The Model T‚ the radio‚ the washing machine: all inventions of the 1920s. The ‘20s were the decade of the idealist‚ the entrepreneur‚ and the innovator. Inventions popularized in the 1920’s would re-shape the American way of life. According to the Model T Ford Club of America‚ Ford sold 1‚555‚454 Model Ts in 1919. The influence of the Model T can be seen in every aspect of American life. The mass production of the car led to the widespread use of the assembly line‚ an innovation that would streamline
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Can you believe that over a few decades ago changed the way women dress and act? The flapper girls sparked in the early 1920’s leading a revolutionary change to modern day clothing for both women and men. The style that most of us try and pull of came about during a time of change and growth in our nation. Flappers in the 1920’s are considered to be our modern day feminist. During their time period‚ women were granted with more freedoms and equality to men‚ such as voting and being able to hold
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fearlessly challenging the establishment through their own thresholds for dissonances‚ the 1960’s saw a new‚ contrasting approach to rebelling against previously defined boundaries. Unlike the majority of movements found in Western Art music‚ this new movement did not immerge from the depths of European circles‚ but instead‚ in the United States. While there are several parallels that can be drawn between this new direction of seemingly simple‚ stripped-down music‚ and works from the late Romantic
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and creating something different. Arms‚ legs‚ and even knees were shown‚ and the bob haircut symbolized freedom! Smaller hats were worn‚ and women accessorized with purses and platinum jewelry. The 1920’s era symbolized change - leaving some traditions behind‚ and becoming a new and improved
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The 1970’s was a year of change. There had been so many wars in the previous decades and the people decided it was time for peace and love. During the early 1970s‚ popular music continued to be dominated by musicians who had achieved fame during the 1960s such as The Rolling Stones‚ Bob Dylan‚ and Eric Clapton. In addition‚ many newcomer rock groups such as Led Zeppelin appeared. The Beatles disbanded in 1970‚ but each member of the band immediately released a highly successful solo album‚ and
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Breakfast At Tiffany´s – Truman Capote Author Born in New Orleans in 1924‚ the homosexual Capote was abandoned by his mother and raised by his elderly aunts and cousins in Monroeville‚ Alabama. As a child he lived a solitary and lonely existence‚ turning to writing for consolation. In his mid-teens‚ Capote was sent to New York to live with his mother and her new husband. Disoriented by life in the city‚ he dropped out of school‚ and at age seventeen‚ got a job with The New Yorker magazine. Capote’s
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S-Curve Insight into the Electric Automobile Industry Introduction Many technological improvements have been made to vehicles to reduce their environmental impact. Some of these advances have been imposed by environmental legislation‚ others have been incentivized by commercial pressure to improve energy efficiency and limit our dependence on fossil fuel. Greening the transportation sector is thus important for meeting global emissions reduction targets. One innovative technology to achieve a green
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the author of Fitting In for Fifties Women was a young women living in the 1950’s she quoted‚ “1950’s women were second class citizens who’s roles were utterly restricted by business‚ the media‚ and by social pressures” –Brett Harvey. What the world didn’t understand was how hard it was for women to lose their independence all over again‚ unfortenoutly it back fired on America. Over time by the end of the late 50’s there was a rising birth rate‚ a stable divorce rate‚ and declining age of marriage
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1980’s and why did this respect fade in the course of the 1990’s? In the 1980’s ‘the Japanese model’ of economic growth had two particular aspects that were unique and had not been cultivate by the western world. Firstly the Japanese had an incredible work ethic and secondly they were able to blend the free market with state direction. The following essay will examine why ‘the Japanese model’ of modernization was so respected and yet feared by the west including Australia during the 1980’s. But
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In the 1950’s and 1960’s‚ the Civil Rights movement caused many good changes for black Americans including desegregation in schools and public area. Elizabeth Exford was happy to go to her first day of school at Central High School‚ in Little Rock‚ Arkansas‚ for the year 1957-1958. As she got there‚ a mad mob of people and the Arkansas National Guard blocked her path‚ making her walk away. President Eisenhower helped her and eight other negro students attend high school and were escorted by soldiers
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