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Core Humanities
Narratives
Fredrick Douglass
A lot of the writings from this time period include personal narratives that give readers a more personal insight into their lives. In his narrative Douglass writes "it is of but little consequence to my purpose whilst the fact remains, in all its glaring odiousness, that slaveholders have ordained, and by law established, that the children of slave women shall in all cases follow the condition of their mothers". This quote shows the unknowingness in Douglass's life. Other parts of of his narrative show that he never knew who his dad was and or what his real age was.
Abigail Adams
Abigail Adams writes a letter to John Adams telling him not to forget about woman. During this time America was fighting for independence from Britain. Abigail wants woman to be included freedom, she writes "Remember, all men would be tyrants if they could. If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies, we are determined to foment a rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any laws in which we have no voice or representation.”
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Andrew Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie was famous for his steel in the 1800's. After selling his company he wrote an essay about capitalizing the economy. He wrote about how the wealthy should spend their money for the greater good. He wrote twelve points and in one of them he questions "What is the proper mode of administering wealth after the laws upon which civilization is founded have thrown it into the hands of the few?". This quote shows how few people are fortunate enough to have that much money and it should be partially donated to better things like charity.
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Fredrick Winslow Taylor
Fredrick Winslow Taylor's "Principles of Scientific Management" shows his ideas on how to make the workplace more efficient. He has four main points that will make the workplace more efficient which will lead to a better economy. He writes the "most prominent single element in modern scientific management is the task idea". This means that it is most important to come up with a set task for each worker.
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Religion
Christananity
Johnathan Edwards
Johnathan Edwards wrote "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God". This book is about Edwards warning that the people that stray away from God are regret their decisions in the afterlife. He writes "God won’t hold them up in these slippery places any longer, but will let them go; and then, at that very instant, they shall fall to destruction". He is saying that eventually if people keep sinning they will have to pay for their actions.
John Winthrop
John Winthrop, a puritan from the 1600's, writes “Thus stands the cause between God and us. We are entered into covenant with Him for this work. We have taken out a commission.The Lord hath given us leave to draw our own articles”. In this quote it is important to focus on the word covenant. Winthrop is referring to the agreement with God us people have to be accepted into Heaven.
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Mary Rowlandson
Mary Rowlandson was a religious woman who was captivated by the Indians. Throughout her captivity she relied on God and writes "The Indians stood laughing to see me staggering along; but in my distress the Lord gave me experience of the truth, and goodness of that promise" (Sixteenth Removal). This shows how important religion was to people because even during her hard times she communicated with God for comfort.
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Anti-semitism
Henry Ford was a powerful and wealthy man back in his time. However he also believed in semitism. He used his platform to push these views. An article about this topic writes "The paper would provide Ford a means to express his own views". He wanted this paper to reach as many people as possible and pressured car dealers to give out papers to customers.
Freedom
American
James Madison
The United States Constitution written by James Madison is talks about freedom and the basic rights Americans are reserved. One of the most popular sections is freedom of speech, it states "or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press;" Freedom of speech is important because back then people feared standing up for things because they might be ridiculed.
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson writes in Declaration of Independence "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness". This means everyone is born equal and is entitled to basic rights of freedom upon birth. This is important because before the Declaration freedom was not guaranteed.
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Thomas Paine
Thomas Paine wrote "Common Sense" in 1776 advocating for Independence from Great Britain. Up until the revolutionary war the thirteen colonies in America were controlled under British. The colonists were fed up and started to rebel. Paine writes "In America, the rule of law is king. But where says some is the King of America? I’ll tell you Friend, he reigns above, and doth not make havoc of mankind like the Royal Brute of Britain" Paine is referring to the King of Britain and how he shouldn't have control over America and that the law should instead.
Racial Equality
W.E.B Du Bois
W.E.B Du Bois wrote excepts about "The Talented Tenth". These excerpts are based on the idea of achieving civil and political rights for African Americans. He writes "the educated and intelligent of the Negro people that have led and elevated the mass". This means that only small portions of the African American community have the privilege to an education and those that have that privilege become leaders. If everyone had the same opportunities then would be more leaders that can make change happen.
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Booker T. Washington
Booker T. Washington wrote the "Atlanta Compromise" speech. This speech focused on "compromise". Washington wanted to compromise with the whites by having them hire African Americans in return for economic gains and allow for African Americans to have jobs. This upset a lot of African Americans because they felt it was allowing them to always be inferior.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. writes in "Letter from Birmingham Jail" that "We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed". MLK was encouraging his followers not stop fighting for equality. They must take action because that is the only way they will be able to achieve it.
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Poetry
Greif
Edgar Allen Poe
Edgar Allan Poe is a very influential poet from the 1800's, He is famous for his dark and gloomy poem "The Raven". He writes" And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon’s that is dreaming". This explemplifiues the darkness within its eyes.
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Dorothy Parker
In her poem the "Waltz", Parker talks about the struggles of woman. These struggles are linked to having a hard time saying no to men. She writes "Well, well. Isn't it a small world? And a peach of a world, too. A true little corker". This quote highlights the contradictions a woman faces mentally and physically.
Slavery
Phylis Wheatley
Phylis Wheatley was slave who also wrote many famous poems in her time. In her poem "To His excellency George Washington" she writes "And nations gaze before scenes unknown". This was written during the Revolutionary War where no one knew what to expect. With all this unknowingness she still admires George Washington for helping fight for independence.
Gender
Feminism
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
In her short story "The Yellow Wallpaper" Charlotte Perkins Gilman writes about the confinement and mental health of a women after just giving birth. This story focuses on the gender roles of a man being the head of the house and the woman must obey. In the story the woman clearly wanted to go outside and have human interaction but her husband would not allow it. She listened to him but ultimately the confinement ruined her mental health.
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Masculinty
Theodore Roosevelt
In his commentary "The American Boy" Theodore Roosevelt talks about the expectations of boys in America. He explains how they should grow to be strong men that take care of the household. He writes "He must not be a coward or a weakling, a bully, a shirk, or a prig". This shows that boys have the expectation to be manly and not show fear.
New Normal
Jazz Age
Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald writes in Echoes of the Jazz Age "It was an age of miracles, it was an age of art, it was an age of excess, and it was an age of satire". This exemplifies the culture change in this time period. The Jazz Age was a complex time where new normals were being made. This time period was very notable and is still talked about to this day.
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Suburban
Ralph G. Martin
Ralph G. Martin writes "Life in the New Suburbia". This reading exemplifies the benefits and scares of suburban living. It allows for stability in lives but also can prevent individuality. Ralph hints that this idea of living goes hand and hand with the American Dream. It is desirable but not always achievable.
Jenny O'Dell
In her writing "How to do Nothing" Jenny O'Dell talks about what happens behind the screen. Her main point was about surviving. Throughout are lives we need to constantly adjust to new norms. One of them being technology. Her ideas go along with the ideas of self-help.
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