lunes, 22 de febrero de 2016
domingo, 21 de febrero de 2016
The Changing Role of Women in the 1920s
1.Why did the role of (some) women change in the twenties?
Because since World War I, women had got used to work as men, and in the 1920s they felt that they were not just house workers for longer.
2. Analyze the following advertisement:
A-It's an advertisement that encourages women and girls to struggle to work and live as guys, telling them that they should act independently, and work and earn as much money as them, in this case, as graphic designers.
B- I quite agree with it. I think that it is a positive message for that times, though in muy opinion it should be beyond that. It's not that "even" they can earn as much as men, is should be that they must earn the same for the same jobs. So I think it's good, though it could be much better nowadays for example.
C-I do, as well as I think that not only women should support women, or men support men, but everyone should support everyone else, leaving the genre apart.
3. Are you ready to walk in someone else's shoes? Imagine what it was like to be a flapper in the Roaring Twenties. Choose a name, age, civil status, city, economic class, job... and describe your daily routine on a Friday:
My name is Audrey, and I'm 29 years old. I'm not married, though I'm dating the gorgeous Jack Wilder, the director of the main advertisement company in Los Angeles. Lucky me! Today is my favorite day of the week, because after work I always meet Lilly and Emmanuelle to go shopping. I work as a secretary in a publicity magazine, it's incredible how many people I meet everyday! After our visit to the shops, I'll go to have a little meal with Jack, though not too long, he is really busy today. At about 9 pm, I will go to "La Rose", which is the trending bar at Los Angeles. I will go with 6 of my friends, Lilly, Victoria, Sarah, Coco, Louise and Clara, and we will have real fun! Today is Double M's Night, Martini and Marlboro. My day couldn't be better!
Because since World War I, women had got used to work as men, and in the 1920s they felt that they were not just house workers for longer.
2. Analyze the following advertisement:
A-It's an advertisement that encourages women and girls to struggle to work and live as guys, telling them that they should act independently, and work and earn as much money as them, in this case, as graphic designers.
B- I quite agree with it. I think that it is a positive message for that times, though in muy opinion it should be beyond that. It's not that "even" they can earn as much as men, is should be that they must earn the same for the same jobs. So I think it's good, though it could be much better nowadays for example.
C-I do, as well as I think that not only women should support women, or men support men, but everyone should support everyone else, leaving the genre apart.
3. Are you ready to walk in someone else's shoes? Imagine what it was like to be a flapper in the Roaring Twenties. Choose a name, age, civil status, city, economic class, job... and describe your daily routine on a Friday:
My name is Audrey, and I'm 29 years old. I'm not married, though I'm dating the gorgeous Jack Wilder, the director of the main advertisement company in Los Angeles. Lucky me! Today is my favorite day of the week, because after work I always meet Lilly and Emmanuelle to go shopping. I work as a secretary in a publicity magazine, it's incredible how many people I meet everyday! After our visit to the shops, I'll go to have a little meal with Jack, though not too long, he is really busy today. At about 9 pm, I will go to "La Rose", which is the trending bar at Los Angeles. I will go with 6 of my friends, Lilly, Victoria, Sarah, Coco, Louise and Clara, and we will have real fun! Today is Double M's Night, Martini and Marlboro. My day couldn't be better!
The Hoovervilles
1.What were they?
They were settlements of people that had lost their homes due to the Great Depression, that were built by them in isolated and empty lands, and they constructed tents and shanties. The authorities usually didn't interact with them due to the needs of the population.
2.Who were they named after? Why?
They were named after Herbert Hoover, who was the president of the USA at those times. People named Hoovervilles after him because he was blamed to have left the country fall in the Great Depression and for the share exchange problems.
3.In "The Grapes of Wrath", the Joad family stayed in a Hooverville. Who wrote the novel?
It was written by the american novelist John Steinbeck, author of one of my favourite novels of all time, "Of Mice and Men".
They were settlements of people that had lost their homes due to the Great Depression, that were built by them in isolated and empty lands, and they constructed tents and shanties. The authorities usually didn't interact with them due to the needs of the population.
2.Who were they named after? Why?
They were named after Herbert Hoover, who was the president of the USA at those times. People named Hoovervilles after him because he was blamed to have left the country fall in the Great Depression and for the share exchange problems.
3.In "The Grapes of Wrath", the Joad family stayed in a Hooverville. Who wrote the novel?
It was written by the american novelist John Steinbeck, author of one of my favourite novels of all time, "Of Mice and Men".
The Story of Al Capone
Alphonse Gabriel Capone was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1889. Son of italian parents, Al had a rough childhood, due to the the poorness that his family suffered. When he was just 14, he left school, and started working in different little businesses, until he met the gangster Johnny Torrio, who became his mentor. He got the nickname "Scarface" after a bar fight ended up with a razor cutting trough his face and neck. After gaining fame and power, he moved to Chicago, where he became the main gangster since 1924, taking after alcohol, gambling and prostitution activities. Due to the Prohibition, he became one of the main public enemies in the state. The 14th February 1929 he murdered all along with his henchmen the other 5 main gangs leaders, in what was called "The Bloody Valentine's Day". After years, an agent from The United States Department of Treasury, Elliot Ness, decided to stand against corruption and fight for law. He got enough evidences to make Capone go to jail, specially from gambling and tax evasion. He was first sent to the Atlanta Prison, and then to the Alcatraz Island in 1934, when his empire fell down.
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