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 The Great Man Theory is a way to measure the significance of an individual or a group, based on their significance, legacy, influence and impact on daily life. 1920s and the 1980s have many similarities. There was a “boom” in the economy, old fashion was being challenged and styles influenced by celebrities were being used for self-expression, new styles of music were becoming popular and both decades were introduced to a new way of listening to them.

 During the 1920s, women were starting to gain rights and continued to fight for new ones, radios brought new music from across the United States into their own homes and foundations were being formed to fight diseases.

 Jazz was a new style of music, that without the radio, would've been limited to “New Orleans, the birthplace [of] Jazz”(Arat's Jazz Wiki). It defined a generation, a was played at most of the dance clubs in the United States. It was also a way for young people to express themselves. People who were musicians could become successful playing Jazz because everyone wanted to hear it.

 During the 1930s, Franklin D. Roosevelt was a very influential person. He helped the country out of a depression and made sure that the United States would become a successful nation once again. Even though that is he is famous for, he did a lot more than that. He also founded what we call today The March of Dimes. “1921, at the age of thirty-nine [Roosevelt] contracted infantile paralysis or polio”(Corbin's FDR Wiki) and was unable to walk. This didn't stop him, he still ran for and became president in 1933. In 1938, during his second term as president, he founded the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, known today as the March of Dimes, which went toward research for a cure to Polio. This foundation still does that today.

 Before the 1920s, women little to no rights. They were limited to their home, they couldn't get a job. They couldn't really go anywhere without their husbands. The only women with any real power over their lives were the extremely wealthy, and the extent of their freedom was throwing balls and drinking tea with friends. This began to change during the 1920s when women wanted the right to vote. Carrie Chapman Catt was one of the women fighting for her rights. “Catt's whole life was dedicated to helping people and trying to create a atmosphere with equal rights and responsibilities”(Drew's League of Woman's Voters Wiki). She was a member of the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) and helped women win the right to vote. In 1919, the 19th Amendment was passed and women had the right to vote. “In 1919, Carrie Chapman Catt conceived of the idea of an organization to unite women once they were enfranchised, and in February 1921, the LWV was formed at a convention celebrating the sufferage victory of its parent organization, the (NAWSA)”(Drew's LWV Wiki).

 These three people/movements had significant effects on the life in the 1920s. With the League of Woman's Voters, women had a say in government. With The March of Dimes, cures were being found and used to help people with Polio. With Jazz, the young people at the time had a way to express themselves. With all I said in the paragraphs before put into consideration, I have decided to rank them as follows, 1.) League of Woman's Voters, because of it's effects not only then but now. Women now can thank the women who were apart of that group and countless other for the freedom that women have today. 2.)The March of Dimes is a very honorable foundation that does excellent work. It effected the lives of people with Polio back then and effects the life of people with Polio even more so today. However, it doesn't effect life for the majority of people, that is why I rank it second. 3.) Jazz, I rank this third because, even though it had an influence on life in the 1920s, it didn't have that big of an effect. It didn't change the quality of life then, or now.

 During the 1980s, music was becoming a big part of people's lives, with MTV people could listen to their favorite bands while watching their music videos, clothes were becoming a way of self-expression, influenced by popular celebrities and the threat of the USSR still loomed over everyday life.

 Fashion was a huge part of the 1980s and with the rise of MTV, musicians styles were coming out of the music videos and into everyday life. Artists like Madonna influenced young women to wear “ lacy camisoles under jackets with thin satin tops; some young women even began to flash bra straps purposely in order to acquire a more risqué style”(Ashley's Fashion Fads wiki). Hard rock was extremely popular during the time and some of the most popular rock artists like Bon Jovi, Poison, Motley Crue, and Twisted Sister influenced clothing with “a gothic feel due to their heavy makeup; feminine dark ripped clothing, spandex, and huge hair”(Ashley's wiki). These styles influenced the young people of the 1980s, and began the era of self-expression through clothing.

 In the 1980s, MTV was a television station that actually had music on it. MTV became popular with the help of the artists at the time, most notably, Michael Jackson. Jackson started out his career in a family band with his brothers called the Jackson five. Toward the end of the 1970s, he became a solo artist and released his first solo album, Off the Wall (1979). In the 1980's, Michael Jackson became one of the most popular artists of his time. His song “Beat It” became his first music video on MTV and was an instant hit. His album "Thriller" is one of "the greatest-selling American album of all time"(Emma's Michael Jackson Wiki). His success opened the world of music for other African-American artists and even today, his music influences artists across the world.

 The Cold War lasted 40 years and most of the people in the 1980s had lived their whole life in fear of the USSR. If you would have told someone in the early 1980s that the Berlin Wall would come down in 1989, they would have laughed at you. The Berlin Wall “resembled the division of Communism and Democracy”(Matt's Take down order of The Berlin Wall Wiki). It separated families, it separated hope from despair, it separated a nation and it separated the world. With the order made by US President Ronald Reagan to USSR President Mikhail Gorbachev, to “Take down this wall”, changed a nation and the world forever. After 40 years, Germany was no longer separated into West and East or Democracy and Communism, it was now a free country that could begin to thrive on it's own.

