Cars: Their Meaning in Society This presentation was created by Samuel Bradshaw for Ms' Walkers 1st

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Cars Their Meaning in SocietyThis presentation
was created bySamuel Bradshawfor Ms. Walkers
1st Period
Historical note This project was due on March
30, 2004
Another historical note Made with a Macintosh
computer (Mac OS X) and Adobe Photoshop 7.0
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Thesis Statement

• In the book The Outsiders, cars were a form of
  showing your status in society. Wealthy people,
  such as the Socs, had nice cars. Poor people had
  worse cars (or no cars).

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Thesis Statement (continued)

• Cars have been a status symbol throughout
  history, ever since they were first created.

On with the carz!

cars!
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Cars throughout historyIntroduction

• In early times, the common form of transportation
  was the horse-drawn carriage.

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Cars throughout historyThe first cars

• The first cars were extremely expensive, as they
  were often put together entirely by hand.
• Only the wealthiest people could afford to buy
  one of these cars. As a result, wealthy people
  had nice cars.

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Cars throughout historyThe Model T

• The first mass-produced car was the Model T. It
  was first created in 1908.
• The price for these cars was less than the
  original cars, yet still expensive.

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Cars throughout historyAfter the T

• After the Model T came many new styles of cars.

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Cars throughout historyNew models

• Next came more advanced models.
• Nice cars went to wealthy people, and poor cars
  went to poorer people.

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Cars today

• Today there are many models and styles of cars in
  existence.
• Though more people have them, they still show
  societal status. For example, it costs a lot to
  buy a limousine, so only wealthy people tend to
  have them.

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Cars throughout historyConclusion

• In conclusion, this is a way of showing financial
  status. It has been this way from the beginning
  of modern transportation

The car.