and illegally smuggled alcohol. Speakeasies sprung up and were very popular giving people a place to have fun and let loose. They were underground bars that sold alcohol illegally. In addition to this illegal actions‚ gangs played a big part in the 1920’s. The organized groups actually ran the speakeasies‚ establishing placed in all the major cities. Capable of manipulating police and policies‚ they
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Abeer A. Saeed Prof. Gail Crawford COM-248 9/17/2015 Casablanca What some people claim to be one of the most popular love stories ever to be written‚ three times Oscar award winning Casablanca directed by Michael Cutiz was made in 1942. In the well-loved romantic melodrama Casablanca stars Humphrey Bogart who plays bar owner named Rick Blain‚ one of the two lovers of Ilsa Lund‚ who is played by Ingrid Bergman. Her other lover Victor Laszlo is a Czech resistance leader who also her husband‚ is played
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The introduction of sound drastically changed Hollywood. Silent movies dominated early Hollywood‚ but sound quickly took the throne when people discovered how to make “talkies” during the late 1920s. Not only did the introduction of sound films lead to the demise of silent films‚ it also impacted the industry film style in Hollywood. As Hollywood studios experimented with the incorporation of sound into their films‚ it brought about significant changes‚ such as subtler acting‚ the beginnings of Foley
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As men left to fight in the Great War in the late 1910’s‚ women in the U.S. and all over Europe found themselves necessary to make the homefront function‚ i.e. women had to fill the holes in industry and social life that the absence of men created for them. It is at this time that the flapper appears; a new kind of woman with short‚ bobbed hair‚ shorter skirts and freer clothes to match her new‚ freer lifestyle. It is no wonder that the vote was given to women during this time‚ as the idea of gender
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English 1102 26 July 2010 Gattaca The movie Gattaca displays a world that is focused on perfection. Vincent lives in a world where being perfect means everything. He is discriminated against because he was born the natural way and not the “valid” way. The “valid” way is being created in a biotechnology lab. The genetic code of a person is altered‚ and they are created to be perfect specimens of society. Vincent’s parents trusted in God with his birth‚ an act that was considered abnormal in
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artistic eye‚ Go Fish is a film that invites audiences to view the lives of a handful of lesbians living together‚ and their quests to find happiness through love. Issues on dress‚ hair‚ and the occasional heterosexual fling are also dealt with. This movie is intended for a lesbian audience‚ but even those who are not gay can appreciate the strength and pride that these women withhold. Max‚ who is narrating the story‚ is a lesbian in search of a lover to call her own. She’s a younger girl‚ who is living
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The 1920s are known as the decade of extravagance‚ and the art in the decade definitely reflected it. Art deco and surrealism both came to popularity in the ‘20s‚ probably due to the change from the standard lifestyle of the ‘10s to the lavish way of life that only the 1920s could posses. The two art forms‚ although vastly different‚ both show two sides of the great Jazz Age. Beginning in France‚ the art deco design represented the fashion side of modernism. When the style crossed the Atlantic
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is at the difficult time in his life battling drug and alcohol addiction as a flight captain. He becomes a hero and has to make a decision that can change his life. After reviewing the movie we can determine the reason for him becoming a hero‚ the "real" Whip‚ and my final review of the film. In the movie “Flight”‚ the major character Denzel Washington presents a bad portrait of professionalism. He plays an airline flight captain addicted to money‚ sex‚ and alcohol. Whip decides to use cocaine
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standards were rejected. There was a break out of organized crime‚ and citizens ignored the prohibition on alcohol. Women started to gain more rights and disregarded “standards” that were set for them. During this time life was on the edge. The 1920’s was a time of innovation‚ and this revolutionary time period caused
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During the 1920’s‚ women’s lives have changed in many different ways. After World War 1‚ American women’s were looking for fun. Women’s became more independent‚ achieving greater freedoms. For example‚ right to vote‚ more job opportunities ‚ freedom of speech‚ and many more. The number of women teachers‚ doctors‚ secretaries and nurses rose. Women earned less than men which they discriminated against. President Wilson declared himself in favor of women suffrage so the Nineteenth Amendment was ratified
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