It seems hard to believe, but the United States used to be more powerful, efficient, and ambitious than any other nation. Many nations feared the United States for numereous reasons. Specifically, other nations feared our success rate. We were dominating the innovation race. The United States was so far ahead; other countries had no hope of catching up.…
George Edgar Ohr was born on July 12th, 1857 in Biloxi, Mississippi. He was a the son of two German immigrants. His father had began a blacksmith. His mother had ran an early and popular grocery store. He was the self-proclaimed “The Mad Potter of Biloxi” was an American artist that was known for his talent pottery.…
Following the end of the War of 1812 the American nation could be described as an ambitious man with idle time on his hands. He has just solidified his role in the world and gained the respect of his adversaries by putting up a solid fight. Regardless of the actual outcome of his conflict, he believes himself to the winner. Personification aside, the newfound confidence- whether or not it was deserved- brought forth new feelings of entitlement which accelerated and perpetuated the nations expansion towards the west.…
A quarter of the way through the century the worst economic recession in history hit America. The populus of the United states lived through ten grueling years of hardship up until the year America entered the war. The entire country raised itself from the ground and stood proud not only against its enemies but for the ideals it stood for. World War Two brought on a new wave of American idealism and propelled the country into an age of world dominance. From there, their war changed to a fight for democracy in the west against the communists in the east.…
Louis Armstrong was a man of many things. Though he was mainly known for his music as a singer and trumpeter, he also was a film star and comedian. Before I get into all the achievements that he had accomplished in his life time let’s start at the beginning. Louis Armstrong was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on August 4th, 1901. He was the son of Willie Armstrong and Mary Ann Armstrong and a sibling to Beatrice Armstrong Collins (sister).…
Overall, the main goal toward progress was reached as America made its way into the 20th…
These actions started to change America poorly, allowing them to see and feel loss and hopelessness, but then left them stronger and ended up benefiting the United State’s economy. These years, 1914 to 1918 which consisted of World War 1, included terrible periods of fighting between several nations, all with alliances and some that conflicted each others alliances, but these actions all had starting points and causes. We first chose to not fight and to stay out of it, which immensely changed America’s identity because of the incidents we had to fight through, but many reasonable causes forced us to join the Allied Powers. There are three words that are very important to the US, they are militarism, alliances, and imperialism, these words will help explain how America formed into what it is today. Militarism was used to show power and avoid trouble, it was a belief in building up a nation’s military forces to increase a nation’s power, but the problem was that many nations, including our own, wanted to use their big armies when it was unnecessary.…
The earliest American foreign policy successes formulated through the consistent turmoil that engrossed Europe. The historian Samuel Flagg Bemis even coined the phrase “Europe’s distresses led to America’s earliest diplomatic successes.” From the nation’s bloody revolution, to major expansions across the North American continent, major victories for the United States was an outcome of war torn European nations unable to preserve their power in the west and cunning American legislators that parted from traditional diplomacy. Americans fought an uphill battle for respect and global recognition starting with the American Revolution. Patriots kept the British at bay in the early phases of the war but could not sustain under continued offense…
Ashley Newlon | Art Education 1600 | Autumn 2015 | Smith | Art Paper Rod Gilbert, Andy Warhol, and The Athlete Series Andy Warhol’s painting’s, the Athletes series, is famously known, but can be complicated to decipher. On Friday, November 20th, I was lucky enough to make a visit to the Columbus Museum of Art. With only five minutes to spare after repeatedly getting lost and begging the security guard to let me in I was able to experience my first time attending an art exhibit. With only a short period of time to let everything sink in I came across a few portraits that caught my eye.…
1940’s Art “To us, art is an adventure into an unknown world of the imagination which is fancy-free and violently opposed to common sense. There is no such thing as a good painting about nothing. We assert that the subject is critical. ”(Campbell)…
Jazz in the 1920’s Every since World War I ended, jazz has become more and more popular. The last couple of years are sometimes referred as a “Jazz Age”. Today, we have an extraordinary specialist on jazz with us. Who can explain jazz better than Louis Armstrong?…
American artist, Andy Warhol, once said, “they always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.” Many see that one must take action before they get anywhere. Artist feel the need to express themselves in various ways in order to prove that rather than looking at the value of the work itself, society should focus on taking matters into their own hands for the betterment of the nation. Artist of the early 1900’s constructs themselves into society so that a change can happen. Their influences such as shaping society, expanding entertainment industries and putting an increase of unique styles of buildings, lead up to how people live today; and by taking a leap into the past, one can see the influence of artists on…
And with the end of World War 1 in 1918, life seemed to be turning into a never-ending upswing. Of course, not everything was going so well and eventually, thing would take an extreme turn for the worst, but before that the United States prospered. Because of the rapid production of products for the military during WWI, many people…
Louis Armstrong was an influential African American jazz trumpeter, composer and singer. He is known for songs like, Star Dust, La Via En Rose and What a Wonderful World. He is also known for his influence over jazz culture and music. He had many nicknames such as, Satchmo, Pops and, Ambassador Satch. He was born on August 4, 1901 in New Orleans Louisiana.…
Andy The Apple “Hey Andy,” said Clara The Celery, “Get some friends you do not belong here.” Andy ignored her this bullying had gone on for days all because of some stupid human who had put Andy The Apple in the vegetable drawer. Everyone new that fruits do not belong in vegetables drawers. And now the vegetables all bullied him especially Garry The Green Pepper but he was also bullied by plenty by tommy…