As men left to fight in the Great War in the late 1910’s‚ women in the U.S. and all over Europe found themselves necessary to make the homefront function‚ i.e. women had to fill the holes in industry and social life that the absence of men created for them. It is at this time that the flapper appears; a new kind of woman with short‚ bobbed hair‚ shorter skirts and freer clothes to match her new‚ freer lifestyle. It is no wonder that the vote was given to women during this time‚ as the idea of gender
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women openly displayed their disdain towards what was considered normal behavior during that age. The majority of the women did not actually live the flapper life‚ but adopted the new style. According to the 19th Amendment‚ women could now vote as of 1920 in the United States. Millions held administrative or service oriented work positions such as stenography‚ also known as white collar work. Birth control‚ such as the diaphragm‚ became much more accessible. As well as limiting the amount of conceived
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The American Dream is very important to immigrants coming into the country. It helps them get away from any countries that they’re from for a fresh start. It helps them improve their lives for better or worse. America started as a place for rich white men‚ and turned into its own country and currently has the world’s greatest Army. It doesn’t matter the race‚ religion‚ wealth‚ or sexual orientation. America is a place for everyone. Come one‚ Come all! Although the path to get here is very difficult
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Dear Family‚ It’s been a long time since we’ve spoken. I hope everyone is healthy and happy. I figured I should tell you how my trip from Ireland to America went since you will be joining me soon. I want you to be more prepared for the hardships than I was. I boarded the boat thinking it wouldn’t be that bad. I was wrong. I stayed in the steerage for months. The steerage is the below deck part of the boat where the steering mechanisms are. It was disgusting‚ dark and cramped. Although we were
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18 years ago‚ with just about everything we owned on our backs‚ my mother and I were walking down a narrow road in Gaithersburg‚ Maryland looking for where we would stay next. We were exhausted‚ famished‚ and probably more distinguishing‚ we were immigrants. On that hot day‚ at just four years old‚ I had no idea that moment would become a precursor to a long journey of overcoming significant educational‚ social‚ cultural‚ and economic disadvantages in the United States of America. As I watched hundreds
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alternative to starvation‚ death‚ or a life full of hardship and suffering. With thousands from nations spanning the globe‚ America has become a mosaic of people‚ culture‚ and hope. The Regulations and Laws In 1862‚ the first measure restricting immigration enacted by Congress was a law forbidding American vessels to transport Chinese immigrants to the U.S. 20 years later in 1882‚ Congress upped the constraint‚ passing the Chinese Exclusion Act restricting all Chinese immigrants entry into the U.S
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of time people worked. Before 1860‚ people didn’t have an abundant amount of free time. This is because in 1860 the normal work week averaged an incredible 66 hours (“39b. Sports and leisure”)! By the 1920s the work week had decreased 26 hours‚ putting the average workweek at 40 hours. In the 1920’s Henry Ford‚ in addition to his creation of the assembly line‚ invented the 5 day 40 hour work week ("Ford Factory
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The leading cause of the African slave trade in the 1451 - 1870 centuries was that Europe profited from the exploitation of the slave which were used as free labor in the Americas in order to produce cheap materials for manufacturing goods. Slavery was used by the Portuguese‚ the Spanish‚ and the English in the years 1451 through the year 1870. Slavery was used for many reasons but some of those reasons are racism‚ religion‚ save money. The slaves were people from africa that we brought
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Commentary of «Que faire du progrès » After twenty-three years in the political wilderness‚ a left wing party came to power‚ Le Parti Socialiste and was spearheaded by François Mitterrand‚ who became the first President of the Fifth Republic on the 10th of May 1981. The manifesto of the Socialist party outlines the party’s beliefs and what can be learnt from the past. In the extract «Que faire du progrès » Mitterrand does not directly view the right wing government in a negative light‚ however
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April 1‚ 1875 (Olivie) Farms are hard work. Even if you just have pigs and chickens. We‚ as in my family‚ have three pigs‚ and three chickens. We used to have 5 pigs‚ but we killed three of them yesterday to eat‚ and sell some at the market. We also killed a couple chickens. We need the money. We can barely survive with what we got‚ and that isn’t much. Mostly because we have six people in our family. Plus‚ my dad doesn’t work much‚ and my mother and I don’t work at all. And‚ my older brother works
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