Lap 7 Project Blog

   The project was finished fast and was very easy. We had good process in order to get the project done as fast as we did. We used the checklist attached to the "super important" email and split the sections up for each person. I was given one or two slides and everyone else had the same amount of slides. Because two slides does not take a long time to do, four people getting six to eight slides done, made the project much easier. My group handled their work well.
   The government's interaction with business was to help get them out of debt. The Stimulus Package was meant to stimulate the economy and get more jobs for the unemployed. The government hoped for businesses to not fail. The failures of the Plan were financial issues, social issues, and economic issues. The plan did get more jobs for people, but unfortunately not enough.
 

Differences in Life. Today vs. The Past

   Life was completely different in various ways back then, compared to today. People back then, danced differently. The Charleston was the most popular dance and would be considered as weird and funny today. In these times there is a popular dance known as the "Dougie." Genres of music was also different. Jazz and the Blues was the most popular music that people listened to in the 30s. Today, people listen to R&B and Rock. A popular song from the past was "Summertime" by George Gershwin. People today, now listen to music completely different. Such as the song "Only Girl" by Rihanna. Slang was also different. Back then, some African Americans used the word "Black Dog" when they were talking to their mothers. People also used refer to African Americans "Negro". People now ask what's up by saying "Sup?". They also say that they like someones' shirt by saying "That's swag".  People in the 30s used to dress up in actual dresses, shiny shoes, and slacks. People now wear, Jeans, Hoodies, Sneakers, and T-shirts. The costs for candy and technology was also cheaper back then. A radio could cost 5 dollars back then but it can cost 40 dollars today. A candy bar used to be 5 cents, but now it's over a dollar. In conclusion, life today was very different then it was in the past.

Photos and the Great Depression

   There were many things that happen during the time near the Great Depression and also during it. In one of the photos, a picture that says "Votes for Women" is shown. Women wanted the rights. Back in the past, they had to protest in order to get what they desired. They protested for what they desired the most, which was the right to vote. In the second photo, there are men from the civil war being shown. They hold instruments in their hands and these men marched into war with the rest of the soldiers to hopefully boost the morale of their comrads. In the last picture, there is a before and after picture. One half of the picture shows the depression. It shows how people were living and how sad their lives were during that time. In the other half, a woman is shown painting what looks like a star on an airplane wing. This half was to get people motivated to win the World War II.
   The Great Depression was an economic failure in North America. It started from 1929 and lasted up long up to 1939. Causes of the Great Depression were war, buying on credit, unequal distribution of wealth, bank failures, and, the main reason, the stock market crash of 1929. It was the most devastating depression ever in the Western world.