 These three people/movements/events had significant effects on the life in the 1980s. With Fashion giving the young people of that time something to express themselves in. With Michael Jackson setting records for his music and music videos. With the fall of the Berlin Wall ending an era of fear and separation. With all I said in the paragraphs before put into consideration, I have decided to rank them as follows, 1.) The Take down of the Berlin Wall. This had significant repercussions not only for Germany but for the world. Germany had been two countries for 40 years and with the fall of the wall, it was joined again to form a strong and stable nation. 2.) Michael Jackson. He might not have changed everyday life, which is why I put him as second, but he did influence a lot in the music world. MTV, which featured countless other artist, became increasing popular after Jackson's music video for “Beat It” aired. Even today artist will say that they were influenced by Michael Jackson, which is why I didn't put him third. 3.) Fashion. The change in style of clothing was drastic between the 1970s and the 1980s. Mostly influenced by popular music artists at the time, the clothing was a little more out there than before, but those styles, for the most part, stayed in the 1980s, that is why they rank third.

**__ Works Cited __**

Arat I. "Jazz-Duke Ellington" 2012. //Buchholtz Sidor// //American Studies//. Web. 1 April. 2012

Corbin D. "Franklin D. Roosevelt-March of Dimes" 2012. //Buchholtz Sidor American Studies//. Web. 1 April. 2012

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in;">Drew S. "League of Woman's Voters" 2012. //Buchholtz// <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in;">//Sidor American Studies//. Web. 1 April. 2012

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in;"> Ashley M. "Fashion Fads and Faux Pas" 2012. //Buchholtz// <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in;">//Sidor American Studies//. Web. 1 April. 2012

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in;"> Emma P. "Michael Jackson" 2012. //Buchholtz Sidor American// <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in;">//Studie//s. Web. 1 April. 2012

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in;"> Matt Y. "Take down order of The Berlin Wall" 2012. //Buchholtz// <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in;">//Sidor American Studies//. Web. 1 April. 2012

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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 analysis of individual criteria

•Analyze of each of the 6 topics with evidence taken from the 1920s and 1980s wikis, one piece of supporting evidence for each topic--topics described rather than analyzed

•Develop thoughtful and thorough conclusions on all 6 topics, unsupported claims offered

•Rank the three topics for each decade and explain why one topic is more influential than the other two, yes, but without supporting evidence

•Answer the essay question with a clear, well reasoned argument, claims are not always supported

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

•Organize ideas in extended power paragraphs, inconsistently done

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

•Cite evidence with internal citations and in a Works Cited. Click links for exemplars. Mostly correct WC, IC entries

<span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; position: absolute; top: 385.5px; width: 1px;"> <span style="font-family: 'Californian FB',serif; margin-bottom: 0in;"> The Great Man Theory is a way to measure the significance of an individual or a group, based on their significance, legacy, influence and impact on daily life. 1920s and the 1980s have many similarities. There was a “boom” in the economy, old fashion was being challenged and styles influenced by celebrities were being used for self-expression, new styles of music were becoming popular and both decades were introduced to a new way of listening to them.

<span style="font-family: 'Californian FB',serif; margin-bottom: 0in;"> During the 1920s, women were starting to gain rights and continued to fight for new ones, radios brought new music from across the United States into their own homes and foundations were being formed to fight diseases.

<span style="font-family: 'Californian FB',serif; margin-bottom: 0in;"> Jazz was a new style of music, that without the radio, would've been limited to “New Orleans, the birthplace [of] Jazz”(Arat's Jazz Wiki). It defined a generation, a was played at most of the dance clubs in the United States. It was also a way for young people to express themselves. People who were musicians could become successful playing Jazz because everyone wanted to hear it.

<span style="font-family: 'Californian FB',serif; margin-bottom: 0in;"> During the 1930s, Franklin D. Roosevelt was a very influential person. He helped the country out of a depression and made sure that the United States would become a successful nation once again. Even though that is he is famous for, he did a lot more than that. He also founded what we call today The March of Dimes. “1921, at the age of thirty-nine [Roosevelt] contracted infantile paralysis or polio”(Corbin's FDR Wiki) and was unable to walk. This didn't stop him, he still ran for and became president in 1933. In 1938, during his second term as president, he founded the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, known today as the March of Dimes, which went toward research for a cure to Polio. This foundation still does that today.

