{"content":{"sharePage":{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"22402673","dateCreated":"1270475309","smartDate":"Apr 5, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"sps-andrew","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/sps-andrew","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/ushistory11p720092010drummey.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/22402673"},"dateDigested":1531983352,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Letters From The Front","description":"Please post your letters here.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"23535205","body":"My love Caroline,
\n
\nI'm trying my hardest to get by day by day. The days grow longer and more brutal as time goes on. It weakens me to see the helpless Jews suffer. Especially the young children. I can't imagine seeing our beautiful daughter, Elizabeth, endure the pain these children undergo. I've witnessed the worst kinds of death, Caroline. I've seen men and woman forced into showers that release insecticide Zyklon B. The screams still ring in my ears constantly. The conditions here are terribly gruesome. Everywhere I look is another dead body. I hear gun shots every second, and the next minute I see another body fall to the ground. Not only do I hear gun shots and screaming, but I also hear crying. Not only from the suffering Jews, but from me. It pains me to know that I'm a part of the tragedy these men and woman are enduring. Today, I saw a child witness his mother being shot. It was the hardest and most saddest scene I have ever had to watch. The boy, who was about 5 years old, fell down to his knees hysterically crying. I felt my heart ache with sympathy for him. What I've witnessed in the past year are sights that will forever be apart of my memory. They are impossible to forget because the scenes were so horrific and devastating. I miss you Caroline, and also Elizabeth. I think of you two everyday, and I hope to be with you soon. Your in my prayers. I love you.
\n
\nLove,
\nGeorge","dateCreated":"1272597121","smartDate":"Apr 29, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"sps-blewett","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/sps-blewett","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"23538045","body":"
\nAs I am sure you have already received knowledge of this information I am about to tell you, before you read this letter, Know I am safe, but stricken with despair and devastation.Japanese airplanes secretly attacked our port yesterday. The turmoil here, in Pearl Harbor, is truly unbelievable. The chaos is heart wrenching. The Japanese attacked with the total element of surprise, and devastated thousands of people in minutes. It was astounding to me how such a normal and serene morning could be altered with such destruction in an instant. Boats were capsized into the 40- foot harbor within minutes of the attack, forcing our troops and officers to abandon ship, leaving Pearl Harbor defenseless. The Japanese have been planning this attack on us for some time now, even developing new and improved torpedoes just for the shallow waters. They also sent fake letters of peace to make it seem as though a horrible act of this magnitude would never occur. I blame our intelligence however, because they ignored numerous hints that would\u2019ve alarmed troops and prepared us for this attack. This act is unjust and revenge is inevitable. I'm so torn up with anger and grief, but this horrendous incident makes me want to come home to you even sooner, But first I must fight for my country to ensure your protection. I am so thankful to be alive, and one of the handful of survivors. I lost my good friend Henry and other honorable men aboard the USS West Virginia and Arizona. This attack displays that nothing can be taken for granted. This act of evil opened the eyes of Americans and we will unite to destroy this power of immortality, as they have destroyed Pearl Harbor. We will not let the thousands of deaths today die in vain. We, the soldiers of the United States will ensure the safety of our people.
\nPlease tell the kids I say hello and I love them with all of my heart.
\nSee you soon,
\nRay","dateCreated":"1272604985","smartDate":"Apr 29, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"sps-geas","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/sps-geas","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"23538193","body":"June 10, 1944
\n
\nDear Anna,
\n
\nAs you have probably heard, Operation Overlord occurred a few days ago. I do not seriously know exactly how long because of the emotional heartbreak and lack of sleep. What I do remember is being terrified while about to land on the beach. It was extremely hard because I could not show it in fear of being called a coward. I miss your care and warmth that you provide for me and cannot wait to arrive home although it does not look like it will be soon. I just want to be away from death and the physical strains of war. It is impossible to make friends here because there is the conflict that they could die at any time. I met this man in my company that was very kind and we got along very well. We got separated in the invasion and I have not seen him since. I fear he is dead. This is why no friends can be made here. I also fear that I may get killed and leave a friend in that same state. Fear controls my actions these days but sometimes that has to be overcome. I cannot imagine what days will be like when I am home again with you. All that I have learned here will be useless. Well anyway I hope you get this although it is doubtful.
