It's been real

Well, for all those out there that probably don't even read this blog, its been real. And to Mr. Adam Wight, the best AP English language and composition teacher ever! you deserve an award, sir, you deserve a nobel prize thats for sure. this blog will never be read so whatevs y'all, im outty. CLASS OF 2012! Knib high football rules!!! Peace, I'm outta here!

--yeah ahhh you know who it is Travis Taypay, Travis Taypay

^that was kinda gay but who cares, no one's gonna read it :)

There's a Troll In Central Park...But Not Really.

              

The world’s fair was indeed influential. It changed American culture and influenced other countries as well. It has made a lasting impression in people, culture, and everyday life; many things we take for granted today were influenced by the fair.

First of all, the fair change America itself. The purpose was to introduce the world to new and amazing things. But, in the minds of Americans it was to prove our prestige to the rest of the world. One of the main goals was to best the Paris exposition; everyone wanted to “out-Eiffel Eiffel”. Initially the country was torn between who should host the fair. Every major city wanted to boast the privilege of housing the exposition to the world. Chicago was picked due to their determination and drive—the country knew that Chicago could do anything with their exemplary attitude. Again, the goal for Americans was to be better than France, prove to the world that the US could do nearly anything despite terrible initial conditions.

Also, the fair introduce many inventions and concepts that still exist and are widely used today. Telephones were introduced by playing music through them to speakers; now we use phones nearly everyday to communicate long distances and connect with family and friends, and the fair introduced them. Another huge invention was Thomas Edison’s Kinetoscope which is similar to contemporary movies we see very prevalent today. One example of “technology” from the fair we take for granted is the zipper; it was only first introduced at the exposition, but now you can’t go a day without using a zipper. Yet another luxury we enjoy today is the automatic dishwasher which was unveiled at the fair. Although not everyone has them today, they are widely proliferated in our society. In the less technologic realm, many food items came of the exposition. Juicy Fruit, an “oddly flavored gum” was introduced which many people enjoy daily now. Also, Cracker Jacks and Shredded Wheat are more foods that are eaten often with their roots in the world’s fair. The fair also utilized electricity. Electricity was not first used in the exposition, but it was the first time it was used inside and out. It also introduced the AC current that we used today; Edison promoted the DC current, but due to the use at the fair, AC current spread.

Finally, the fair influenced people who later did great things for the country. A widely-known icon that we see today was Walt Disney. His father worked on the exposition so he had access to the fair; the buildings amazed him and inspired him to create similar things in the future. And, in case not everyone knows, Walt Disney created Disneyland and Disneyworld.

The fair influenced many on the things we use and take for granted today. We cannot go through an entire without encountering something debuted, created, or widely used at the exposition. Even people that have done amazing, creative things, such as Disney, were influenced and inspired by the world’s fair of 1893.