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__Task One---DESCRIBE YOUR TOPIC -Due Tuesday, February 7__ Each topic includes an association or movement and an individual. Please write __two__ extended power paragraphs that address the following prompt:**Explain the achievements associated with your topic. Who and what were altered? Describe why both were significant in the 1920s. Explain the relationship between the individua****l and the association or movement.**
 * Support the ideas in each paragraph with evidence from a minimum of three credible sources.
 * Select only signed sources from the LC databases--each source must have a credible author.
 * Establish the credibility of the author the first time a source is referenced.
 * Credit sources with internal citations and in a Works Cited.
 * Insert the Works Cited after the Third Task.
 * Post the paragraphs to the wiki. Timely posting of completed tasks earn 10 points.

Ernest Hemingway was one of the few writers, who were acknowledged of changing writing styles in American history. Hemingway came from a dysfunctional family, and was a soldier during The Great War. After the war, him, along with other modernists lost faith in the central institutions of Western civilization, by reacting against the elaborate style of 19th century writers and by creating a style "in which meaning is established through dialogue, through action, and silences" says Cynthia Barnes, writer for the Humanities Magazine, and she also mentions that "his influence never ceases" (Barnes, 1). He was considered "the most influential writer or the lost generation" stated John A. Pidgeogesn, writer and editor for the Modern Age magazine (Pidgeon, 1). Hemingway "started his career as a writer in a newspaper office in Kansas City at the age of seventeen" (Baker, 1). Hemingway's first novel is a truly gripping story, told in a lean, hard, athletic narrative prose that puts more literary English to shame.

Writing as Americans knew it was completely changed after Hemingway's first novel. It went from being "dull and repetitive, to a lifelike style of writing" (Brucolli, 1). Hemingway, in his work, rejects the Transcendentalist notion that man is free to do what he wishes, that human beings create their own destinies, that nothing is preordained, and that man is in complete control of his own life, which wasn't been done much before Hemingway, specially during the psychedelic chaos of the 1920's. He also liked to portray soldiers, hunters, bullfighters - tough, at times primitive people whose courage and honesty are set against the brutal ways of modern society, and who in this confrontation lose hope and faith. His straightforward prose, his spare dialogue, and his "predilection for understatement are particularly effective in his short stories, some of which are collected in //Men Without Women// (1927) and //The Fifth Column and the First Forty-Nine Stories//(1938). Hemingway died in Idaho in 1961." (Pidgeon, 1). Ernest Hemingway, aside from the fact that he was able to "create a singular style that expressed his credo and theme, had only one tune to play" (Barnes, 1), he was like a musician that only knew how to play a couple chords, but that could find thousands of different ways of playing those chords.

Works Cited:

Barnes, Cynthia. "Ernest Hemingway: One True Sentence." //Humanities//. 01 Jul. 2005: 18. //eLibrary//. Web. 06 Feb. 2012.

Pidgeon, A, John.. "Ernest Hemingway." //Modern Age//. 01 Jan. 2006: 90. //eLibrary//. Web. 06 Feb. 2012.

Baker, Carlos. //Hemingway: The Writer as Artist//. Fourth edition, Princeton University Press: Princeton, NJ, 1972.

Bruccoli, Matthew J. (Ed.). //Ernest Hemingway's apprenticeship: Oak Park, 1916-1917//. NCR Microcard Editions: Washington, D.C., 1971.

__Task Two-EVALUATE YOUR TOPICS INFLUENCE-Due Friday, February 10__ Please write two extended power paragraphs which each cite a minimum of three credible sources. Discuss the scope of influence of your topic on the 1920s. How extensive was the influence? Which part of society was influenced? Did the change endure or stimulate additional changes? What is the topic's legacy? What impact did the topic have in the Twenty-First century.

