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    ONE PERSON IN EVERY TEN THOUSAND met a violent death in the 118 leading cities of the United States last year. To Chicago went the doubtful distinction of having the most homicides—510; New York City‚ with approximately twice the population of Chicago‚ had 340. In twenty-eight of the leading cities the rate was 9.9 per 100‚000‚ as against 11.0 in 1925. "Slight as it is‚ the reduction is encouraging‚" observes the collector of these statistics‚ Dr. Frederick L. Hoffman‚ writing in The Spectator‚

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    Hobo Subculture Essay

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    Hobo subculture as one of the examples of prehistoric visual communication Done by Kadirzhanova Bayan F.Y. Applied Art Bharati Vidyapeeth College of Fine Art Introduction Visual communication is communication through visual aid and is described as the conveyance of ideas and information in forms that can be read or looked upon. Visual communication in part or whole relies on vision‚ and is primarily presented or expressed with two dimensional images‚ it includes:

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    The advertisement reflects changes in American Society through the portable phonograph that is displayed. During the 1920s‚ as new inventions were developed‚ making and spending money became the new way of life for members within society. The degree of wealth and material comfort available to a person increased dramatically during the Jazz Age. One factor that contributed to this change in society was the mass production of new inventions; including the phonograph. New inventions‚ such as the phonograph

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    Police Subculture Essay

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    According to the seminal work of William Westley (1970)‚ the police subculture is a crucial concept in the explanation of police behavior and attitudes. The subculture‚ in his view‚ characterizes the public as hostile‚ not to be trusted‚ and potentially violent; this outlook requires secrecy‚ mutual support‚ and unity on the part of the police. Manning (1977) suggested that the inherent uncertainty of police work‚ combined with the need for information control‚ leads to police teamwork‚ which in

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    Immediately‚ Earhart dropped out of school and enlisted as a nurse for the Red Cross during World War I (Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum). After serving a few years as a nurse for the soldiers‚ her parents convinced her to move to California with them. In 1920‚ while in California‚ her and her father attended an airshow for stunt fliers in Los Angeles. At the airshow‚ she persuaded her father to let be a passenger on a flight‚ and she fell in love with airplanes (Bailey‚

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    Punk Subculture History

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    The New Romantics was a subculture born out of dissatisfaction with the way ‘punk had become a parody of itself’ (Cole‚ 2000) that‚ once adopted by the mainstream‚ began to alienate ‘many of those who were at first attracted to it’s embracing of difference and individuality’ (Cole‚ 2000). Where punk had once been about a very ‘DIY’ ethic and energy‚ it evolved into something uniform and hyper-masculinised. In doing so‚ the punk scene became much less of a welcoming space for LGBTQ+ youth‚ such as

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    Women In The 1920s

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    confident.” (Preston Slosson) Before 1920‚ life for American women was ordinary. Everyday routines included cooking every meal‚ daily cleaning and laundry‚ and raising children. Even with the plain image and unpretentious role these everyday tasks‚ women at this time felt content with their position in the home‚ for it was very crucial since the husbands worked all day to provide for their families. A few events and novel innovations that took place after 1920 greatly altered the lives of Americans

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    American Vegan Subculture

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    How it became a subculture? American vegetarianism has existed for more than 200 years and the American Vegan Society was founded February 1960‚ in Malaga New Jersey. Throughout recorded history there have been individuals and groups teaching the complete non-use of animal-source food and clothing. The practice of this lifestyle achieved varying degrees of success‚ and some failures. Veganism was defined and the first Vegan Society formed in 1944 in England. This society was to become the inspiration

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    1920s Flappers

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    being bought) the 1920s was called the “golden age twenties”. The 1920s can also be referred to as the roaring twenties. The most iconic thing that comes to mind about the 1920 is the flapper; the flapper was a young woman who had short hair (usually a bob) who would wear short skirts and dresses and would smoke and drink‚ not all females in the 1920s became flappers but all women in the 1920s were given the freedom to vote for the first time and women were also

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    Progressive Era Reforms From 1900-1920‚ there was an era of reform by progressives‚ and the federal government brought reforms at the national level. This time was very successful in bringing reform at a national level. There were three major groups of reforms‚ Social reforms‚ Economic reforms‚ and political reforms. Socially‚ Women’s suffrage‚ and meat inspection. Economically‚ Trust Busting‚ Income tax and The Federal Reserve Act. Politically‚ the direct election of Senators with the the

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