Studs Terkel

WHY I QUIT THE KLAN NARRATIVE DIALOGUE 1 "Hey, Curtis, ain't it? Where ya headed?" "Perkins, how ya doing ol' boy, ain't seen you in a coon's age. How's trouble?" "Headin' to Tulsa. There's work, new Toyota plant, they tell me." "Yeah, me I'm going to see my uncle, out in the Pacific. You know, Oregon." "What's out in Oregon? Ain't nothin' but pear orchards out there." "Well, that's somethin.'" "You still runnin' around with them Stokes Mountain Boys? Plumb loco, them there." "Well, you

Jazz by Ken Burns “JAZZ” is a documentary by Ken Burns released 2001 that focuses on the creation and development of jazz, America’s “greatest cultural achievement.” The first episodes entitled, “Gumbo, Beginnings to 1917” and “The Gift (1917-1924), explain the early growth of jazz as it originates in New Orleans and its expands to Chicago and New York during the Jazz Age. In assessing the first two episodes of Ken Burns' 2001 documentary, "JAZZ," this essay will explore the history of jazz,

The Great Depression was a worldwide economic downfall that was preceded by the Stock Market Crash of 1929. The timing of when the event hit countries varied; for some it started in 1929 following the Stock Market Crash and for others didn’t begin until 1930 and lasted until the late 1930’s or early to middle 1940’s. It was the longest and most severe economic depression up to it’s time. The Great Depression affected many businesses, homes, families, people, and investors. During the 1920’s The

Del pozo 1 Zackery Del Pozo Mrs.Kent English 8 3/12/2015 The Effects of the Great Depression The Great Depression, the worst economic recession in US history. In October 1929 the U.S. stock market crashed. This event is commonly referred to as the beginning of the Depression. The stock market crashed in New York causing the rest of America to fall. It was not just one factor, but a combination of domestic and worldwide conditions that led to the Great Depression. There are many theories of what caused

time, and is believed by many to be unattainable and disappearing. For example, in Studs Terkel’s Lost and Found, he describes is life after his father passed away. “All my life, I had work, never a day without work, worked all the overtime I could get and still could not survive financially. I began to say there’s somethin’ wrong with this country. I worked my butt off and just never seemed to break even.” (Terkel, pg 199). He never had enough money to live comfortably, and therefore never attained

Is it possible to know what Americans thought of World War II, if they believed that the war was a just war or whether they did not agree for what the United States was fighting for? The historian Studs Terkel believes he knows this answer and that Americans saw themselves as liberators of an oppressed world fighting for the just war which can be concluded from his famous volume, The Good War. Of course one person’s beliefs should not be believed as easily just by reading a book. A person should

For many people, the defining “turning point” of the United States in the 21st century so far has been September 11th, 2001. The phrase “Post 9/11 World” has been synonymous with growing fears of terrorism at home and abroad and changes in our popular culture and way of life. 9/11 however is not unique in the way it has transformed American society. The attack on Pearl Harbor, “a date which will live in infamy,” also brought the United States into a war focused on eliminating a new adversary. Both

The existence of power struggle can be observed all throughout the world. It is seen between the most basic forms of life. This power struggle is depicted in Of Mice and Men, written by John Steinbeck, which took place in the Great Depression of the 1930s. The power balance between characters in this book was created primarily by the stereotypical roles assigned to them by the time period. Three examples of the characters who best demonstrate this power struggle are Curley, Crooks, and Curley’s wife

Chasing the Endless Dream Dreams are merely your own fantasies living within your mind. The American Dream is anything you believe it to be, all depending on each individual's mentality. If there was a better way of saying this, it would be like this: “Never let it be said that to dream is a waste of one’s time, for dreams are our realities in waiting. In dreams, we plant the seeds of our future” (unknown). The American Dream is a misconception for the ways that society has portrayed it to be.

World War II opened a new chapter in the lives of Depression-weary Americans. The United States of America had an unusual importance in the war, it had been spared the physical destruction that had taken place throughout the world. Americans on the home front did not see the fighting and brutality as other countries experienced it. However, the events and changes on the home front due to the World War transformed America. One of the greatest conversions was that of the American woman. Women around