Documentary facts Negroes were proud to be black The people were more acceptant of the African American culture Business‚ industry‚ culture Another america in the 1920’s had only candle and lanterns until electricity came Surge of new power went to new cities first Cars gave American freedom to leave Women started to wear more revealing stuff In Tennessee first law in the country ‚ to prohibit teacher from teaching evolution Fundamentalist people who believe that every you believe
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candidates for public office‚ direct election of Senators‚ the initiative‚ referendum‚ and recall‚ and women’s suffrage In this paper I plan to discuss how the 1920’s were a time when Americans attempted to repudiate progressivism and recapture the political‚ cultural and social values of the nineteenth century. To begin‚ in the 1920’s political values focused on immigration and prohibition. After World War 1 the U.s allowed fewer than 200‚ 000 immigrants to enter the country annually which was
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during the 1920s in order to escape the uncertainty and materialistic society America offered. The movie was able to visually describe how disillusionment with the present leads to a desire to escape in some way. The movie uses protagonist’s‚ Gill Pender‚ adventure through time to show audiences of any generation that the past is not as glorious as we make it seem. The movie opens with Gill Pender and his fiancé‚ Inez‚ having a conversation about how Gill sees them
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and is self evident in its being the complete opposite of such in its perception of death. Personally I can see why it caused such uproar in the 1920’s when society was much more “devout”‚ if you will‚ as a whole. It was when everything was black or white‚ when you behaved properly‚ which usually meant like everyone else behaves. The fact that in the 1920’s people
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Women in the 1920’s A new era evolved in the 1920’s‚ a new style of women emerged with it. In the “Roaring Twenties” many women converted their lifestyle of being home makers who were in charge of cooking‚ cleaning and taking care of the children to women with short dresses‚ bob cut hair doos‚ a cigarette in her mouth and a drink in her hand. This new style of women who emerged with an older prositional style of dress became known as flappers. These women not only changed their appearance and mind
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The “roaring” 1920s were an age of dramatic social‚ political and literary change. For the first time‚ writers were acknowledged on their creative writing. Therefore‚ when the nation’s total wealth more than doubled between 1920 and 1929‚ the economic growth swept many Americans into a prosperous but unfamiliar consumer culture. People from all over bought the same merchandise‚ listened to the same music‚ did the same dances‚ and mostly read the same books. Before radio and the television‚ most
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Great Gatsby Essay In the 1920’s America was experiencing a time period known as the Jazz Age. Many people were beginning to find success financially and happiness was in the air. Jay Gatsby is a successful young man. He throws parties at his home hoping to find love. Gatsby’s parties are both exciting yet destructive. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby‚ analyzing specific words‚ images‚ and figurative language‚ the reader can draw to conclusion that the party was enchanting‚
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HOLLYWOOD IN THE TWENTIES (CONTD...) *HOLLYWOOD SCANDALS AND THE CREATION OF MPPDA *CECILE B. DEMILLE *”THE CONTINETAL TOUCH” LUBITSCH AND OTHERS *IN THE AMERICAN GRAIN *ERICH VON STROHEIM HOLLYWOOD SCANDALS AND THE CREATION OF MPPDA Since the earliest days of the Nickelodeon‚ moralists and reformers were very much disturbed by the corrupting nature of the movies and their effects upon the American youth. Powerful pressure groups were created to protect the American audiences from the
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Casey Byrd Period 4 February 21‚ 2008 Daisy Buchanan and Jay Gatsby Comparing how life is like in this present day to back in the 1920s‚ it’s easy to see how society has changed; the ways and standards of the people back then have changed predominately. The economy was booming and with World War I taking place‚ this time period had an affect on the young people of its decade. An example of this would be F. Scott Fitzgerald. In his time‚ those who were coming of age were named "The Lost Generation"
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A New Modern Canada In the 1920s‚ the creation of technological advancements was the most exciting development for that time. There were many types of new advances that help life be easier and stress free. Things such as electric refrigerators and vacuum cleaners helped with the housework. Telephones allowed Canadians to communicate through long distance. Also‚ the creation of radio and movies enriched people’s entertainment life. The development of technology in the 1920s had a huge impact on Canadians’ lifestyles
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