\n
\nLove
\nJon","dateCreated":"1272605911","smartDate":"Apr 29, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"sps-schiessl","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/sps-schiessl","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"23538853","body":"Dear Family and Friends,
\n I\u2019m writhing to ask how you are all doing and to inform you that I'm doing well. The date is June 12, 1944 and I have survived the assault on Normandy, France. It's a miracle I survived of the worst attack sites for the battle because of how deep the Germans were reinforced at Omaha, a code name for one of the beaches that the Americans assaulted. Even though the battle for Normandy is still continuing, we are turning the tide, the Germans are beginning to weaken and there is a good chance that we could win this war. Continue to pray for me as I continue to fight for our country and I pray that you are doing well.
\n Sincerely your friend and son,
\n Ryan","dateCreated":"1272610674","smartDate":"Apr 29, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"sps-giza","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/sps-giza","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"23541149","body":"Bastogne 1945.
\n
\nDear Rebecca,
\n
\nThe forest today reminds me of home during the winter. It\u2019s cold and we haven\u2019t enough winter clothes to keep us warm. Many of the men are getting foot diseases the names of which I cannot even pronounce. Men get lost on the line so many times I don\u2019t even want to know peoples names any more. Yesterday a German looking for a latrine stumbled upon our whole division on the line. We took him prisoner and I was ordered check him for intelligence. All I found were a few rifle stripper clips and a wallet. This man was from Munich. He had a wife and two children back home and he told our interpreter that he writes to them often. It\u2019s amazing to think our government plays all these men out to be barbarians when in truth they\u2019re just as educated and civilized as we are.
\n It\u2019s been more than a year since I shipped out. I want to know how things are going back in town. The weather here is dark and overcast. If the clouds clear up, we can get a supply drop or two on our position. All the supplies we got dropped in landed over on the Kraut line. You\u2019ll never recognize me the way I am now. I haven\u2019t been able to shave in a couple of days and ever since we first dropped into Holland I haven\u2019t looked at anything the same. I dropped a foot soldier the other day. I went up to his body to examine him. I shouldn\u2019t have done that. I found a Luger on him and now every man in the company is offering me an hour with their girl back home for it. Don\u2019t worry, dear. There are no females in the Ardennes.
\n Well tell my parents I\u2019m doing okay. Give Betty a kiss for me. I miss my little girl you know. I\u2019m going to come back home and she won\u2019t even know it\u2019s her daddy. Tell your parents I\u2019m okay too. I know how fond of me they are. All I can say for now is keep faith in the Army to do its job and have faith in me to survive. Sleep well at night and don\u2019t waste anything. Send me some letters back and let me know how everyone\u2019s doing.
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\n All the love I have,
\n Sgt. Chuck Powers","dateCreated":"1272625019","smartDate":"Apr 30, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"sps-simons","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/sps-simons","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"23541705","body":"Dear mom,
\n The war is bitter and I feel like I am slowly giving up. I have killed so many other men, that i have lost the will to even live my own life. It is absolutley incomprehendable. I cannot describe to you what it feels like to take the life of another person. To pull the trigger and all in slow motion, watch the bullet fly at the dead center of your opponets forehead. You see the man go down in pain as his life ends within moments. Blood is everywhere. Blood is on my hands, i don't know what to do with the pain i feel inside of me.
