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Stock Market + Jazz
JAZZ!
The search for the origin of Jazz turned out being a bit tougher than I expected.
There is no direct link to the word "Jazz," atleast that I could find myself. The earliest recorded use was written in the Los Angeles Times, where famous pitcher at the time, Ben Henderson, explained a new type of curve ball he was throwing. He called it "Ben's Jazz Curve," and explained "because it wobbles and you simply can't do anything with it" (Ben Henderson, 1912). Clearly, the word was in use much before this article, though.
Many theories include the word derived simply from bars. Others believe it formed from the sound, as in to "hit, or strike, or launch, or some such short, quick stroke or action," (Suite101.com).
STOCK MARKET!
And to keep this one nice and simple: People invested and borrowed too much money prior to 1929, due to stocks being rediculously powerful. Finally when they started to decrease in price, stock brokers freaked out and lost crazy amounts of money. The situation afterward only continued to snowball. People began taking all their money out of banks, refusing to buy goods, and no longer circulated the economy.
The search for the origin of Jazz turned out being a bit tougher than I expected.
There is no direct link to the word "Jazz," atleast that I could find myself. The earliest recorded use was written in the Los Angeles Times, where famous pitcher at the time, Ben Henderson, explained a new type of curve ball he was throwing. He called it "Ben's Jazz Curve," and explained "because it wobbles and you simply can't do anything with it" (Ben Henderson, 1912). Clearly, the word was in use much before this article, though.
Many theories include the word derived simply from bars. Others believe it formed from the sound, as in to "hit, or strike, or launch, or some such short, quick stroke or action," (Suite101.com).
STOCK MARKET!
And to keep this one nice and simple: People invested and borrowed too much money prior to 1929, due to stocks being rediculously powerful. Finally when they started to decrease in price, stock brokers freaked out and lost crazy amounts of money. The situation afterward only continued to snowball. People began taking all their money out of banks, refusing to buy goods, and no longer circulated the economy.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Art 211
I'm not too used to blogging, so this may be a bit in the wrong direction. Bear with me.
What is up? Never done a blog before, so I guess I'll just write what comes to my mind. My name's Nate Green. I've lived in a few places, including Korea, Belgium, Germany, and too many states. I'm an apple fanboy (the kind who doesn't care that the iphone 4 has antenna problems), and I wouldn't mind working for them some day.
As for the class, I came in having little to no idea what to expect. So far, it seems pretty sweet. Hopefully I'll be able to expand my creativity, as Professor Santiago explained. :P
What is up? Never done a blog before, so I guess I'll just write what comes to my mind. My name's Nate Green. I've lived in a few places, including Korea, Belgium, Germany, and too many states. I'm an apple fanboy (the kind who doesn't care that the iphone 4 has antenna problems), and I wouldn't mind working for them some day.
As for the class, I came in having little to no idea what to expect. So far, it seems pretty sweet. Hopefully I'll be able to expand my creativity, as Professor Santiago explained. :P
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