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Post Essay and Works Cited HERE The 1920s and the 1980s both contained many events in which they changed the world completely. The 1920s what home of unbelievable economic growth, and the worst depression in American History, but it was also home to other important events, including Sears Roebuck, the Columbia Broadcasting System and RCA. The 1980s was also home to many important events, including the destruction of the Berlin Wall, the creation of Personal Computers and CNN. Both the 1920s and the 1980s had extremely important events in American lives, but which one was the most important?

The 1920s had many events that had a big accomplishment. Sears Roebuck, Columbia Broadcasting System and RCA al had a big accomplishment. The creation of the Sears Roebuck catalogue was huge, as anybody, including “farmers who lived in rural parts of the country” (Taylor Wiki) could order basically everything, and have it shipped right to their home. The Sears Roebuck catalogue was very significant in the 1920s, as it helped people order items as a cheaper price, and it also gave ideas to create new ‘catalogue based’ ideas, such as amazon.com. The creation of the Columbia Broadcasting System, or CBS, was also very significant, as it helped “news spread out faster” (Becca Wiki) to anyone who had a radio, and later a television. CBS was also extremely significant in the 1920s, as it spread news out faster than before, and is still one of the top news stations to this day. RCA was probably the most significant, as they created the “Victor Talking Machine” (Givi Wiki), or the radio and the “first electronic television system” (Givi Wiki). We still use these inventions to this day, as they are an extremely important part of our society. As you can see, the 1920s had many events that were created that were very significant to its time, but still significant to our own time.

These three events that were very important to the 1920s also had a long endurance. Many of these creations we still use to this day. Sears Roebuck had quite a big legacy, as they created the Sears department store that we still see today. While the store we still see today had a big legacy, the catalogue later died off, as it is not available today. The creation of CBS had a big legacy, as it “still lives to this day” (Becca Wiki). CBS is still extremely popular, as it still talks about important news and televises sporting events. RCA also had a big legacy, as it is still a big company to this day. We still use RCA creations like the television and the radio to this day. You can still find these 3 creations to this day, so that shows you how extensive they are.

All of these topics had a big influence of the 1920s. They all provided a service for the people to use freely. Sears Roebuck had a big influence on the lives of the 1920a, as it helped people buy “a range of merchandise at low prices” (Taylor Wiki). At the time, many people couldn’t afford top of the line products, but they could afford what Sears Roebuck had to offer. CBS also had a big influence of the lives of the 1920s, as it kept “the nation informed and [helped] news spread out faster” (Becca Wiki). Before CBS, news traveled very slowly, and now the people could know basically everything that was going on in the world. RCA also had a huge influence in the 1920s, as it created the “Victor Talking Machine” (Givi Wiki) and the “first electronic television system” (Givi Wiki). The creation of these two products was huge, as now people had a piece of technology that would help them keep up with news, and keep them entertained. All 3 of these topics had a huge influence, as they changed the world to what we know now.

These important topics also changed daily life in the 1920s. With these topics/events/products. People now had services that would make life easier. Sears Roebuck changed the daily life of the people in the 1920s considerably, as the people now could buy “a range of merchandise at low prices” (Taylor Wiki) and buy them without having to travel to a store to buy the item. The catalogue made it easier to buy a range of products. CBS had a huge impact of the people’s daily life, as it kept “the nation informed” (Becca Wiki). With the creation of CBS, the people now knew all of the major events that were happening all around the world. RCA also had a huge impact on the way people lived their lives, as they made technology, such as radios and televisions available to the people. These amazing inventions kept people up with the news, as well as keeping them entertained with television and radio programs. Not only did these creations change the way the people of the 1920s lived, they changed the way we live now in the 21st century.