\nWrite back soon
\nBianca","dateCreated":"1272627464","smartDate":"Apr 30, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"sps-krzynowek","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/sps-krzynowek","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"23544457","body":"June 3rd 1944
\nDearest Maria,
\n My lovely wife, it has been months since I have seen your face and already I am starting to forget. It seems like everything that was before the War is now just a dream. I forget how air tastes when not heavy with ash and sweat, I forget the softness of clean cloths, and I forget the satisfaction of sleeping more than three hours. Here we are all tired, all the time. We get very little sleep, and when we do it is often on the ground or on a flimsy cot. What I wouldn\u2019t give right now Maria, for a hot meal. The only food we get is canned and cold. It is better than nothing though, and I\u2019m sure I have you and your womenfolk to thank for much of our meals. I hear that the women on the home front have been quite taken to working in the war production industry. Of course I can\u2019t be sure Maria, we have very little communication with our loved ones. I often think of you darling on these long hikes to nowhere. I now appreciate how much you did for me at home. I even miss the little things the most, like clean laundry. In war there is no time to stop for washing, and I can\u2019t remember the last time I had a hot shower. Of course, that\u2019s the price you pay to fight for freedom. It helps though, that I truly hate the enemy. I have heard of the atrocities they have committed against mankind. Honestly my dear, I can think of no better cause to die for. Which is fortunate, I suppose, because people are dying. Rapidly. It isn\u2019t the quick deaths that really move me though Maria, it is the slow ones. We don\u2019t exactly have first rate medical supplies here, and many of my comrades have been wounded and rescued only to die days later from sickness or infection. Although, against the infections we now have one very important, penicillin. When the medics use penicillin to treat the wounds, now less die and more survive to be shipped home. But enough of such discouraging talk my dear. I just want you to know, that if fully plan on surviving this war. I much anticipate the day when I return home and we share a quit hot meal together like we used to in times of peace. Until then,
\nSincerely,
\nStaff Sergeant Jack Peters","dateCreated":"1272632486","smartDate":"Apr 30, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"sps-rockett","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/sps-rockett","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"23547135","body":"June 7th, 1944
\n
\nDear Heather,
\n
\nI hardly know how to begin after such a long time since we have been separated. It used to be fairly peaceful to lay in our foxholes but recently there was plenty of big stuff falling nearby. I never was too scared of the stuff until then. We happened to be about eight miles inside of Normandy and the artillery was coming from all directions. Everytime a shell started to whistle in, I was beginning another prayer. Many of my good friends in my division were killed from the invasion, and each day, i seem to see less familiar faces in my division. We were successful in the invasion of Normandy, but this is just the beginning of the war in europe, and each day i get more and more home sick.
\nSincerely,
\nLieutenant Alec Heagie","dateCreated":"1272635174","smartDate":"Apr 30, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"sps-heagie","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/sps-heagie","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"23563343","body":"November 8th 1944
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\nDear Mother,
\n
\nIt has been nearly a year sense I have seen you, I miss you very much. Europe is nothing like America, its very dark and droomy here. I wish I was back in the states with you. I am stationed in Northern europe right now waiting for further instructions onto where my next flight will be. Every time I get into my plane I think of you and pray that i will soon touch down again. When im in the air I see the true devastation of this war. Its so hard to fly these planes there killing machines. Every time its hard to breath in the small cockpit all alone. Diving from other planes nearly passing out. Hopefully it will all be over soon. The only thing that turns me up is the picture of you in my cockpit. Every plane I shoot down I think as if it was me and they have a family back home. This war has turned me into a monster, a monster who flies a plane killing everyone in sight. Will God forgive me? After each mission when I fly home I watch the sunset up in the air thinking about how peaceful it is back home and how I cant wait to be with you again. I will see you soon mother hopefully in this life, if not in the next.
\n
\n Love,
\n Garrett Ficara","dateCreated":"1272651362","smartDate":"Apr 30, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"sps-ficara","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/sps-ficara","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"23565219","body":"Dear Mother,
\n
\nI know that it has been much time since I have written last, but I ask you not to worry if there is much time between letters. It is a gruesome experience here. It was not until coming here that I knew what it is like to feel so blessed to return to your bed at night. Returning to my bed each night means that I had completed the mission set in front of me with my life, as many of my fellow pilots do not. Being stationed in Melun, France means having many missions to fly through Germany in hopes to shoot down enemy planes and often time bomb enemy territory. War means being desensitized to the value of life and being more exposed to the pride in ones countries beliefs and victory. Killing those that we fight against means bringing down the evil, in my fellow solders eye including myself. It is unbelievable the experiences that these leaders have forced upon there own people that have been loyal to there countries for years. These experiences seem to match nothing comparable to anything I have seen. The value for life is absent completely and the experiences that I endure are so in the end these people may be free. That what makes me keep fighting. And also the hope to return home and see the beautiful farm again and you of course mom. I hope your holding everything down ok; I know you\u2019re a strong lady so I have no doubt in you. I still have the cross you gave me before I left. I hung it in my plane and I think it gives me strength. Your words mean so much, \u201cMay god bless over you as you fight for what you believe in and for our nation. A mother could never be more proud\u201d. Mom I will be home before you know it don\u2019t you worry. And when that day comes I will be the happiest son alive. I love you dearest mom and can\u2019t wait till I get to see you again. I will write again soon.
