“The Chosen” (1981) by director Jeremy Kagan explores the tension between ultra - orthodox Hasidic Judaism and its more cousin‚ Modern Orthodox Judaism. The film also provides us a glimpse into the process of cultural assimilation that Jews went through during the the early 19th century era in America. The film follows Reuven and Danny. Although hail from different backgrounds‚ the pair are linked in ways that are deeper than just friendship. Both the theme and the subject of the film are contained
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1. Which of the following was not a significant motivation behind the New Deal? => reviving America’s commitment to family values at a time when they seemed to be in decline 2. In the mid-1930s‚ Unions of industrial workers‚ led by John L. Lewis‚ founded a new labor organization‚ called = the Congress of Industrial Organizations. 3. The Commissioner of Indian Affairs who launched an "Indian New Deal" that ended a policy of forced assimilation and allowed Indians unprecedented cultural
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Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal benefited the lives of most farmers in many different and powerful ways. The combination of the "alphabet soup" acts and the long lasting effects that they produced transformed the modern individual farmer of the late 1920’s and the entire 1930’s from the down and out‚ could barely survive "Okie" farmer‚ as depicted in John Steinbeck’s "Grapes of Wrath"‚ to a more uniform‚ government backed‚ stable farmer that still exists today. Many reasons as to why agricultural recovery
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McKinsey Williams Ms. B Vasquez English 1301 March 5‚ 2013 Out with the Old in with the New The Movie Footloose tells a story about a young untamed teenage boy named Ren McCormick who moves from the windy city of Chicago to the small town of Bomont. The first time the character of Ren was introduced he was played by the eighties heartthrob Kevin Bacon‚ in the most recent version of the film the good-looking Kenny Wormald played Footloose’s character of Ren. The original film starring Bacon
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William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet begins with a fight between two rival families: the Montagues and the Capulets. The fight is momentarily broken apart by Benvolio‚ only to be started again by bad-tempered Tybalt. This fight demonstrates the tension between the two families. Later we see Romeo’s mother worrying about him and wondering why he’s so depressed. Benvolio goes to talk to Romeo‚ and we find out the source of Romeo’s problems: a girl named Rosaline. Benvolio offers some advice to Romeo
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New Old Libya For decades Libyans lived under a dictator who twisted their past. Now they must imagine their future. By Robert Draper Photograph by George Steinmetz The bronze likeness of Muammar Qaddafi’s nemesis was lying on his back in a wooden crate shrouded in the darkness of a museum warehouse. His name was Septimius Severus. Like Qaddafi‚ he was from what is now Libya‚ and for 18 years bridging the second and third centuries A.D. he ruled the Roman Empire. His birthplace‚ Leptis Magna—a
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Between 1870 and 1920 European imperialism grew due to the economic‚ political‚ and social forces. The Industrial Revolution stirred the ambition of European nations. With the advances in technology these nations we able to spread their control over less developed areas. The balance of power created an empire building frenzy. Imperialism caused certain countries to dominate with power. With this power they were able to take over less developed areas. The French took over the majority of Africa
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Old and New Technology Technology has been one of the fastest growing industry now days‚ with Internet being one of them. Since the invention of the Internet; information‚ entertainment‚ and many other resources have been accessible online. This foreshadowed that the Internet will soon replace the book‚ as chief tool of learning. With today advanced technology books can be downloaded‚ read‚ and carried around just like any piece of technology such as a mobile phone or tablet. Many authors have
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WHAT LED TO THE COLLAPSE OF CONSENSUS? The 1950’s and early 1960’s was a time of consensus in the US. By the middle of the 60’s the US experienced a series of shocks which undermined consensus. The assassination of President Kennedy in Dallas in 1963. The differences in the civil rights movement. The escalation of the Vietnam War. All of these factors undermined American confidence to change the world and improve the country. By the late 60’s‚ US society was polarised: divided between different
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of the proposed Mexican-American border resulted in a war between the two countries lasting over 2 years. Major leaders on both sides were U.S President Tyler and President Polk as well as Mexican President Santa Anna. The main disputes the annexation of Texas‚ territorial issues and poor leadership. With more Americans moving into Texas‚ the territory seemed promising to newly elected US Polk. The expansionist mentality of the country led Polk to try and acquire Texas. On March 1st‚ 1854 “President
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