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In the 1920’s, which was also known as the Roaring Twenties, many women lived their lives day by day. Many women were open to new ideas, including new cultural beliefs and the start of new household technologies. During this innovative era, woman started to gain a sense of importance and independence in society. This included being granted the right to vote, expressing themselves through songs and dancing and also marrying for love and ending unhappy marriages. With all of this being said and…

Does “Anaconda” Objectify or Empower Women? Nicki Minaj’s music video called ‘Anaconda’ was uploaded to YouTube on her Vevo channel on August 19, 2014. It has since accumulated approximately six hundred million views as now. The song met chart success, peaking at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100, consequently becoming Minaj's highest charting single in the United States to date. It went on to spend eight consecutive weeks in the top ten of the Hot 100 chart. The main reason why this music…

Daisy is not really a flapper, but she does fit in with the time. Hilliardem, the author of the “Flappers and Old Sports” page of The Great American Novel: 1900-1965 website, wrote about how Daisy’s style is different than most of the women in her day. The website explains how Daisy’s style is more traditional and consistent especially compared to Myrtle, the woman Tom is having an affair with, who changes her clothes often (Hilliardem). Daisy is an example of how the people in the 1920s were…

Love Builds Your Character No matter what age, race, gender, or religion, we all crave a deep love of passion for one another. Love can appeal to us in many states of emotion and gestures: sexually, physically, mentally, and spiritually. Sexually, your body can undergo sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) usually between two people; this stimulates hormones and emotions that arouse feelings of lust and binding “chemistry” to one another. Physically, while your first instinct…

Tizio came by and to Sarah’s horror, he took them to John’s apartment. She remembered that Painted Girl had agreed to redo his apartment for an exorbitant fee. Painted Girl’s eyes danced as she put the key in the lock. Tizio stood beside her with a few boxes in hand. Painted Girl switched on the lights… red lights, all of them. The small room glowed. Black and gold striped walls and gold brocade furniture brightened the room. Red velvet drapes hung floor to ceiling. Walking around Sarah…

For my research, I explored How and Why Fashion Repeats Itself. I investigated the history of fashion, the way and the reasons that fashion changes regularly. I discovered some specific examples such as denim jeans as well. In the process of the research, I took several steps. I examined various websites and several books and checked them for relevance and bias. Additionally, I conducted a survey with 40 people and collated it. History of fashion Fashion has always been key to how people…

In contrast to the more liberated 1940s, the 1950s brought a return to traditional women’s roles. Different from the 1920s through the 1940s, less women graduated high school than men in the 1950s, and more men were still graduating college than women. This did not bring great success for women’s opportunities. In fact, the total amount of women’s participation in the labor force was 50% of that of men’s. After the war, when the men returned, the birth rate, in the United States, increased…

to be tough. - Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 Courageousness. Courageousness and confidence and dignity. These are the principles of standard charisma in even the most elusive parts of Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s mind as he was buckled into a heavy corset with braces that ran from his hips to his heels. Pushing away thoughts of meeting his malevolent driveway headfirst, he stands, feeling the tiresome weight below him and the brutal reminder of his lamentable circumstance. He pictures a different…

Vanity, Potatoes, and Bodies. Oh My! If “how to…” is typed into Google search engine, the third search term that comes up is “how to lose weight fast.” There are many other ways to end this phrase, but because of the importance of body image and shape, this is how we end it. This shows a clear problem in today’s society and how we put too much value on our outward opinions and how others perceive them. Clearly, since the 1950s many things have changed; science, medicine, technology, but more…

wonder why these women were ready to break away from it. The fashion of these women were commonly seen as ‘boyish’ because of the baggy and free from the body clothes they wore. The skirt height changed from at the calf, to at the knee or higher, the corsets changed to baggy dresses, and the up the neck neckline changed to plunging necklines in the front and back. Although, the flappers had a ‘boyish’ look; it came with essential jewelry. Flappers wore gems, pearls, diamonds, and had strands of…