\n Your dearest son.","dateCreated":"1272653535","smartDate":"Apr 30, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"sps-regan1","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/sps-regan1","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"23634185","body":"Dear my loving family,
\n I know that you have not heard from me in a while, but I am glad to tell you that I am well and will be coming home soon. I have been receiving your letters for quite some time now, but this is the first chance I had to return to you.
\n I assume that you have heard the news about the new Atomic Bomb by now. Some stuff, huh? It is definitely the most wonderful thing to happen in the 20th Century.
\n You have frequently asked where I am and what I am doing and where I am stationed. Well, I am being stationed now just outside of Santa Fe, New Mexico. We are engaged in making the Atomic Bomb. All the research on the subject was done here. This is probably the most modernly equipped and the largest laboratory in the US. It has been a very secret project; and the best kept secret of the war. Even the people in Santa Fe didn't know what was going on here. All they knew was that there was some kind of project up in the mountains and that there was a lot of activity there. Everyone was making wild guesses, and some came fairly close, but no one was sure. And now that the secret has been let out, this is probably one of the most famous little cities in the world.
\nA few weeks ago we had an experimental bomb south of Albuquerque at the Army Air Base. I assume you have heard about that too. Well, I was one of a fortunate few that witnessed it. It was a sight that I'll never forget as long as I live. The sight created the brightest light and the loudest roar of anything yet known to man. I am very fortunate to not have gone overseas and to have stayed in the U.S. and helped end the war. Although, the atomic bomb was a terrible thing, I am certainly thankful that we were the ones that discovered it first.
\n
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\n Your loving son,
\n Matt","dateCreated":"1272897858","smartDate":"May 3, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"sps-lynch","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/sps-lynch","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"23648789","body":"Dear Mother,
\n
\n Thank you for sending underwear and socks. Last week I was taught how to kill. I can now break any grip or hold and throw a man flat on his face. Also during training we got put in rooms with different kinds of gas. Sometimes we were given masks and sometimes we weren't. That doesn't bother me so much. What does bother me is that the other day 3 German prisoners were brought to our station. They came to our lunchroom and were served meals. Not only that, but they also smoked and talked. I just watched as they continued to have a "good time". It was just strange, because these are the people we are being trained to kill, and they seem like they're just regular people like you and me. I guess war gets harder when you get to know your enemies. I don't know how to explain what I'm feeling out here. It's like I'm almost helpless. Fear, angry, disgust, homesick.....these words only scratch the surface. I pray to be home soon. I pray for all of this to be over soon.
