THE ROARING TWENTIES Americans‚ in the years following the end of World War I found themselves in an era‚ where the people simply wished to detach themselves from the troubles of Europeans and the rest of the world. During the years of the Twenties‚ the economy was prosperous‚ there was widespread social reform‚ new aspects of culture were established‚ and people found better ways to improve their lifestyle and enjoy life. The 1920’s exemplified the changing attitudes of American’s toward foreign
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"I wanted to get out and walk eastward toward the park through the soft twilight but each time I tried to go I became entangled in some wild strident argument which pulled me back‚ as if with ropes‚ into my chair. Yet high over the city our line of yellow windows must have contributed their share of human secrecy to the casual watcher in the darkening streets‚ and I was him too‚ looking up and wondering. I was within and without‚ simultaneously enchanted and repelled by the inexhaustible variety
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you think is the best age to get married. THE BEST AGE TO GET MARRIED IS AROUND 25 TO 30 Laws states that the age that the men can get married is 20 and women is 18. As for me‚ it is not the best age to get married. I think the best age to get married is around 25 to 30. At these ages‚ people are mature enough in their thought and have a stable job because it helps them in future and also in society. Generally‚ young persons who graduate from universities are at the age of around 22 to 23. After
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politics‚ with men‚ and “though few women became politicians‚ millions became flappers. In six years‚ hemlines went from ankle‚ where they had been for centuries‚ to the knee” (Hoffman‚ 193). Paula S. Fass writes in her essay‚ “Sex and Youth in the Jazz Age”‚
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garments worn during the Great War. Men’s trousers were worn cuffed to ankle-length and creased. Skirts rose from floor length to well above the ankle‚ women began to bob their hair‚ and the stage was set for the radical new fashions associated with the Jazz Age of the 1920s. The fashion for men stayed quite the same as in the 1900’s. Black suits were quite popular. Also‚ on a more casual day‚ they would wear trousers with suspenders. A look they often wore were arrow collars‚ but they didn’t have
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style of the 1920s. 6. The Savoy Ballroom is most closely associated with which movement? 7. What factor helps to explain the appeal of distracting fads such as flagpole sitting‚ frenzied dancing‚ mah-jongg‚ and dance marathons during the Jazz Age? 8. Who likely made this statement? “I wear bobbed hair and powder my nose. I wear fringed skirts and bright colored sweaters‚ scarves‚ waists with Peter Pan collars‚ and low-heeled shoes. I adore dancing! I spend much time in automobiles.
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The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald: Literary Analysis Fitzgerald uses many symbols in his novel. These are used to develop characters‚ evoke emotions‚ reveal his personal feeling about the Jazz Age‚ develop a setting‚ express duality or differences between two groups of people (rich/poor‚ East/West‚ new money/old money‚ etc.)‚ and express Gatsby’s dream. Using the Color Chart and Symbolism Chart you have been completing while reading the novel‚ choose a combined total of 4 symbols and
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The youth of the 1920s were flamboyant with their own way of dressing‚ speaking and acting. If you look at the Jazz Age‚ you might say they were rebellious‚ materialistic and obviously disrespectful. Today’s youth may be described in the same manner or youth from any generation for that matter. The youth from the past and present tend to hold celebrities in high esteem. They watch the movies‚ play video games and want to imitate the hairstyles‚ make-up and dress of these characters they see portrayed
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Is old age really golden age? What are its pros and cons? Human life is a long and complex process which passes through many stages. Each stage contains new circumstances and requirements to which one has to adapt. The great English poet W. Shakespeare described and divided the human life span into a number of stages: an infant‚ a schoolboy‚ a lover with agonies of adolescence‚ a soldier as a youngish‚ a justice as an adult‚ a pantaloon who is over the hill‚ and the second childhood with "sans teeth
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Egotism can play a profound role in one’s approach to education‚ economics‚ and social enjoyment‚ as exemplified by Amory Blaine in the novel This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald. This Side of Paradise is a thought-provoking novel set in the Jazz Age‚ which follows the life of a privileged boy‚ Amory Blaine‚ through his struggles into adulthood. In the beginning of the book‚ Amory travels to America with his unconventional‚ high status mother. He goes off to boarding school‚ then Princeton
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