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Reflection paragraph on sources

Most of my sources have been beneficial to the completion of this project. Some of these sources were difficult to cite, although most of them worked fine. It was easy to find useful and credible sources for this subject, the Contemporary Period. My sources have helped me to easily gain useful knowledge on my topic.

Works cited

"Contemporary History." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 02 Feb. 2012. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contemporary_history.

 

"Contemporary Period 1945 to the Present." . N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Feb 2012. <valerie6.myweb.uga.edu/heath.pdf>.

 

Georgetown University: Web Hosting. Web. 09 Feb. 2012. http://www9.georgetown.edu/faculty/bassr/heath/syllabuild/iguide/contemp.html.

 

Web. 09 Feb. 2012. <http://staff.edmonds.wednet.edu>.

Reflection paragraph on process

Most of the process of this blog has gone smoothly. The technology involved in the making of the blog has been the only thing that has complicated my work. Overall, going through the process of this project has not been as difficult as I expected. After experiencing technicical difficulties I still managed to complete the process on time.

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Reflection paragraph on findings

I have found many legitimate details about the Contemporary Period and its literature. I am very pleased with the information I have recieved from this project. After researching about the Contemporary Period I have gained knowledge about this era that I didn't know previously.

Finding paragraph #3

The Contemporary Period has contributed to literature everywhere around the world. One of the main places it has contributed to is right here in the United States of America. During this era America faced many tough times in the economy and in war, including Worl War II. This led writers to express their feelings in a whole new way. After World War II, the United States was unquestionably the most powerful nation ever known (The Contemporary Period). America flourished and so did it's literature. Technology was advancing. The Allies' military forces produced the atomic bomb, a weapon of unsurpassed terror (The Contemporary Period). The literature chosen to represent the last half of the 20th century attempts to show the differences in outlook and attitude as well as the rich spectrum of cultural "major-movie" titles (The Contemporary Period). As technology continues to advance, the internet is effecting our literature today.

Finding paragraph #2

The Contemporary Period has contributed a lot the literature we know today. Over the years, literature has evolved along with the people during this era. "The study of contemporary culture reverses this equation as a part of the same pedagogical approach by regarding the present as part of history" (Contemporary Period). Examples of authors and poets during this time frame would be Robert Hayden, Alice Walker, and  Tato Laviera. Robert Hayden always wrote for a general literate audience, not exclusively or even primarily for a black audience. The issue of audience for him relates to the issue of the role of a poet (Contemperary Period). The narrative voice in Alice Walker's stories is deceptively informal and uneducated.The reader must put aside assumptions about her speech and learn from her on her own terms (Contemporary Period). Tato Laviera was a African American writer during the era of Contemporary Literature and focused mainly of African American Literature.

Finding paragraph #1

The Contemporary Period is the era in which we are living today. But many people question what exactly is the Contemporary Time Period and how long of a time span have we been living in it? The period started around the 19th Century to the present day (Contemporary History). During this era, many world changing events have happened that has shaped the world to what it is today and it is still evolving. More than most periods of like duration, it is the direct consummation of the years immediately preceding. It differs from them as the harvest differs from the seed-time (Contemporary History). The harvest of the world we have planted is still growing.

Quote,paraphrase, and citation #5

"More than most periods of like duration, it is the direct consummation of the years immediately preceding. It differs from them as the harvest differs from the seed-time."

 

This quote is explaining how the contemporary is different from other periods before it. The world has grown tremendously during this period.

 

"Contemporary History." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 09 Feb. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contemporary_history>.

Quote,paraphrase,and citation #4

"Contemporary history describes the period timeframe that is without any intervening time closely connected to the present and is a certain perspective of modern history."

This quote is explaining that the contemporary period is the modern history that we are still living in today.

"Contemporary History." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 09 Feb. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contemporary_history>.

Graph/chart/map and citation

This is a graph of the total amount of deaths during World War II. The sorrow during this time affected the mood of the writers and the mood of the literature during the Contemporary Period.

