The 1920's have always been a HUGE hit among people of today...especially for halloween. Who doesn't want to dress up like a "roaring 20's" flapper, the essence of youthful rebellion and an exemplar of how one should live enjoying life, regardless of what parents, or even laws tell them. It even makes for an interesting topic for a paper (provided it fits the idea of the paper of course) How many people actually know facts about the 1920's, however? It's time to do some research!
First let's go to our good friend, WIKIPEDIA. Every teachers nightmare, and every student's first choice...which really isn't the smartest first choice that there could be. We've all been told several times over why it's not a good source..you could probably recite with me as I say them. Ready class? Anyone on the internet can post on the entries and change things (who hasn't had friends change something on wiki just for fun?), the people who do post have no reliable credibility to them, etc. While http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1920s has quite a bit of information, it should perhaps be the last source you want to use in a research paper.
Okay, so what's the next choice then? Let's say that you're doing "Illinois in the 1920's" The next best website would be to use http://www.usgennet.org/usa/il/state/alhn1920.html. This is a governmental site with actual documents, etc. While it's still not the most credible source, it's definately a step up from wikipedia.
The last, and best sources come from a scholarly search engine, such as can be found at the BYU library's web site. http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/results?vid=2&hid=101&sid=b4cc9c43-0947-4be6-b3f4-064345471d60%40sessionmgr107&bquery=(1920%27s)&bdata=JmRiPWFobCZ0eXBlPTAmc2l0ZT1laG9zdC1saXZlJnNjb3BlPXNpdGU%3d has some FANTASTIC scholarly sources to be used regarding the 1920's.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Monday, October 13, 2008
Political Ads
In the Richard Nixon's 1968 ad entitled "Convention", Nixon used a comparison of images dealing with social issues at the time, simple animation, and music to help gain the votes of the American people, especially the people alligned with the Republican party.
In the ad, there are images of the Democratic canditate, Humphrey, laughing and smiling at one of his conventions. The images move by quickly and rather chaotically, to the upbeat tune of "Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight" which was a popular song during the Spanish-American war. The music and the images help to create this idea that Humphrey only cared about having fun and not dealing with the issues at hand. Nixon and the Republican party try to convince their supporters that voting for Humphrey would be voting for a candidate who doesn't have anything really important to say; someone who would rather smile and party than fix problems that surround him. After a few seconds of the party film, the movie shudders and the song begins to break a little. Suddenly images of Vietnam, poverty, blood and abuse at civil rights movements. Nixon's audience would be the more conservative population, one that probably had families, and who's lives had been affected in some way by these problems. Showing images of young soldiers who could have easily been the viewers brother/husband/father/son laying in their blood, children so thin that they look like they could have broken in two, and worn out women were all used to appeal to the public's sense of empathy and conscience. By showing pictures that they could easily relate to, Nixon silently tied them emotionally to his campaign points. By interconnecting these awful pictures to the film of Humphrey partying, he accused him of ignoring the issuses that the Republican party thought the most relevant/important.
In the ad, there are images of the Democratic canditate, Humphrey, laughing and smiling at one of his conventions. The images move by quickly and rather chaotically, to the upbeat tune of "Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight" which was a popular song during the Spanish-American war. The music and the images help to create this idea that Humphrey only cared about having fun and not dealing with the issues at hand. Nixon and the Republican party try to convince their supporters that voting for Humphrey would be voting for a candidate who doesn't have anything really important to say; someone who would rather smile and party than fix problems that surround him. After a few seconds of the party film, the movie shudders and the song begins to break a little. Suddenly images of Vietnam, poverty, blood and abuse at civil rights movements. Nixon's audience would be the more conservative population, one that probably had families, and who's lives had been affected in some way by these problems. Showing images of young soldiers who could have easily been the viewers brother/husband/father/son laying in their blood, children so thin that they look like they could have broken in two, and worn out women were all used to appeal to the public's sense of empathy and conscience. By showing pictures that they could easily relate to, Nixon silently tied them emotionally to his campaign points. By interconnecting these awful pictures to the film of Humphrey partying, he accused him of ignoring the issuses that the Republican party thought the most relevant/important.
Monday, October 6, 2008
General Conference
There was one talk that stood out over conference weekend, was the talk by Elder Lawrence E. Corbridge. In this talk, he used alot of the different tools of rhetoric to emphasis key ideas in his talk. The major tool he used was repetition. Elder Corbridge used the same phrasing over and over again, making sure that his listeners understood the point he was trying to make. He had already established his authority by merely being asked to talk at Conference.
Monday, September 29, 2008
The girls'll be all up-ons
Are you tired of feeling shabby next to other guys? Do you feel like your usual gym workout just isn't giving you enough? Well now there's a way to fix those low self-esteem problems!
