1. The National Origina Act of 1924 was put into action stating that annual immagration from foreiign countries can only be two percent of the countries emmagrators already present in the U.S. Thus limiting the amount of people emmegrating to the U.S. ( The Enduring Visoion chapter 23 page 732)
2. The beginning of buying things on credit. People began to adore the idea of but something and then payig it off little by little, but ultimately the constant buying on ccredit led to the Great Depression here in the United States. ( The Enduring Visoion chapter 23 page 715)
3. Ernest Hemingway's book A Farewell to Arms was writtien. In it he spoke about his experiences during WWI and he gives a view on how the war was usless and how politicians were did not know what they were doing. ( The Enduring Visoion chapter 23 page 730)
4. Cars became more famous amoung American consumers. Companies lk GM, Ford, and Chrysler came into their own and more households were able to own the luxury item of having a car because they bought and payed for them using credit. ( The Enduring Visoion chapter 23 page 714)
5. Women began working more in corperate offices as secretaries, typests of fileing clerks. Although they began to have more of a presence in the male dominated work world, women were earning less for the same job. ( The Enduring Visoion chapter 23 page 715)
Sources
1. The Enduring Vision. Copyright 2004 by Houghton Mifflin Company, 222 Berkeley Street, Boston, MA
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Nick Bio Poem
The writer of mysterious prose.
The concealer of truth, the lonely one, the seer of all.
Relative of Daisy,his mother, and his father.
Lover of whiskey, gossip, the East.
Who feels lonely, apathetic, and curious.
Who needs friendship, love, a new beginning.
Who gives a different view of the world around him, his quiet criticism of each person he encounters, and his his lesson about life.
Who would like see the world, Mr. Gatsby, and his version of the America dream fulfilled.
Resident of West Egg
Nick Carraway
The concealer of truth, the lonely one, the seer of all.
Relative of Daisy,his mother, and his father.
Lover of whiskey, gossip, the East.
Who feels lonely, apathetic, and curious.
Who needs friendship, love, a new beginning.
Who gives a different view of the world around him, his quiet criticism of each person he encounters, and his his lesson about life.
Who would like see the world, Mr. Gatsby, and his version of the America dream fulfilled.
Resident of West Egg
Nick Carraway
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