really short. Another name for these women during The Jazz Age was also twiggy. After the war women wanted to avoid all the rules and the typical role they had to play. Jazz was being played everywhere by the 1920`s for example dance halls‚ speakeasies‚ and all over the country. Before jazz was being introduced more in the country it was considered the devils music. Jazz is basically a mixture of experimental blues ragtime. Composers of jazz mixed ragtime into there music which soon became known
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Feet dancing to the Charleston to the music that flowed out of Louis Armstrong’s trumpet. People flocked to sporting events in record numbers to watch famous athletes. Fueled by easy money the nineteen-twenties were boom times like never before. The post-war recession was forgotten as everyone went on a spending spree. War and the economic depression caused many to turn to God and others to turn away from him. Major efforts were made to spread Christianity in the heathen nations and communism emerged
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excess and abusive drinking. People tended to drink alcohol in large quantities on those occasions when they could obtain it. The notorious speakeasies and bootleggers didn’t exist before prohibition‚ when people could drink legally and leisurely. What is occurring currently is age-specific prohibition and young people are forced to create their own speakeasies in the basements of their houses and other secret locations where they‚ too‚ must drink their alcohol in the absence of moderating social
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common thing especially for men. But after law of prohibition was made official many avid drinkers ignored the law and were coming up with creative ways to still consume alcohol. One of these ways was through illegal drinking establishments known as speakeasies. [i] ----------------------- [i][ii] Another thing that showed Canadians’ disregard for the law of prohibition was that people were getting so desperate for alcohol that they would begin to lie about becoming ill so that they could buy
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during the 18th amendment to reduce crime and improve the health of citizens. Prohibition created more crime and made a lot of people smoke more as a habit‚ taking place of their drinking. In the novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ by F Scott Fitzgerald‚ speakeasies and bootleggers began to sell their own alcohol and make their own money. Because of this the crime rate was high and went against the point of prohibition which was to decrease felonies. Everyone in Gatsby‚ or most everyone‚ attended the parties
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stated Timeline The most significant ten year period is from 1920 to 1930 because the biggest cultural changes happened during this period because it was directly after WWI 1920 women get the right to vote Prohibition leading to Bootlegging‚ speakeasies‚ widespread law breaking and gangs Economy boomed The Roaring Twenties: Radio‚ jazz‚ movies as a big business October 1929 the stock market crashed; the beginning of the great depression Historical Background In the years after WWI there was
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The people who got the most fortune were moonshiners‚ bootleggers‚ speakeasies‚ politicians and even doctors‚ who wrote “medical alcohol” prescription (Thornton‚ Mark‚ Prohibition Caused the Greatness of Gatsby). There were also a lot of infamous criminals such as Al Capone‚ Dean O’Banion‚ who were the bosses of organized
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The Great Gatsby: Contextual knowledge F. Scott Fitzgerald (FSF) September 24‚ 1896 – December 21‚ 1940 Born into an upper-middle-class Catholic family of Irish and English descent‚ whom he was bought up by in New York In 1908‚ the family returned to Minnesota‚ when his father was fired from Procter & Gamble‚ where Father Sigourney Fay encouraged FSF’s writing talent FSF went on to study at Princeton‚ where his writing took priority leading to him dropping out and join the U.S. Army Fearful
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The American Dream is the sole idealization that is found in the Great Gatsby. Obtaining wealth in America comes from the idea that hard work would lead to prosperity and the simple pursuit of happiness. F. Scott Fitzgerald has revealed through the Great Gatsby that the American Dream is a popularized misconception when comparing old wealth and new wealth. The song “A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got)” by Fergie‚ GoonRock‚ & Q-Top discloses the realization of the American Dream and how
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People often reflect on the past when considering the “most important” works of all art mediums. It is only after time has passed that we understand its significance and influence. So‚ when considering the greatest show of all time‚ it has hard to grasp what content in today’s culture will last longer than Vine. Key & Peele‚ an American television show created by Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele‚ is one broadcast phenomenon that will be looked back upon by both aspiring comedians and broadcast
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