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th Century Life In the Chesapeake American wilderness Brutal Disease Malaria dysentery typhoid Life expectancy declined Men outnumbered women 6 to 1 Men could not find mates Tobacco Planted tobacco to sell before planting corn to eat. 57375Doyle brPage 2br OO KS CHALLENGED R BANNED 2O122O13 Banned Books Week 2013 is celebrating more than thirty years of the freedom to read This freedom not only to choose what we read but also to select from a full array of possibilities is 64257rm Day Two: Representation, Image, Symbol, and Myth in American Studies. How do we know what we know?. We never . actually. see anything – all that we “see” is the perception of our brains, through our nerves and through electrical impulses.. ure. Art. Music. Literature. Art. Hudson River School. – . A mid-19. th. century (1800s) American art movement influenced by romanticism. This style of painting consisted of natural images and landscapes of New England.. Native American. Western. Emphasis on the circle . View life as a continuance, or series of repeating cycles. Example: seasons, circle of life (birth, death, rebirth). Death is not an ending, continuance of the cycle. A Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass. A Review on. Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey. , . who later became known as. . Frederick Douglass. , . was born a slave in Talbot County, Maryland near Hillsboro. 1915-1945. Dr. Karen Rose. Many . historians argue that America’s cultural coming of age occurs during this . time. . The . artistic innovations . of Modernism are viewed as a . response to . dramatic historical, cultural, and economic events.. Objective. : “What is your definition of the American dream? . Give examples of what this means to you.. quickwrite. Does the American Dream mean the same thing to everyone? How was your definition similar to your partner’s? To the rest of class? Was there anything that was different or unique about your definition from your partner? From class?. Or, how we ended up with all these pieces of literature we have to study in school.. Overview. There are many different literary movements and not everyone agrees on what qualifies things to be a movement. Naturalism. 1860-1920ish. Realism (noun): the art of depicting nature as it is seen by toads. The charm suffusing a landscape painted by a mole, or a story written by a measuring-worm. . –– Ambrose Bierce, . What is American Literature?. American Literature is exactly what it sounds like literature that is specific to America. So what exactly does that mean?. Early American Fiction (1492-1789). The history of American Lit. begins with the 1. African American Influence-. Almost all American musical forms were invented by or greatly influenced by African American musical traditions and styles. . Secular Music. Cakewalk. A “cakewalk” or prize dance was something that developed on plantations during slavery. Couples would dance together, exaggerating and imitating the way white couples danced, and have competitions. . The American Dream History and Reality Warm-Up If you overheard a new immigrant say “I want to live the American Dream”, what do you think they mean by that? Answer in your spiral if you have it or on the blank sheet of paper from yesterdays map activity. Mid-Late 1800’s. Introduction to Imperialism:. ENTRY # . 25. Using the maps on page 457 and 476 in the book …. Where. . and . in what ways . was the United States active in . World . A. ffairs . We will delve into the intricacies of taxes on life insurance in the UK, exploring the rules and regulations that govern this important aspect of financial planning.