Hollywood in the 1930’s The film industry was a big source of entertainment in the 1930’s. During the Great Depression‚ spending money on entertainment wasn’t reasonable for people. Audiences always looked for "light-hearted screwballs" that would make them forget their troubles for some time (Hollywood and the Film Industry). In the 1930’s‚ Hollywood movie studios were having trouble financing the transition from silent to talking pictures due to the stock market crash 1929. The movie industry
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[pic][pic] 1930’s Fashion (: Mrs.Curley English IP April 4‚ 2012 Gill 2 Fashion in the 1930’s Have you ever wondered how fashion was back then in the 1930’s? If you ask me‚ I thought it was amazingly beautiful. They were so creative‚ unique and old-fashion‚ that’s what is called real fashion . That’s just my opinion. I’m interested in the different designs they have on the clothing‚ how they are cut‚ and what they wear with what type of other clothing on. “The
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hundreds of years women have been through many trails and tribulations to maintain women’s freedom we have today. Expectations have escalated‚ and our standards are much higher then they used to be. The things women have gone through throughout the 1930’s has increased the respect woman and has resulted in equality. Women’s efforts showed that they were dependable‚ meticulous people that could make boundless contributions to society. Women just needed the chance to prove it. Women were expected to
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How does Steinbeck emphasise the unusual nature of the friendship between George and Lennie? In the novel ‘Of Mice and Men’ Steinbeck stresses the importance and abnormality of the friendship between George and Lennie by using a variety of methods. They are complete opposites‚ yet they share a journey through the struggles of The Great Depression as friends and have faith in the same dream. This pulls them together through the most stressful parts of the novel. These two itinerant workers meet
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In the world of cosplay‚ there are many ways one could be involved successfully. While cosplay has been around since the 1930’s‚ it is just recently starting to branch out into more mainstream genres. A common type of cosplay is crossplay (crossdress and play) which is not to be confused with gender swap. The photo below shows a prime example of crossplay in which a female is representing a male character while adding her own twist to the costume yet still making the overall male character recognizable
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by John Steinbeck an ongoing theme was friendship. In the book Lennie and George relied a great deal on each other‚ and both of them had created a strong bond. For example‚ George continued to drag alone Lennie even though he had gotten them into lots of trouble. “ God a’mighty‚ if I was alone I could live so easy… You can’t keep a job and you lose me ever’ job I get… An’ that ain’t the worst. You get in trouble.” (Steinbeck‚ 10) After Lennie reacted to what George said‚ George expressed how he really
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The fashion and consumer world in the 1930’s was booming. Many items were made and invented‚ as well as improved. In the 1930’s some of the best lines of clothing were produces‚ and some of the appliances that we still use today were invented. The 1930’s was an age to remember and cherish‚ for most of the things we have today would not be in place if it was not for the inventions of the 1930’s. Many things were invented in the 1930’s‚ for example; scotch tape was invented by Richard G. Drew (Bellis)
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the Hard Times Even during the “Hard Times” and wartime‚ people still needed to be entertained to pass the time and find enjoyment. The people of the 1930’s were no exception. They enjoyed many kinds of entertainment especially if they could do them inexpensively. Some of their favorite pass-times were film‚ radio and print. Film of the 1930’s was labeled “The Golden Age of Hollywood.” Movies were being made with sound and color‚ new genres included gangster‚ musicals‚ news reporting‚ historical
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The 1930’s Food! The 1930’s cuisine was very simple and extremely rationed. The people in the 30’s just didn’t have the money to afford for themselves and kids all the time. The food was mostly given to men and children in soup/ bread lines for those who couldn’t afford food. The food was simple and inexpensive; the goal was to produce a lot of food with as little ingredients as possible. I’m sure the bread was bland and the chowders and soups were plain but it’s what the people of this struggling
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relevant to 1930’s America‚ following the depression and economic poverty it caused. Steinbeck portrays George as a flawed character who doesn’t display archetypal heroic qualities‚ however the reader empathizes with him. Steinbeck therefore ultimately presents him as a anti-hero within the context of the narrative. At the beginning of the novel‚ Steinbeck portrays George as a flawed character. George and lennie travel to a ranch ‚ indicating the unsettled lifestyle of men during 1930’s. Before
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