Ernest Hemingway was a very influential writer, specially during the 1920's when chaos was breaking out in every street corner. He brought "sense into people's minds" (Stephen, 1), and through his books people were able to grasp reality in their lives. Most people were influenced by his writings, specially his short stories, which brought up arguments that have been going on for a really long time such as on his story "Hills Like White Elephants" which deals with the concept of abortion and the mental and emotional stress that comes with making a decision like that. His stories made turned ordinary people into philosophers, questioning their own way, and the ways a new society should follow. Hemingway was also inspirational to some people, he kept on writing even though he was mentally unstable, and to some people that made his stories even more interesting.

Hemingway's reputation was already sky-rocketing during the 1920's and it didn't stop even till this day. In a 2004 speech, Russell Banks declared that he, like many male writers of his generation, was influenced by Hemingway's writing philosophy, style, and public image. It is considered that Hemingway "has the highest recognition value of all writers worldwide". Many times an artist, writer, or musician becomes more "well known" after his/ her death, but for Hemingway that wasn't the case. He was always known, sometimes for his writing, and sometimes for his problems such as drinking, but regardless Ernest Hemingway was a revolutionary writer, whose stories and memories will never be left behind.

Clifford, Stephen P. //Beyond the Heroic "I": Reading Lawrence, Hemingway, and "masculinity"//. Bucknell Univ. Press: Cranbury, NJ, 1999.

Hemingway, Ernest. By-Line: //Ernest Hemingway. Selected articles and dispatches of four decades//. Edited by William White, with commentaries by Philip Young. Collins: London, 1968.

Svoboda, Frederic. "Student Companion to Ernest Hemingway." //Hemingway Review// 2(2002):152. //eLibrary//. Web. 09 Feb. 2012.

Grandidier, Victor. "Hemingway On Fishing." //Hemingway Review// 2(2001):112. //eLibrary//. Web. 09 Feb. 2012.

Task ThreeJUDGE THE IMPACT OF THE INDIVIDUAL & ASSOCIATION---Due Feb. 15 Now that you have a basic understanding of your topic, and you know the scope of its influence, explain the forces that produced or created the topic. Additionally, what were the driving forces behind the society's reaction to your topic? Use the criteria described in the the Great Man Continuum to determine your topics long-run influence on society. Place your topic on the continuum and justify the reasons for your placement. Please confine your analysis to two extended power paragraphs with each citing a minimum of three credible sources. POST PARAGRAPHS HERE

As the 1920's progressed, the harsh, difficult to live in, environment, became one of Hemingway's best friends, and inspirational times to write about. Society became addicted to his writings, and "to this day, Hemingway's pieces are still very influential to certain parts of society". In October 1954 Hemingway received the Nobel Prize in Literature. He modestly told the press that Carl Sandburg, Isak Dinesen and Bernard Berenson deserved the prize, but the prize money would be welcome. Mellow claims Hemingway "had coveted the Nobel Prize", but when he won it, months after his plane accidents and the ensuing world-wide press coverage, "there must have been a lingering suspicion in Hemingway's mind that his obituary notices had played a part in the academy's decision." When he became suicidal, his writing got out of hand, and that became clear after Life magazine requested him to write a 10,000 word story, but he wasn't able to cut it down that low, instead the story was 40,000 words long, although Life was impressed with his writing and decided to keep the story.

Out of the four criteria that the Great Man has to offer, Hemingway falls under the category of **Great Man**. Hemingway, like Fitzgerald was a very influential writer during the lost generation, but his legacy still kept going till this day, where people make references back to his writings, and base their writings on his style of writing. No one else could have done what Hemingway did. Fitzgerald tried, and he "failed miserably, many times" and when he succeeded he was still not nearly as influential as Hemingway, not even with his masterpiece "The Great Gatsby" which only became popular after Fitzgerald's death. Day to day, people's lives were impacted by Hemingway's writings, and the fact that he was able to bring in arguments such as abortion into his writings made people want to read his pieces even more. During the 1920's, a time of suffering and chaos, there weren't a lot of good things that came out of it, but if there was one thing to be remembered, it was Hemingway and his writings.

Davis, Murray, Robert.. "True at First Light: A Fictional Memoir." //World Literature Today// 2(2000):364. //eLibrary//. Web. 15 Feb. 2012.