As a professional trainer for stars like Brittney, and Justin, I know how tough it is to get those picture perfect abs you've always wanted. It requires special diets, intensive core workouts, and quite a lot of money. Many people in our society simply can't afford the thousands necessary for a personal trainer, or even the hundreds required for a simple gym membership. This usually meant that they had to live with being flabby, and unattractive....
UNTIL NOW!!!!!!!
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Critics are raving about this new ab-inducer, and customers love it. One is cited as saying, "Ever since I've used Strongbad's AbAbber 2000, the girls have been all up-on's."
If you want the definition of a pro, use Strongbad's AbAbber 2000!!!
(p.s. If you don't know what I'm talking about because for some inexplicable reason you're not a homestarruner fan, go to this link:
http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail77.html)
As a professional trainer for stars like Brittney, and Justin, I know how tough it is to get those picture perfect abs you've always wanted. It requires special diets, intensive core workouts, and quite a lot of money. Many people in our society simply can't afford the thousands necessary for a personal trainer, or even the hundreds required for a simple gym membership. This usually meant that they had to live with being flabby, and unattractive....
UNTIL NOW!!!!!!!
A recent development in workout technology, Strongbad's AbAbber 2000 is brilliantly designed to help those underpriviledged people, thanks to it's low, low price of 29.99$. The AbAbber 2000 has an inovative new design with sleek, black lines, and does twice the work, at half the effort!
Critics are raving about this new ab-inducer, and customers love it. One is cited as saying, "Ever since I've used Strongbad's AbAbber 2000, the girls have been all up-on's."
If you want the definition of a pro, use Strongbad's AbAbber 2000!!!
(p.s. If you don't know what I'm talking about because for some inexplicable reason you're not a homestarruner fan, go to this link:
http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail77.html)
Sunday, September 21, 2008
"We founded America. BAM!! What's up?"
The BEST place to live is so amazing that Disney (c.) even decided to make a movie about it. How do you beat that? That's right, you CAN'T.
Yorktown, Virginia is my FAVORITE place that I've lived so far in my life. That's saying something, especially once you know how many different places I've lived. One of the wonderful things about Yorktown, is all the history behind it. Yorktown is where we won The American Revolution, and it's part of what is known as "The Historic Triangle." Jamestown (the first permanent residence that didn't disappear) and Willamsburg (the capital of the Colonies for a LONG time) are the other other two places. Between the three different places, America found it's feet and became the nation it is to day. The state slogan is "Virginia is for Lovers," but it should be "We founded AMERICA! Bam!!! What's up?!" This isn't the only thing of interest, however. In 1995 Disney (c.) decided to make a movie about Pocahontas, which just so happened to be set in Jamestown. Jamestown was an extremely significant place in American history.
Virginia also has TREES. and GRASS. two things that the Western United States could stand to learn about. Another physical feature that makes Yorktown the best place to live is that it's a mere half hour drive to the ocean, and just a few hours drive to the scenic Skyline Drive of Blue Ridge Mountains. No matter if you're a water fan, or prefer to hike, there's something for you.
If you're not such a fan of the nature, no worries! Busch Gardens is right down the road, and once you get a season pass, you and your friends can fun all day! There are also several convient nearby malls that you can shop at, all without having to live in a big city.
Most importantly, the people are some of the nicest people you will ever meet. You're right by a major Air Force Base (Langley), so new people are common. It's just become second habit to many of the citizens to just smile and say hello, regardless of if they know you are not. Neighbors are friendly to one another, and make sure to welcome newcomers into the neighboorhoods.
Yorktown, Virginia is amazing, and while you could look at pictures and say "oh, I guess it's pretty enough", you have to go there to truely realize the beauty of the trees and the Grass; especially right inbetween spring and Summer, when there are so many different shades of green that it physically makes your eyes hurt if you stare at them too long. Or to sit and watch the ocean crash into the land, the foam turning the brown sand bubbly and white. Or even to go visit the ruins of an old plantation surrounded by massive oaks that seem to almost protect the ghosts of the people who lived there before you.
If you ever get to decided where you're going to live, I would defiantely say Yorktown, Va is the ONLY place to live.
Yorktown, Virginia is my FAVORITE place that I've lived so far in my life. That's saying something, especially once you know how many different places I've lived. One of the wonderful things about Yorktown, is all the history behind it. Yorktown is where we won The American Revolution, and it's part of what is known as "The Historic Triangle." Jamestown (the first permanent residence that didn't disappear) and Willamsburg (the capital of the Colonies for a LONG time) are the other other two places. Between the three different places, America found it's feet and became the nation it is to day. The state slogan is "Virginia is for Lovers," but it should be "We founded AMERICA! Bam!!! What's up?!" This isn't the only thing of interest, however. In 1995 Disney (c.) decided to make a movie about Pocahontas, which just so happened to be set in Jamestown. Jamestown was an extremely significant place in American history.
