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    what sport makes the cut and comes to mind? In today’s America‚ the most beloved sport is American football. Across the United States‚ football is known through live broadcasting‚ news‚ well known medias‚ the renowned super bowl‚ college sporting events‚ and the National Football League (NFL)‚ and a tad more. Over the course of time things started and have drastically gotten different. In the period of the 1920’s the standout sport wasn’t football‚ but baseball. The extravagant sport‚ football‚ was

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    In the 1920s also known as the Roaring 20s‚ reading became more and more popular as people became literate. After World War Ⅰ they had time to read‚ write‚ and enjoy all of their new leisure time. Leisure time was enjoyed mostly by the upper class who were stuck in their materialism and wealth. The obsession with money and power was a popular theme in the literature of the decade. Americans valued only money and reputation which changed the way the nation was viewed. After the war America’s youth

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    The Female Body in Advertising in the US during the 1920s The 1920s was a quite controversial decade concerning women’s position. People‚ trying to forget about the shock of the Great War‚ buried themselves in an unabashed materialism and hedonism. It was a decade when all old norms were extinguished not only for women but for the whole society. It was the time of one of the greatest changes American society ever experienced. Probably‚ this change was especially true for women’s position

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    As a new wave of science emerged under those such as Charles Darwin in the 1920s‚ conflicts soon emerged between science and religion. After much research‚ Charles Darwin proposed a new Theory of Evolution‚ claiming that all living things were on Earth due to long term genetic mutations between species. By claiming humans came from a common ancestor to apes Darwin rejected the religious belief of divine creation expressed in the Bible. Social conflict quickly emerged between Modernists (who believed

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    Racial Tensions in the 1920’s Blacks vs. Whites majority of the racism happened in the South‚ but it still was all across the nation. Even though the Ku Klux Klan was founded in 1866‚ membership increased dramatically during the 1920s. In the 1920’s the KKK put themselves present into society once again‚ triggered by the Great Migration of African Americans to the North. About twenty five cities nationwide in 1919 began to erupt in race riots and this time would later be known as the "Red Summer"

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    Name: Professor Name: Class: Phil 186 Date: November 4‚ 2014 Essay 2: Capitalism A Love Story In the documentary film “Capitalism a love story” Michael Moore demonstrates the failure of Capitalism as an economic system in America. The movie explores what capitalism is‚ who benefits and who get hurt by it. The film clearly shows how capitalism was hijacked by special interests and how it decimated the middle class‚ making it so much smaller while at the same time enlarging the poor underclass. It

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    The Roaring ‘20s The 1920s was a time to be alive. Indeed‚ it was roaring. In those 10 years‚ the nation’s overall wealth was doubled (History.com). This was the first time in history that people were allowed to do exactly what they wanted‚ especially women. It was the beginning of modern technology and machinery which made life easier and more enjoyable. Women liked to dress in skimpy clothing and drinking alcohol in public became more popular. The Roaring Twenties was a period of time following

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    crash” (https://www.ncpedia.org/history/20th-Century/1920s). Americans were beginning to witness more inequality and conservatism than social change. It was the return of the Ku Klux Klan‚ the Prohibition Era‚ and the Monkey-Scopes Trials that caused a large amount of the change and conflict.     During the 1920’s‚ the Ku Klux Klan exceeded over 4 million people nationwide and became a national organization. This revival reflected the American society struggling. The KKK was becoming

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    Age of Intolerance‚ Age of Wonderful Nonsense‚ and the Roaring Twenties is known to be in reference to the 1920s. Likewise‚ the Roaring Twenties contributed to the “rebirth of the people”‚ as a scholar from the 1920s would put it‚ to which was associated with the new found strength in the voices of the African-Americans. Consequently‚ the public would popularly state‚ “The 1920s was the time of great prosperity‚” however; there is a substantially massive amount of evidence that show there

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    Abortion is a controversial topic‚ and leads to a divide within the American people. However‚ this is not a new concept. A similar fight about birth control took place in the 1920s‚ in addition to a parallel argument between men and women over gender roles and expectations. With the passage of the 19th Amendment‚ women gained the right to vote. Thereafter‚ they became more independent‚ which led to changes in society. Young Americans more openly discussed and portrayed their sexuality‚ and as a result

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