Flapper

Constructing my portfolio and building my journal on Edna St. Vincent Millay has been a fascinating journey. I have been able to learn about one of the most influential writers of the 1920's, and put myself in her shoes through the one passion we share the most, writing. I believe overall my history portfolio was fairly well constructed. The part I am most proud of was the Political, Social, and Economic Change graphic organizer. I spent a great deal of time on it and talked to my grandfather…

There are two types of people in the world at any given second: the powerful and the powerless. Everyone is capable of being both. Saying something such as this may not make sense right now, but it is a very important thing that everyone needs to know. This is what John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men and Robert Burns’s “To a Mouse” teach us about the way that the world operates. These pieces of writing also show us that there isn’t always a happy ending for everyone because of people who have…

During the 1930s there were many social issues that affected the world as a whole. Aldous Huxley presents these issues through his 1932 novel Brave New World. He uses in many occasions repetition to illustrate the unethical procedures that are used on children of that era, diction to represent the attitudes of the people worldwide, and imagery to deliver the idea of what exactly is going on back in the 1930s. Huxley use of repetition is vital in displaying the immoral social problems of the…

economy was booming, as more Americans lived in the city rather than the farms. More women chose to become independent rather than counting on a man to bring home the income. More men chose to be independent as well to party more and hang out with “flappers.” In the book “Brave New World” by Aldous Huxley, Huxley envisions the mockery of the future idea of Marriage with relationships possessing no emotional connection. Those in the new world who do feel love for another are seen as crazy and…

19th Amendment August 18, 1920, the 19th amendment was finally added to the constitution. It wasn’t that easy, there were years of protests, campaigns, petitions, parades and other tactics used to help push this amendment through (History.com). These tactics created attention to help dramatize the issue. Since the time of the American Revolution, women fought to gain the same social, political and economic rights as men. Women had been fighting for the right to vote long before the 1900s.…

of many respectable traits and particularly interesting habits. Daisy Buchanan, a desirable woman of wealth with dark, saddening secrets of a blistering winter relationship. Both struggle in the era of The Roaring Twenties, a time full of flashy flappers, delicate jazz, and sweet, forbidden alcohol. Both know of a love they had at one time, yet can never taste again with the lips of bonded faith. An obsession which takes over a man’s mind is a plight in the sun of reason. A broken bond of trust…

On January 18, 1904 Sir Wilfrid Laurier said, “The nineteenth century was the century of the United States. I think we can claim that Canada will fill the twentieth century." This prediction was correct. Before the twentieth century and in the early years of the nineteen hundreds Great Britain had complete control of Canada. However, during the twentieth century Canada gained most, if not all, of its independence through the Treaty of Versailles, Canada’s war efforts, like Vimy Ridge, and many…

Chapter 1 Notes: August 5th, 1706 ( set out) April 11th, 1707 (arrived) Stayed 3 weeks to refresh crew, many of whom were sick Went to Tonquin Attacked by pirates. Latitude of 46N Longitude of 183 Dutchman had authority but not commander of either ship Spoke to him in Dutch which infuriated him even more Since Gulliver pissed off the Dutchman, he sent Gulliver off into the ocean Gulliver come upon many islands and lands on one of them Eats eggs and roasts seaweeds The sun is blocked out by a…

In the late 1920’s, men’s hats were usually worn depending on their class. Upper class citizens usually wore a top hat or a Hamburg hat (“1920 in western Fashion”). The Cloche hat were being worn by women to tea dances, even in the street, and also at lunch parties and in their own homes (Herald 30). Hats with large crowns accommodated long hair and were worn low above the eyebrows (Herald 3).Working-class men wore a standard news boy cap or a hat cap (“1920 in western Fashion”).These are the…

Fitzgerald’s…They were caught riding on top of a taxi down fifth avenue and dancing on top of tables at the Waldrof Hotel…” (movie from class). The Fitzgerald’s did their fair share of partying and they did not let the world stop them. Zelda was queen of the flappers and was “The Girl.” This can be paralleled to Daisy Buchanan and the idea that people had of her. This can be seen when Nick states “…It was the kind of voice that the ear follows up and down…her face was lovely with bright things…