Cotton+Club,+Speakeasy+Culture,+William+Haines

Home 1920's Topics __1920’s Project Assignment__ __Cotton__ __Club__ Researched by Bobby Brunner
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__Task One---DESCRIBE YOUR__ TOPIC __-Due__ Tuesday__, February 7__ Each __topic__ includes an association or movement and an individual. Please write __two__ extended __power__ paragraphs that __address__ the following __prompt__:**Explain the achievements associated with your __topic__. Who and what were altered? __Describe__ why both were significant in the****1920s. Explain the __relationship__ between the individua****l and the association or movement.** The Speakeasy culture was all about the bootleg liquor, or illegal alcohol. The law was originally set to be that any beverage with more than .5 percent alcohol was illegal, before alcohol was made illegal in all. Many people brewed their own beverages with more than that and would distribute the beverages to others. Most of the bootlegging happened in bug cities where there could be a higher __profit__. Many places such as the __Cotton__ __Club__, started as a speakeasy, but was shut down because of it. As well as many actors and celebrities became a part of the culture including __William__ Haines, who was arrested for being in a speakeasy club. This culture became a part of America in the 1920's and brought many clubs and people into it, which has shaped out society today.

 The __Cotton__ Club was one of the more famous nightclubs in __New York __. With famous jazz performers and celebrity guests, the club attracted all of New __York__'s finest during the 1920's and 1930's. They wanted to bring the __best__ __entertainment__ at the __time__, and launched some of the __best__ jazz musicians known, including __Duke__ Ellington and __Cab__ Calloway and became a place where a lot of famous jazz players including Louis __Armstrong__ played. The __Cotton__ Club "became the most celebrated clubs of all time"(PBS) because of the highly skilled jazz players that had performed. The club was a __form__ of entertainment that brought __live music__ to __New York__, but __music__ wasnt the only thing that was entertaining New __York__. __William__ Haines was an actor and wanted to achieve the same goals as The Cotton Club, which was entertainment. Both The Cotton Club and __William__ Haines changed entertainment and are a significant part of our culture today. POST PARAGRAPHS HERE

__Task Two-EVALUATE YOUR TOPICS INFLUENCE-Due__ Friday__, February 10__ Please write two extended power paragraphs which each cite a minimum of three credible sources. Discuss the scope of influence of your __topic__ on the 1920s. How extensive was the influence? Which part of society was influenced? Did the change endure or stimulate additional changes? What is the topic's __legacy__? What impact did the topic have in the Twenty-First century. The Cotton Club was a major contributor in jazz music, bringing all kinds of artists including __Duke__ Ellington and even performances of Louis __Armstrong__. Not only did it bring in music but it brought in other celebrities and artists, but also bootleg liquor which became a part of the speakeasy culture. "C ities like San __Francisco __ and New __York__ were pretty much wide open during Prohibition"(Okrent) making bootlegging easy to do in clubs and in homes and parties. People wanted to be able to go out and listen to good music and have a drink. Prohibition influenced clubs, so much so that in order to hide the bootleg liquor, they would have to put it in the floorboard so that the police would be unable to find it. Although most alcohol is illegal, one still remains illegal due to the high alcohol content, its called moonshine. Even though we don't live in prohibition of 1920, many people who make moonshine have to hide it and people who have parties with the drink are most likely going to be punished. So there are still similar laws that enforce the illegal distribution of some alcohol, just not as much as the 1920's.

