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    1920 American Gangsters

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    Philadelphia reported gangs as early as 1840. Between then and 1870 Philadelphia became home to over 100 street gangs. This is also the time when gangs started to use clothing for the sake of distinctiveness. Chicago became a type of gang capital during the 1920s‚ with a total of about 1‚300 gangs and about 25‚000 gang members. Immigration of Mexicans into California grew rapidly in this period. Many youngsters of the second generation didn’t fit in the American society. They started wearing fancy and distinctive

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    The 1920’s a regressive era When most people think of the 1920’s they think of a roaring and unrestricted economy‚ and a booming cultural golden age; however‚ this could not be father from the truth. Even though the economy was prosperous and the women had finally gained their suffrage‚ the 20’s were far from progressive. Racially blacks made little progress and white supremacists gained power‚ politically the government became self absorbed and corrupt‚ and economically while prosperous was

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    The 1920s was a decade of exciting social changes and reflective cultural conflicts. For many Americans‚ the growth of cities‚ the rise of a consumer culture‚ and the so-called “revolution in morals and manners” represented a liberation from the restrictions of the country’s Victorian past. But for others‚ the United States was changing in undesirable ways. The result was a veiled “cultural civil war‚” in which a pluralistic society classed bitterly over such issues as foreign immigration‚ evolution

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    Growing Up In The 1920s

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    The period of the 1920s was widely regarded as an era of prosperity. There was social‚ political‚ and cultural change. The city life was difficult as a farmer in the 1920s. “Farmers struggled with low prices all through the 1920s‚ but after 1929 things began to be hard for city workers as well”. The stock markets crashed so that led to unemployment. Which wasn’t good for the farmers at all. It wasn’t good for the farmers because without work they would go bankrupt. When they go bankrupt they wouldn’t

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    The 1920’s and Great Depression contrasted each-other in many ways when it came to the economy‚ social‚ and politics. In the 1920’s the economy was at its high point. The unemployment rate was below 5% and new inventions were coming out all the time. People could always go out and have a good time whether it was a baseball game or going to the movies. By the end of the 1920’s and into the great depression‚ people were lucky if you could do these things once a year. During the great depression 30%

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    Fashion in the 1920's

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    Fashion in 1920’s “It is unseen‚ unforgettable‚ ultimate accessory of fashion that heralds your arrival and prolongs your departure.” Clothing changed with womens changing roles in modern society‚ particularly with the idea of freedom for people worldwide. In the “Roaring Twenties”‚ fashion entered the modern era‚ impacted lives of kids‚ men‚ and women driving them to dress rebellious. Prior to WWI‚ kids still dressed more or less the way they had for a millennium‚ like young adults. “By 1920‚ clothes

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    China

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    Fair Trade Fair trade is defined in several ways. One simple definition is that it is encouraging development of local communities by advocating the payment of a higher price to exporters. The exporters are mainly advanced countries such as U.S‚ Europe‚ and so on. Simply‚ the fair trade movement improves the lives of people in the developing world. However‚ some people point out a problem of limited point of sale. Moreover‚ there seem to have few more problems about negative aspect of fair

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    Feminism and female image in The Grandmaster The Grandmaster: An analysis of the characterization of Gong Er Abstract China has produced many classical movies‚ including a great percent of the movies in which the female is leading character. Through the colorful images‚ we may realize clearly how the Chinese feminine survival condition is‚ the words hegemony and the male-power- centre they encounters in the society‚ as well as the difficulties that they are seeking independent life for themselves

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    New Women In The 1920's

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    flapper had more freedom (they did not want to use corsets and act like their mother). They had short hair‚ short skirt‚ drink and smoke in public. Women had access to a type of birth control‚ which helped poor families to not have a lot of children. In 1920‚ the 19th amendment allowed women to vote‚ which increased women presence in public area. Women had more chances to work in professional jobs‚ but only feminized professions like teaching and nursing. The automobile becomes more popular and more reliable

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    Life In The 1920s Essay

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    The Roaring 20s The 1920s was a time where the culture changed drastically‚ not only did you have people moving from farms to the city‚ you also had people changing the way they lived in the city. New technology and household products made tasks a lot easier and faster than every before. People became obsessed with all things modern whether it is the music they listened to or the things they did on their free time. Because of economic growth the consumer rates and advertising were at an all time

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