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    Living in the (1920s) Dear Darla this is Granny writing to you to inform you of how we did things in 1920. Things such as clothing‚ fashion and how it changed things for good. Hope things are going well with you‚ at the same time there were many things that I adopted to the change as well as others getting the fashion change. You will not believe how sexual activity and other social interaction changed as well; it has a lot to do with how you made it here to be my lovely Darla. The magazines and

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    Times in the 1920`s were not always the easiest‚ there were times when people had to walk to places‚ farmers used horses to transport goods‚ which could take hours or even days to get to the destination. All this was the life of people in the 1920`s until a man by the name of Henry Ford made an affordable option an automobile. This helped everyone in the world from farmers to the workers in industries‚ everyone benefited from this and the world became a different place with this invention. Automobiles

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    Cassie Pinion Professor Smith AMH1020 11 December‚ 2015 In America‚ the 1920s were a time of great social‚ cultural‚ and political change. Many people no longer lived on farms and were moving to the cities. The wealth of the nation had almost doubled in this decade. The consumer economy was booming and the market was flourishing. It was the time of the “Jazz Age‚” a change in social thinking‚ and women began to see more equality; to name a few. Freedom began to flourish and people had begun

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    Zeitgeist of the 1920s By Mitchell Peerless The Roaring 20’s were a decade with a definite Zeitgeist and “The Great Gatsby” captures this Zeitgeist for all future generations to examine and study. In The Great Gatsby we the readers can easily see the Zeitgeist of the 1920s reflected back to us in three major ways. The wealthy flaunt their wealth‚ Social tolerance of race and sexual tendencies rise‚ and women are becoming more independent. The wealthy of the novel and of the 1920s flaunt their wealth

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    The decade and life of an American before the 1920s was built on stead fast “rural-based values” and “individualism”‚ but when Henry Ford revolutionized the automobile industry with mass production; that started the beginning of a consumer good revolution (1). More and more Americans were buying various consumer goods to make their life a little easier. It gave them more time for leisure. What weren’t foreseen were the major issues that came with urbanization and great distance between the lower

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    History Research Paper The 1920s had enormous potential for the U.S‚ America was the world’s superpower‚ American’s had luxurious houses‚ cars and high standards of living. Although the U.S gained a lot of prosperity in this year‚ there was still remaining problems like inequality that steamed from the past. The 1920s was a dramatic and radical change to American life and even more dramatic change for women. Women have tried to gain freedom‚ independence and equality of man since man put labels

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    Nudism as a Deviant Subculture Katie Heindel SOC 429 October 19‚ 2010 Nudism as a Deviant Subculture Introduction Nudism is a social and sexual phenomenon in America that has been gaining a significant following since the early 1930’s. This phenomenon was first introduced to American culture by a German immigrant named Kurt Barthel. (Hartman‚ Fithian and Johnson 1991) Since then‚ nudism has expanded to all parts of the country. From nude beaches and resorts to nudist camps‚ many are starting

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    shown socially‚ technologically‚ and economically. With the introduction of a new role for women‚ new technology‚ introduction of credit. Although the 1920s had some impacts from a conservation revolution‚ the majority of the revolution was innovated. While the Roaring Twenties was more of a revolution of innovation (change or new)‚ the 1920s also was a revolution of conservation (favors traditions). With alcohol becoming more popular‚ it was seen as wrong. With the passing of the 18th Amendment

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    The studio system was a film production and distribution method used by the major motion picture studios in Hollywood beginning in the 1920s and ending in the 1960’s. The “Hollywood studio system” was comprised of large movie studios that produced films on their own lots (properties) using creative personnel (actors & writers) who were locked in long term contracts. The studio system allowed for ownership of the distribution of a film‚ which ensured the film‚ would be shown at theater circuits owned

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    The first speaker ever created was known as the dynamic loudspeaker. It was created in the 1920s by Edward Kellogg and Chester Rice. The loudspeaker produces a magnetic field which then causes a coil or magnet to move. The coil or magnet is connected to the diaphragm. There are more speakers than just the horn‚ such as‚ such as‚ electrodynamic loudspeaker‚ flat panel - planar‚ electrostatic‚ multi-cell diaphragm and piezoelectric. Speakers are used to produce sound. Sound is an energy which is

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