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    kind‚ such as race‚ color‚ sex‚ language‚ religion‚ sRights has positively has positively impacted American culture because independence from men and traditional roles‚ gave equal rights‚ and what big changes happen for women in the 1920s. What intrigues me the most is women would try to over power men and get a death sentence for what the believed in. These women who spoke up changed us as women today; we have more rights and power. “We hold these truths to be self-evident: that al men and women are

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    The 1920s was a difficult time period to live in America. The United States was still trying to get over the end of slavery‚ and they were not to happy about the things that the minorities were receiving. This was the starting point of segregation and all of the hatred. This resulted in extreme hatred from whites upset about the rights blacks were receiving. The whites would not even let the blacks use the same restrooms‚ water fountains‚ and restaurants as them. This was all causing the black folks

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    time. Amid the 1920s Americans delighted in a higher expectation for everyday comforts on the planet goad by new creations and indicatively solicitations.

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    No alcohol! The prohibition act or the 18th amendment in 1920 banned the “manufacture‚ sale‚ or transportation of intoxicating liquors” (gilderlehrman) this was a big thing because the consumption of alcohol was a big part of daily life in the 1920s. The prohibition was known as the “noble experiment” (Mark Thornton) this was because people couldn’t see a life with liquor. Then the idea of prohibition was born because groups like the “Woman’s Christian Temperance Union” were very concerned about

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    “The 1920s saw the development of a distinct‚ lively youth culture and of a society that was much more youth-oriented than ever before.” (“A Changing Society”) This change was the result of women having more opportunities in their lives to become more independent and stray from their former lives of being stuck as a wife whom only cleaned and took care of the kids. During the 1920s and 30s‚ women were able to get better jobs‚ and change their lifestyle in order to become more independent‚ however

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    For my paper I chose to examine the policy of prohibition of alcohol in the 1920s and 1930’s and how it relates to current prohibitionist practices around the present day “War on Drugs”. There are significant parallels between the “Noble Experiment” of alcohol prohibition and modern day drug prohibition. Just as alcohol prohibition empowered organized crime and gave rise to a violent culture of mafia families and gangsters‚ today drug prohibition empowers ruthless international criminal cartels

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    Art is that which brings life in harmony with the beauty of the beauty of the world – Plato Art is derived from the Latin word “ars”  which means ability or skill      J.V. Estolas   Art is taken from the Italian word “artis”‚ which means craftsmanship‚ skill‚ mastery of form and ideas‚ between materials and techniques. – A. Tan Art  is a product of man’s needs to express himself.  F. Zulueta Art is concerned itself with the communication of certain ideas and feelings by means of sensuous

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    marketing budgets and efficient operations (Forbe). However‚ just a few weeks before it 25th birthday‚ on September 23rd 2010‚ Blockbuster filed for bankruptcy (Gandel/Dallas). The human relations management system theory was developed in the early 1920s during the industrial revolution (Perry). This theory can relate to Blockbusters failure because the system focuses on things that gets people going‚ like motivation (Perry). Netflix beat out Blockbuster because it gave the people what they wanted

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    In the 1920s Chicago‚ everything was run by the mob‚ most of the clubs‚ cabarets‚ speakeasies. The club scene in Chicago was HUGE‚ with literally hundreds of clubs in central hubs‚ such as Clark Street in the north‚ and also the black belt on the south side of chicago. Many of these clubs were of mixed races‚ whites and blacks were all together in the same establishments‚ and were hidden in alleyways. These clubs in chicago were known for the variety in music‚ illegal use of alcohol and were extremely

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    part in this mischief is that it made our problems even worse. Prohibitionists are very naïve‚ if not imbecile‚ people. In the 1920s‚ they tried to prevent people from drinking alcoholic beverages. As a result‚ those who once were moderate and responsible drinkers began to drink great quantities of alcohol at a time‚ since their access to it was limited. So‚ we went from a society exhibiting ordinary‚ commonplace‚ and reasonable alcohol consumption to a society where people adopted irresponsible

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