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    The Influence of 1920 Blues and Jazz on Modern Music Mark Carter The Influence of 1920 Blues and Jazz on Modern Music This paper is will try to show how the music that started with singing of old songs by the slaves to influences the music that the world listens to today. Shaping the music of Rock and Roll‚ Country and Western‚ and Easy Listening that influences every aspect of society’s everyday life are Blues and Jazz. In an interview many years ago on television‚ heard by this

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    The perpetual news reports on recurrent bootlegging activities filled the morning papers. As the old gentleman flipped through the newspaper‚ he witnessed the sight of Al Capone’s name largely printed on the headlines of each article. It was inevitable for society to read about disreputable individuals who frequently engaged in illegal activity. Nevertheless‚ it was nothing peculiar or outlandish for the people in America. Instead‚ these unlawful acts were common throughout America and were done

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    Joshua Pauly Professor Hsu Artistic/Cultural Plunge Essay 11 April 2013 The Gypsy Swing Cats and the Beginning of Jazz On Wednesday April 10th I decided to go to the Kaffee Meister Coffeehouse‚ located at 9225 Carlton Hills Blvd Santee Ca. 92071‚ for the specific reason of enjoying some Jazz music played by the San Diego based Gypsy Swing Cats. I was quite impressed with how they performed by mixing an energetic and innovated blend of Swing‚ Jazz‚ and Blues. From what I observed‚ their music

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    AP® UNITED STATES HISTORY 2012 SCORING GUIDELINES Question 4 Analyze the origins and outcomes of the intense cultural conflicts of the 1920s. In your response‚ focus on TWO of the following. Immigration Prohibition Religion The 8–9 Essay • Contains a clear‚ well-developed thesis that addresses the origins and outcomes of the intense cultural conflicts of the 1920s regarding two issues. • Develops the thesis with substantial and specific relevant historical information related to two issues. • Provides

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    Background The literature on the underground economy has avoided a common usage and has instead offered a plethora of appellations including: subterranean; hidden; grey; shadow; informal; clandestine; illegal; unobserved; unreported; unrecorded; second; parallel and black.[1] This profusion of vague labels attests to the confusion of a literature attempting to explore a largely un-chartered area of economic activity. There is no single underground economy‚ there are many. These underground economies

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    "I hope she’ll be a fool--that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world‚ a beautiful little fool... You see‚ I think everything’s terrible anyhow... And I know. I’ve been everywhere and seen everything and done everything." The flapper is an iconic image in United States cultural history. She defined a decade and she symbolized the country’s reaction to a major war. At the end of World War I in 1918‚ both social and political foundations in American took a dramatic turn. From these changes

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    decades in U.S. history because of the great changes that came about in American society. The Twenties were known by various images and names: the Jazz Age‚ the age of the Lost Generation‚ flaming youth‚ flappers‚ radio and movies‚ bathtub gin‚ the speakeasy‚ organized crime‚ confession

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    Kobler‚John Capone the Life and World of Al Capone New York. Da Capo Press.1971 Alphonse “Scarface” Capone is one of America’s most famous and ruthless gangsters of all time and founder of organized crime as modern society knows it. Al Capone became a multi-millionaire and a legend by feeding a city’s appetite for liquor‚ prostitution‚ and gambling. Capone had two different sides to him‚ on one hand he was a brutal killer‚ and on the other‚ a loving father and family man. Capone had a leading

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    Chapter 32 American Life in the "Roaring Twenties" 1919-1929 Seeing Red Fear of Russia ran high even after the Bolshevik revolution of 1917‚ which spawned a communist party in America. The "red scare" of 1919-1920 resulted in a nationwide crusade against those whose Americanism was suspect. Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer was chosen to round up immigrants who were in question. In 1919-1920‚ a number of states passed criminal syndicalism laws that made the advocacy of violence to secure

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    On midnight of January 16‚ 1920‚ American went dry. One of the personal habits and everyday practices of most Americans suddenly diminished. The Eighteenth Amendment was passed‚ and all importing‚ exporting‚ transporting‚ selling‚ and manufacturing of intoxicating liquor was put to an end. The Congress passed the Amendment on January 16‚1919‚ but it only went into effect a year later. The Volstead Act was passed with the Eighteenth Amendment on October 23‚ 1919. The Act was named after Andrew Volstead

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