manifestations of bigness in twentieth-century style. Sculptor Gutzon Borglum believed that art in America was not thoroughly American. It was not sufficiently large or meaningful enough to represent or typify the dreams, ambitions, and accomplishments of this yo... ... middle of paper ... ...icon (13). Works Cited: 1. Fite, Gilbert C. Mount Rushmore, 1952. University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, Oklahoma. pg. 9. 2. Fite, pg. 11 3. Borglum, Lincoln. Mount Rushmore: The Story behind the Scenery
Anthony Mellendorf Mr. Dunn US History Since 1865 24 October 2015 A Biographical Sketch of Korczak Ziolkowski Early Life Korczak was born on September 6th, 1908 in Boston, Massachusetts of Polish decent. Korczak’s grew up an orphan from the age of one. He was miss-treated as a young boy by his foster father but he acknowledged that it taught him the importance of working hard. He also gained a wealth of knowledge in heavy construction by his foster father which would ultimately play a significant
Swing music made a huge impact on America and is still celebrated through music and dance today. To understand this let’s first talk about ‘”Swing Music.” “Most people will agree that the Swing Dancing heyday was in the 1930s through the 1950s, but Swing dancing continues today” (It Began with a Hop to the Music: The History of Swing Dancing). Swing Music “is a term used to describe the harder, somewhat slower, sexier form of jazz that began to take off in the mid-1930s and lasted through World
In our society Mount Rushmore is an awe inspiring sight that is a must on the bucket list of most Americans and for people from other countries all across the world. As someone who has been to Mount Rushmore I experienced over whelming feelings of patriotism and confidence that we as a nation can handle anything that this trying world may throw at us. I can attest that not only did I feel this way but others feel this way as well. I had friends from Africa visit me this summer, and when they visited
The View from Mount Rushmore Amidst the Black Hills of South Dakota, the faces of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln watch over the nation. George Washington, often called the father of the nation, was a leader in the American Revolutionary War to win independence from Great Britain and later became the first president of the United States. Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence and added territory that doubled the size of the nation through