The 1920s is the decade in which fashion entered the modern era. It was the decade in which women first abandoned the more restricting fashions of past years and began to wear more comfortable clothes (such as short skirts or trousers). Men also abandoned highly formal daily attire and even began to wear athletic clothing for the first time. The suits men wear today are still based‚ for the most part‚ on those worn in the late 1920s. The 1920s are characterized by two distinct periods of fashion
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Katherine Mansfield (1888-1923) is remembered as one of the classical writers of English short stories‚ and it is very much due to her works that the short story gained a full literary status. In The Garden Party‚ we meet Laura Sheridan‚ a young girl living in the rich Sheridan family. She was the youngest daughter in the family. The theme of The Garden Party is very simple. All conversations and descriptions was about the garden party and the death of the poor young man who left his wife and five
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I believe that the author’s life experiences influenced and interests influenced the book’s message. “In the summer of 1923‚ Steinbeck enrolled in a biology course at Hopkins Marine Station in Pacific Grove and there became familiar with the ideas of WIlliam Emerson Fitter‚ and found himself especially enamored with Ritter’s concept of the super-organism.” Superorganism refers to “an organized society (as of a social insect) that functions as an organic whole.” This term “is used most often to describe
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BABE RUTH George Herman Ruth also known as "BABE RUTH"‚ was born February 6 ‚ 1895. At the age of 7 he was taken to St. Mary’s Industrial school for Boys on June 13‚1902. At the age of 19 he signed with the Baltimore Orioles of the International League. He played with the Orioles for five months when he was sold to the Boston Red Sox. When he arrived in Boston ‚he fell in love with Helen Woodford ‚a waitress in his hotel’s restaurant. After losing his second start ‚ Ruth was sent to the minors
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continues to proudly provide quality entertainment for every member of the family‚ across America and around the world. The Birth of a US Icon October 16‚ 1923 Walt signed a contract with M. J. Winkler to produce a series of Alice Comedies — this date is considered the start of the Disney company first known as The Disney Brothers Studio. In 1923‚ Disney joined his brother Roy O. Disney in Hollywood. By the time he arrived on the West Coast‚ word came from New York that a company wanted to purchase
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around the world. All of us are dedicated to entertaining children and families with a framework of being a highly principled‚ trustworthy and transparent company.” - Brain Goldner‚ the Chief Executive Officer of Hasbro Inc. The company was founded in 1923‚ with their first hit being Mr. Potato Head. Hasbro Inc. was showing good business practices by coming out with a toy that was so enjoyed by kids. Hasbro continue to grow as they released GI Joe in 1969 which lead to commercials and also printed ads
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The League of Nations was an organisation designed to maintain peace throughout the World. It was created during the Paris Peace Conference. The League of Nations was the idea of Woodrow Wilson‚ the president of the USA. The League’s main aims were to bring together all nations in a parliament to discuss and settle disputes‚ to protect the independence of countries and safeguard their borders‚ to improve peoples living and working conditions‚ and to make war obsolete by persuading nations to disarm
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Mai Chang Microbiology-Y1D 11/13/16 Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease‚ caused by Treponema pallidum bacteria‚ that can cause long term complications when not treated properly. The disease is acquired through bodily contact such as kissing‚ during vaginal‚ anal or oral sex. There are different stages of syphilis and they are divided by their symptoms: primary‚ secondary‚ latent and the late stage (2‚4‚5). In the primary stage‚ symptoms such sores will appear. The location of the sores
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Born in Hanover‚ Germany in 1887 was the artist Kurt Schwitters. Swhwitters’ is known for his unique contribution to twentieth-century art and literature. In 1908 he began his study of art and of writing poetry. Between 1908 and 1914 he attended various art schools including Kunstschule in Hannover‚ Germany‚ and the Berliner Akademie de Kunste.1 He was labeled untalented in traditional academic art because of his influence from Dadaism‚ Cubism‚ German Expressionism‚ and similar avant-garde movements
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Newfoundland Company realized that it could no longer afford to operate its costly railway and approached the government for help. That year alone‚ the railway had accumulated a deficit of $1.7 million. The government passed the Railway Settlement Act in 1923 and assumed control of the operation. The service‚ however‚ continued to lose money throughout the 1920s and 1930s‚ with annual deficits amounting to as much as $3 million. By the time the Great Depression broke out in 1929‚ government spending on
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