Virginia also has TREES. and GRASS. two things that the Western United States could stand to learn about. Another physical feature that makes Yorktown the best place to live is that it's a mere half hour drive to the ocean, and just a few hours drive to the scenic Skyline Drive of Blue Ridge Mountains. No matter if you're a water fan, or prefer to hike, there's something for you.
If you're not such a fan of the nature, no worries! Busch Gardens is right down the road, and once you get a season pass, you and your friends can fun all day! There are also several convient nearby malls that you can shop at, all without having to live in a big city.
Most importantly, the people are some of the nicest people you will ever meet. You're right by a major Air Force Base (Langley), so new people are common. It's just become second habit to many of the citizens to just smile and say hello, regardless of if they know you are not. Neighbors are friendly to one another, and make sure to welcome newcomers into the neighboorhoods.
Yorktown, Virginia is amazing, and while you could look at pictures and say "oh, I guess it's pretty enough", you have to go there to truely realize the beauty of the trees and the Grass; especially right inbetween spring and Summer, when there are so many different shades of green that it physically makes your eyes hurt if you stare at them too long. Or to sit and watch the ocean crash into the land, the foam turning the brown sand bubbly and white. Or even to go visit the ruins of an old plantation surrounded by massive oaks that seem to almost protect the ghosts of the people who lived there before you.
If you ever get to decided where you're going to live, I would defiantely say Yorktown, Va is the ONLY place to live.
Sunday, September 14, 2008
My favorite thing about BYU
There is contention and turmoil everywhere these days. Opposing views make it extremely difficult to know which side is true. Luckily, this is not true at BYU!!
Just as we are told in the scriptures to be of one mind and one purpose in the gospel, many people at BYU have the same beliefs in politics. There are so many die hard republicans it's very easy to find another person with similar ideas as you. In walking past the College Democrats table, many new friendships have been made from people laughing at the one person sitting there.
Needless to say, Obama will not have a very strong support group from BYU, and there aren't any dreadful LIBERALS around to act like a bunch of crazies.
Just as we are told in the scriptures to be of one mind and one purpose in the gospel, many people at BYU have the same beliefs in politics. There are so many die hard republicans it's very easy to find another person with similar ideas as you. In walking past the College Democrats table, many new friendships have been made from people laughing at the one person sitting there.
Needless to say, Obama will not have a very strong support group from BYU, and there aren't any dreadful LIBERALS around to act like a bunch of crazies.
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Least favorite thing about BYU......
Here we are- BYU!!!! I've been dreaming of this ever since I can remember (minus a few years when I felt the compelling need to rebel from my parents. How does refusing to go to the college of my choice accomplish that? I haven't a clue.) College is certainly very different from the use of time that we call High School. The teachers actually know what they're talking about, the Church is incorporated into EVERY lesson, and most importantly: There are HUNDREDS of cute, single(!), Mormon guys. :) All in all, it's pretty much fabulous. Sure, you could complain about the work load,the cold in SEPTEMBER (!!!!), the girls who want to get married right off, or even all the stairs around campus, the thing that bothers me the most is listening to people (both students and Professors alike) talking about politics.
Now don't get me wrong, I'm really not a Democrat. The only problem is, I don't agree with the Republicans either. In my mind both groups are stupid, and full of a lot of (pardon my language) blow bags, who spend all their time smashing the other group/candidate, instead of focusing on how to solve issues our country faces. I honestly believe George Washington had it right when he warned the American people against political parties. They stink.
Now knowing this about me, imagine my consternation when out of nowhere someone starts a Democrat bashing party, or what's worse, a LIBERAL bashing party. Every class I've been in has had a discussion in this direction, not to mention several dinner conversations with my roommates. If I had a smaller sense of self-preservation I would start arguing the definition of the heinous word LIBERAL. Dictionary.com defines it as:
favorable to progress or reform, as in political or religious affairs.
2.
(often initial capital letter) noting or pertaining to a political party advocating measures of progressive political reform.
3.
of, pertaining to, based on, or advocating liberalism.
4.
favorable to or in accord with concepts of maximum individual freedom possible, esp. as guaranteed by law and secured by governmental protection of civil liberties.
5.
favoring or permitting freedom of action, esp. with respect to matters of personal belief or expression: a liberal policy toward dissident artists and writers.
6.
of or pertaining to representational forms of government rather than aristocracies and monarchies.
7.
free from prejudice or bigotry; tolerant: a liberal attitude toward foreigners.
8.
open-minded or tolerant, esp. free of or not bound by traditional or conventional ideas, values, etc.
9.
characterized by generosity and willingness to give in large amounts: a liberal donor.
