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The 1920’s and 1980’s were both times of high influence and happenings. While the 1920’s were considered the lost generation they helped shape the world today the 1980’s brought a lot to the table as well. The levels of influence went form being on a level of extremely high influence that still affects our daily lives and government today to being smaller and not having hardly any influence. three topics i chose from the 1920’s would be the FBI, The Blues, and Clara Bow The IT Girl. I chose these three because they represent three levels of influence and extent of their influence. The 1980’s topics that were chosen are “Mr. Gorbachev tear down this wall”, Talk Shows, and Fashion Fads. I used the great man theory to decide the extent of their influence. All three of the 1920’s topics did have an amount of influence. Not all of the topics had a high amount of influence on the 1920’s and also the world today. The Federal Bureau of Investigation had a high amount of influence throughout history and even up to todays time. “Thanks to Hoover, the agency went from inefficient to the leading intelligence agency in the US” (Waltz 1) The Blues were also a way of bringing together two different cultures and races. “The blues helped black overcome the barrier of white and black through one aspect of culture” (Masters 1). The Blues still do exist but don’t influence today’s society as much as it did in the 1920’s. Clara Bow also set a trend for the people at the time and still exists but doesn’t have a huge impact. “This culture was started mainly because the women were sick and tired of waiting for the men to come home to have fun” (Mayrer 1). The 1920’s still do affect daily life in the 21st century to a certain extent. Not all of the topics I chose did keep influence to todays society. The FBI does still affect daily life because it is still around but without J. Edgar Hoover it might not survived in it’s inefficient ways but now it does. “His ideas and accomplishments endured, because we still use his ideas today, such as his finger print system and using science in police investigations” (Waltz 3). Th Blues also had an extended influence on society and people by changing music to more of an expressionist way. “It set the course for many more types of music to come” (Masters 3). The IT Girl proved that women are able to do what they want but I do believe that without her the influence and change still would’ve occurred. “Men started to see that women could do basically anything they do such as even live the double standard life” (Mayrer 3). The 1920’s did influence todays society in great ways and does affect everyone’s life. Things can only go to a certain extent. Like if you were to jump off a cliff you could only survive up to a certain height. The FBI went to an extent of efficiency in even how we do things today. “The impact of the FBI and Hoover on the 21st century was that that he laid down the foundation for how we now practice law enforcement” (Waltz 2). The Blues only really changed lives and music in american society and not as much of the world. “ Blues' influence, like Johnson's, is still around today but had a more prominent influence on American society and the world as a whole” (Masters 2). The IT Girl only showed bravery for the girls to do something they haven’t but had already been accomplished by the men.. “ Because of the extensive amount of parties that were going on, and the lack of men after WWI, many women decided to take a "leap of faith" and go out by themselves” (Mayrer 2). The extent of their influence was great and showed great change at the time and even now. Obviously the impact they had was larger in the 1920’s after it occurred rather than in todays society. They all still have an impact on today’s society. “I say this because Hoover "did something that had never been done before" and came up with a whole new way to enforce the law” (Waltz 3). This is very prominent in todays society as it protects many citizens. “Without him, it is likely that there would not have been many artists today that were influenced by his music” (Masters 3). Some people base their lives off the music they listen to and the way the blues expressed themselves was huge at the time. “Because this era changed the way women acted it also changed the way they were treated...which in the long run helped women earn equal treatment throughout America” (Mayrer 3). The 1920’s is when women got the right to vote whic is changing elections on the voting side and making it possible for omen to run for office on the candidate side. The 1920’s was a time of more influential people and helped shape the world we now know. The 1980’s was also a very influential time especially in todays society as it protected us from outside dangers. “In the dead of night the USSR put up a wall in Berlin, Germany that separated the East from the West. Not only was this a physical separation but it also resembled the division of Communism and Democracy” (Young 1). People were going through a rough time as well and needed a way to see what both sides were thinking. “Talk shows have become an important part of our society today. These shows allow for people to see both sides of an argument” (Mitiska 1). The 1980’s did help