for the Hard Times Even during the “Hard Times” and wartime‚ people still needed to be entertained to pass the time and find enjoyment. The people of the 1930’s were no exception. They enjoyed many kinds of entertainment especially if they could do them inexpensively. Some of their favorite pass-times were film‚ radio and print. Film of the 1930’s was labeled “The Golden Age of Hollywood.” Movies were being made with sound and color‚ new genres included gangster‚ musicals‚ news reporting‚ historical
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Makerspaces help patrons by giving them a sense of community by collaborating on projects with other like-minded individuals. In a 2013 report‚ Chicago Public Library asserts the relation of makerspaces to the “Connected Learning Model” which describes the effect of a person able to participate in their interests with support from others leads to academic achievement‚ career success‚ or civic engagement
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In the 1940s Americans were in the middle of a world war and depression. Americans were dealing with the challenges of living through a war and depression; people of color were dealing with additional hardships. The biggest problem they faced was Jim Crow laws or legal segregation. Through the hard times‚ baseball became America’s favorite pastime. Baseball was a passion for a large percent of the population no matter the race but the color line in American baseball excluded players of black African
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The 1930s proved to be a difficult time for America by reason of the stock market crash‚ resulting in the Great Depression. During this strenuous time‚ people looked to something‚ anything‚ to lift their spirits. They needed a reminder that everything might end up all right after the arduous problem at hand. During the hardships of the 1930s‚ sporting events such as baseball‚ the olympics‚ and boxing improved the morale of the people. Baseball played an influential role in giving people hope throughout
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Dylen Propes Park Hill South High School Ms. Alicia Walker Jews faced several problems that made life very difficult and strenuous during the mid-1930s. People who were Jewish were often persecuted and treated as the worst class of people when it comes to social hierarchy. Throughout this time‚ there were many things happening to Germany that were of and related to government‚ which destroyed the ability for a Jewish citizen to have a positive life. There were several hardships and problems
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were forced to accept severe cuts in pay. Despite the economic difficulties of the period‚ some outstanding businesswomen achieved great commercial success. In the 1930s‚ despite the fact that women were a big part of the society‚ they were not treated equally in the workplace compared to their male counterparts. The women in the 1930’s were not treated well and did not have very much power over the men. Women
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On a humid summer day in Chicago‚ my family and I decided to take a long journey to visit my distant family/friend in the Upper East Side of Chicago. Although‚ the car ride seemed peaceful and smooth‚ little did I know this was a journey to the most horrific town I’ve ever seen. Furthermore‚ three long hours rolled by‚ my dad finally made the last turn into the town where this relative lived. It seemed as soon as we turned‚ the clouds began to turn gray and dull. While driving down the streets which
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[pic][pic] 1930’s Fashion (: Mrs.Curley English IP April 4‚ 2012 Gill 2 Fashion in the 1930’s Have you ever wondered how fashion was back then in the 1930’s? If you ask me‚ I thought it was amazingly beautiful. They were so creative‚ unique and old-fashion‚ that’s what is called real fashion . That’s just my opinion. I’m interested in the different designs they have on the clothing‚ how they are cut‚ and what they wear with what type of other clothing on. “The
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Lets just say‚ never go to chicago airport‚ NEVER. I woke up to 4 alarms going off. My Alarm‚ my sister’s Alarm‚ My Mom’s Alarm and the front desks wake up call.. It was 4:00 am and my ears felt like they were going to fall off. Ok just imagine you’re in a tornado‚ hurricane‚ and an explosion. Just imagine the sound‚ that’s what my hotel room sounded like. Once My family and I finally got all the alarms off we started packing. We were at a Cancun Mexico‚ at our hotel Royal Solaris. This was our
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Tarit Tatiyarat ENGL102 10.00am-10.50am Barbara Kline Marketing in 1930s and 2013 Seattle‚ the crowded city that was full of theaters and super stars. Many people came across the world just to see and buy the films. It is the place where the film was distributed through out the state. Numerous questions were popped up into my mind about what Seattle was like about almost 100 years ago. Walking around the neighborhood‚ I was impressed by the mysterious building. I was really curious about
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