Monday, March 7, 2011

No apologies needed on this one!


Flappers were extremely important to the time period of the 20's.Flappers were primarily known for being very bad.being bobbed, and rebellion.Flappers are important tho the time period cause they found confidence so they felt better and stronger.Another way they are important is cause of the style they brought to the field. With the bobs, hats and dresses.The theme that represents them is growth of celebrity cause even if the weren't that big of a celebrity the guys fell for them like they were one

Sunday, March 6, 2011

There wasn't another grade school play about the 1920s, was there? If so, cue the tree!



Charles Lindbergh was very important to the time period of the 1920's. He was important in many ways. One such way is for his non-stop solo flight from New York to Paris. It was a great inspiration to the people of not only America but Europe as well. The French hailed him when he arrived in Paris. Another way Charles Lindbergh is important to the 1920's is because of the way he barely said anything. He let the press do the talking for him, which they loved until it started to get boring with him not saying anything. Finally, Charles Lindbergh is important to the 1920's because he hated fame. While celebrities like Babe Ruth and Jack Dempsey embraced it and loved it, Charles Lindbergh hated it, but he couldn't escape it. Because of this, Charles Lindbergh represents Theme 5 (The Public Life is the Private Life). He wanted his life with his wife and his baby to stay his private life, but for a celebrity that was impossible. The press tracked his every move and told the public. The fact that he hated fame just made him more famous.

The Dundies as "Nifty Gifties" or How would Lord Rupert Everton fit in the Jazz Age?


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The first award for Holly,the "Cat's Pajamas" was given because cats pajamas in 20's slang is someone really wonderful and awesome, all of which Michael would agree with. Angela won "Not the Cat's Meow but Mrs. Grundie" because Michael wouldn't say she's cool or anything, but she is uptight and prude. The third dundie for Andy, was given because he played a sailor in the play "Sweeney Todd" at the local theatre. Chassis in 20's slang means good body, and when Jim and Pam were getting married, Jim's brothers made a rude speech about how hot her body is. The fifth dundie for Kelly was given to her because bearcat means tough girl. And she's Indian. Gabe won the award for guy wiith the most beef because "beef" is twenties for complaints. Meredith, of course, won ossified in the office beacause she loves to drink alcohol. Kevin won "nobody's home" because that means that you're dumb, which is something Michael would probably say. Creed won Old bird because he's just odd in general. Jim and Pam won the goofy couple because of their office romance, which now isn't the only one! The 9.5 dundie was made by Dwight, trying to promote himself to women. I wanted it to seem like the tape he shows Michael at Pam and Jims wedding. Oscar got the tenth dundie for wet blanket because that is twenties for a boring person. Phyllis got the dundie for least amount of it because Michael is always pointing out how old she is or odd, even though he's the same age as her. Toby got the pill to bump off, because I'm sure that Michael would take any chance to kill him. And ofcourse Michael gets the Big Cheese award because he's "The World's Greatset Boss"

Julian's Martha Stewart? Meet Paris' Coco Chanel!


Coco Chanel is a memorable icon who inspires many and was a huge fashion icon. She was born August 19th, 1883 and started selling hats in the 1910’s. From that, she began making clothes. In 1921, she launched Chanel No. 5, the first perfume to feature a designer’s name, and it became rapidly popular. Chanel’s most famous design would be the little black dress. She impressed many with her copacetic quotes and her inspiring sense of style. The company Chanel still makes clothing, perfume, and makeup that are considered very valuable. Coco Chanel did almost everything for her image. She represents Theme 5 because her image was part of her. She lived for her image, only doing things for the publicity. One of her most famous quotes is “Fashion is made to become unfashionable.” This is saying that she knows something might be “in” now, but it will always go out of style. Today, she is still a memorable fashion icon that many look up to.

The Beatles would have been the only thing to make the 1920s even better!


Charles Lindbergh was very important to the 1920s. Lindbergh did several things, for one, he flew from the United States (specifically New York) to Paris, France in a nonstop, solo flight. Also, he flew 50 combat missions in April of 1944. Another important thing he did was he tried to withdraw from the public when he was a growing celebrity, something that the press did not understand. Lindbergh was important because he did something no one else could do, which was that he flew across the Atlantic in a nonstop solo flight, something that several people had been hurt or died trying to do. He goes along with theme five: the public life is the private life. This is because he wanted his fame to end, when the press and public just wanted to write everything about his life-both public and private. He moved to other countries but paparazzi were everywhere, so he could never have the quiet life he would have wanted.

Nifty Writing and Fitzgerald


F Scott Fitzgerald was a writer in the 1920's. Fitzgerald wrote about how money caused his characters to fall in to despair. He is remembered for writing The Great Gatsby. The theme he represents is the opposite of "unbridled optimism". Fitzgerald did not represent this theme because like unlike the 1920's, he saw what money did to people. In his novels and short stories he showed what happen when they let money take over their lives. He also represents this because the during the 1920's everyone was happy but at the end of his life he most likely wasn't.

Did the 1920s Have Slackers? Flappers, yes, Slackers???


Louis Armstrong was a cornet/trumpet player, singer and a scat singer who was a big influence on Jazz. He moved the music's focus from collective/group improvisation to solo performances. I believe he represents theme 1 because he was a big part in growth of jazz singers, cornet/trumpet players, etc