immensely with people expressing themselves in many different ways even Fashion Fads. “The 1980s were a time of bold fads, and a time for children and young adults to begin expressing themselves through what they wore” (Murray 1). It was a crazy time and people needed an escape. A lot of things happened in the 80’s and many changes were made in peoples lives and some endured and some did not. The tearing down of the Berlin Wall was huge. “The Berlin Wall separated Communism from Democracy. Also it separated families and their ability to be together and close” (Young 3). Talk shows were very successful and still exist today and had a huge impact on every person in society. “Finally it was successful in it legacy, influence and impact on our lives because Talk shows allow for everyone to be heard and in our recent past, some people didn’t have this right” (Mitiska 3). The 80’s changers were huge and went through a lot and endured even more. “Even though 1980's style has been long over, the social changes in which it caused are still practiced today” (Murray 3). Through all the criticism and mistake that was made for all of these occurrences they still affect us today. This topic changed society even up to today. They stretched very far and made huge improvements on todays society. “As the young people being the heart of global influence they were able to keep this going and change everyone. The tearing down of the Berlin wall started a lot of change and influenced the want for democracy as it was led by the U.S. who is a democratic power” (Young 2). People were now able to see and understand more of what people were saying.“Before the invention of the TV people had to listen to the radio and retrieve they information that way. With the TV, someone could host a show where they relay information in an entertaining way” (Mitiska 3). Fashion had a very large influence that even helped the acceptance of homosexuals. “Fashion in the 1980s also set a solid beginning to more social acceptance for homosexuality” (Murray 3). THe influence of all these topics were huge and helped todays society very much. The 1980’s happened only 30 years ago which would be the generation of our parents. Thus the influence has a larger impact on todays society. “This influenced people to speak out and to do what they want. He influenced the world” (Young 3). Many people liked these ideas and how they happened. “ the biggest reason why many people jumped on board this movement, because they could feel equal for once” (Mitiska 3). This led to even more changes in todays society which change our generation and generations to come. “ Now, US fashion is less conservative, and homosexuals have been in the process of retaining more rights, along with a wider range of social acceptance” (Murray 3). The 1980’s were very influential and helpful for many different types of people. The 1980’s were both filled with Great Persons and Civil Society as is every era and generation. I believe that great persons led to a change in civil society.“According to the Great Man Continuum, an Event Making Hero is someone who is “doing something that has never been done before”, which these people did. Talk shows accomplished so much because, as Walter Sabo - president of SABOMedia and former vice president of ABC Radio – said, "Nothing moves a product like a talk show host talking about it on the air” (Heath).” (Mitiska 3). THe Blues were also started by a man named Robert Johnson that changed society as a whole. “Robert Johnson belongs on the continuum at event making hero because his, “ideas [and] accomplishments have an influence on cultures all over the world,” (Sidor, Great Man Continuum)” (Masters 3). Event making heroes were not always great men but changed society as well. “After researching J. Edgar Hoover, I think that he belongs more towards an Event Making Hero on the Great Man continuum than towards just Social Determinism. I say this because Hoover "did something that had never been done before"’ (Waltz 3). Great men were responsible for shaping civil society forever. Post Essay and Works Cited HERE

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A quality comparison essay will

•Use the __four__ criteria of Great Man Continuum to analyze the significance of three 1920’s topics and three 1980s topics. general discussion, little analysis of individual criteria

•Analyze of each of the 6 topics with evidence taken from the 1920s and 1980s wikis, Supporting evidence offered, not always used to analyze

•Develop a thoughtful and thorough conclusions on all 6 topics, sweeping claims often repeated

•Rank the three topics for each decade and explain why one topic is more influential than the other two, general claims, academic voice expected

•Answer the essay question with a clear, well reasoned argument, sweeping claims made--see Berlin Wall, some factual errors

•Explain why the __second__ choice fell short compared to the __first__ choice but is more just than the __third__ choice, attempted

•Organize ideas in extended power paragraphs, inconsistently done--explaining sentence often omitted

•Identify the source and establish its credibility with an appositive phrase, not done

•Cite evidence with internal citations and in a Works Cited. Click links for exemplars. Minor IC error, NO WC