Before the 1930’s or the first set of "talking picture films‚" all films were completely silent. Usually‚ they had some form of text card that would flash upon the screen explaining what had happened in the previous scene. To keep the film from just being a projected book‚ the film would be accompanied with anything from full orchestras to a pianist. A correctly timed note or a special tone would almost give a sense of depth to a two-dimensional image. Not only this‚ but the music had a second purpose
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bankruptcy in 1918. People thought the United States’s future faced limited opportunity. It was the longest and darkest economic depression in American history. Then signs of recovery began to show in the early 1930s. The American economy lost more than $30 billion on October 24‚ 1929 also known as Black Tuesday. All major European countries were near bankruptcy after WW1 ended but United States and Japan were financially in good shape. The United States was making more product and made less demand causing
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The Chess Game of 1930’s America in The Big Sleep In Raymond Chandler’s novel The Big Sleep‚ Philip Marlowe represents the shred of chivalry that remains in a world of corruption. Set and written in 1930’s America‚ the economic devastation of the Great Depression has a significant influence on the book’s plot that revolves around profit-seeking crime and organized corruption. Marlowe’s work as a private detective brings him face to face with seedy criminals of every sort‚ and each corresponds
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whites‚ whites would intimidate the blacks that would wanted to vote. During this time it was a struggle to have equal opportunity to employment‚ housing and education. Not only racism was a problem but people who were gay were not respected either‚ it was often rude or inappropriate to have two men or two women show affection to one another in public. Many of these problems were solved in the civil rights movements of the 1950s. Today problems between the blacks
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The Klan of the 1930’s In 1865‚ the bloodiest war in American history drew itself to a much-needed end. However‚ the gory war had severe repercussions. One of which is the Ku Klux Klan‚ or as it is more commonly known‚ the ‘KKK’‚ or even ‘the Klan’. The Klan was not originally meant to perform filthy crimes against humanity‚ but any group started by individuals with such dark beliefs is bound to morph into something unintentionally. Something horrible. Something that would burn fear into the
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Many people probably wouldn’t have made it through the 1930’s without music. The people who listened to the music said it was their way of life (Microsoft music). Music helped people forget about all the bad and horrible things going on around them‚ it let them escape their day to day troubles if just for a little while. The kind of music most people listened to was the high beat "Swing". Swing was said to have been born in 1938 when Jelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers recorded "George
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The 1930’s was an era that the whole world would not forget because it was a decade of great hopelessness around the whole world. Two of the Americans presidents witnessed this era. The first American president who witnessed the great depression is Herbert Hoover
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this argument and say “all lives matter”‚ but they cannot ignore the disproportionate injustice against African Americans today. If we study the Black Lives Matter movement‚ we can see that discrimination and oppression still exists‚ but there are constructive ways to deal with it. The Black Lives Matter movement brought the attention that discrimination is still existing today. With people like President Obama speaking on this issue‚ it is easy to see that even the most powerful people have been
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ETH125 Week 3 Quiz - Ch. 3 Schaefer Identifying Discrimination This quiz consists of multiple choice and fill in the blank questions. Each question is worth 5 points for a total 50 points. There is only one correct response for each numbered item‚ and you should use the Schaefer text as needed to determine the best response. Highlight the correct response or fill in the blank as indicated and submit your completed quiz to your Assignments tab by the due date. 1. About
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has changed when it comes to discrimination on black people. If black people were to just listen when an officer pulls them over or even arrest them maybe then violence would not occur. Most of the black people that are arrested are either talking back to an officer or running away from them which then leads to them being physically brought down by an officer. If black people were to just obey the law and not talk back to officer’s maybe then riots and discrimination would not be happening. If people
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