as the Fox Trot‚ the Waltz‚ and the Tango. The Charleston was probably one of the most popular dances in the 1920s. The Charleston was originally developed by Kathryn Wilson. The Charleston is most frequently associated with flappers and the speakeasy. Here‚ these young women would dance alone or together as a way of mocking the citizens who supported the Prohibition amendment‚ as the Charleston was then considered immoral and provocative. “A fast fox-trot named after Charleston‚ S. Carolina‚
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At the onset of Prohibition‚ a bootlegging industry flourished from the start‚ and drinking became more in vogue than ever. Upper-class citizens gained prestige by offering outlawed alcohol to their house guests and by taking friends to popular speakeasies” (Fitzgerald‚ “The Great” 151). Read on • The Great Gatsby – The American Dream? • The Jazz Age‚ Essays by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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The year is 1922‚ four years after the war has ended. My brother is home‚ but barely talks‚ especially about the war. He is suffering from post traumatic stress disorder. Momma doesn’t push for him to talk‚ and she tell’s all of us not to talk about it. Papa just goes to work‚ comes home‚ eats and sleeps. Barely talks to us‚ except for days that he doesn’t work ‚which isn’t very often. It’s a cold winter’s night in December. Papa’s home from work and Walter is talking more than usual. Momma’s cooking
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[Insert Name] [Professor ’s Name] [Date] Illustration Essay Through the Eyes of Coffee It is winter‚ and it is by far the coldest day of the year‚ the kind of cold one would see frost on a car windshield‚ the kind of cold that burns one’s hands‚ the kind of cold that could give a snowman the chills. What would sound satisfying on this rather chilling time of day? Well‚ a hot-caffeinated-delicious-black-roasted coffee definitely would be pleasing for an individual wanting to warm up his or her
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Women Changing Role’s in the 1920’s During the 1920’s women had began to change their roles in society to show that they can be more than what they appeared. Before the 1920’s women were second class citizens that came second in society‚ they did not have the same privileges as men did. Many women also did not have jobs which contributed to society because women were busy at home taking care of children and the house. Also the expectations of men were to be the supporters of the family which made
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Examine the economic prosperity of the United States after World War I. Why was the US prosperous‚ and in what areas? Was this prosperity a global phenomenon? Did everyone in the country experience prosperity? Why or why not? Were dark clouds of economic catastrophe looming by the end of the 1920s? What were they? The Roaring Twenties I. Prosperity A. Technology and consumerism B. Conformity II. Pain A. Economic Sufferings B. Morality Defined It takes time to transition from a wartime economy
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1920’s Study Guide RISE OF NATIVISM 1. Red Scare ➢ Eugene Debs -Socialist leader -Imprisoned ➢ Palmer Raids -US Attorney General Mitchell Palmer -Hunted down communists‚ socialists‚ and anarchists (People who opposed any form of gov’t) -Many foreigners deported -Trampled civil rights ➢ Mail Bombings -Many bombs were mailed to gov’t and business leaders -Public became fearful of Communism taking over -Led to Palmer Raids ➢ Sacco & Vanzetti -Italian immigrants and anarchists -Arrested
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Question 6: Prostitution Most feminists believe that prostitution exploits and objectifies women. Simultaneously‚ both Simone de Beauvoir and Andrea Dworkin felt that the institution of marriage was also a form of prostitution. They both agreed that both marriage and prostitution are extremely oppressive and dangerous for women. In Simon de Beauvoir’s Prostitutes and Hetairas‚ she said‚ "The only difference between prostitution and those who sell themselves into marriage‚ is in the price and
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Underaged Drinking in America: Why the Legal Drinking Age Should Stay at Twenty-one. Alcohol is a depressant that affects your vision‚ coordination‚ reaction time‚ multitasking ability‚ judgment‚ and decision-making (Short and Long Term). Seventy-five percent of adults in America drink alcohol (Health). Because of the large impact that alcohol consumption has had on America‚ it has become a hot topic of debate. Specifically‚ on whether lowering the age at which a person can legally drink
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Life was to be lived to the fullest. This was also known as the era of the "lost generations‚" and the "flapper" with her rolled stockings‚ short skirts‚ and straight up-and-down look. They disturbed their elders in the casino‚ night clubs‚ and speakeasies that replaced the ballrooms of prewar days. Dancing became more informal - close of the nineteenth century in the unpleasant dance halls and whorehouses of the South and Midwest where the word Jazz commonly meant sexual intercourse. Southern blacks
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