Since this was a post-war period‚ the young people of the twenties had a reason to be happy. After the war‚ America became infatuated with money and business. For this reason‚ the Jazz Age gave a taste of the American Dream to the people who lived in this time period (Hamilton 4-7). The American Dream is a dream in which an individual has the ability to start from nothing‚ work hard‚ and have success.
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entertainment that could be viewed by all‚ no vulgarity • Movies: five cents o Films mixed with live acts‚ broadened nighttime environment (attended by unescorted women‚ creating unsupervised encounters b/w men and women) • Started consumer culture- break down Victorian gender • Mixed audience represented experience of urban life (black/white‚ men/women) Exciting‚ instability‚ city new visual experience • Lone Tenement (George Bellows) o Wanted to facec the ugly in city as well as beautiful
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Benjamin Franklin once said “They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” I could not agree more with this quote. There have been so many countries that have fought for their freedom‚ including the U.S. and France‚ but the question is how quickly these countries would be able to sacrifice those hard fought liberties for their safety. When comparing France under Napoleons reign and the U.S. after September 11th you find that one thing they
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tricksters have dominated the folk tradition. Tricksters usually appeared in animal pictures to convey their messages so that people can either believe or disbelieve their thoughts. I come from a culture‚ Afghanistan‚ where people had a strong belief on tricksters because it shows how tricksters dominated the culture. In addition to that‚ tricksters usually are mask wearing playing upon the acceptance of their opponents or tricksters succeed by outsmarting their opponents. In Norse mythology‚ Loki who plays
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The Many Cultures of America American culture includes both conventional and liberal features‚ controlled and religious effectiveness‚ political structures‚ risk taking and free expression‚ materialist and moral elements. In spite of certain dependable principles such as‚ individuality‚ equality‚ and faith in freedom and democracy‚ American culture has a variety of terminologies due to its geographical scale and demographic diversity. The elasticity of U.S. culture and its highly symbolic nature
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This growing divisiveness amongst Americans in today’s comes as a result of a backlash against the liberals and the liberal ideals of the past few decades following Ronald Reagan’s presidency. With standards placed on societal norms and values in the recent past by political beliefs of the left‚ which held a strong influence on the American people‚ it would appear that people now‚ similar to the 1920s era‚ are again trying to break these norms as they begin to think and act for themselves. For example
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Introduction: The 1920s were an fascinating and exciting time in American history. Mainly referred to as “The Roaring Twenties”. From inflated economics to never done inventions. Most explosive decade in the century. “The Roaring Twenties” encloses a captivating story that begins with the return of young‚ somewhat handsome soldiers from the front of World War I. Thesis statement: Fitzgerald accurately represents the ‘American Dream’ in the 1920s through The Great Gatsby by using the characters
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America as a Land of Prosperity in the 1920’s is the story of Americans who searched for equality. Yes‚ for some individuals America was a land of prosperity in the 1920’s. The First World War sparked Americas rise in prosperity. As no fighting took place on American soil there were virtually no reparations to be paid‚ also America had entered the war late and therefore‚ had not spent nearly as much money as the big European countries such as France‚ Britain‚ and Germany. This left America in a very
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American Culture In this essay I will be discussing what “defines” American culture through the eyes of other. I will be using the definitions of the people I interviewed over the last few days. I will also be using the lesson material and the readings that were assigned to us. This essay will hopefully give a different perspective to your thoughts of American culture. There are millions of different takes on what American culture is to each person in this country‚ this will just be a small take
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In the 1920’s a lot of stuff happened that change the way things were in the United States. Things like Prohibition‚ women being allowed to vote‚ gangs like al Capone’s came about and the assembly line helped make automobiles cheaper for everyone‚ are a few example of what happened during the 1920’s that changes the United States in some way. There were also many other challengers that America faced during the 1920’s‚ for instance the south had millions of slaves that faces a lot of racism and they
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