First of all‚ the term “Old World” is to define the world where people in the Bronze Age live. This “Old World” is the continents‚ which is now known as Africa‚ Europe‚ and Asia. People in the Old World had no idea about any other continents outside this “Old World.” However‚ some Europeans who were travelling found a new continent. Amerigo Vespucci then named it as the New World‚ which now is known as America. It makes a little bit clear why the Old World and the New World were separated for so
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Account for the growing social tensions in US society during the 1920s Despite the 1920s being referred to as the ‘Roaring twenties’ due to the prosperous changes in the social and economic way of America‚ further study of the nation in the decade reveals the growing social tensions‚ and a country ‘driven by social conflict and confused by social change.’ (Catton) The bitterness stemmed from the white Anglo Saxon Protestants (WASP) and their reaction to the flood of immigrants‚ Catholics and the
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It can be argued that the Industrial Revolution was the beginning of Modern America. However‚ it wasn’t until the 1920’s where America brought new sense of fashion (Doc I)‚ started building and expanding from a great change in technology (Doc G)‚ and excelled economically in the mass production of automobiles (Doc H). Therefore‚ the 1920’s was the beginning of Modern America. From the beginning of now showing more than just their ankles‚ women became more independent. Both men and women were leaving
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can be drawn between the “New” and the “Old” immigrants‚ the groups also have many differences. The origins of the immigrants were very different‚ the “Old” immigrants were better off than the “New” immigrants‚ and were from areas that provided them with skills that made it easy for them to assimilate into American society while the “New” immigrants were poor and unskilled. The patterns of immigration were also affected by their intentions‚ the “Old” seeking escape from politics or a new life after
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Louis Armstrong play his trumpet was a large part of what citizens in the 1920’s did‚ they also worked extremely hard with developing their economy‚ technology‚ and freedom. Even to this day their work in the 1920’s tops the work we do today. Their work on their economy gave the 20’s a large representation of how great they truly were. Women’s suffrage was fixed as well which helped develop a future of women’s rights and becoming equal. During the 1920’s Americans frankly were more prosperous than they
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Syllabus A students are those who believe their English is weaker. The difference between the two papers is apparent‚ Syllabus A paper is easier than Syllabus B. Although a passing E grade in Syllabus A is considered a failure in the Syllabus B paper‚ it is already sufficient to let a student study in secondary six. A grade C or above in the Syllabus A paper is equivalent to an E grade in the Syllabus B paper. A new syllabus for the English Language in 2007 replaces the two syllabuses A & B and
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installed the New Deal. The New Deal was created to fight against economic depression. Some people believed the New Deal was great and helped create jobs‚ while others thought that it gave the government too much power. The New deal was not a good deal. The New Deal wasn’t a good deal because it gave the government too much power and
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10/26/08 DBQ on Immigration Ms. Cavalli Immigration is the act of people entering into a new country to settle permanently. People immigrated to the United States starting in the 1820’s primarily‚ and still do to this very day! During the 1820’s until the late 1870’s‚ mainly only immigrants from the Northern and Western Europe came to the U.S‚ and these immigrants were called “Old Immigrants.” During the 1880’s and until the 1920’s is when the “New Immigrants” arrived
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metaphors or sayings when they are trying to get a point across. Depending on how we use them‚ the message we are trying to deliver can be straight forward or indirect. Sometimes a phrase can have several meanings. For instance the phrase “lets get it on “ what are we trying to say‚ are we challenging an opponent‚ accepting an opponents challenge‚ or could we be asking or agreeing to a sexual encounter? This statement can be used to express many forms of readiness based on how it is used. Marvin Gaye and
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Differences and similarities between the 1920s and the 1950s There many differences between the 1920s and the 1950s; such as‚ race relations‚ roles of women‚ and probably the big one is consumerism. Of course there were more but these three were the main ones. Yeah they had a different teenage culture but it wasn’t big. There were blacks wanting their rights‚ women being the man of the house during the wars‚ and even people just buying stuff because they can. These times were right after a
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