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    Even though there were many important discoveries relating to insulin and diabetes‚ there still was no cure or treatment for it. Individuals diagnosed with this disease died shortly after diagnosis. In the early 1900’s‚ Frederick Allen – a leading diet therapist – invented a diet specifically for diabetic patients. He called it ‘the undernutrition approach’ where as his patients called it ‘the starvation diet.’ This diet allowed the diabetic patients an intake of 800-1000 calories per day for six

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    National Hockey League got started in 1920‚ which is still around today. The game has changed slightly since its beginning but it is not a whole different game. Baseball hasn’t changed much and it doesn’t have to because it is just as exciting as it was when it became popular in the ’20’s and ’30’s. For the Olympics every 2 years the same magic is there today as there has always been. The game of hockey became a professional sport way back in 1890. But in 1920 was when the National Hockey League came

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    Racial discrimination among Hispanics in the United States is on the rise along with stricter immigration laws‚ inadequate education for ESL classes‚ as well as they are prey to healthcare disparities. Data shows that many states in the United States are implementing tougher immigration laws for their individual states. Also‚ due to education cuts and kick-backs‚ English as a second language classes are becoming fewer in many school districts. Finally‚ health care disparities among Hispanics are

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    the jazz style in the 1920s. During this time period‚ jazz dance wa influenced by African American cultures that were introduced in different dance movements. Some dances introduced to the population during this time includes the Lindy Hop and the Charleston. These movements included swing dance and flapper movements that were expressed in ballrooms and social settings. These elements were the original forms of jazz dance that influenced more styles and movements past the 20’s. Because of these new

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    1920s Automobiles Automobiles are one of the most prominent inventions ever created. The automobile industry rapidly grew through the 1920s. Henry Ford’s invention of the Model-T in 1903 skyrocketed the popularity of the automobile. Ford’s invention of the assembly line allowed the production of automobiles to increase rapidly. The assembly line allowed the automobile to be affordable for every American. Automobiles changed the way people traveled and lived. Without cars we would not have drive-ins

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    tides of social influence‚ though they may not be tangible like firearms or fists‚ their invisible wills spur radical change in the world. One of the most prominent social issues in the United States today and historically has been race‚ and equal treatment

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    Was the main reason that US prospered in America the developments in the automobile industry? In the 1920s‚ America became the wealthiest country in the world with no obvious rival. Yet by 1930 she had hit a depression that was to have world-wide consequences. But in the good times everybody seemed to have a reasonably well paid job and everybody seemed to have a lot of spare cash to spend.  One reason for the economic boom was High Purchase which is where you make a deposit on a item and then

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    Cotton Diplomacy During the 1850’s‚ the vast differences between the North and the South brought about the impending notion of war between the two. The South knew that the North had them beat on every level. The North had manufacturing capabilities with factories that could produce supplies necessary for outfitting an army. Also‚ the North’s population of 22 million was nearly three times the population of the South. The South only had nine million people‚ four million of whom were black slaves

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    3. How did observers explain the decrease in democracy and popular participation in government during the decade? During the 1920s‚ it was observed that there was a decrease in American citizens’ possession of democratic thought‚ which promoted a “…radical‚ self-directed citizen” (Foner 769)‚ and popular participation in the government. Walter Lippmann‚ author of Public Opinion and The Phantom Public explained that the decrease in democracy was due to the fact that “…the American voter was ill-informed

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    Animation in the 1920s As the science of technology rose into entertainment‚ not even Hollywood could compete with the new stars of animation. The first broadcast ever was in 1928 and the technology used for the broadcasts consisted of a turntable‚ which was solely used to be the base for the Felix the Cat figurine and propped him up for the shoot; studio lights‚ which helped transmit the picture and they also needed to be constant; an actor was needed and had to be impervious to heat‚ cheap

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