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    We have already attempted coming up with a solution to the sale and consumption of alcohol in the 1920’s the Prohibition which was a complete and utter disaster when it failed drastically but turning the sale and consumption of alcohol into an underground crime scene by illegally smuggling alcohol and selling it. With a failed attempt and history repeating itself the government cannot use scare tactics on society as a way to prevent crime within society. If there is a way people will find it to

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    The roaring 20’s was the time for people to express and get out into the world and do things they would not normally do. It was a time for dancing‚ art‚ and entertainment to emerge into society. Traditionalist did not always approve of these new activities among the youth. However‚ negative influences started to appear in the south. A terrorist group known as the Ku Klux Klan was created to create fear among African Americans to hold their power within the south. "The name Ku Klux Klan was derived

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    we look underneath the dresses and makeup to see how much preparation and stress goes along with it‚ and the heart break that comes along when a contestant doesn’t win the title he or she was aiming for. The history of beauty pageants began in the 1920’s. Originating as a marketing tool in 1921 by an Atlantic City hotel owner who wanted the city’s tourists to remain in town longer. A local news reporter started the infamous term‚ still used today by saying‚ “let’s call her ‘Miss America’!” Pageants

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    The decade of 1920‚ also known as the Roaring Twenties‚ were years of excitement and novelty. During these times‚ people enjoyed new forms of entertainment and technology as the economy grew. One particular president who encouraged people to enjoy their life amid these years was Calvin Coolidge. After the death of the twenty-ninth president Warren Harding in 1923‚ Calvin Coolidge won the presidential elections by a landslide. Throughout Calvin Coolidge’s presidency‚ he focused on industry and economics

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    either the floor with a mat‚ or specially designed spring-resistant equipment which is all supervised by a trained Pilate’s instructor. The exercises of Pilate’s focus on strengthening ones core while continuously breathing deeply. Created in the 1920’s by a physical trainer‚ Joseph Pilates‚ with the primary purpose of the exercise focused solely on rehabilitation. Pilates first used this form of exercise to treat soldiers who were returning from war. He also was known to treat dancers with Pilates

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    The Bauhaus Design Movement The Bauhaus is one of the most important design movements in the twentieth century. It took place in Germany in the 1920’s and 30’s and is considered one of the birthplaces of the Modern Movement in architecture‚ design and art. The horrible experiences of WWI‚ poverty and inflation were strong influences. The movement known as Bauhaus was a reaction to social change and resulted in a purism approach with an emphasis in design on straight edges‚ smooth slim forms‚

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    fleeing Americans‚ there could have been a worse time to migrate‚ due to harsh working and living conditions‚ and new immigration restriction laws‚ the many negatives outweigh the positives for the new immigrants. The New Immigrants during the 1880-1920 period typically settled in the cities along the eastern seaboard and entered low-paying‚ wage-labor jobs‚ which meant they filled the growing factories and also worked at other poorly-paid jobs such as construction work or sewing. Because the living

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    1. Introduction America was in a jazz age in 1920s. Its economy developed so fast that most American people had begun to get a sense that “World War I” had brought so many material benefits to them‚ with unprecedented enthusiasm; they closed doors to purchase wealth and pleasure insanely. They not only think they are placed in one of the most brilliant era in human’s history and mesmerize in it‚ but also believe that the time will continue endlessly. Social structure and people’s behavior and psychology

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    dad dies in a fine big house. I believe that Langston is trying to say that black people are always going to be poor and that white people are most of the time going to have a lot of money to live with. I like this poem because it talks about how the 1920’s were but‚ eventually time evolve. Now people are equal in certain

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    Fashion Trends in the 1930s Vogue in the 1930s was much different from the trends now. Clothing styles were less lavish for most of the time period. The north/south were still separated‚ so they had access to different clothing. To Kill a Mockingbird‚ a novel by Harper Lee‚ mentions some of these fashion trends. Some magazines were first published towards the end of the 1930s and captured the best fashion trends (The Best Fashions of the 1930s). The fashions favored in Hollywood were eventually

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