The It Girl Clara Bow Imagine it all the rules you were raised to follow‚ all the beliefs and norms‚ everything conventional‚ shattered. Now imagine It Clara Bow‚ the It Girl. The epitome of the avant-garde woman‚ the archetype of the flapper‚ was America’s new‚ young movie actress of the 1920’s. Modern women of the day took heed to Bow’s fresh style and‚ in turn‚ yielded danger to the conventional America. Yet Bow’s contagious and popular attitude came with its weaknesses - dealing
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Sarah Bates 2/2/13 P-2 Final of Clara Barton “My business is staunching blood‚ and feeding fainting men."‚ Clara Barton once wrote according to the Clara Barton Birthplace museum‚ 2010. One of the most important humanitarians and courageous people that has ever lived is Clara Barton. Barton posses the qualities and fits the definition of courageous through her actions as she encounters life of helping to aid soldiers in very extreme surroundings‚ donating munificently to the war‚ and trying
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During the late 60’s and early 70’s attention towards Charles Manson with his twisted ideals of helter skelter and his “family” was in full swing. Through brainwashing‚ LSD trips and picking up rebellious troubled teens‚ Manson was able to instruct the murder of seven people. Although Charles never actually was involved with the murders he was considered to be reason for the deaths and was charged with conspiracy to commit murder on all seven counts. Charles Manson‚ born Charles Milles Maddox November
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Major Conflicts of the 1920’s: Zinn * Widespread disillusionment and anger after wwi * 10million died‚ why? * Little change in living conditions * 50% living below poverty line * Working conditions still dangerous n horrible‚ low wages * Conditions of the other half: (Zinn‚ pg. 383) * 2 million people in NYC lived in tenements condemned to as firetraps * Those who were doing well‚ shut out the picture of the others like: (Zinn‚ pg. 382)
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In the 1960’s many things were going on. Although Charles Manson and his cult were committing crimes before the 60’s‚ this is when the most infamous murder occurred. Manson’s cult‚ The Family‚ murdered actress Sharon Tate‚ who was nearly nine months pregnant‚ and her four friends. Though‚ Manson wasn’t personally there when the crime happened‚ he sent them to do it. He even told them to make it as gruesome as possible. They stabbed each victim multiple times and wrote sayings on the wall in their
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Born on December 25‚ 1921‚ Clara experienced childhood in a group of four kids‚ all no less than 11 years more established than her. Clara’s youth was a greater amount of one that had a few sitters than kin‚ every partaking of her instruction. Clara exceeded expectations at the scholastic piece of life‚ however was exceptionally bashful among outsiders. School was not an especially cheerful point in her life‚ being not able fit in with her raucous schoolmates in the wake of having such a peaceful
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Clara Barton (American Red Cross) Clara Barton was a woman with a dream and ambition. Clara’s first job was a schoolteacher. She was one of the first female schoolteachers because at that time most teachers were all males. During this time‚ Barton being the brave woman that she was would bring supplies to the soldiers during the Civil War. She supported the troops and was willing to risk her life to do so. Clara started the American Red Cross in 1881 at age 60 and ran it for 23 years. Carla’s goal
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NATURE V/S NURTURE Good morning‚ ladies and gentlemen. My name is and I am standing here in front of you all to present to you my opinions about the topic “Nature v/s Nurture”. Considering it‚ the foremost question that comes to mind is what exactly is nature and nurture? My dear listeners‚ nature and nurture are a convenient jingle of words‚ for it separates under two distinct heads the innumerable elements of which personality is composed. Nature is all that
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found her love for horseback riding and excelled in reading and spelling. As a shy child‚ Nancy Fitts was her only known friend; but in order to treat her shyness and depression‚ her parents sent her to a different high school which ended up being a total catastrophe. From time to time she was somewhat in vain about her appearance‚ particular her hair‚ which led to her depression. “She first found her calling when she tended to her brother David after an accident.” (Biography.com Editors) Her intense
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youngest in her family. Clara’s siblings teased her because she unfortunately had a lisp. Clara grew up going to a Universalist church. Clara’s career started out working as a teacher in Bordentown‚ New Jersey until 1853‚ even starting her own school. In 1854 Clara went to Washington to work in the patent office. Clara requested and made the same salary of the men even though back then people treated women unfairly. She remained working there until her anti-slavery opinions made her too controversial
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