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Comparison Essay: Jacob Blankemeyer
Both eras (1920 and 1980) are very similar. When looking through different topics I found characteristics that connected the two eras. Both the 1920’s and the 1980’s are party decades, people were prosperous and thrived on entertainment. The only difference is the development of technology between the eras. Entertainment changed from plays and record players to TV’s and CD players. I will be using the great man criteria to determine the significance of the 1920’s topics and 1980’s topics had on society.

For my the 1980’s and 1920’s topics I’m going to focus on the ones that are under the category of event making people. For my 1920’s topics I am going to be focusing on the blues/jazz, RCA and Franklin D. Roosevelt. Blues and Jazz where both highly popular forms of music in the 1920’s. Jazz is a form of fun exciting music, which people could dance to. Blues was to show how someone is feeling and was a way to express your emotions on life’s important matters. The Radio Corporation of America otherwise known as the RCA was extremely important to America’s growth because they took inventions and improved them. Their biggest success “was the first the electronic television system” (Garcia). The organization is part of the reason why our culture today is so technology oriented. FDR was one of the greatest Presidents America has seen. He overcame his condition Polio by hiding it and not letting it change who he was. He started a charity that fought against the disease of infantile Paralysis.

The endurance of RCA, FDR and Jazz are all remarkable. FDR’s endurance for finding a cure to Polio paid off because he was able to stop it from ever affecting any more lives worldwide. Thanks to him, Polio is cured. The RCA still lives on today that just shows you their dedication for improving the technology we use. Their endurance to keep going is inspiring. Jazz did not have such a long run. It made its hit in the 1920’s but today it is only a form of music that is not too popular. Every decade has its own form of music and for this Jazz/blues don’t have a great endurance.

FDR’s Extent of influence was widespread. Thanks to him Polio is a very rare disease, He helped shape lives of the United Sates and made a thriving economy. He was a Great Man at his time of successful Presidency. Jazz music was also a very widespread event; it originated in New Orleans and spread across the world. It opened up jobs to performers and became very popular. Each artist had his or her own flare of style. The RCA was more wide spread than the previous topics because their discoveries in advances of Technology not only affected Americas way of life but the whole world’s, everyone could benefit from the new and improved technology of the day.

As you can probably already tell the 3 topics I’m talking about have all had extraordinary impact on daily lives. FDR cured Polio single handedly, with his charity, March of Dimes. RCA made inventions that shaped the way we hear music even today I use the Radio. Jazz impacted people by being the most popular form of music in its day. It allowed people to express themselves. The 1920’s was a very prosperous and remarkable era, until the great depression that is.

For the 1980’s topics I’m going to focus on Personal Computers, King of Pop and George Lucas. I choose these topics because they relate with the 1920’s topics I picked, Music, Technology and entertainment. Personal computers came out and it was an instant hit. People could use them for so many uses such as games finding information and programming. Michael Jackson was the most popular singer at his time. He transformed music by performance and style. George Lucas’s movies were significant because they had special effects no one had ever seen. They took movies to the next level of complexity.

Apple with the coming out of personal computers has a long-standing endurance. Apple computers phones and iPods are still going strong in today’s society and I think this trend will continue. The Technology they put out is top of the line. Michael Jackson’s endurance is truly remarkable. He was a superstar through 1980’s even up to now. Even the Michael is dead I believe his music will live on for many years to come. From the day George Lucas put out a movie it was instantly popular, Star wars will continue to be a major icon. All his movies are amazing and people will watch them forever. All these people/organizations have a very long endurance that I think will continue.

All of the 1980’s topics are extremely widespread. Michael Jackson’s music is “loved by millions of fans around the world” (Blankemeyer). His extent reaches to ever country, his performance and talent made him so popular. Apple products are also very widespread, so many people I know have IPhones and same goes with the rest of America. The products are user friendly with no bugs, which make them very reliable. George Lucas is probably the least widespread out of the other topics. Even though all his movies were great the difference of languages around the world have made it hard for them to spread. It would be great if everyone around the world could see his excellence.

George Lucas impacted people’s lives by giving them a true sense of what creativity is and how everyone has it. His movies have inspired many however Michael Jackson I believe has inspired more. With great Talent and dancing Skills he inspired millions. He single handedly changed the Fashion Industry the Music industry and the Dancing Industry. Apple has had a major impact by changing the technology we use to how we run businesses. Apple products have made it easy to connect to each other and find information. Apple is still a big part of being impactful in today’s society.

In conclusion both eras had so much influence the way we live. I think 1980’s was more influential because it is simply newer and effects our lives more today than the 1920’s. Not to many have a recorder in their homes today but many have CD players. For the 1920’s topics I rank them as RCA first FDR second and Jazz third. RCA had more of an extent and endurance than FDR and Jazz had a very short period of popularity. For the 1980’s topics Apple products are first Michael Jackson is Second and George Lucas is Third. Apple products impact daily life more than George Lucas or Michael Jackson. Michael Jackson has inspired more people than George Lucas.

Works cited: __1980's topics:__ Brooks Mason "Star Wars, ET, Indiana Jones, George Lucas"// Buchholtz Sidor American Studies //. Web. 30 March 2011. Graham Devine "Personal Computers, Apple II, Microsoft" // Buchholtz Sidor American Studies //. Web. 30 March 2011. Jacob Blankemeyer "King of Pop, Michael Jackson, Thriller, Pepsi" // Buchholtz Sidor American Studies //. Web. 30 March 2011. __1920's Topics:__ Givi Garcia "RCA, Radio Corporation of America, Owen D. Young" // Buchholtz Sidor American Studies //. Web. 30 March 2011. Corbin Dennis "Franklin D. Rossevelt, Infantile Paralysis" // Buchholtz Sidor American Studies //. Web. 30 March 2011. John Masters "The Blues Robert Johnson" // Buchholtz Sidor American Studies //. Web. 30 March 2011. Arat Infante "Jazz and Duke Eliington"// Buchholtz Sidor American Studies //. Web. 30 March 2011.

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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 reference, thin analysis

•Analyze of each of the 6 topics with evidence taken from the 1920s and 1980s wikis, Discussed not always analyzed

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

•Rank the three topics for each decade and explain why one topic is more influential than the other two, Rank by decade--sweeping claims made without supporting evidence.

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

•Explain why the __second__ choice fell short compared to the __first__ choice but is more just than the __third__ choice, a sweeping claim lacking depth

•Organize ideas in extended power paragraphs, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px;"> evidence was not used-- not in academic voice

<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: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px;">not done

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