Crossword Puzzles: A Debatable Future Crossword puzzles have enjoyed over a century of success, but their place in society over the next century is in question. The crossword puzzle is an early 20th century game and it hasn’t changed much since then, which is a good thing, because people don’t want it to. However, the way it is promoted needs to be changed. Back when everybody read the newspaper, the crossword puzzle was easily accessible. Since the rise of the Internet, the readership of news publications
men would either write, or in most cases speak orally, amongst the populace. Centuries go by, and journalism came to be, bringing about newspapers. During the 20th Century, American media (specifically newspapers) have become a huge ordeal when it came to spreading the news and informing
In 1830, cheaper newspapers, the penny papers, for a mass audience were introduced and targets expanded to social conditions and not only politics were their focus. Advertising became here the main financial support for those newspapers. The press began to separate itself from political parties and when the Civil War ended the press declared itself independent, a movement resulting in a “more adversarial position towards politicians” (Aucoin, 26). By the mid nineteenth century, reliable evidence
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changed the American image. The age was known for introducing new ways of transportation, jazz, and the influence of motion pictures. Highlighting this age of excellence was the moment of impact for the arts as printing was widely distributed where newspapers obtained the new gossip that suffocated the streets at evident social classes in height of cultural change. The 1920’s did not function as a change from
Changes in Advertising at the turn of the Century Throughout the end of the 19th century, there were many technological innovations that helped to shape the advertising industry into what it is today. The main contributing factors for the progress of advertising included the growth of industrialism, rising literacy rates, urbanization, and mass print media. Steven Millhauser mentions a few of these factors in his book Martin Dressler: The Tale of an American Dreamer. In this book Martin Dressler
were found on the covers of newspapers or sold on stands, comics were one of the largest productions in the United States during the early 20th
Civilians began challenge traditional authorities and began developing individual thoughts. As printing presses became more popular, these ideas were able to spread quickly through communities via newspapers, word of mouth, etc. Rather than simply relying on government to change, people began to rebel in order to defend their thoughts. This is seen with the French and American revolutions as well as later revolutions in imperialist colonies throughout
in the expansion of the United States. Laws and amendments were made to keep control of countries and land as they took over the land. The natives were the most affected by this major growth during this time period. Over the 18th, 19th and early 20th century the United States went to war with Mexico, the Natives, and with the Spanish. The extent that of the American imperialism was going to war with other countries because of powerful items that could be harmful to our country
effectively presents equality, justice, pride and dignity towards Martin Luther King Jr. and his fellow activists in a non-violent and well-respected manner. The film, directed by Ava DuVernay, introduces the topic of racism and segregation in the 20th century following the march from Selma, Alabama to Montgomery. The film suggests that the continuous verbal and physical abuse towards African-Americans causing the discrimination making it very difficult for blacks to register to vote. The Oscar winning