Arts and Entertainment Flashcards
Yellow Journalism
Press is becoming more sensational because of technology, sponsors/advertisments. Headlines are increasing circulation to national status. There is a growing number of literate americans
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Henry George
Progress and Poverty. Says that all the land has been given away with the homestead act. Promotes 100% land tax so that land will be more evenly distributed
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Edward Bellamy
Looking Backwards. Writes a story about a guy who wakes up in 2000. Invisiones a beautiful utopia.
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Horatio Alger
Rags to riches stories, becomes something like the American Dream.
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Mark twain 1835-1910
Coments on materialism changing america. People are less focused on Protestant work ethic
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Frank Noris
“The Octopus”. Writing about the evils of monopolies. Comments on the issues of that day’s society