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Post Essay and Works Cited HERE Primarily for this essay, the method I will be using criteria from the Great Man Continuum to determine which was more influential, Civil Society or Great Persons. The 20s and 80s may have been very far away when you think about it, yet were very similar and timeless, people loved anything social and what else was going on on the outside world from reality. The social aspect ruled peoples lives and people couldn't get enough of socialites, innovators, and social media. I determined which 3 topics to use for each topic by carefully analyzing what was researched with care and what by who's paragraphs reflected their work ethic.

The three topics I chose for the 1920s are CBS: William S. Paley, Elliot Ness: U.S. Treasury Department Volstead, and The Chicago Outfit and Johnny Torrio. William Paley brought warmth and heart into television and radio all over America by founding Columbia Broadcasting System or the commonly reffered to CBS. "He was a natural at socializing and negotiating for stars and affiliations, and finding new roads to take in the television process, but what made him most famous was his eye for talent (which helped boost CBS into the fight for radio and television networking)." (Becca J.). Signing artists which are untimely like Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra he was an amazing businessman and socialite. CBS brought a whole new genre into the game with radio and television, it gave millions entertainment and love in the comfort of their households, it was especially a large impact because there was so little to do because technology still hadn't taken off in the twenties. In the early 1920s alcoholism had escaladed to an account that was impenitrable to make people stop drinking, a act was passed under the eighteenth amendment: the Volstead act which prohibited alcohol in the United States //period//. "By prohibiting the manufacture and sale of Alcohol with the Eighteenth Amendment and the Volstead Act, the original vision of a less violent and more sober United States turned into a country filled with organized crime and even more violence." (Stacy G.). Gang violence was livid and spread even more, which was an odd irony of how if there was no alcohol then there was worse violence. Eliot Ness from the U.S. Treasury Department sprung up and was an activist for the prohibition of alcohol and did as much as he possibly could do to stop the organized crime from rapidly increasing in the United States. By stopping a highly notorious salesman of alcohol, Al Capone, Ness was credited greatly and seen as a prominent American hero in the crime system. The Chicago Outfit was a highly successful gang whose specialty was the organized crime field. The 20s was a good time for gangs because the prohibition of alcohol had brought big breaks “gangsters opened clubs, replete with drinking, dancing, and gambling[during Prohibition] that even ordinary citizens attended”(ABC-CLIO). Organized crime was basically the Catholic Church of the Renissance in it's own decade. CBS was the first, quickly expanded, radio empire " CBS had 49 stations in 42 cities across the country" (CBS Timeline) which is still insanely popular today, programming thousands of sessions of information in hundreds of countries and cities. Paley is refered to as an genius because of his founding of multiple icons like Sinatra, and Crosby and is responsible for being a contributor of a feeling of national unity by being a founding father of television and radio. The volstead act killed thousands of hard working American's businesses and started violence to root from the ground up and bring mafia influence as far as it has come today "With no one able to purchase alcohol anymore, these businesses lost their place in society and closed, with many never opening up again even after the end of prohibition." (Stacy G,). Prohibition brought new habits of citizens, such as drinking carbonated drinks like Coca-Cola which made Coke a household name in the beverage industry. The Chicago Outfit sadly inspired much of the organized crime scene we see with mafia's, gangs, organized crime, and violence "Many of the gangs started during the prohibition era because it provided opportunities for people to make lots of money by selling illegal alcohol." (Alex K.). After Torrio's uncle was killed he took over the business, and quickly got old of it and then handed it over to the acclaimed Messiah of the city's organized crime rate, Al Capone, who inspired thousands of crime cohourts and became a most wanted notorious crime strategist.