\n
\nLove,
\nEvan","dateCreated":"1272913900","smartDate":"May 3, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"sps-woicik","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/sps-woicik","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":11}]},{"id":"20725287","dateCreated":"1267124272","smartDate":"Feb 25, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"sps-andrew","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/sps-andrew","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/ushistory11p720092010drummey.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/20725287"},"dateDigested":1531983353,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"radio show reflection","description":"After listening to one of the provided radio broadcasts, please respond with a substantive reflection about what you heard.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"21073181","body":"I listened to "Nazi Spy", one of the radio episodes from the Amos and Andy Show. It is about them hearing that a Nazi Spy came into the United States and how they would be able to identify the spy if they had come into contact with them. They poke fun at it by saying they would be able to find him because he would have bad grammar; however, they themselves are speaking improper english. This show was entertainment for the entire family and was not inappropriate for any age groups. I find it better than most television shows because it continues to play for much longer than television shows without a commercial break. The "Amos and Andy Show" brought entertainment to all of it's viewers and since a radio was affordable for just about all Americans, everyone was able to listen to it.","dateCreated":"1267718160","smartDate":"Mar 4, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"sps-bartolf1","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/sps-bartolf1","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"21141875","body":"I listened to the War of The Worlds broadcast. It had a lot of the jazz type of music in very short excerpts. I am surprised that the broadcast sounded so serious although it was fake. It is understandable why there was so much panic in the country after this radio broadcast. There was no way to get a visual backup for this story so people trusted what was on the radio. I am also surprised about the length of the broadcast. I would think it would be only 5 minutes or so. Although there was no visual way to see what was happening, it did not feel an different than hearing the news on the TV.","dateCreated":"1267811672","smartDate":"Mar 5, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"sps-schiessl","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/sps-schiessl","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"21142215","body":"The radio mp3 "World at War" was somewhat interesting. The radio station reminded me of a regular tv show, just basing all means of communication through words instead of visuals. If i was living at the time and heard this broadcast i would have probably believed the hoax. The radio announcers backed up their lies with more false information including an interview with a so called "world famous Princeton professor". I found it strange and ironic that in between the "just in" information about the what would seem as drastic\/tragic news, they would play calm and soothing tunes. The broadcast also shows how much technology has advanced overtime.","dateCreated":"1267812179","smartDate":"Mar 5, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"sps-aslin","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/sps-aslin","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"21208209","body":"I listened to the War of The Worlds broadcast and I found it hilarious listening to it that some people actually believed this especially when the broadcast ends saying this is a joke it\u2019s Halloween. Also, the broadcast started by saying we now present you with Orson G. Wells\u2019s war of the worlds proving that someone wrote this as a means of entertainment, not for a news broadcast. In addition, as a means of entertainment it was very entertaining to listen to even the breaks of jazz music are pretty good. It\u2019s too bad however that the quality is pretty poor compared to today\u2019s radio.","dateCreated":"1268011268","smartDate":"Mar 7, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"sps-giza","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/sps-giza","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"21359425","body":"I listened to the Andy and Amos show. They were talking about voting for Herbert Hoover and deciding if they were democrat or republican. It seemed like all the jokes were related to the politics of that time period. Alot of our comedy today is based on politics as well. Politics are still discussed on todays radio shows. At the end of the show they were both promoting that people should vote for Herbert Hoover. I thought it was interesting that although they were trying to be funny they were still expressing their position on politics.","dateCreated":"1268235458","smartDate":"Mar 10, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"sps-woicik","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/sps-woicik","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"21377007","body":"I listened to the War of the Worlds broadcast. I don't understand why the nation took it so seriously and were panicking even when the broadcast announced the author. The short excerpts of jazz were enjoyable but wasnt nearly as good of quality as now. The broadcast does however show how much technology improved over the years","dateCreated":"1268251294","smartDate":"Mar 10, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"sps-heagie","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/sps-heagie","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"21390085","body":"At first I was unable to see why the War of the Worlds broadcast caused so much panic, particularly because it sounded as if it was announced (at least briefly) at its beginning that the broadcast was a fake. However, it is very possible that this message, which was somewhat discreet, was missed entirely by listeners and that many people may have tuned into the show well after it began. Even if they missed to first message, however, viewers were told very directly at the end of the broadcast that it was a Halloween joke. The only people who should have believed the broadcast, then, were those who listened only to its middle part. I can see very easily how such listeners may have believed