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Semester II Final

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1. Before doing any research, I would except to see names such as John F. Kennedy, Barack Obama, and Abraham Lincoln at the top of a list of presidents sorted by popularity. I could expect to see someone like Donald Trump at the bottom of said list.  PART A (1-8) Without researching this topic, I predict the three most highly ranked presidents in US history will be John F. Kennedy, Barack Obama, and Abraham Lincoln and the worst might be Donald Trump. 2. Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Theodore Roosevelt have consistently been identified as the top four presidents of the US. Dwight D. Eisenhower and Harry S. Truman are in fifth and sixth place, meaning that they could have switched from fourth to fifth, as Theodore has consistently placed fourth in each survey. 3. I have observed that this survey is only accurate until 2017. This also made me notice that because of this time frame, Donald Trump would be excluded from this list. I noticed that Abr
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In-Class Write

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What important knowledge and understanding about the history of the United States can a person learn from watching your film? The film Jackie  is full of lots of historically accurate information and there are many things that can be learned from watching it. The majority of this information focuses on Jackie's grieving period and trauma in the days after the assassination of her husband. When preparing to play the role of Jackie, Natalie Portman got very into character and even learned how to eerily replicate Jackie's voice and facial expressions. She also used quotes that were said word for word when this important historical event took place. A well-known example of this takes place towards the beginning of the movie, almost immediately after JFK was shot and killed. Jackie famously refused to take off her blood-stained clothes. "Let them see what they've done" Jackie says. This is an important lesson for the viewer because it shows how deeply this affecte
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Annotated Sources

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Vanity Fair (www.vanityfair.com) "The Winter of Her Despair"  - Description of Jackie's trauma after the assassination of JFK Town & Country (townandcountrymag.com) "Jackie Kennedy’s Never-Before-Seen Packing List Reveals Heartbreaking Details of Her Final Trip with JFK"  - Shows details of Jackie's specific clothing choices Town & Country (www.townandcountrymag.com) "Why You Won't See Jackie Kennedy's Iconic Pink Suit On Display in a Museum"  - Specific details on the pink and navy suit worn on the day of the JFK assassination Bustle (www.bustle.com) "How Accurate Is 'Jackie'? Natalie Portman Steps Into The Shoes Of An American Icon"  - Critiques the film's historical accuracy Town & Country (www.townandcountrymag.com) "How To Eat Like Jackie O: Breaking Down the First Lady's Diet"  - Jackie's diet and ideas for menu Aol. (www.aol.com) "The weird thing Jackie Kennedy did t
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Menu

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Dinner Menu: Drink: Champagne   I chose champagne as the drink of choice because it was Jackie's drink of choice. It was reported that she most always drank at least one glass a day. She was a heavy drinker, especially once experiencing trauma from the death of her husband. Jackie drinking champagne Hors d'oeuvre: Fresh fruit and cottage cheese Fruit and cottage cheese would be the hors d'oeuvre for this party because it was a large part of Jackie's diet. After several days of "heavy eating" (according to Jackie), she would go on a fruit fast and eat only fruit. This was also a very common meal for her, and would often be her lunch meal. Appetizer: Baked potato with sour cream and caviar I chose to have this as the appetizer because this was often all that Jackie would eat in a day. She never had much of a heavy appetite and "watched her weight with the rigor of diamond merchant counting his carats". On her potatoes, Jackie preferred
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Exhibit

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Artifact 1: Jackie's Pink Chanel Suit The most important artifact in this exhibit would be Jackie's iconic pink and navy Chanel suit. It was reportedly one of her favorite pieces and she had already worn it multiple times before the dreadful day of the assassination. Some even state that JFK actually asked her to wear it that day because she looked "smashing" in it. It is now viewed as one of the most iconic looks in fashion history because of its backstory. After the death of her husband, Jackie refused to take off the blood-stained outfit, stating "let them see what they've done". Artifact 2:  Jackie's Wedding Dress Jackie's wedding dress would also be in this exhibit because it displayed  her style and also marked a major turning point in her life. Marrying John Fitzgerald Kennedy, a congressman who would become the President of the United States of America, changed her life in an unimaginable way. This led her to become th
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Invitation

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Invitation: This is the invitation I chose to use for this event. I chose a simple template because I thought that it would represent Jackie's simple style and taste in fashion. I chose to focus on Jackie's style because it is what made her so well known as an American icon. Her taste in fashion is portrayed in a very accurate light in the film Jackie . I used this template because the cocktail represents Jackie's drinking habits, which I elaborate more on in the dinner menu. I also chose a pink color scheme because this represents Jackie's most iconic and well-known look, the pink and navy Chanel suit that was worn on the day of her husband's assassination. Guest List: Jaqueline Kennedy Onassis - I chose to invite Jackie because this is a celebration of her so it would only be proper to invite the featured lady. It would be interesting for the guests to see Jackie at her own celebration and I believe it would be interesting for Jackie to see a recap of her
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2.10 Thinking Like A Historian

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I read an article in the textbook about the suburban landscape of Cold War America. This piece of writing discussed what the culture in America was like at the time of the Cold War. This mainly focused on the development of larger towns and cities, and showed how this could cause people to lose their individuality and lead to the blending of cultures. The opposite effect was allowing for more individuality in more populated areas also being common. One of the writers mentioned in this textbook article states that "bigness has all the advantages in smaller settlements". This shows that her opinion is that big cities most often allow for a larger amount of diversity between groups of people. These larger areas of people also prevents them for being defined by their wealth, class, or social status, which was much more common in areas which were known to be more rural. Another topic that was discussed in this article was the postwar housing market. It became much more effective a
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