The Scholar's Attic

The Great Depression was a time of intense hardship in America. But Germany? They had it much worse.

Originally recorded on November 9 and 17, 2020. A look at one of the most timeless Christmas stories ever written, including some reading tips for getting in the right "brain space" for this book.

Recorded November 17, 2020...except for the last 30 minutes, which took place on January 8, 2021. Basically this is one broad, breathless look at the mindset of an era, focusing on all the following (plus other tidbits): personalities from WWI * Tolkien in the trenches * the mindset of the WWI Era * standing armies * underage enlistments and the draft * Schlieffen Plan * visiting the trenches * strategy on the fly * gentleman's rules of combat * the Ladies from Hell * the warrior mindset * Why men as the warriors? * Zimmerman telegram * Woodrow Wilson * The Lusitania * the Bolsheviks give Russia a personality change * the Yanks jump in

An overview of changing philosophies of the early 20th century, with a focus on the intentional - and unintentional - impact of Albert Einstein and Sigmund Freud.

A supplemental episode extending our conversation from episode 38, "Yellow Journalism." Includes the Citizen Kane connection, as well as details on the "Clickbait worksheet" and how that, plus sections of the movie Citizen Kane, were used in class.

Joseph Pulitzer, William Randolph Hearst,  Nellie Bly, and the reminder that False News, Fact Checking, and Media Wars are not a new thing. Not even close.

LINER NOTES: Here is the approximation of what the captioning on the Pulitzer/Hearst cartoon says:

PULITZER: Say, young feller, vatch de tome. [Watch the tone.] I'm de tome. You gant buy id. [You can't buy it [the tone of the news].] I'm a goot ting put don't push me. See! - Pulitzer.

HEARST: Say, this is my war. I bought and paid for it. and if you dont' stop bothering me about it I'll have you put off the earth, see? PS This is Hearst.

All three of the key "yellow journalism" cartoons we talked about in class today (including the Yellow Kid) can be found on History.com HERE>>> https://www.history.com/news/spanish-american-war-yellow-journalism-hearst-pulitzer

Here are your instructions for this test, due to be scanned in and emailed to me no later than 11am on Tuesday, 1/26/2021. Let me know if you have any questions!

A brief flyover of the biggest pandemic in recent memory, at least before Covid hit. Thanks to Mrs. Allison Earle for being our guest speaker on this episode!

Recorded November 3, 2020. Thanks to Selah, one of our Seniors, for a well-researched presentation on medical advancements in the early 20th century! From insulin to blood transfusions, heart surgeries to shock therapy, she covers some of the more complex advancements to shake the medical community in the early 1900s. 

NOTE: Selah also references some excellent YouTube videos and some movies, which trailers (and YT videos) she showed in class (Not included in the recording, because audio-only on a movie trailer isn't near as informative). If you would like to look at the trailers and videos referenced in this presentation, you can find them here:

WWI Legacy: Prosthetics Video: https://youtu.be/M4NgZON8wb0

Canada History Week: The Discovery of Insulin Video: https://youtu.be/5Y3UaOteM0o

"Breathe" movie trailer: https://youtu.be/7_YnYrLfjxA

"Radioactive" movie trailer: https://youtu.be/mU0oOUTo5zo

A look at the Robber Barons/Captains of Industry, Social Darwinism, and a brief explanation of some "economic sense" of the late 1800s.