10.
given freely or abundantly; generous: a liberal donation.
11.
not strict or rigorous; free; not literal: a liberal interpretation of a rule.
12.
of, pertaining to, or based on the liberal arts.
13.
of, pertaining to, or befitting a freeman. –noun
(http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/liberal)
According to this definition then, our Founding Fathers were LIBERALS. Martin Luther King Jr. was a LIBERAL. Mother Theresa could even be classified as a LIBERAL. (Please no one jump me after this. I mean it as a compliment.) Some where along the line of time people started using it to signify weirdos, nut jobs, and (according to a few people) Criminally insane. I don't care if you're republican- heck my whole family is. Just please don't make them out to be sent from Heavenly Father himself. Both parties have equally crappy candidates, and both parties have had people make the same mistakes. I've heard several people talk about how McCain faces his mistakes, such as the mess that was his first marriage. However, when Obama admitted to having tried drugs in high school, and how he turned his life around, he was berated for making the mistake in the first place. In my mind, it's impressive to see how he's changed, and what he's done with his life. That's worthy of congratulations, not scorn and hatred. The same goes for the Democrats who chastise McCain for the mistake of his first marriage. If everyone would take a second pointing fingers at their enemies mistakes they might see that they have the exact same problems. I don't ask for a perfect president, merely one who takes responsibility for his actions, and learns from his mistakes.
So yes, I suppose I'm overreacting a little bit, but it applies for both parties; Democrats and Republicans. Both parties are equally wrong at different things, so I just wouldn't get to excited about one or the other. Moderate's the way to go!
Okay, that was my rant in a nutshell. :)
Now don't get me wrong, I'm really not a Democrat. The only problem is, I don't agree with the Republicans either. In my mind both groups are stupid, and full of a lot of (pardon my language) blow bags, who spend all their time smashing the other group/candidate, instead of focusing on how to solve issues our country faces. I honestly believe George Washington had it right when he warned the American people against political parties. They stink.
Now knowing this about me, imagine my consternation when out of nowhere someone starts a Democrat bashing party, or what's worse, a LIBERAL bashing party. Every class I've been in has had a discussion in this direction, not to mention several dinner conversations with my roommates. If I had a smaller sense of self-preservation I would start arguing the definition of the heinous word LIBERAL. Dictionary.com defines it as:
favorable to progress or reform, as in political or religious affairs.
2.
(often initial capital letter) noting or pertaining to a political party advocating measures of progressive political reform.
3.
of, pertaining to, based on, or advocating liberalism.
4.
favorable to or in accord with concepts of maximum individual freedom possible, esp. as guaranteed by law and secured by governmental protection of civil liberties.
5.
favoring or permitting freedom of action, esp. with respect to matters of personal belief or expression: a liberal policy toward dissident artists and writers.
6.
of or pertaining to representational forms of government rather than aristocracies and monarchies.
7.
free from prejudice or bigotry; tolerant: a liberal attitude toward foreigners.
8.
open-minded or tolerant, esp. free of or not bound by traditional or conventional ideas, values, etc.
9.
characterized by generosity and willingness to give in large amounts: a liberal donor.
10.
given freely or abundantly; generous: a liberal donation.
11.
not strict or rigorous; free; not literal: a liberal interpretation of a rule.
12.
of, pertaining to, or based on the liberal arts.
13.
of, pertaining to, or befitting a freeman. –noun
(http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/liberal)
According to this definition then, our Founding Fathers were LIBERALS. Martin Luther King Jr. was a LIBERAL. Mother Theresa could even be classified as a LIBERAL. (Please no one jump me after this. I mean it as a compliment.) Some where along the line of time people started using it to signify weirdos, nut jobs, and (according to a few people) Criminally insane. I don't care if you're republican- heck my whole family is. Just please don't make them out to be sent from Heavenly Father himself. Both parties have equally crappy candidates, and both parties have had people make the same mistakes. I've heard several people talk about how McCain faces his mistakes, such as the mess that was his first marriage. However, when Obama admitted to having tried drugs in high school, and how he turned his life around, he was berated for making the mistake in the first place. In my mind, it's impressive to see how he's changed, and what he's done with his life. That's worthy of congratulations, not scorn and hatred. The same goes for the Democrats who chastise McCain for the mistake of his first marriage. If everyone would take a second pointing fingers at their enemies mistakes they might see that they have the exact same problems. I don't ask for a perfect president, merely one who takes responsibility for his actions, and learns from his mistakes.
So yes, I suppose I'm overreacting a little bit, but it applies for both parties; Democrats and Republicans. Both parties are equally wrong at different things, so I just wouldn't get to excited about one or the other. Moderate's the way to go!
Okay, that was my rant in a nutshell. :)
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