The 1920’s were a transition period for many sports. It wasn't anything like todays athletes making big money, using steroids, or promoting a crazy diet. Sports that had up until that time been largely amateur events caught the eye of promoters who could see an opportunity to capitalize and make money. The professional football league, golf tours, and tennis circuit were organized. Media publicity ensured large crowds and guaranteed the financial success of the ventures, allowing new stadiums to be built and providing steadily increasing salaries for the sports stars.
Theme Keyword(s): JAZZ AGE SUMMARY: The Roaring Twenties was a time of opulent lifestyles following the return of soldiers from World War One. A time when the younger generation rejected the values of the older generation. The lifestyle of the East particularly New York City, a place of wealth, was alluring and often, wild and debaucherous (immorality). People with wealthy heritages (Old Money = East Egg) began to resent those with recently acquired wealth (New Money= West Egg), especially if that money was made in dubious ways. The Jazz Age bought with it an economic boom which saw the birth of materialism and consumerism.
The epitome of French chic, BB retired from the entertainment industry at 39 to, in her words, ‘get out elegantly‘. Brigitte Bardot’s influence on fashion is seeing renewed interest. The style icon, now almost 80, is an outspoken animal rights activist. at the height of her career in the Fifties and Sixties, she was often described as “the world’s most beautiful woman,” Bardot made the name of certain brands. The Ultimate Sex Kitten In her 60′s heydays you would have been hard pressed to find a man who did not consider Brigitte Bardot, or BB, to be the ultimate sex symbol.
Their main purpose was just for maximizing profits. The short profits from alluring temporary travelers, holding addicted gamblers or rich VIPs, and attracting customers by the means of luxury facilities would not assure the prosperous future of casino-based entertainment industry. On the other hand, these marketing strategies are a form of product oriented service which does not care of customer demands or tastes. By the way, Harrah’s Casino has changed this out-of-dated form of casino industry. It was built in Nevada, 1939.
Only men were known to smoke cigarettes. Even though this act seemed so drastic, the most dramatic change seen in women of the 1920s was when they began to drink alcohol. To make it worse, the 1920s was the era of prohibition. Women often carried flasks of liquor on their hips so it would be easy to access it. Flappers had a scandalous image as the "giddy flapper, rouged and clipped, careening in a drunken stupor to the lewd strains of a jazz quartet,"
Colors in the Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald’s masterpiece The Great Gatsby was written in a time in which values no longer played an important role among the population. The “Roaring Twenties” were shaped by the post-war generation and especially by the newly rich and wannabe famous, whose life circled around parties, money and affairs. Fitzgerald manages to draw the reader’s attention to significant details and symbols in the text. Therefore, symbolism plays a major role in The Great Gatsby. The most prominent colors that can be found throughout the novel are green, white, gray, blue and yellow.
The Roaring Twenties was a time period filled with great progresses for women. The 1920’s were filled with new fashions, a booming economy, and prohibition. Gatsby and his partner Wolfsheim made their money by selling alcohol, which was illegal. Prohibition started after World War I because the government thought the ban on selling, transporting, and making alcohol would lower the crime rate, but it did the exact opposite. Young ladies started to drink during prohibition, which never happened before the War.
When the government is involved, a nation can reach its full potential, but without government control, societies are destined for corruption. Without having rules and regulations that the government sets, a capitalist society would quickly become overrun with greed, which would eventually lead to destruction. This has been demonstrated by the stock market crash. In the 1920’s, American capitalists had complete freedom and no regulations to follow. The strength of the economy encouraged Americans to take out more loans and buy more stocks, making them susceptible to future changes in the economy.
In the 18th century, the Dutch republic lost status as a world power to England and France. As a result, the growth of Amsterdam stagnated; however, it remained rich and important. The Netherlands as a whole missed the Industrial Revolution and became impoverished and old-fashioned. However in 1870, Amsterdam enjoyed a “second Golden Age” which connected once again with colonial trade. The opening of the Suez Canal allowed a faster and easier trading route with the East Indies, and German unification was a significant factor to the economy.
The music industry has always been an open forum for opinion and self-expression. As an artist the easiest and in some cases the most effective way to express yourself is through sex. I don’t think any other artist in history has transcended music through sex the way Madonna has. She is a pioneer in the sexual revolution that the music world has seen over the last 30 years or so. Since her debut album in 1982 her music has presented us with sexual undertones.