URL: http://openmode.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/ww2_deaths.png

Quote, paraphrase, and citation #3

"But, number one, I think traditional noir doesn't work in contemporary storytelling because we don't live in that world anymore"


This quote means that the world today is very different from the past.


URL: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/contemporary.html#ixzz1lA8D7Xei

Photo, caption, and citation #3

This is a picture of a famous book written by Tato Laviera, an african american writer.

URL: http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41XXGA7E6GL._SL500_AA300_.jpg

Quote, paraphrase, and citation #2

"The world seemed to be divided into two camps, and for many Americans those constituted on one side the forces of light- democracy, capitalism, religion- and on the other what they perceived as the forces of darkness and repression."

This quote is telling how the world had seemed split after the damage of World War II. One Half seemed like the good side and one side seemed like the bad side.

"Contemporary Period 1945 to the Present." . N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Feb 2012. <valerie6.myweb.uga.edu/heath.pdf>.

Photo, caption, and citation #2

This is a picture of Robert Creeley. Creeley is a famous poet from the Contemporary and has contributed to it's literature.

URL: http://broodmare.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/robert_creeley.jpg

Quote, paraphrase, and citation #1

"The idea is heavily linked to the concept of a Digital Age or Digital Revolution, and carries the ramifications of a shift from traditional industry that the Industrial Revolution brought through industrialization, to an economy based around the manipulation of information."

This quote is basically explainig the technological advances during this day in time. The country started to experience an Industrial Revolution. This revolution caused everything in the economy to shift and change. The country had turned for industrial and machine- oriented which lead people to do things faster. The country started to thrive off of the manipulation of true information because they could be told things faster by televisions, phones, etc.

"Contemporary History." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 02 Feb. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contemporary_history>.

Photo, caption, and citation #1

This is a picture of a computer. During the Contemporary Period there was an Information Age that was also known as the Age of the Computers.

URL:http://www.greendisk.com/images/Computer.jpg

Evaluate Blog Project Status

My project has been off to a difficult start. I can say though that the actual website Blogger has been working well. I have been having techinical isses with the website Animoto and the technology I have been using in general. Two things I could do to help is to stay away from iPads and work on my patience with the computer.

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The Contemporary Period

Preliminary links and descriptions

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contemporary_history
This site is created by Wikipedia. It gives information that helps answer some of the questions that I am seeking to learn about.

http://www9.georgetown.edu/faculty/bassr/heath/syllabuild/iguide/contemp.html 
This site is created by Georgetown. It helps to answer some of my questions.
http://valerie6.myweb.uga.edu/heath.pdf
This website helps me gain information to answer my questions.
http://staff.edmonds.wednet.edu/users/hansonk/LITERARY%20PERIODS%20AND%20THEIR%20CHARACTERISTICS.htm
This website gives me useful information to gain knowledge and answer questions I have about The Contemporary Period.

What I Want to Know About My Topic

What is The Contemporary Period? What range of time is considered the Contemporary Period? How has the Contemporary Period contributed to literature? What are the names of some important people during this time period and why? What has led literature and other forms of the arts to develop from what they were to what they are now in the Contemporary Period? Was there anywhere in the world that contributed to the Contemporary Period more than others?

What I Already Knew About My Topic

I already know some things about The Contemporary Period because I am living in a portion of it. Even by the short time I've been here I have seen how books, movies, plays, and music have changed and developed into what they are now. Although, The Contemporary Period's time ranges allot further in time since I've been around. Therefore, I have many unanswered questions.

The Story Behind My Topic Choice

Have you ever wondered what happened to all the great writers like Shakespeare and all the Old English literature? Books, movies, plays, and music today are nothing like what they used to be. As I started to grow more interested, my research began. "What makes this era, The Contemporary Period, so special?" I asked myself. I have led myself on to a journey full of questions waiting to be answered.