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    Change for women in the 1920s ~Lifestyles -1926 the flappers come about‚ these ladies where a new era to the fashion world they began wearing dresses and inch above the knees‚ skin colored silk stockings‚ and sleek pumps. -Acting in public took a turn as well; women began smoking and drinking more often. They also began to talk about sex more openly and began to dance in public in a regular basis. Tango‚ fox trot‚ shimmy. -This behavior then became media worthy and once it escaped to media

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    like to pick out a person and let them become their role model. Britney Spears is one among thousands and thousands of whom people usually refer them as pop stars.   In this media era of the world‚ pop stars are ones we usually see on television. Britney Spears for instance appears in almost every television show and newspaper article. The promotion is just extraordinary and effective. So effective that the image they possess become role model for young people especially.   It is quite easy to

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    the country remained culturally and psychologically rooted in the past‚ but in the 1920s America seemed to breakaway from these attachments and usher in the birth of modern America This dramatic break between America’s past and future was shaped by the evolution of technology‚ sports‚ entertainment‚ and women’s roles. Many of the trends that converged to make the twenties distinct had been building for years. The 1920s were a period of technological change that transformed the fundamental structure

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    is in good spirits and enjoying life. That was the vibe of the 20’s. It’s end of World War I and every one is all smiles. During the 1920s people were spending money left and right on new automobiles and radios. The ‘new free flowing‚ creative women’ was introduced. Fashion was changing to more revealing dresses for the women and suits becoming more conservative for the men. Everyone was going to speakeasies and drinking till they could not drink anymore. That was the life of the 1920s.

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    Kyle Herrod Ms. Saenz ENGL 1113-104 10 September‚ 2012 Bad Role ModelGood Teacher I was born and raised in San Diego‚ California. Being one of three kids of a Navy family‚ I was well disciplined and well behaved‚ as were my brothers. In 2004 we moved from California to Texas‚ going from perfect weather every day to unpredictable weather all the time. Not only was the physical aspect a shock‚ but all preconceptions of Texas were blown out of the water by reality. The hardest part of the whole

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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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    The Roaring 20’s: The Flapper Decade The 1920s was a century of change‚ of jazz‚ flapper skirts and parties. The government was conservative; however the public were more for the parties‚ the alcohol‚ and the new electronics arriving in that era. Many owned auto-mobiles‚ radios‚ telephones all of which helped connected people. Even though the conservative government passed prohibition laws‚ the people of the public still enjoyed their lives and drank alcohol illegally. In addition‚ the century

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    disney princess is not a problem because it gives her someone to idolize. Princesses are seen as beautiful‚ compassionate‚ and intelligent. They represent idealistic qualities for little girls to have. For example‚ Princess Jasmine is an excellent role model for girls because she is independent and not afraid to voice her opinion. She repeatedly states how she does not need a man to to make her happy because she is capable of enjoying life and ruling her kingdom on her own. Jasmine is headstrong and

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    Changing attitudes in the 1920s came about through progressivism‚ and the divide between country and urban life. Women were becoming more and more independent. Depression was beginning to sink its claws into the American economy first by way of rural towns and farms who felt the blow not with the stock market crash in 1929‚ but with the decline of agricultural prices in 1920. Most rural Americans still held to old traditions‚ and found how life was in the city offending to their beliefs and customs

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    restore traditional ones‚ and to limit change.” That was what many believed the women before the 1920sFlapper” era was believed to be‚ women who held traditional values and ones who were not valued as much as men second class citizens if you will. These women were not allowed to vote‚ had very poor paying jobs‚ were not able to be sexual beings and explore their sexual freedom. That changed in the year 1920. The 19th amendment granted the right for women to vote‚ the nation’s economy started to boom

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