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Her room also didn’t comply with typical feminine ideas at the time because it was described as messy and also had an empty bottle of alcohol and a full ashtray. This didn’t go along with the typical roles of women because they were expected to be clean and sensible.
She has a very masculine way of speaking‚ it’s very to the point. She also uses colloquial words like “c’mon”
On the first page she refers to the person in her bed as “the blond” which is very masculine because she is objectifying him

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    Women Fashions in 1920s: During the 1920s women’s life had a drastic change‚ after first World War they had a particular impact on their lives‚ women wanted to have an space in society and wanted equality‚ they wanted to have jobs as men had. She was looking for a practical life‚ with no worries and regrets‚ after War Americans were anxious to return to normalcy‚ the doors for a change were open since women were allowed to vote. The 1920s gave liberty to women and their lives have changed

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    March 16‚ 2012 What Defines Us as Americans??? Over the years there have been many events that have taken place. These events not only affected the people and the world of the present at that time‚ but also the future and even the way things are today. Knowing this we must ask ourselves what defines us as Americans? There are series of events that all together add up to define us as Americans such as‚ the Constitution‚ Westward Expansion‚ and the Civil War and Reconstruction. What do you think

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    comes to be written‚ the sacrifice made by the women of India will occupy the foremost place - Mahatma GandhiJawaharlal Nehru had remarked‚ when most of the men-folk were in prison then a remarkable thing happened. Our women came forward and took charge of the struggle. Women had always been there of course but now there was an avalanche of them‚ which took not only the British Government but their own menfolk by surprise. The entire history of the freedom movement is replete with the saga of bravery

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    The changing role of Women in the 1920’s from a photograph taken from a 1928 US fashion magazine This source is a picture of four women dressed in flapper dresses (shorter dresses that showed off more of their body). In this source I have recognised that these women may be dancing the Charleston. This could have also been danced to jazz music. This source tells us that women weren’t accompanied by men anymore (without chaperones); this gave the impression that they were single and could whatever

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    Women in the 1920’s Before the war‚ women in society were quiet‚ polite and modest. In the 1920’s women changed dramatically‚ they appeared wearing short sporting skirts‚ short haircuts‚ smoking frequently swearing and also riding motorcycles. Once the soldiers had left for war‚ the women left behind emerged from their houses to fill the jobs of the men to support the armed forces. The movement from home to work force led to the creation of the new 1920’s woman. Although the women had started

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    The role of women and sexuality in society had taken a massive leap forward in 1920 when all women were given the right to vote. The roles of American Women in the 1920s varied considerably between the ’New Woman’‚ the Traditionalists and the older generation‚ and the ’New Woman’‚ including the young Flappers‚ embraced new fashions‚ personal freedom and new ideas that challenged the traditional role of women. The Traditionalists feared that the ’ New Morality’ of the era was threatening family values

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    What does freedom mean to me? Freedom means the knowledge of knowing your rights‚ your personal freedom that nobody can ever take away from you. Freedom means being able to have an opinion without it being judged. Freedom means not being restricted or held down from trying to accomplish your dreams. Freedom is a right that every human being deserves‚ yet people around the world are being stripped of that right‚ being forced into a religion or being forced to do things that they may not want to

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    ‘Ransom’ demonstrates that it is a man’s actions that define him. Discuss. While Priam’s decision to defy kingly conventions and act as ‘an ordinary man’ shows that a man’s actions can indeed make up a significant element of one’s identity‚ Malouf also makes it clear that a man’s emotional connections with others define him. Priam’s humble request of Achilles‚ and Achille’s agreement to this‚ humanize the two men and highlight their compassionate sides as opposed to their societal statuses. However

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    What it means to be an american There are many ways to describe the american identity today like family traditions or or how you feel in time of tragedy. Another way to describe an american identity is the age of the person. How old the person is will affect their american identity because they have seen more than us more tragedy and that may have shaped their identity differently according to how long they have been around. A person who has been around longer knows more about America. How does

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