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  • Holland Tunnel MODERN TEMPER BOOK Chapters 1-3

    My midterm topic is about the construction and to a lesser extent the opening of the Holland Tunnel. This tunnel is an underwater tunnel that is connects Manhattan traffic to…

  • The Jazz Singer

    Released on October 6th, 1927, The Jazz Singer was directed by Alan Crosland and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film is also credited with changing the filmmaking landscape by…

  • What does the 1920’s mean to you?

    What do the 20’s mean to you? (Before) It has been over 100 years and people still study the 1920’s. Nothing teaches peoplebetter than looking at world development. With serious…

  • The Modern Temper Chapters 1-3

    A major issue covered in chapters 1-3 of The Modern Temper is the conflicts of private and public authority in the 1920s, which are exemplified by the Ku Klux Klan…

  • Insulin and “The Modern Temper”

    The Roaring Twenties were often known as some of the best years for modern America. Medicine improved, jobs outside of physical labor became more apparent, and women were becoming more…

  • The Modern Temper Chapters 1-3: How Does it Relate to Metropolis?

    Fritz Lang’s 1927 hit film Metropolis serves as a shocking cinematic experience that also relates to the cultural shifts Lynn Dumenil outlines in the first three chapters of The Modern…

  • The Modern Temper chapters 1-3 and the death of Harry Houdini

    Harry Houdini’s death most directly relates to the major chapter ideas of chapter 2 of Lynn Demenil’s book The Modern Temper, “Work and Consumption”. Dumenil describes the consumption patterns of…

  • El Ajdercista (-)

  • Battle of Warsaw 1920 August 12-25

    J PelarJosh Pelar is a History student at Ramapo College of New Jersey.

  • What the 1920’s Means to Me

    The roaring 20’s. A time of great change, parties, and flappers. That’s what I think about when I think of the 1920’s. This time period was a renaissance of some…

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