Slang of the 1920s A 1. ab-so-lute-ly: affirmative‚ yes 2. absent treatment: dancing with a timid partner 3. air tight: very attractive 4. Airedale: an unattractive man 5. alarm clock: a chaperone 6. all wet: incorrect 7. And how!: I strongly agree! 8. ankle: to walk‚ i.e.. "Let’s ankle!" 9. applesauce: flattery‚ nonsense‚ i.e.. "Aw‚ applesauce!" 10. Attaboy!: well done!; also‚ Attagirl! B 11. baby: sweetheart. Also denotes something of high value or respect. 12. baby grand: heavily
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McKay’s developed their own theory in the 1920s; this was one of the first attempts to focus on the social conditions that lead to delinquency. They wanted to explain why juvenile crime rates were so high in areas of a city characterized by urban decay. Why was there increased delinquency in the zone in transition? There were three characteristics of interstitial areas identified by Shaw McKay: cultural heterogeneity‚ mobility‚ and poverty. In the 1920s‚ a big number of immigrants from many countries
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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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Gangsterism In The 1920’S “The Roaring Twenties‚”; what a perfect aphorism. It was certainly roaring with music and dance‚ but it also was roaring with gangsters. In the aspect of gangsterism‚ the thirties were also roaring. Americans in this time period tolerated criminals‚ especially those involved in bootlegging. Bootlegging is the smuggling of illegal substances. Bootlegging could have possibly been tolerated because of the recent outlaw of alcohol during this time period‚ known as the Prohibition
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AMELIA ROGERS AT TASSANI COMMUNICATION TASSANI COMMUNICATIONS Tassani communication was found by sally Tassani in 1980.it was Chicago based company and started to provide advertising ‚ public relations ‚ direct marketing ‚ sales promotions and graphic desing. Tassani communication was different from other traditional advertising agency. according to sally tasani ; advertising wasn’t more valuable than public relations ‚ sals promotions or direct marketing .according to her it was just
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Most of the organized crime related activates began due to the newest amendment the eighteenth amendment which was the prohibition of alcohol. In January nineteen twenty the manufacturing and distribution of alcohol illegal. All in hopes of seizing violence and drunkenness. Needless to say it did the exact opposite … and the some. With to world in economic decline and many people out of work people saw this new “law” as an opportunity. Criminal opportunity. Everything that prohibition was suppose
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From Passion to Performance to Prosperity: Volunteering for a Great Cause Emily Price English 101‚ Section 087 Professor Reid November 5‚ 2012 From Passion to Performance to Prosperity: Volunteering for a Great Cause It is commonly known that every human being on this earth is different. We all have different personalities‚ morals‚ values‚ interests‚ and hobbies. This diversity between one another is what makes every person unique and special in their own way. Ever since I was a little
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Sands 1 Clarice Sands Honors English 11 24 August 2011 Essay Judy Jones is the daughter of the Mortimer Jones. Glowing with vitality‚ Judy is casual‚ charming‚ and irresistible to many men‚ including Dexter. She is attractive‚ unattainable‚ and amusing‚ “entertained only by the gratification of her desires and by the direct exercise of her own charm” (Fitzgerald 4) . Judy does not seem to be fully aware of how manipulative she is toward the many suitors who pursue her—or if she is aware‚ she
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DID THE 1920’S ROAR? The 1920’s experienced a roaring time‚ in terms of economy‚ culture‚ and technology. Everyone was having a good time and people became worry-free. Jobs were becoming more available‚ and pay increased. People were buying more luxury items. Also‚ they were going out and having fun. The 1920’s brought happiness to many people and families because of the overall boom. The 1920’s experienced an economic boom because of foreign investment‚ expanding industries‚ and consumerism
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Women Now and Then The Flapper lifestyle became popular in the 1920’s after the rights of women were expanded. The new rights that were given to the women gave them a certain confidence boost. Some women began to expand certain lifestyle activities that would‚ in the 1920’s‚ not necessarily be accepted by society’s standards. The women whose attitude became rebellious and independent became known as flapper. “Many women celebrated the age of the flapper as a female declaration of independence
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