<span style="font-family: Californian FB,serif;"> Before the 1920s, women little to no rights. They were limited to their home, they couldn't get a job. They couldn't really go anywhere without their husbands. The only women with any real power over their lives were the extremely wealthy, and the extent of their freedom was throwing balls and drinking tea with friends. This began to change during the 1920s when women wanted the right to vote. Carrie Chapman Catt was one of the women fighting for her rights. “Catt's whole life was dedicated to helping people and trying to create a atmosphere with equal rights and responsibilities”(Drew's League of Woman's Voters Wiki). She was a member of the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) and helped women win the right to vote. In 1919, the 19th Amendment was passed and women had the right to vote. “In 1919, Carrie Chapman Catt conceived of the idea of an organization to unite women once they were enfranchised, and in February 1921, the LWV was formed at a convention celebrating the sufferage victory of its parent organization, the (NAWSA)”(Drew's LWV Wiki).

<span style="font-family: 'Californian FB',serif; margin-bottom: 0in;"> These three people/movements had significant effects on the life in the 1920s. With the League of Woman's Voters, women had a say in government. With The March of Dimes, cures were being found and used to help people with Polio. With Jazz, the young people at the time had a way to express themselves. With all I said in the paragraphs before put into consideration, I have decided to rank them as follows, 1.) League of Woman's Voters, because of it's effects not only then but now. Women now can thank the women who were apart of that group and countless other for the freedom that women have today. 2.)The March of Dimes is a very honorable foundation that does excellent work. It effected the lives of people with Polio back then and effects the life of people with Polio even more so today. However, it doesn't effect life for the majority of people, that is why I rank it second. 3.) Jazz, I rank this third because, even though it had an influence on life in the 1920s, it didn't have that big of an effect. It didn't change the quality of life then, or now.

<span style="font-family: 'Californian FB',serif; margin-bottom: 0in;"> During the 1980s, music was becoming a big part of people's lives, with MTV people could listen to their favorite bands while watching their music videos, clothes were becoming a way of self-expression, influenced by popular celebrities and the threat of the USSR still loomed over everyday life.

<span style="font-family: 'Californian FB',serif; margin-bottom: 0in;"> Fashion was a huge part of the 1980s and with the rise of MTV, musicians styles were coming out of the music videos and into everyday life. Artists like Madonna influenced young women to wear “ lacy camisoles under jackets with thin satin tops; some young women even began to flash bra straps purposely in order to acquire a more risqué style”(Ashley's Fashion Fads wiki). Hard rock was extremely popular during the time and some of the most popular rock artists like Bon Jovi, Poison, Motley Crue, and Twisted Sister influenced clothing with “a gothic feel due to their heavy makeup; feminine dark ripped clothing, spandex, and huge hair”(Ashley's wiki). These styles influenced the young people of the 1980s, and began the era of self-expression through clothing.

<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffffff; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family: 'Californian FB',serif; margin-bottom: 0in;"> In the 1980s, MTV was a television station that actually had music on it. MTV became popular with the help of the artists at the time, most notably, Michael Jackson. Jackson started out his career in a family band with his brothers called the Jackson five. Toward the end of the 1970s, he became a solo artist and released his first solo album, Off the Wall (1979). In the 1980's, Michael Jackson became one of the most popular artists of his time. His song “Beat It” became his first music video on MTV and was an instant hit. His album "Thriller" is one of "the greatest-selling American album of all time"(Emma's Michael Jackson Wiki). His success opened the world of music for other African-American artists and even today, his music influences artists across the world.

<span style="font-family: 'Californian FB',serif; margin-bottom: 0in;"> The Cold War lasted 40 years and most of the people in the 1980s had lived their whole life in fear of the USSR. If you would have told someone in the early 1980s that the Berlin Wall would come down in 1989, they would have laughed at you. The Berlin Wall “resembled the division of Communism and Democracy”(Matt's Take down order of The Berlin Wall Wiki). It separated families, it separated hope from despair, it separated a nation and it separated the world. With the order made by US President Ronald Reagan to USSR President Mikhail Gorbachev, to “Take down this wall”, changed a nation and the world forever. After 40 years, Germany was no longer separated into West and East or Democracy and Communism, it was now a free country that could begin to thrive on it's own.

<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffffff; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family: 'Californian FB',serif; margin-bottom: 0in;"> These three people/movements/events had significant effects on the life in the 1980s. With Fashion giving the young people of that time something to express themselves in. With Michael Jackson setting records for his music and music videos. With the fall of the Berlin Wall ending an era of fear and separation. With all I said in the paragraphs before put into consideration, I have decided to rank them as follows, 1.) The Take down of the Berlin Wall. This had significant repercussions not only for Germany but for the world. Germany had been two countries for 40 years and with the fall of the wall, it was joined again to form a strong and stable nation. 2.) Michael Jackson. He might not have changed everyday life, which is why I put him as second, but he did influence a lot in the music world. MTV, which featured countless other artist, became increasing popular after Jackson's music video for “Beat It” aired. Even today artist will say that they were influenced by Michael Jackson, which is why I didn't put him third. 3.) Fashion. The change in style of clothing was drastic between the 1970s and the 1980s. Mostly influenced by popular music artists at the time, the clothing was a little more out there than before, but those styles, for the most part, stayed in the 1980s, that is why they rank third.