, state and federal policy change.
+The recent acquisition complements several significant inland purchases in the same watershed, nearly completing the comprehensive protection of one of the region’s most significant wildlife corridors. The wetland is one of only several wetlands located on the 100 mile Valle de los Cirios Pacific Coast and provides habitat to several threatened, endangered and endemic plant and animal species. This achievement not only ensures open public access to a pristine coastal area for generations to come, it protects crucial habitat for critically threatened migratory shorebirds like the California least tern as well as near shore fisheries. Check back soon for updates on WiLDCOAST’s initiatives in Baja California.

-Through unique government partnerships, direct purchases and conservation easements, WiLDCOAST has protected nearly 15 miles of coastline in central Baja and over 120,000 acres around Laguna San Ignacio. Other initiatives are underway in Bahia Magdalena, Bahia Concepcion, San Pedro Martir, Isla Tiburon and Canal del Infernillo.

- Tire trouble knows no borders



Make sure you do this whole thing twice—once for your org and once for any other that interests you.

Blog #21: Gatsby! Ch 1-4
Gatsby and Nick are both somewhat detached from their surroundings. Compare and contrast this sense of detachment. How are they similar and/or different in this respect?

Gatsby and Nick are very similar, they are both detach from their community/surroundings. They seem to not fit in either of the new rich and old rich social class. They both don't drink and kind off stay back and watch. But Gatsby is probably more materialistic then Nick. Gatsby thinks that from his big parties he is going to get daisy attention, he is trying to get her attention with material things. Nick in the other hand, likes jordan he is trying to her attention by talking to her not buy spending money yet.

Now that you have finished Chapter 1 of The Great Gatsby, respond to the following questions:

1. Who is the narrator? Describe his perspective, biases, character traits, etc.
Nick Carroway is the narrator and he sound like a normal person he also told us in the beginning that he doesn't judge and we can trust him.

2. What do you think F. Scott Fiitzgerald accomplishes by chooses this specific narrator versus another choice, such as a different character or 3rd person?
I think he chooses Nick Carroway because he is the character in the novel that doesn't belong to none of the social class, old rich and new rich he is in the middle. I also think he is a good narrator because he doesn't judge people or choses a side.

Blog #19: Critique a professional example
Post your inspiring professional example (put the actual work here, if you can. Try not to make us go look for it elsewhere, so for example, if you have a video, embed it).



1.What is the most successful element of this work sample? Why do you believe this?I think the most successful element in this documentary was the way they capture the scene. They probably used a wide lens to capture more and in better quality. In some parts they used a fish eye lens. I like the way they edited it making the music go with the video perfectly. I also like the color contrast it makes the trees and nature look more realistic.

2.What is the message of the work? How do you know?
I think the message of this documentary is explaining that there are in credible surf locations that people don’t know about like the Pororoca in Brasil.

3.Who or what is the intended audience for this work? How do you know?
I think the audience for this documentary is surfers, because it’s about this surf location in Brasil were once a year for only two ours something happens in Pororoca creating big waves.

4.How do specific elements of the work sample come together to deliver the message?They video recorded the waves in different angels creating a cool perspective for the audience, supporting the fact of the incredible big waves. I’m going to try to do the same for my documentary even though It’s going to be hard because I don’t have the equipment they did.

5.Describe one technique the creator of this work used. Why do you think this technique was used for this specific piece of work?
- Capturing the waves in different angle to make it look like if you were there.
-I also like the beginning when they were filming the village I really like the high color contrast it made look really cultural.

Why did you choose this work sample?
6. I choose this sample because it was one of the best ones I found in you tube, also because it has something to do with water. And I like the way they film it.