Brown, L, John.. "The Only Thing That Counts: The Ernest Hemingway / Maxwell Perkins Correspondence, 1925-1947." //World Literature Today// 1(2000):171. //eLibrary//. Web. 15 Feb. 2012.

BAKER, JEFF.. "Behind Hemingway's mask: the tough writer had a sensitive side." //Oregonian, The//. 30 Oct. 2011 //eLibrary//. Web. 15 Feb. 2012.


 * Great Man Criteria || ** 5=long-run ** || ** 4=wide-spread ** || ** 3=moderate ** || ** 2=short run ** || ** 1=little effect ** || ** 0=not at all ** ||
 * ** SIGNIFICANCE OF ACCOMPLISHMENT ** ||  || * ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ** ENDURANCE OF LEGACY ** || * ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ** EXTENT OF INFLUENCE ** || * ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ** IMPACT ON DAILY LIFE ** || * ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||

Individuals with high mostly 5’s should be placed close to Great Men; those with low scores near social determinism.

Great Man Continuum Great *--Event Making ---Eventful -Social Men --*--Hero --Hero ---Determinism POST WORKS CITED HERE

Barnes, Cynthia. "Ernest Hemingway: One True Sentence." //Humanities//. 01 Jul. 2005: 18. //eLibrary//. Web. 06 Feb. 2012.

Pidgeon, A, John.. "Ernest Hemingway." //Modern Age//. 01 Jan. 2006: 90. //eLibrary//. Web. 06 Feb. 2012.

Baker, Carlos. //Hemingway: The Writer as Artist//. Fourth edition, Princeton University Press: Princeton, NJ, 1972.

Bruccoli, Matthew J. (Ed.). //Ernest Hemingway's apprenticeship: Oak Park, 1916-1917//. NCR Microcard Editions: Washington, D.C., 1971.

Clifford, Stephen P. //Beyond the Heroic "I": Reading Lawrence, Hemingway, and "masculinity"//. Bucknell Univ. Press: Cranbury, NJ, 1999.

Hemingway, Ernest. By-Line: //Ernest Hemingway. Selected articles and dispatches of four decades//. Edited by William White, with commentaries by Philip Young. Collins: London, 1968.

Svoboda, Frederic. "Student Companion to Ernest Hemingway." //Hemingway Review// 2(2002):152. //eLibrary//. Web. 09 Feb. 2012.

Grandidier, Victor. "Hemingway On Fishing." //Hemingway Review// 2(2001):112. //eLibrary//. Web. 09 Feb. 2012.

Davis, Murray, Robert.. "True at First Light: A Fictional Memoir." //World Literature Today// 2(2000):364. //eLibrary//. Web. 15 Feb. 2012.

Brown, L, John.. "The Only Thing That Counts: The Ernest Hemingway / Maxwell Perkins Correspondence, 1925-1947." //World Literature Today// 1(2000):171. //eLibrary//. Web. 15 Feb. 2012.

BAKER, JEFF.. "Behind Hemingway's mask: the tough writer had a sensitive side." //Oregonian, The//. 30 Oct. 2011 //eLibrary//. Web. 15 Feb. 2012

<span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19px; text-align: left;">Rubric for all three tasks: <span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19px; text-align: left;">Outstanding paragraphs include the following elements: <span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19px; text-align: left;">✓<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19px;"> Accurate power paragraph format with each paragraph citing evidence from three different sources. <span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19px; text-align: left;">✓ Correct research components such as credibility statement,<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19px;"> internal citations, Works Cited entries <span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19px; text-align: left;">✓ Thoughtful and thorough response to the each prompt <span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19px; text-align: left;">✓ A variety of sentences with interesting, clear diction <span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19px; text-align: left;">✓ Photos exemplifying the influence of the individual and association or movement <span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19px; text-align: left;">✓ Place your topic on the Great Man Continuum; <span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19px; text-align: left;">✓ Complete the criteria table to justify the reasons for your placement. .