“To Kill A Mockingbird” Americans in the 1930s had a different way of entertainment then the people of today. In the 1930s people didn’t have the technology that the people today have access to. They didn’t have game systems‚ they didn’t have mobile phones‚ or even Netflix. Even though they didn’t have as many sources of entertainment in the 30’s as we do today‚ they still had ways to enjoy themselves. Despite the lack of devices‚ people in the 30’s were still able to have fun by engaging in things
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Jacob Slaght Pol. 5 T. 6-9pm My time period for the group presentation was the 1920s and 1930s‚ the boom and bust era. I chose this time period specifically because I always thought of it as the emergence of our modern day culture and lifestyle. I’m also quite fond of the 20s like the TV show Boardwalk Empire. This is a drama set in Atlantic City where the political leadership profits from corruption and bootlegging in the time of prohibition and organized crime. It is also a part of the reason
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The Segregation of the Jewish Community As recent as 60 years ago‚ a vast amount of people were isolated and treated cruelly because of their beliefs and appearance. This time was known as the Holocaust‚ and the hatred was heavily focused toward the Jewish community. Hitler and his army persecuted those whose views differed from his own. It is clear that they made this possible by segregating the Jews and creating laws that robbed them from their basic human rights. The word “Ghettos” was used
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Segregation Research Paper: Berea College v. Commonwealth Caption of Case and Citation Berea College v. Commonwealth‚ 94 S.W. 623; 1906 Ky. LEXIS 139 Statement of Facts This case took place during 1906 when the appellant college wanted review of a judgment from the Madison Circuit Court of Kentucky. The Madison Circuit Court had found the college guilty under two indictments for the suspected infractions of prohibiting white and African Americans from attending the same school. The college
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costumes‚ tricks‚ and Jack-o-lanterns. As Americans came to accept Irish people the entire country began to celebrate Halloween. However‚ before it became the family friendly holiday that is celebrated today‚ it underwent one major change. During the 1930’s‚ Halloween was celebrated by tricks‚ or large acts of vandalism and arson. As an effort to reduce crime‚ teachers and policemen began throwing parties on Halloween. While teenagers were bobbing for apples and having costume contests they were not
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Life for Blacks in the South in the 1930s Can you imagine if you were considered as “property” instead of a person‚ using a lower quality facility than whites‚ and having certain laws on what you could and couldn’t do according to your skin color? This is what African-Americans had to go through until the late-1960s. These people had certain laws called “Jim Crow Laws” that they had to follow otherwise they would be punished with jail time and/or fines. Some even suffered from lynching. Lynching
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Week 6 1. James A. Tyner‚ “The Geopolitics of Eugenics and the Exclusion of Philippine Immigrants from the United States‚” The Geographical Review‚ 89‚ no. 1 (1999)‚ 54-73. In this article‚ Tyner explains the pseudoscience and logic behind the discrimination against Filipino immigrants during the early 1900’s. Using eugenics as justification‚ the government made it clear that America was to remain a white-dominated country with little tolerance for immigrants. A prime example of this anti-immigration
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In the world of cosplay‚ there are many ways one could be involved successfully. While cosplay has been around since the 1930’s‚ it is just recently starting to branch out into more mainstream genres. A common type of cosplay is crossplay (crossdress and play) which is not to be confused with gender swap. The photo below shows a prime example of crossplay in which a female is representing a male character while adding her own twist to the costume yet still making the overall male character recognizable
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Throughout history‚ people have experienced many problems and solutions. During the 1930’s‚ many problems and solutions arose for Americans. For example‚ The Great Depression‚ a time of economic crisis‚ had many problems and solutions that affected the Americans in different ways. During the Great Depression‚ the time when the Stock Market crashed‚ lots of problems surfaced and affected many Americans. According to document 1‚ unemployment increased dramatically at the start of The Great Depression
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finally ordered equal rights. After slavery was abolished‚ the Civil Rights movement started‚ pursuing equal treatment for blacks. Civil Rights activist such as Malcolm X‚ Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King all had different methods in eliminating segregation and discrimination. These activist gradually changed
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