Monday, March 29, 2010

Outline and Thesis

Thesis:Throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries entertainment played an increasingly prominent role in the beginning of America as they developed as a viable society.

Outline
1. Intro-Overview

2.Why looking at entertainment is relevant and important

3.Reliance on self sufficiency for entertainment needs

4. Entertainment for kids
a.Toys
b.Nursery Rhymes/Mother Goose
c.Sport hunting/Target shooting

5.Entertainment for Adults
a.Minstrel Shows
b.Alcoholic Consumption:Excess/Leisure/Sophisticated Drinking
c.Prostitution:Rise to prominence
d.Literature:Upper Vs.Lower Classes

6.Influences from non-colonist cultures
a.Influence on Native American Culture
b.Influence of African American Culture

7.Influence on Life Today
a. Forms still alive
b. Evolved forms
c. Dead forms

8.Conclusion

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