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The 1920’s and 1980’s were two decades filled with many individuals who changed American society for many years following. We can classify these men and woman on how big of an impact they had on society in a continuum called the “Great Man Continuum”, placing these men and woman based on accomplishments, legacy, influence, and impact. People like Robert Johnson to Michael Jackson, and William Paley to Ted Turner, all had a significant impact on America. Weather it was the 1920’s or 1980’s both decades faced many changes and many hard working who made the change possible. The 1920’s brought a new and improved way of communication, weather it was news or entertainment the radio became the newest item in households around America. “William S. Paley changed radio and television, effecting people with news and entertainment” (Becca J.’s wiki). William Paley was the founder of Columbia Broadcasting System otherwise known as CBS; he was able to spread news to anyone in America for over 60 years. “Paley is known to have found Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Morton Downey, and more” (Becca J.’s wiki). These men were also known to have changed America as well. In the 1980’s a new form of news broadcasting was introduced. Ted Turner founder of CNN in 1980 was able to gain his own channel that could provide news 24 hours a day. Both CNN and CBS were able to provide new and entertainment creating revolutions in the 1920’s and 80’s. Music has been a prominent component to American entertainment. In the 1920’s blues artist “Robert Johnson transformed the blues genre in no way anybody had ever done before” (John M.’s wiki). Because of his astonishing ability to play guitar he was able to create his own form of rock n’ roll blues that changed the style of blues forever. In the 1980’s Michael Jackson often referred to “King of Pop” “defined what the era of music was” (Jacob B.’s wiki). Bringing hit songs like “Thriller” he was able to bring a diverse audience and defined his genre of music forever. With a legacy that still lives strong today he deserved his nickname as the “King of Pop”. Music was transformed in the 1920’s and 1980’s making these two decades unique. Although the 1920’s and 1980’s had its progression, there were some setbacks as well. The Great Flood of 1927 and Libyan Terrorist Bombing were both tragic happenings that happened in America in the 1920’s and 80’s. The Great Flood of 1927 wasn’t so much of an attack, but a tragedy that took many lives and affected others. “The Great Flood of 1927 was the most difficult flood in history for people to take in account” (Ashley M.’s wiki). The flood took over 130,000 homes, nearly 700,000 people were lost, and 246 deaths were recorded. This flood affected more than one area and more than one state, 3 states were affected, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Kentucky. The Libyan Terrorist Bombing wasn’t a natural disaster but still affected many families and ended lives. “On December 21, 1988, the U.S. passenger jet, Pan Am 103traveling from London’s Heathrow Airport to New York, was downed by terrorist actions over Lockerbie, Scotland. No one on the plane survived and the crash of the plane into Lockerbie took additional lives” (Stacy G.’s wiki). As one can imagine, families were devastated, and ruined. But America found its way to make it through and start more progression and success. The 1920’s faced many revolutions, such as the RCA, Columbia Broadcasting Station, and The Blues. I believe that the most important is The Blues. The blues, especially Robert Johnson, was the most innovative ways of expressing blues. He not only changed the face of blues, but transformed and practically made other expressions of music. In our society now, music is one of the most popular ways to express ourselves. He brought new forms of guitar sounds and new ideas for song and genres that makes him so unique. Although Robert Johnson is the most influential, Columbia Broadcasting Station brought a brand new station in the 20’s changed the way people received news and entertainment whether it was television or radio, CBS changed the way people got what they wanted. The RCA also changed radio history by bringing a new brand of radios to the 20’s. This is still important to history because of the new form of entertainment but could have also been done by other competing companies. The 20’s brought new ways of entertainment to the floor, making it such a unique and innovative decade. Along with the 20’s the 1980’s was also a booming year for the U.S. Bringing MTV, CNN, and Hip Hop, to society. Like in the 1920’s, in the 1980’s music changed to society and formed what it is now. The reason for this is was Hip Hop, this genre attracted many people through it rhythm and catchy beats and lyrics, because of this revolution rap and a lot of alternative music now exists. Hip Hop wouldn’t be what it is today if it wasn’t for MTV or Music Television. MTV was one of the first channels to bring modern music to peoples T.V.’s through music videos, and because of this hip hop, rap, rock, and other various genres of music wouldn’t be what it is today. CNN also was an innovative company bringing in news 24 hours a day for 7 days a week. Anyone who wanted to know what was going on in the world could tune in for the news anytime of the day. This company inspired other people to do the same making this company the start of a revolution. Much like the 1920’s the 1980’s brought new concepts and ideas to society. The 1920’s and 1980’s play such a large part in American society through its diverse revolutions and tragic happenings. If it were not for the companies and people that sought for the common good of America, modern society today would have a vast difference in how we get along and communicate. The 20’s and 80’s are over and new decades are coming followed by generations of innovators to come.

Work Cited: Becca J.'s wiki John M.'s Wiki Jacob B.'s wiki Ashley M.'s wiki Stacy G.'s wiki Lydia E.'s wiki

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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.

•Analyze of each of the 6 topics with evidence taken from the 1920s and 1980s wikis,

•Develop a thoughtful and thorough conclusions on all 6 topics,

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

•Answer the essay question with a clear, well reasoned argument,

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

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px;">•Organize ideas in extended power paragraphs,

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px;">•Identify the source and establish its credibility with an appositive phrase,

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px;">•Cite evidence with internal citations and<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px;"> no Works Cited. Click links for exemplars.