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waking up in Post Civil War America |
Waking up in Post Civil War America Sam Adams one day Was involved in an accident Ended up in a comma Woke up twenty years later In a very changed world He found himself Living in post American civil war world Civil war 2.0 Having split the country Into ten new nations The Christian States of America Uniting the old Confederacy, most of the red states And parts of Canada In the Christian states Christians were the official religion Of the States Many things were illegal Abortion, prostitution, pornography Gay relationships. Trans gendered people Officially did not exist Sex outside of marriage Gambling, alcohol, drug Non-Christians banned Most government positions Non-Christians are required to register Civil rights limited Slavery allowed Federal government dismantled No unions allowed No minimum wage Legal child labor The rest of the country Split between progressive West Coast East Coast and Chicago United with Canada On June 23rd, 1819, American author Washington Irving published the first installment of his "The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent" . This work included both the story of Rip Van Winkle and the "Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (in a later installment), which helped propel Irving to fame. For tomorrow, write a poem or story that centers around a protagonist who - like Rip Van Winkle - wakes up after being asleep for 20 years. (Or regains consciousness after a 20-year coma. Etc.) What is that character's view of the world he or she discovers? Your character could wake up today after twenty years and comment on contemporary society ... or could wake up twenty years from now and comment on the society you imagine existing then. Or maybe it's all in the past -- what would someone from the '60s think waking up in the '80s? Or maybe this is a fully fictional world? Regardless, the focus is on the character's reaction to the changes two decades have wrought. Due June 23rd, 2023 before noon, WdC time. === ( Deadline: 17 hours 33 minutes 4 seconds ) |