CBS was a forefather of national broadcasting technique and has carried itself as a corporation into the twenty-first century quite prominently, with millions still tuning in to watch till this day forth. William Paley along with many other successful businessmen was a first of the line of hard working dedicated men to their jobs and is a major inspiration to his company today and other aspiring corporation workers. Elliot Ness became a big inspiration for young crime stoppers in the U.S. system of law, he was an instant hero because of his success in attempting to stop the god of underground crime, Al Capone. The prohibition of alcohol could possibly be considered the worst law ever passed by the government. It left a drought on American's sources of pay, business, crime, and sanity. It was quickly taken out of place because it destroyed the well being of Americans: morally, not physically because the intake and consumption was getting out of hand. "The legacies and events that are expressed as a result of the Volstead Act and Prohibition show how impactful the situation really was on society." (Stacy G.). Johnny Torrio himself may not have been an extent of the crime in America, though he was part of it, his passing on of his position to Al Capone was very long lived even after Capone's death because lots of organized crime is modeled after his methods. Along with The Outfit, though it ended, it's still giving lots of inspiration on gangs of today's methods of crime.

Today, CBS is a leading profesional television broadcasting team with insane success with similar popularity towards ABC, NBC, and Fox. People tune in to watch by the millions everyday and watch their favorite shows. Paley has inspired hundreds of business men alike as well today, with his success he achieved through the founding of CBS he is one of the first of the long line of business genius' "Though many others could have attempted to make radio and television history as William S. Paley did, he had the most dedication and a mind like no other." (Becca J.) and he “foresaw the immeasurable impact that radio and television would have on the world" (Gerard). Ness is now a highly honored crime stopper because of his success with the stopping of Capone and is seen as motivation making their way into stopping the forces of crime. The prohibition was an awful idea and too extreme to have ever been composed. It obviously didn't last because of the multiple restrictions it set itself upon the benefit of American citizens as a whole. The Chicago Outfit nor Torrio themselves lasted but the Outfit gave mafia lords dangerously inspiring idea on how to operate and carry out organized crime successfully.

The three topics I selected for the 1980s are Hip-Hop Run DMC Grandmaster Flash and Furious Five, MTV Madonna Bruce Springstein Tom Petty, and Michael Jackson and Pepsi. Hip Hop began it's uprise within the streets of south Bronx, with the black community making up catchy rhymes along with repetitive beats it is now an insanely popular wide-scoped and instantanious with teens and adults of all kinds. Run DMC achieved success with crowds with it's long-played tricky and gained attention to other audiences by his colaboration on a song with Aerosmith. " Rap music has influenced the clothes that we wear. Today, teenagers want to become rappers such as Jay-Z and Lil Wayne." (Corbin D.). MTV or (music television) was a highly popular and new television that aired the 80s most highly popular and requested music and is acclaimed to be the “oldest and most influential American cable network specializing in music related programming (Gary Burns)”. From MTV we've seen the likes of hundreds of celebrities and singers such as Madonna who has sold and estimated 300 million records worldwide making her the 4th highest selling artist of all time who has been a major factor of how female singers act and dress in society today. Michael Jackson was unlike any preformer ever sighted. Having an early in show business at just the age of 10 "He led other pop stars into the 1980’s and his legacy still lives strongly on today. He stuck out from the crowd with his brilliant shows and costumes. He would light up the stage and use special effects such as smoke, cables that flew him off stage and even explosives and fire." (Jacob B).

Michael Jackson's performing skills, when first spotted were amazing, he had a sweet serine voice of an angel and could dance like he was out of this world. He came from a very impoverished background with an abusive father and then rose to the top of the charts with his group he and his brothers started called the Jackson Five. You couldn't turn on a tv and not see him throughout the 70s-early 2000s. Begining in the ghettos and black communities, hip hop/ rap is the second most popular music genre of all time this generation (right behind pop). Now people of all cultures listen to hip hop and it is the most diveresely loved music genre since jazz or big band music. We could even see influences in everyday clothing "Hip hop influenced fashion. The clothes became baggy and colorful. Run DMC made Adidas popular. Hip hop created a new look in jewlery. Rappers were wearing thick gold chains. Hip hop became a style that is still popular today, but with modern day upgrades. Rappers still where gold chains, but now have tattoos and grillz." (Corbin D.). Run-Dmc routinely produced catchy smooth beat rap songs that audiences across the globe praised. "Music Television found talented people and groups and put them in the eyes of the nation." (Becca J.) When people tuned in at the millions and would discover their favorite bands playing like Bon Jovi and singers like Michael Jackson the networks popularity and viewing numbers did nothing but grow.

