E-book Discussion
Oral Presentations
· Only one chance to get your message right
· Need to practice a lot
· Stay calm and make it like a conversation
· Having visuals/audio helps guide the presentation
Group Presentations
· Make sure everyone puts in equal effort and knows all of the material
· Need to have smooth transitions between speakers
“Howl”
· The Beat Movement
o Fragmented
o Stream of consciousness
o Experimentation
o Alienation
o Tradition
§ antagonistic
o Cultural context
§ Post-WWII
§ Conformity
§ Red Scare - Constant threat of Communism
· Always on the watch for Communism
· House Un-American Activities Committee
· McCarthyism
· Had to exert Patriotism to make sure people didn’t accuse you of being Communist
§ Materialistic/Consumer Driven society
§ Capitalism
o Appealed to the masses
o Cynical
o Countercultural Movement
§ Alternative tradition
§ Very cynical
§ Suspicious of state authority
§ Asserted individuality over homogeneity
§ Hedonism – open about drug use and sexuality
§ Meant to shock /offend
§ Expression: cultivate your eccentricities
o Great minds “destroyed”
§ Drugs
§ Madness
o “Moloch”
§ Semitic god that wanted children to be sacrificed to him
§ Form of idol worship
§ Signified capitalism, war, etc
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