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During the twenties lawlessness and social nonconformity prevailed. In cities organized crime flourished without police interference, and in spite of nationwide prohibition of liquorsales, anyone who wished to buy a drink knew where to get one. Musicians like Louis Armstrong become favorites, particularly among young people, as many turned away from highly respectable classicalmusic to jazz. One of the best examples of the anti-traditional trend was the proliferation of young "flappers," women who rebelled against custom by cutting off their hair and shortening their skirts(Yancey 25).

Matisse paintings are remarkable in giving the viewer the distinct sensory impressions of one experiencing the scene first hand. For instance, "The Casbah Gate" takes one to the walledcity of Tangier and the Bab el Aassa gateway near the Sultan's palace, where one can imagine standing on an afternoon, absorbing the splash of colors and the fine outlines. Even the sentry, the bowaabvaguely eyeing those who come and go through the gate, blends into the scene as though real (Plagens 50).

I chose this two examples of paraphrase because I found very interesting the topics thatare written about, also the way that were written teach me very clear the way to paraphrase correctly.
The first speaks of the twenties where alcohol was banned and jazz became fashionable. and thesecond speaks of my favorite painter, Matisse, whose style makes his paintings authentic masterpieces.

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