what they were hearing, for they were entirely unfamiliar with the concept of a fake news broadcast and may have assumed that anything they heard over the radio which sounded like a news broadcast was true. People nowadays take for granted how inexperienced the public was with the games media compared to modern Americans.","dateCreated":"1268263591","smartDate":"Mar 10, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"sps-gay","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/sps-gay","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"21416491","body":"This program made me think a lot about the power of the media.In the twenties, the radio was a major part of the way people got their news. I can imagine how influential one radio show can be, when so many American's are listening to it. It must also be one of their only methods of communication, so it's not like they can just check Google to see whats true and what isn't. At this time period, America was very susceptible to this kind of mistake. You had thousands of people completely dependent on just the radio. So of course they would believe the broadcast, they had no other way of knowing what was going on. Additionally, Orwell told a very good story, he put a lot of emotion into his performance. He sounded completely serious about the entire thing until right at the end. Although, I wonder how many people actually listened all the way to the end. The panic this must have caused showed how dangerous it is for thousands of people to rely on only one means of communication. Now, we have lots of checks and balances, and a thousand different ways to get information.","dateCreated":"1268314609","smartDate":"Mar 11, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"sps-rockett","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/sps-rockett","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"21421089","body":"I would have to say that the most interesting part of the "War of the Worlds" broadcast was the difference in entertainment, and affects of media from the 1920s to now a days. It made me question the simplicity of entertainment and the appreciation these people found in the such a simplex and basic radio broadcast. To just listen to a show to me seems uncanny and unexciting, but to think that back then that was a activity to look forward too. I also found the broadcast hard to completely understand to the fullest degree because the only sense of the mood or action was change in sounds of the voices different tones. While listening you have to also use your imagination to visualize what you are hearing. I did find it every interesting to put myself in the shoes of someone who would have sat down and enjoyed this broadcast. Also it was interesting to hear that people actually believed that aliens were attacking upon listening. Now days the extent of entertainment ranges from "Paranormal Activity" to "Sunny With A Chance Of Meatballs" , and yet not many are phased by these movies to the degree to find them to be true. It just verifies the complete advancements made in technology to understand what is happening all over the world. Not only did the broadcast reveal the entertainment of the 1920s but also how this entertainment had such different affects on society.","dateCreated":"1268319335","smartDate":"Mar 11, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"sps-regan1","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/sps-regan1","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"21425883","body":"Listening to the Amos and Andy show is like watching a comedy television show. The way they talk and just their demeanor was funny and very unpredictable. Throughout the broadcast, you have no idea what is about to come next. Unlike todays radio, which is over organized and boring to some extent, radio shows in the 1920s really showed an effort to make it enjoyable. Considering there was no real TV, radio was the peoples TV. Therefore, Radio broadcasters such as the Amos and Andy show, really put forth an effort to make radio enjoyable and fun for all people who had them.","dateCreated":"1268323986","smartDate":"Mar 11, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"sps-geas","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/sps-geas","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"21428105","body":"My reaction to the War between the worlds broadcast was mixed. One thing I enjoyed about this broadcast was there sense of humor. I found it funny how people that tuned into this broadcast late actually thought aliens where taking over. One thing I disliked about it was the sound quality. At some points in the broadcast it got so static that is was hard to understand them talking. Overall I thought this broadcast of war between the worlds was fun and exciting and i enjoyed listing to it. It was very interesting to see the difference in entertainment from the 1920 to present day. Listening without a picture is much different and the story was not one that would really be thought of as entertaining now a days. The fact that people believed the recording shows was real showed a huge advancement from then to now. People now a days can access information at the speed of light :). The frantic actions of the listeners showed the difference in society now. I enjoyed the broadcast and opening my eyes to the 1920s technology and entertainment.","dateCreated":"1268326107","smartDate":"Mar 11, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"sps-ficara","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/sps-ficara","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"21475471","body":"I listened to the war of the worlds broadcast. I honestly was surprised to see how gullible the American population could get. But then I was telling myself, this is the only way the people can get up to date, it's like watching the news to us, and seeing martians invading the world from the news, which is hard to tell if it is real or fake. Basically, the reason why everyone freaked out to the story was because the radio was the main system of finding out what is going on in the world, and when they tell a convincing story about aliens invading earth, it was pretty convincing.","dateCreated":"1268398714","smartDate":"Mar 12, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"sps-king","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/sps-king","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":9}]}],"more":false},"comments":[]},"http":{"code":200,"status":"OK"},"redirectUrl":null,"javascript":null,"notices":{"warning":[],"error":[],"info":[],"success":[]}}