The 1980s also had many events that had a big accomplishment. Events like the destruction of the Berlin Wall, the creation of Personal Computers and CNN all were very significant events during the 1980s. The destruction of the Berlin Wall was huge, as it marked “an end to the Cold War” (Sarah H. Wiki). The Cold War had been going on for more than 40 years, and it was only growing tensions between the USSR and the US, so it was huge when it was finally confirmed over. The creation of Personal Computers was huge, as now people could “get more things done easier and faster” (Graham Wiki). The invention of Personal Computers was huge, as almost every single household in America owns one, and how they completely changed the way we do work. The creation of CNN was also extremely significant in the 1980s, as it produced news headlines “24 hours a day” (Lydia Wiki). It was its first of this kind to do this, which is why it became extremely popular, and very significant in the 1980s. All three of these topics were very significant to the 1980s, as they changed the way people lived their lives.

All three of these topics had a legacy, some bigger than others. They all had a legacy for the better than for the worse though. The collapse of the Berlin Wall had somewhat of a legacy, as it reunited Germany and marked “an end to the Cold War” (Sarah H. Wiki). Germany was split for a long time and the Cold War had been going on for a long time, but there wasn’t much of a legacy for it. The invention of personal computers left a huge legacy, as we completely rely on these machines to this day. “Everything we eat, drive, wear, live in runs by some kind of computer” (Graham Wiki). CNN also has left a big legacy, as it “was and still is a successful channel” (Lydia Wiki). CNN is one of the top news stations out there, and millions of people still rely on it for their daily news. As you can see, all of these topics have left a legacy that will still be remembered for a long time.

All of these topics left a big influence on the 1980s. All of the topics helped people in their life. With the collapse of the Berlin Wall, people in East Germany could now live to West Germany for a better life. West Germany was much more modernized, and many people waited for the removal of the Berlin Wall for a better life. The creation of personal computers had a huge influence on the way people lived their lives, as they allowed “things [to get] done easier and faster” (Graham Wiki). Before the personal computer, simple tasks were much harder and longer to do, but with it, they became much easier. CNN also had a big influence of people’s lives, as it allows people to have news “24 hours a day” (Lydia Wiki). With CNN, people now had 24 hour news headlines right at their fingertips. All of these topics helped people in one way or another.

All of these topics completely changed the daily life of the people in the 1980s. They all either pulled away stress or made everyone’s life easier. When the Berlin Wall collapsed, many people no longer had to worry. The Cold War was marked over, and East Berliners now looked forward to a new, better life. Personal computers completely changed the daily life of the people, as they made tasks easier and allowed people to “get information faster” (Graham Wiki). Look at life today, almost everything runs on a computer, and without a computer, I wouldn’t be able to write this essay! CNN also changed the way people lived their lives, as they now had news headlines “24 hours a day” (Lydia Wiki), 7 days a week. The people’s lives were changed because they now had constant news at their fingertips, and they always knew were to get their news. All of these topics completely changed the way people lived their lives.

As you can see, all of these topics were extremely important in the 1920s and the 1980s. They all did something for the better and changed the ways people lived their lives. In the 1920s, I thought that RCA was the most important, as it had a huge legacy, it impacted everybody’s daily life, it had a huge influence on the people, and it was extremely significant. While CBS also fell in all 4 categories; it gave the top spot to RCA because without the inventions of the TV and the Radio, CBS wouldn’t have been able to exist. I put Sears Roebuck because it only fell in 3 of the categories, as it didn’t have much of a long legacy. In the 1980s, I decided that the invention of Personal Computers would get the top spot, as it fell in all 4 categories. I gave CNN 2nd place because it relies on computer to work. CNN also fell in all categories also. I gave the collapse of the Berlin Wall 3rd place because it only fell in 3 of the categories. It did not have much of a legacy. As you can see, I have RCA and Personal Computers the number one spot in their time, as they completely changed the way we live our lives forever.

RUBRIC

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 for each topic

•Develop a thoughtful and thorough conclusions on all 6 topics, sweeping conclusions made with little analysis

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

•Answer the essay question with a clear, well reasoned argument, question addressed, arguments not well developed

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

•Organize ideas in extended power paragraphs, consistently done--except in closing paragraph

•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