Hip Hip, being created in the late 70s then becomming commerically/ mainstream successful had a complete run through of the decade and still till now, hip-hop has lasted as a major genre for 3 decades. Run Dmc broke up in the early 90s due to irreconcilable differences and the death of a beloved group member and long time friend, only producing 3 hits really ever, Run Dmc was on the very first to obtain commercial success as rappers throughout the enitre world. Madonna was the female artist of the 80s and is the epitome of diva and the queen of pop, making over 12 albums she has been running the females expectations for pop for 30 years and at 50 just released her 12th studio album. MTV made an even bigger impact on youth and music when it also decided to begin launching reality television shows and expand beyond just playing music videos. "Michael Jackson had widespread influence all across the world. Millions in every country loved him for his remarkable talent. When he died on June 25th 2009 he was mourned across the world" (Jacob B.). When he passed millions around the globe gathered in extreme sorrow.

Today Michael Jackson is refered to the "King of Pop" literally, his performing was a 23 out of ten. He's influenced today's megastars such as Chris Brown, Beyonce, Lady GaGa and basically set the standard for expectiations of outstanding performing live for every artist alive. MTV still is the major talk of the town for what people watch from ages 8-28 millions of people tune in every day, it's also been adapted into different languanges and is still the center of attention for music news and has made shows that are 100% socially relevant like Jersey Shore, The Real World, and dumb love-survival-reality show. Madonna is the female Michael Jackson and still going at it today, she's sold millions of records and has set the standard of music for pervocative and flamboyant females that preform today is. Hip Hop is still one of the top genres of music along with pop and dance music. Rappers today rule what happens with a lot pop culture because what they rap is highly influential with slang of today youth and continues to grow rapidly. "Hip hop impacted our language, our clothes, and what we buy. It also helped destroy stereotypes that black people are bad." (Corbin D.). Run Dmc, and other early artists like LL cool J are kind of irrelivent in today's rap culture but still live through peoples rapped verses and will always be major influnces in the sound of rap and hip hop.

Of the three topics of the 1920s and 1980s come into play, they're very similar decades because social interest ruled everyday life through the evolution of social technology and media. Of all the 1920s topics, the most influential is William Paley and CBS. William Paley is one of the biggest factors of why the world is the way it is today, entertainement rules the way people are and why people have the influences they do. Paley is a brilliant innovative mogule and greatly accomplished business man because of the emipre he founded through CBS. The 1980s topic that is most influential in all realness is MTV and Madonna. MTV was the American Revolution of American socialism, it moves into today with the way our preformers of our generation dress and preform because they're inspirations were right there on the television. Since Madonna was on all over MTV from the 80s-90s she is what every female performer wants to be. The 1920s and 1980s may have had different styles, and values, but they both brought pop-culture to a whole new level and era.

Becca J. MTV, Madonna, Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen--8th // Buchholtz Sidor American Studies. //Web. 29. March. 2011. Corbin D.Hip Hop Run DMC, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five--8th //Buchholtz Sidor American Studies. //Web. 29. March. 2011. Jacob B. King of Pop, Michael Jackson, Thriller, Pepsi--8th //Buchholtz Sidor American Studies. //Web. 29. March. 2011. Alex K. The Chicago Outfit, Johnny Torrio //Buchholtz Sidor American Studies. //Web. 29. March. 2011. Stacy G. Elliot Ness, U.S. Treasury Department, Volstead Act //Buchholtz Sidor American Studies. //Web. 29. March. 2011. Becca J. Columbia Broadcasting System, William S. Paley //Buchholtz Sidor American Studies. //Web. 29. March. 2011. 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 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--but not consistently

•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, some sweeping claims, evidence not always used

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

•Organize ideas in extended power paragraphs, inconsistently used--not written in academic voice--use too much from sources--trim evidence to fit your sentence. DO NOT CUT AND PASTE chunks of text from sources.

•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 Errors--No period before IC, WC correct