Sports in the 1930’s The 1930’s was a rough time for all of America. Experiencing a drought‚ the stock market crash‚ and it was overall a time of major poverty. This was the time of the great depression‚an economical and industrial slump in 1929 and the upcoming years. Through all of this‚ they needed some sort of leisure or entertainment. This is where sports come into place. Sports like basketball‚ baseball‚ and boxing were just a few athletic examples that were an important part of the decade
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Of Mice and Men In the novel‚ Of Mice and Men‚ the author‚ John Steinbeck‚ takes a strong stance against many social issues. Steinbeck voices his opinions on controversial rights such as women ’s rights and the treatment of migrant workers. One of the main points that Steinbeck addresses is his dislike for the treatment of African-Americans. He expresses his views through the hardship and turmoil of Crooks‚ the only African-American character in the novel. Crooks is looked down upon by his peers
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The majority of the historical events that took place in the 1920’s‚ greatly influenced the way women dressed‚ as the automobile industry grew‚ so did female’s interest in cars. As they became drivers‚ women’s clothes were adjusted accordingly to their more liberated lifestyle‚ with sporty clothes becoming one of the leading fashion trends. Designers influenced by the revolutions in the film and music industry‚ began creating clothes similar to those seen on the big screen. Among them‚ there were
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Two eras in time were the 1930’s and 1960’s. Both of these two periods in time are interesting in their own ways. Also people usually think the 1960’s were all about fun which wasn’t always true. In addition people think that a main event in the 30’s was the Great Depression which in fact is true but there’s more to the 30’s than most people think. There are many seminaries and differences in these two are fashion‚ inventions/technology‚ and music. Three similarities between them are the people involved
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Have you ever wondered about the great depression? Or how they lived through it? The great depression started in the 1930’s. It lasted for nearly ten years. “The great depression put millions of people out of work.” It seared itself into memory of those who lived through it. 1930 was a work here and a work there. “No income meant they had to cut back on everything possible.” They kept their regular payments on two metropolitan life insurance policies. They had to stop ice and milk delivery also
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Segregation in the 1930’s Segregation has always been around for many years and been a huge issue. Segregation means the "practice or policy of keeping people of different races and religions separate from each other" (Google.com). To some people‚ segregation was a good and a correct thing to do but for some it’s bad and just wrong. For example‚ Martin Luther King Jr. he was against segregation but didn’t use violence. On the other hand‚ we have Malcolm X he was also was against segregation
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Henry Selick uses many techniques to outline the loneliness in Coraline’s life. In the scene Coraline shows many signs of loneliness. Loneliness is the feeling of being alone. Henry Selick demonstrates this by using techniques such as high angle‚ medium shot‚ and Dolly. In the film Coraline Henry Selick uses a technique called high angle to show the loneliness feeling going on in the film. He used this technique to emphasize how alone she is in such a big surrounding by using high angle. I believe
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beautiful. The Model T only came in black but when it was built in assembly lines. Before that it was blue. Cars have evolved since and there is more technology inside of them with new stereos‚ monitors‚ and lights. It’s really up to the individual on how they want to customize their own car. With many styles they might have in mind with flames or maybe just one or multiple colors all together. Most people think “kustom” is a way to make something in their own style and to design something they really
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In the early 1900’s the man was seen as the intellectual individual who takes care of their wife and family‚ who arrives home with the money and who was the supplier. However during the 1930’s this typical idea of the man’s role was extremely hard to keep ahold of due to The Great Depression. While the average woman worked on household dynamics and keeping the family afloat‚ the man was out looking for a job‚ or struggling to keep his current job. As a result‚ the average male came home at the end
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How does the opening chapter of The Handmaid’s Tail introduce the main ideas of the novel? One of the main themes in the novel is that of hierarchy. This is demonstrated in the first chapter‚ through the violent and animalistic imagery of “electric cattle prods” carried by the Aunts “slung on thongs from their leather belt(s)”. This immediately hints to the reader that the women are being kept in the gymnasium by force. Another theme displayed in the first chapter is regime. The description in the
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