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    affected society since the beginning of time. Fashion from the 1920’s to the 1990’s changed rapidly. Fashion affects everybody even if a person doesn’t know it‚ from hemline trends to haircut styles. Old trends are always re-worked and recycled to become new again. The Industrial Revolution of the early nineteenth century revolutionized the apparel business. The boom in the textile and cotton industries was the foundation for a robust 1920’s fashion world in which people cared what each other wore.

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    vacationing with Inez’s wealthy‚ conservative parents. One night‚ Gil gets drunk and becomes lost in the back streets of Paris. At midnight‚ a 1920s Peugeot Type 176 car draws up beside him‚ and the passengers‚ dressed in 1920s clothing‚ urge him to join them. They go to a party for Jean Cocteau where Gil comes to realize that he has been transported back to the 1920s‚ an era he idolizes. He encounters Alice B. Toklas‚ Cole Porter‚ Josephine Baker‚ Zelda and F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ who take him to meet Ernest

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    renaissance took place between the years of 1920-1929.In 1929 the united states suffered the devastion of the Great Depression.The effects of the Great Depression on the lives of African Americans were very bad. Between the years of 1920-1929‚ was known as the Harlem Renaissance.The Harlen renaissance was a time of creative work involving many writers‚musicians‚performers‚and artist.This activity was centered in harlem‚ a part of New York city.BY 1920 many people moved to harlem.Later on‚ Harlem

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    Documentary facts  Negroes were proud to be black  The people were more acceptant of the African American culture Business‚ industry‚ culture  Another america in the 1920’s had only candle and lanterns until electricity came Surge of new power went to new cities first Cars gave American freedom to leave  Women started to  wear more revealing stuff In Tennessee first law in the country ‚ to prohibit teacher from teaching evolution  Fundamentalist people who believe that every you believe

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    during the 1920s in order to escape the uncertainty and materialistic society America offered. The movie was able to visually describe how disillusionment with the present leads to a desire to escape in some way. The movie uses protagonist’s‚ Gill Pender‚ adventure through time to show audiences of any generation that the past is not as glorious as we make it seem. The movie opens with Gill Pender and his fiancé‚ Inez‚ having a conversation about how Gill sees them

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    Women in the 1920’s A new era evolved in the 1920’s‚ a new style of women emerged with it. In the “Roaring Twenties” many women converted their lifestyle of being home makers who were in charge of cooking‚ cleaning and taking care of the children to women with short dresses‚ bob cut hair doos‚ a cigarette in her mouth and a drink in her hand. This new style of women who emerged with an older prositional style of dress became known as flappers. These women not only changed their appearance and mind

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    different genders are depicted in the text. Find one passage that defines a characteristic of the cultural context unique to the 1920s within The Great Gatsby. You will find 3 total passages. You will type or cut and paste the passage into a word document‚ then provide at least 2-3 sentences for EACH passage explaining how the passage reflects the cultural context of the 1920’s. At the top right of the document‚ the heading will include both partners’ names‚ my name‚ the class period‚ and the date.

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    strive for a greater good. Sometimes the methods used to excel are in direct contrast to good. Many different influential people seek change for the country and are willing to do anything necessary in order to obtain his or her desired goal. The 1920’s‚ commonly referred to as the “Roaring Twenties”‚ were a period of time in which America thrived. Citizens were motivated by the search for both political and social change. This unique period of history was a rich source which inspired great authors

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    see it much in smaller towns but more in bigger cities. In all‚ african americans in the 1920’s became more appreciated and treated more fairly. With all of these changes came new laws‚ technological advancements‚ new ways of dancing and new types of music besides jazz. Some of the things we have today relate to the 20’s such as the riots due to a police shooting a darker skinned person. Without the 1920’s we would probably still be wearing long skirts and have longer hair. The twenties showed

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    link between the strong‚ masculine‚ and courageous traits we associate with the pilot and biplane‚ with the stylish‚ vintage watches. Furthermore‚ these images have been cropped and juxtaposed in this way to show the link between these watches and the 1920’s theme of military aviation. By linking these images together in such a way the audience is pulled into the fantasy of this war-time era. Men as the target audience create a desire to buy these watches‚ because they are linked to being more masculine

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