an accurate "feel" for the Great Depression through its technical aspects such as costumes‚ fashions‚ interviews‚ sounds‚ and scenery. The movie recreated New York’s "Madison Square Garden‚" by redressing a city street store to accurately resemble 1930s New York City‚ complete with fake store fronts and period accurate stop lights. Another example of the
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also referred to as the original patent holder of the yo-yo‚ however yo-yos (Bandalores) had already been patented prior to the company’s existence. Duncan Between 1930 and 1932‚ Flores sold his interest in his yo-yo manufacturing companies for greater than $250‚000‚ to Donald F. Duncan‚ Sr.‚ which during the depression of the 1930s was a fortune. On this transaction Flores was quoted saying "I am more interested in teaching children to use the yo-yos than I am in manufacturing of yo-yos."[citation
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J. Ochoa Dust Bowl 2 The Dust Bowl is also known as the Dirty Thirties. The Dust Bowl was a terrible storm‚ which occurred in the 1930’s‚ it affected the mid western people. The Dust Bowl hit 150‚000-square-mile area‚ in Oklahoma and Texas panhandles and some sections of Kansas‚ Colorado‚ and New Mexico. It rained very little‚ there were high winds which later turned into
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period may effect our choices. For example natural disasters‚ economy‚ or income are all factors that could affect your choices. I believe throughout history the happenings and beliefs of that time period have always effected our choices. In the 1930‘s natural disasters where a huge factor with the dust bowl. The Midwest and parts of the south experienced severe drought (Hurt). In par three of “Dust Bowl” Douglas Hurt says “For many farmers who were already suffering the effects of the great depression
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crowding into neighborhoods already packed with people‚ competing for the fast-dwindling number of jobs. Black businesses failed‚ crushing the entrepreneurial spirit that had been an essential element of the Negro Renaissance until then. In the mid-1930s‚ as the Great Depression stubbornly refused to lift‚ jazz came as close as it has ever come to being America’s popular music. It had a new name now‚ Swing‚ and its impact was revolutionary. Swing‚ which had grown up in the dancehalls of Harlem‚ would
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Heart is a Lonely Hunter is about the different problems and struggles of 5 people‚ John Singer‚ Mick‚ Dr Copeland‚ Biff Brannon and Blount‚ in America in the 1930s. In the novel‚ McCullers represents the characters Dr Copeland and Jake Blount as unique figures due to their individual opinions that conflict with society’s views. During the 1930s in America‚ there was ongoing racism against the African- American population. Doctor Copeland‚ an African American‚ has high expectations for his children
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Summary #1: Chores by Claudia Reinhardt and Bill Genzel‚ 2003 Families that lived in a farm in the 1930s‚ spent most of their time trying to raise their own food. An interviewer that lived in a southern farm in the 30s said on a daily routine in the farm the following words: "We were always busy. You had chores in those days to do... You came home from school‚ did your chores‚ helped with supper‚ get your lessons‚ and by that time it’s almost bedtime." Many chores had to be done daily‚ and some
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In the 1930s the United States was suffering from the Great Depression. People were out of work and penniless‚ but Hollywood actors raised several American Spirits. Shirley Temple a child star‚ Clark Gable the first macho man‚ and Charlie Chaplin an English born actor who became an American movie icon were all actors who raised American spirit on the silver screen during the Great Depression. Shirley Temple was a child star who lifted American hearts. Shirley started her career at the young age
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industries‚ and these jobs tended to continue during the 1930s (Women‚ Impact of the Great Depression on). Clerical workers‚ teachers‚ nurses‚ telephone operators‚ and domestics largely found work (Women‚ Impact of the Great Depression on). Farmer suffered throw the 20s even before the great depression hit‚ During the 1930 the prices dropped even more to 8 to 10 cent which put farmer in debt (Depression Hits Farms and Cities in the 1930s). Some farmer started forming mob and labor Unions trying
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their way across country. Crime has been no stranger to American history‚ from the very beginning there has been thieves‚ smugglers‚ and murderers‚ but rarely had they captivated the attention and sentiment of the public the way they did during the 1930s. Anyone living during the Great Depression had heard of gangsters like Bonnie and Clyde‚ Baby Face Nelson‚ John Dillinger‚ and many more‚ but even though they were known criminals the public was able to sympathize and identify with them. During the
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