The 1920s are known as the decade of extravagance‚ and the art in the decade definitely reflected it. Art deco and surrealism both came to popularity in the ‘20s‚ probably due to the change from the standard lifestyle of the ‘10s to the lavish way of life that only the 1920s could posses. The two art forms‚ although vastly different‚ both show two sides of the great Jazz Age. Beginning in France‚ the art deco design represented the fashion side of modernism. When the style crossed the Atlantic
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The 1920’s were very eventful‚ but there is one way to sum it up. Americans wanted life to return to how it was before‚ back to normal. It was after the first major world war‚ and people were filled with suspicion. Americans felt threatened by people with different views‚ especially by communists and anarchists. Workers went on strike‚ feeling underpaid and mistreated. They also formed unions with the. Many African Americans moved from the more rural south to the north; this was the Great Migration
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American Women in the 1920s The 1920s was a decade full of challenges‚ opportunities‚ and new outlooks on the world for American women. They experienced drastic changes in politics‚ education‚ and even within their own homes. The “new women” were independent‚ confident‚ and no longer afraid to fight for their rights. Being isolated in their own homes‚ getting married and having children was no longer the only option‚ and many women chose different life paths‚ whether it would be pursuing a career
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Malia Byram Mr. Mumau APUSH 5 December 2012 Village Life In America 1852-1872 As told in the diary of a Schoolgirl This book is a diary written by a young girl named Caroline Cowles Richards. Carolina tells the reader about her life. How at a early age her and her sister Anna‚ lost their mother‚ were sent to their grandparents house in canandaigua‚ New York. They were brought up with simplicity‚ sweetness and Puritan traditions. The diary begins in 1852‚ and is continued
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Choices of life What would you do if you could decide your future‚ your life and your way in a couple of seconds? Will you take the chance and risk‚ or will you sit and wait for something else to happen? I took a risk when I decided to come in the United States‚ and there is no doubt that this decision has been the biggest choice I had to make in my life so far. The proposal came almost out of nowhere. I had heard about a coach who was interested in college soccer players‚ so I went to a scrimmage
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Ahnaf Rahman Ms. Franzek U.S. History Honors & Inquiry Skills 7 March 2016 How Newfound Prosperity changed American Life in the 1920s? The 1920s was the Golden Age of spending and newfound prosperity. Newfound prosperity was represented by the automobile. Automobiles “in the first decade of the twentieth century‚ were considered rich men’s playthings. They were handmade and expensive.” (Kunstler 88). Soon‚ Henry Ford created the Model T‚ “a very reliable machine that ‘the great multitude’ could
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Fashion of the Jazz Age In the 1920’s‚ fashion for all ages saw a dramatic change and began an evolution towards fashion today. Throughout history‚ evolution in fashion has corresponded with changes in culture and values. After WWI‚ a large cultural shift was seen in America. The new ideas and values that emerged were reflected in the new fashion trends of the era. In the 1920’s‚ women’s fashion reflected a growth in their independence‚ men’s fashion evolved to reflect the new aspects of a more casual
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traditional standards were rejected. There was a break out of organized crime‚ and citizens ignored the prohibition on alcohol. Women started to gain more rights and disregarded “standards” that were set for them. During this time life was on the edge. The 1920’s was a time of innovation‚ and this revolutionary time period caused
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are what you eat‚ is even more true as we get on in years. If we had eaten the food that was good for us in our younger years‚ the chances of staying healthy longer will improve as we get older. Also‚ the likelihood of maintaining a high quality of life throughout our senior years increases. Reading nutrition columns in newspapers and magazines or from other media sources is a good way to keep updated of current food and health related discoveries. How can we be able to estimate and gauge the truthfulness
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Keeping the “American race” alive and maintaining superiority became an important way of life. 2. Prohibition did not work as alcohol remained a popular leisure activity among the citizens. This law forced many average men to break laws to obtain alcohol. In addition‚ with a loophole in which medical alcohol was legal‚ many prescriptions for alcohol were written. For almost fourteen years‚ 1920 to 1933‚ the United States outlawed alcohol‚ leading to the only
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