Prompt: The 20th Century

Each of you was born in the twentieth century. Some of you are old enough to remember some, or many, of the events and literary trends mentioned in the reading. Others of you will hardly remember the last century. All of you, however, have been affected by, and are in some sense products of, the previous century. For Thursday, then, I would like for you to choose something (or a few things) from the reading and discuss how it has/they have impacted your life personally. Really think about this question and try to do it justice.

Thank you.