sitting at the piano in the speakeasy‚ pounding away at the Basin Street Blues. He was dressed in a rakish tuxedo‚ and altogether looked like a sporty character. There was a glass with a lime in it near him‚ although knowing Greg was a life long teetotaler‚ Jake guessed it probably just contained soda pop. Greg was an actor at Mammoth-Art Studio in Hollywood. His latest role was in a gangland melodrama‚ and he had gotten the piano job at the Pig in a Poke speakeasy to soak up atmosphere for his
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Treaty signed between United States‚ Britain‚ Japan‚ France‚ and Italy 5.) 19th amendment abolished alcohol for all use through out U.S. Amendment itself did not ban the actual consumption of alcohol‚ but made obtaining it legally difficult. 6.) A speakeasy was an establishment which illegally sold alcoholic beverages during the period of United States history known as Prohibition. I think that they wanted to drink and they snuck it for a desire of alcohol. They did not care what the government wants
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Page 1 of 4 Woodstock Festival was a three day event of music and peace‚ held at Max Yasgur’s dairy farm‚ in the town of Bethel‚ New York. It took place on the dates August 15th-18th‚ 1969. Five hundred thousand people attended the festival‚ watching thirty-two acts perform over the three days. It was the first time that so many people had gathered together to listen to music in an outdoor setting (Articlesbase 2008). Not only did Woodstock Festival play a major role in the influence of music
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Changing attitudes in the 1920’s came about through progressivism‚ and the divide between country and urban life. Women were becoming more and more independent. Depression was beginning to sink its claws into the American economy first by way of rural towns and farms who felt the blow not with the stock market crash in 1929‚ but with the decline of agricultural prices in 1920. Most rural Americans still held to old traditions‚ and found how life was in the city offending to their beliefs and customs
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The 1920’s‚ also known as the roaring twenties was a lot different from the hardships of the 1930’s. First off‚ the 1920’s was an era of optimism with saloons‚ music‚ and full of people crossing the boundaries. Speakeasies became popular because they sold alcohol‚ since the 18th amendment made the consumption of alcohol in public illegal. During the modern age‚ new architectural style entered New York. For the first time‚ more people lived in cities than urban areas. Street names often symbolized
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Question 4 There are a number of ways that society evolved through the events of the 1920’s. Before this time‚ America had been going through huge changes in makeup‚ but Americans were still divided on many important issues. Despite changes in laws‚ public perception was slow to catch up with the evolving society. The Harlem Renaissance was a widespread cultural movement that gave us amazing new music‚ works of art‚ and books from African American artists. The explosion of jazz music lead to
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During the roaring twenties‚ society began evolving into political and industrialize perspectives which allow growth in many different aspects of life. The events occurred during this period exceed the feminine rights to vote and show prospects in equality of gender. However‚ many illegal activity began due to the eighteenth amendment enacted on January 16th‚ 1920. The eighteenth amendment was ratified to decrease drunkenness and family abuse when consumed alcohol. The prohibition interdicted the
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every market that is destroyed‚ a new underground market is created. This was exactly the case with prohibition. Though domestic violence did decrease‚ much crime increased. Bootlegers (people who made/sold their own whiskey) popped up everywhere. Speakeasies‚ which were underground bars‚ were frequented by virtually everyone. Seceret drinking was considered a glamorous thing-even in Washington parties. Bootlegging gangs began to increase‚ thus an increase in street crime occured. One of the most famous
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The Great Gatsby Final Paper Jacob Hawk 3/26/08 CP English 11 Final Paper Jay Gatsby started running booze during prohibition‚ just like the southerners started running moonshine. You had to have a quick car and a skilled and fast driver to run alcohol in the 1920’s. Both boot legging during prohibition and after in the 30’s and 40’s tie in with Gatsby’s wealth and the start of car racing. Gatsby’s love of expensive and fast cars could have been derived from his old habit
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Victorian women by cutting their hair short‚ wearing make-up‚ wearing short dresses‚ smoking‚ drinking‚ and going to parties. One of the things largely associated with the flapper is the Charleston‚ which is a form of dance that became popular in speakeasies all across the country during the 1920s. The image of the flapper along with the dancing and the music of the Jazz Age really demonstrates the care-free lifestyle of the flappers after the war (“Flappers Do the
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