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Post Essay and Works Cited HERE There are a lot of similarities between the 1920s and 1980s. They both followed big wars. That’s why they were times of a lot of social and economic changes. A laissez-faire government got re-adopted, because of a big dissatisfaction. The next paragraphs especially focuses on whether Civil Society or Great Man influenced these time periods more. To do this I will use the criteria of the Great Man Continuum and analyze three different events from these two time periods. From the 1920s I choose The American Olympics Association, the Ponzi Scheme, and CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System). From the 1980s I choose the 1988 Olympics, Fashion Fads and the news channel CNN. These are all events in totally different areas to not focus on only one section and include the whole picture of this decade.

==== Charles Ponzi, who wanted to make a lot of money with it, invented the Ponzi scheme in the 1920s. With this scheme, he “[created] awareness of where to invest your money in 1920s (Elena),” because he made people loose a lot of money, which effected people’s daily life in the 1920s a lot. He “is still remembered today (Elena)” but doesn’t affect today’s life. In this event was only lead by one man but didn’t have a big impact on the 1920s and today. ====

The American Olympics Association is an association, making a lot of decision involving the Olympics. This Association enabled “America's athletes to realize their Olympic […] dreams (qtd. In Jacob).” Because of it, athletes from America were able to participate in the Olympics. Therefore the USOC affected every athlete in America. It “influences society by gaining prestige across the world (Jacob)” by letting them compete. The influence was long lasting, since the US still participates in the Olympics. Society had a great impact in this topic, since they really wanted to go to the Olympics. Therefore in this event civil society had a big impact.

The Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) had a great impact on American’s society. CBS affected everyone in the 1920s but “Women were especially reached (Becca)” because they stayed at home and listen to the radio. It effect was not only widespread but also big. It “changed how politics were distributed and viewed [and] reveal news faster and easier to families than before (Becca),” which was important during wartime. CBS’s impact was long lasting. It’s “legacy still lives on to this day (Becca).” This was an event with a big impact on the 1920s and today which was lead by William S. Paley.

In the 1988 Olympics two very famous athletes were tested positive for illegal drugs. “ Trusting sports fanatics were shocked and disappointed (Reyna).” Sport fans were “ became more cynical and less trusting of athletes (Reyna),” but not everybody was affected, so the extend of its influence wasn’t big. Its long-term effect was small, because “after the 80s […] most people forgot Lewis and Johnson, and nothing was changed in the long-run (Reyna).” It affected some people in the 1980s but was forgotten after only a few years.

Fashion Fads has been a big part of people’s life since the 1980s. They changed people’s life and who they are. Fashion made people “being part of something social [, which] was the life force, energy, and reason why people got up in the morning (Givi).” People were inspired by fashion and that’s why everybody “who watched MTV […] would copy their Idol’s looks (Givi).” This event affected everyone and “inspired tons of the artists we have today and gave people minds of ease (Givi).” Fashion Fads was an event with a huge, wide spread, and long lasting impact.

CNN was the first cable news network with 24-hour news affected 1980s and today’s society. It “revolutionized the way people get their news (qtd. In Lydia)” and even political decision. CNN had viewers over the whole world. It was the first network, which aired “news live from anywhere in the world (qtd. In Lydia).” CNN was a big step towards TV channels we have today and still exists today. CNN was an event with a big, wide spread a long lasting impact.

In the 1920s CBS was the most influential topic. It influenced more people than the Olympics Association and the Ponzi Scheme. It is also still lives today and influenced people a lot. The next most influential event was the Ponzi Scheme. It influenced almost everyone in the 1920s, while the Olympics Association only affected athletes and their fans. Even if it doesn’t affect today, it is still remembered, unlike the American Olympics Association, which were forgotten after a few years.

In the 1980s Fashion Fads was the most influential topic. It influenced everyone, while the 1988 Olympics only affected sport fans. It is still popular toady. CNN also affected everyone and it still alive today, but Fashion had a greater impact on people’s life and was more famous. CNN was the second most significant, because its influence was bigger, it lasted longer and it affected more people than the Olympics in 1988, which is the least influential of these three events.

In the 1920s CBS was the most influential event and both, it and the Ponzi Scheme, were led by one single person. Only the American Olympics Society was Civil Society. This shows that in the 1920s Great Man were more influential than Civil Society. In the 1980s Fashion Fads was the most influential topic. This event wasn’t lead by one single person. There are a lot of totally different styles. Therefore Civil Society influenced the 1980s with this event. CNN however was definitely led by a single Person, Ted Turner. Since Fashion was the most influential topics and CNN the second one and the third topic was also not lead by only a single person, Civil Society was more influential than Great Man in the 1980s looking at these three topics. This is a difference between the 1920s, more influenced by Great Man, and the 1980s, more influenced by Civil Society, looking at these six topics.

Works cited: Becca J. "Columbia Broadcasting System, William S.Paley." 2011. // Buchholtz Sidor American Studies //. Web. 31 March 2011.

Elena M. "Carlo Ponzi, Truth in Advertising (1920), Ponzi Scheme." 2011. // Buchholtz Sidor American Studies //. Web. 29 March 2011.

Givi G. "Fashion Fads and Faux Pas, Shoulder Pads, Rat tails, Preppy, Leg Warms—8th." 2011. // Buchholtz Sidor American Studies //. Web. 31 March 2011

Jacob B. "American Olympics Association, Gertrude Ederle." 2011. // Buchholtz Sidor American Studies //. Web. 31 March 2011.

Lydia E. "CNN, Ted Turner, cable news network—8th." 2011. // Buchholtz Sidor American Studies //. Web. 30 March 2011.

Reyna L. "Ben Johnson and Carl Lewis and 1988 Olympics—8th." 2011. // 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, some 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, yes

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

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

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

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px;">•Cite evidence with internal citations and in a Works Cited. Click links for exemplars. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px;">Correct