Author: Roberta Carbah

I am a Ramapo senior who is majoring in Elementary Education. I am taking this course because I want to be certified in Social Studies at the middle school level. I graduated from Bergen Community College in the Spring of '19 with an associate's in Early Childhood Education. Currently, I am working  at Starbucks as a Shift Supervisor until I obtain my degree from Ramapo.

  • What Do the 1920s mean to me now?

    After taking this course, I have come to realize what the 1920s were. Yes, people view them like the roaring 20s but do they know how much was created and…

  • Einstein, Though at Home with Relativity, Flunked As Mathematics Student, March 4, 1928

    Introduction This is a short biographical section of what Einstein has become and what he did to become the person that he was during that time period. The eye catching…

  • Web Review: Retrowaste

    Historical Context Retrowaste is a website that is broken down into eight different decades, starting from the 1920s to the 1990s. As you put your cursor over every decade, a…

  • Book Review: The Modern Temper: American Culture and Society in the 1920s

    Summary The Modern Temper: American Culture and Society in the 1920s by Lynn Dumenil was written in 1995, and it is an interpretation of the dramatic, important, and misunderstood decade.…

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    1923 Yankees

    The Road to Victory – How did the Yankees receive their first World Series Win? It’s October 16th, 1923. The Yankees just received their inaugural title against the New York…

  • Albert Einstein

    Short Biography on Albert Einstein Albert Einstein was born in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, on March 14th, 1879. Einstein’s fascination with “empty” space started at the age of five when his father…

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    Steamboat Willie

    Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks directed the animated short film Steamboat Willie in 1928. The film opened at New York’s Colony Theater on November 18th, 1928, which would later become…

  • What Does the 1920s Mean to you?

    Before looking at Images What do I know and remember learning about the 1920s? The first idea that comes to mind when I think of the 1920s is the “Great Gatsby…

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