Main Point:The 1920s or The Roaring Twenties were an era of social and political change. Examples/Details/Explanations: a. The dramatic change was a lot such many Americans lived in cities rather on the farm ‚ the country wealth doubled between 1920 and 1929. b. After the World War one in 1918 ‚ American had a massive economic boost with plenty of jobs with new manufacturing plants and built things aside from the airplane engine‚ but household item such has TV ‚ cars‚ refrigerator ‚ radio
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reached even the furtherest parts of the country. This had the effect of creating a new country-wide culture in the early twentieth century. The movies‚ radio shows‚ sophisticated advertising‚ and popular magazines all had an influence on the lives of 1920’s youth who saw themselves as different from the older generation. Young people began to model themselves on movie and sports stars who represented a glamorous new age‚ but they also took on many of the negative traits of their idols like smoking‚
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In the twentieth century‚ the United States went through a spurt of growth socially and economically. The rich were getting richer‚ and the popular were gaining even more fame. The glamour and clamour of the roaring twenties is best depicted through the novel “The Great Gatsby”. The book‚ written by F. Scott Fitzgerald has had great success‚ and has been adopted into a wildly popular film seen all across the world. While the two pieces closely resemble each other‚ they can easily be contrasted. When
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significant changes in music from year to year. The 1920s‚ ‘30s‚ and ‘50s lived as three radically different decades based on values‚ morals and music. The mindset of the people living in these times transpired with completely different ideals and ways of living. Each decade’s music was extremely reflective of the overall sentiment of what was happening historically. The 1920s‚ fondly referred to as “The Roaring Twenties‚” produced the Jazz Age. The song “Ain’t Misbehavin’‚” written in 1929‚
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montage of Paris is very romantic and dreamy. It begins at sunrise and shows what the day is like in such a beautiful city and ends at sundown. The audiences sees everything The City of Lights has to offer. This montage stages the tone of the film. The jazz music playing in the background also gives this film a sense of an upbeat and happy tone. The montage make the city almost looks as if the city of Paris is too good to be true. The Paris that is depicted‚ is the Paris of Gil’s dreams. Mise en scene
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Roaring means loud‚ noisy‚ busy‚ active‚ deafening‚ or thunderous. That one word sums up everything that happened in the 1920’s. Some call the 1920s the roaring 20s. I personally think so because the war had just ended and many soldiers were returning. As the soldiers were coming back from the war‚ people had a sense of settling down and enjoying life. The significance of this time period was that it affected the way we live today. Our lives have changed because of women’s rights‚ new inventions
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Life of women in the 1920’s Life in 1920’s changed for the whole American population‚ but it had changed greatly for the women. Before the roaring twenties‚ women only had the job of taking care the children and the household. As portrayed in The Great Gatsby‚ life for women changed in their fashion‚ independence‚ and family life in the 1920’s. Fashion during the 1920’s was a big change in the fashion industry. At a party at Gatsby house‚ Nick said‚ “ Mrs. Wilson had changed her costume some
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were a time of jazz and also the beginning of something destructive. This decade‚ also known as the Roaring Twenties‚ was a fun and exciting time for many. People celebrated during this time period‚ as it was the period after World War 1. The 20’s are known for the time of music and celebration‚ but not a lot of people knew it as a time of new transportation and the beginning of the great depression. The clothing choice of many was abstract in the 20’s. The book‚ America in the 1920’s‚ states that
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Women ’s clothing changed drastically beginning in the 1920s. The public saw women shortening the length of their skirts‚ cultivate a boyish figure‚ rouged their cheeks‚ cut their hair into a bob‚ and they no longer wore flesh-colored stockings. They also 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
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The 1920s was a very exuberant decade in which America was introduced to many African American writers‚ musicians‚ poets‚ photographers‚ and scholars. This decade is well known as the Harlem Renaissance. It was a movement that involved racial pride and it encouraged African Americans to take a stand and demand civil and political rights. All seemed well in the renaissance until the stock market crashed in 1929. Many seem to argue that the stock market crash was the primary cause of the end of the
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