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    The best way to look at how different consumer‚ consumption‚ and advertisement developments change over time is to look at the ads themselves. By comparing five different advertisements of the time‚ one can come to an excellent conclusion of the changing environment. Along with using information from the book American Consumer Society‚ 1865 – 2005 by Regina Blaszczyk. The five advertisements include Orange Crush Soda‚ Arrow Shirts‚ Chevrolet Cars‚ Lucky Strike Cigarettes‚ and Old Gold Cigarettes

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    American culture during the 1920’s mixed vibrancy and greater openness with prejudice and discrimination. How do the roles and expectations of women contribute to the changing culture – and sometimes clashes in culture – of the era? [19th Amendment‚ flappers‚ “dating”‚ birth control movement‚ Harlem Renaissance] During the 1920’s women were restricted from many things and society tried to control and limit their personal freedom. One of the ways women resisted to conform to society normality’s was

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    smoked cigarettes and wore red lipstick. These women were referred to as flappers. Flirting was seen openly in public with more than one male. These "new" women danced "the shimmy" in jazz clubs. This behavior was seen as scandalous by their mother ’s standards (American Horizons 859). This behavior was seen as a scandalous act‚ because women in the eras before‚ had never acted this way. Clara Bow symbolized the flapper or "new woman".

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    Many examples of how the morals of the youth changed were in the film. The first one is the breakage of the 18th Amendment. Roxie Hart‚ the protagonist‚ consumes alcohol illegally with her lover Fred. Roxie Hart and her boyfriend are shown consuming alcohol on the stairs‚ a direct stand against rules and standards. During the 1920’s‚ drinking in public was taboo‚ but the dare factor of alcohol was an exciting challenge which was meant to be rebelled against by the younger generation (Lazin). Another

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    peace was comming together. The "roaring 1920’s" was one of the best times to be alive. Music was a huge part of the 1920’s‚ especially jazz. Jazz was the reason that the "flappers" were introduced. Flappers is a term used to describe young girls‚ still somewhat in the awkward movement who not yet entered womanhood. Flappers were used in the entertainment environment. They dressed up in dresses‚ feathers‚ and sparkles. They performed during any jazz mucial. They even sang and danced along to their

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    women of the 1920s which they were called a flapper were idolized. Many other things also happened‚ the social image of a women changed‚ jobs changed‚ and politics changed and also the perception of women in society also changed. This image of the flapper was a bit of an illusion as women were still overlooked at still largely excluded from public‚ they were paid less than men and also expected to give up their job after they got married. What made a flapper was‚ hey could dance the Charleston‚ and

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    Behind the false portrayal of the flappers‚ The Great Gatsby crookedly exhibits the effect of jazz music on racism. The motion picture is full of jazzy music. J. Gatsby’s parties in the film have a high content of jazz style music‚ as well as a variety of different people attending his flings. Inside of a speakeasy Nick Carraway and Gatsby are in‚ jazz music is playing while blacks interact with Whites. However what is most interesting is while Gatsby and Carraway drive to the speakeasy‚ Carraway

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    “Conservative” “disposed to preserve existing conditions‚ intuitions‚ etc.‚ or to restore traditional ones‚ and to limit change.” That was what many believed the women before the 1920’s “Flapper” 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

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    diaphragm contributed ideology of a working women because it allowed them the ability to have few kids and fewer children mean more time for their own endeavours. On the flip side the idea of women in the 1920s that was usually seen was the flapper girl persona. Flappers were young women that challenged the rules set by prim and proper society by cutting their hair into bobs‚ smoking‚ drinking and being more open sexually. It wasn’t just the women who began to make a name for themselves during this early

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    The Path of Women from 1865 HIS204: American History Since 1865 Instructor Jill Walsh March 10‚ 2014 The Path of Women from 1865 In a span of 149 years from 1865 to the present day‚ women have worked hard to gain many rights and liberties that have always been afforded to most men. Key events or specific developments among the 149 years such as gaining the right to vote establishing a political voice‚ transformations into modern times thus evolving the mindset‚ making significant contributions

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