Thursday, April 28, 2011

Chapter 6 Muckraking

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During the late nineteenth century , The Amercan economy and business expanded throughout  variety American enterprises there were variety new inventions that helped American business become more successful . Most people throught American was on the rise.  The Republican party helped change American to become more business oriented .

Lincoln Steffens was a rising star who studied at the finest school in the Unite state and Europe , he also joined  the New York  Evening Post. He designed his first article that alert the american public about different  corruption . S.S Mc clure  is a irish immigrant who decide to track down inner working  and leader of different corporations. His main persuade is to show the American people all the different corruption that were going on.

Another material that attracted Journalistic attention was the public food and drugs . They spent less time on manufacturing food that was not health. Some products cause cancer and other cause addiction to tobacco , and  other material that help enlarge female breasts. Most American people were unaware  that material were destroying the American people health and transforming  men , women  and children into drug addicts.

I decided to choose this chapter because I wanted to learn about the different corruptions during the later nineteenth century  and I also compared different corruptions during the 21 century . Unfortunately today the level of corruption  is the same. http en wikipedia .org / wiki/ Lincoln Steffens, http// www. Spartcus .school co.uk/ J Steffens. htm, http// www. search .com/ reference/ Liincoln Steffens.

Monday, April 25, 2011

Chapter5 Journalism as Warmonger

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During the late nineteenth century , journalist   startedto revolutionize writing. Journalist dynamism began during the darkest moment in the history of the new media. At the end of the nineteenth century business started to changes and attract journalism as way to help spread they business.

Two men helped revolutionize journalism , Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst. Both of men had a bitter rivalry and help brand of sensationalism known as yellow journalism. Yellow journalism began seeking information to attract they audience such as Cuban rebels to overthrow the spanish colonials. The yellow Journalism use this to attract people and to help created sales.

Joseph Politzer is well known as a pioneer in new journalism. He was born in Hungary in 1847.  As a teenage he discover a gift for writing and began writing for the German language newspaper.He began target new that most people in community find  interesting . He also expanded news through variety area of interest  such as sport and introducing women page.
William Randolph Hearst was born in California in 1863. He was different from his counterpart because he was indifferent student who drank too much and spent more time playing around and less time devoted to his education. Fortunately  his father was involved with the news paper. So journalistic is in his DNA.

I decided to choose  this chapter because I wanted to learn about our great leaders in journalistic and how they effort our day to day news . http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Joseph Pulitzer,  http /www. spartacus school net.co.uk/Jpulitzer.htm , Http // en. wikipedia .org/wiki/ William R. Hearst.

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Chapter 4 Attacking Municipal Corruption

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In the early 1870s New York City was a very corrupt place. The main base of corruption was Tammany Hall. Tammany Hall control businessman , young hoodlum and organize crime.

During late the eighteen century one man rose to the top . Arnold Rothstein  also known as" The Brain " was a Newyork businessman and gamble who became a famous king pin of the jewish mafia . He was best know as man who fixed the world series.

According to Charles Lucky Luciana  Rothstein transformed organized crime from a street thug to activity by hoodlums into a big business run like a corporation with himself at the top.

Rothstein was like jesus of the Jewish gangster according to Myers Lansky and he show the young of the Bowery how to have style . The Chairman of the commission Luciana later said " taught me how to dress''.

Thomas Nast was born in Germany in 1840 and his family immigrated to Unite state of America search of a better life. Thomas Nast is known as most influential political cartoonist in the history of American Journalism.

I decided to choose  this chapter because I learning a lot about Arnold Rothstein .  Rothstein was a person who first saw in prohibition a business opportunity to enhance his wealthy.  Http// www. Meyer Lansky.com , Http// www. david pietrusza.com/ Rothstein. html/, http // en. wikipedia .org wiki/ Lucky Luciano.

Monday, April 4, 2011

Chapter 3 Slowing the momentum for women rights

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 In America  july ,1848 women started rebellion against the men with power . During 18 centuries men and women were not treated equally. First debated was about the Declaration of Independence and how they paraphrase it . " That all  men and women are created equally.

During the  late seventeen century women began making major contributions to society during  colonial times , diverse, fields such as education , medicine , literature law, and printing. In 1777 Mary Katerine Goddard became respectable printer. She is known to have print the first official copy of the Declaration of Independence.

 The founding father didn't concern or state t women rights.  Susan B Anthony had emerged as important sympathetic to Stanton. In 1820 she taught school for fifteen years before committing her life to help change women right.
Stanton and Anthony combined their knowledge to help create a dynamic partnership at the head of the movement. Hundreds of women rights campaigned and petitioned all over country. The fourteen amendment gave former male slave the vote and the women intensified the campaign for their own enfranchisement .

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I decided to choose   this chapter because I  was  eager to learn about our great leaders and how they effort our day to day life. I also believe   "all men and women are created equal." http// www. Pbs.org/ Stanton anthony, Http// www. Sba -list.org.  Http// Susan anthony house.com

Sunday, April 3, 2011

Chapter 1 Mightier than the sword

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In the summer of 1776 , the world was in disarray . Most colonists began an open rebellion so strong and so potent that it could create a world power all it's own.Most countries such as France , Russia , Cuba ,the Philippines, started to look for they own interesting.

In 1776 Thomas Paine was committed both to revolution and to help shape American history. He wrote "common sense and it played a singular role in transform the British political and social . The course of human history in the second millennium was change by this. When the Dissension Take Root, it was about the political background of the American revolution . In 1763 the British again victory over the French. The constant battles nearly left the British treasury bankrupt.

Sam Adam would in 1773 , organize the Boston Tea Party. In the 1760s, he began writing hundreds of essays and new articles. In 1764 he debate  that the British parliament was imposing too many taxes on the colonists.
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  I decided choose this chapter because Thomas Paine writing inspired me  to learn more about common sense. The year 1776 was important because it helped shape American . I chose this chapter because Thomas Paine is one of my role model because of his writing . Http // www. Thomas paine.org/, www. deism .com/ Paine htm, http www. Thomas Paine society .org

Saturday, April 2, 2011

Mightier than the sword chapter two

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In chapter two there are several key elements about people for against slavery. The author discussed individuals with power and individuals who accept the circumstance of slavery.

One man who was against slavery was Rev Elijah P.Love , who devoted  his life to help end slavery. People for slavery decided to destroy his first printers press, then his second, then his third . His rebellion was a key element that caused advocacy journalist to suffered from the 1820s and 1860s.

The most famous of the crusading editors was William Lloyd Garrison whose liberator publication synonymous with the abolitionist press.

The Peculiar Institution Divides a nation by split country into two distinct sections. The north side began to industrialize with the burgeoning of urban based factories. The south on the other side dominated by the production of cotton and tobacco and both relying on slave labor to make a profit.
He began to compare slavery with freedom expression and press .Later on in life his theory will become the first amendment .

I decided to  choose this chapter because I was eager to learn about slavery. One person who caught my attention is Rev Elijah  P. Love joy a man that died for what he believe in . www. alton web.com history/love joy/, www. Spartacus school net.co.uk/ USA Love joy html, madison ilgen web.net /Love joy. html/