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Task ThreeJUDGE THE IMPACT OF THE INDIVIDUAL & ASSOCIATION---Due Feb. 15 <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: left;">Now that you have a basic understanding of your topic, and you know the scope of its influence, explain the forces that produced or created the topic. Additionally, what were the __driving__ forces behind the society's reaction to your topic? Use the criteria described in the the Great Man Continuum to determine your topics long-run influence on society. Place your topic on the continuum and justify the reasons for your placement. Please confine your analysis to two extended power paragraphs with each citing a minimum of three credible sources. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: left;"> Speakeasy culture began because of the people wanting a change in society, many people thought that alcohol was an evil substance, thinking it destroyed. When it was finally deemed illegal people reacted and didnt want to stop traditions and cultures, forcing them to make their own beverage, because people could not longer buy it. Then when clubs like the cotton club came along, many people found that they could purchase their beverage while listening to music. This was a long term culture, not only did exist in the 1920's but is still now going on today. This long term culture finally got what it wanted back, which was to be able to drink alcohol legally, but not completely, there are still a few alcoholic beverages that are still illegal. I would place the Cotton Club, William Haines, and the speakeasy culture in between eventful hero and social determinism more towards social determinism, because of the determinism that people didn't want to give up the right they thought they had. Also eventful hero because of what they had caused and what measures they wanted to take through clubs, or celebrities getting caught doing the acts. People were not going to give up on what they believed. Although I wouldn't this a hero, I would say it was a changing period of time in America, and a big change in the American culture. All these reasons place the speakeasy culture placed between social determinism and eventful hero. <span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">POST PARAGRAPHS HERE
 * Great Man Criteria: Use a scale of 0-to 5 to evaluate the individual’s accomplishments, legacy, influence, and impact. **
 * 0=not at all, 1=little effect, 2=short run, 3=moderate, 4=wide-spread, 5=long run **

Civil Society Defined Great Man Continuum
 * Great Man Criteria || ** 5=long-run ** || ** 4=wide-spread ** || ** 3=moderate ** || ** 2=short run ** || ** 1=little effect ** || ** 0=not at all ** ||
 * ** SIGNIFICANCE OF ACCOMPLISHMENT ** || x ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ** ENDURANCE OF LEGACY ** ||  ||   || x ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ** EXTENT OF INFLUENCE ** ||  || x ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ** IMPACT ON DAILY LIFE ** || x ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 22px; text-align: center;">Great Man Continuum <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Great --Event Making ---Eventful --x--Social <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Men -Hero --Hero x---Determinism

<span style="background-color: #7dff00; color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 18px;">POST WORKS CITED HERE <span style="color: #121917; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'sans serif';">Kellner, Bruce. "The Cotton Club." //<span style="color: #121917; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'sans serif'; vertical-align: baseline;">Pop Culture Universe: Icons, Idols, Ideas //<span style="color: #121917; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'sans serif';">. ABC-CLIO,<span style="color: #121917; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'sans serif';"> 2012. <span style="color: #121917; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'sans serif';">Sagert, Kelly Boyer. "Speakeasy." //<span style="color: #121917; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'sans serif'; vertical-align: baseline;">Pop Culture Universe: Icons, Idols, Ideas //<span style="color: #121917; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'sans serif';">. ABC-CLIO, <span style="color: #007cc3; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'sans serif'; vertical-align: baseline;">[|2012] <span style="color: #121917; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'sans serif';">. <span style="background-color: #fff9e5; display: block; font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;"> "Cotton Club. 644 Lenox Avenue, at West 142nd Street (to 16 February 1936); 200 West 48th Street (September 1936 - 10 June 1940). New York. ." Editorial //PBS//. PBS, n.d. Web. 7 Feb. [|2012]  <span style="background-color: #fff9e5; display: block; font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;"> <span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19px; text-align: left;">Rubric for all three tasks: <span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19px; text-align: left;">Outstanding paragraphs include the following elements: <span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19px;">✓ Accurate power paragraph format with each paragraph citing <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19px;">evidence from three different sources. <span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19px; text-align: left;">✓ Correct research components such as credibility statement, internal citations, <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19px;">Works Cited entries <span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19px; text-align: left;">✓ Thoughtful and <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19px;">thorough response to the each prompt <span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19px; text-align: left;">✓ A variety of sentences with interesting, clear diction <span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19px; text-align: left;">✓ Photos exemplifying the influence of the individual and association or movement <span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19px; text-align: left;">✓ Place your topic on the Great Man Continuum; <span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19px; text-align: left;">✓ Complete the criteria table to justify the reasons for your placement.