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    “Grease”‚ originally a musical play write in 1971‚ was brought to the big screen in 1978 by producers Robert Stigwood and Allen Carr. Set to reflect the 1950s era‚ “Grease” explores real life situations that several high school students during this time period were faced with – developing relationships‚ teen pregnancy‚ bullying‚ and peer pressure‚ drinking and gang violence. The use of unrealistic song and dance outbursts to portray the character’s emotions and views of life was a way to add comedic

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    portrait of family is ever changing because societal values seem to evolve and diversify as time passes. Today‚ much of this evolution in the perceptions of kinship ideals can be attributed to media and advertising influences. A typical family in the 1950s would probably

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    Campaigning is political for political advertising by candidates where the net effect is to boost the relative appeal of commercials. Thus‚ exposure to political campaigns with the first one being in the early 1950s‚ where everything seemed to be “booming” – the economy‚ suburbs‚ and babies being born and all this seemed to provide a sense of stability and contentment. Soon after‚ the sixties came and things started to change. People did not want to live the “conservative” lifestyles that the fifties

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    Fast food restaurants started to change farming and food distribution as early as the 1950s. Dick and Mac McDonald were the first to revolutionize the drive up restaurants when they redeveloped their BBQ joint into the type of McDonalds we know today that serves burgers and fries.(Ganzel) Others soon caught on to what the McDonalds brothers had going‚ and fast food restaurants started opening up everywhere. The first Kentucky Fried Chicken opened in 1952. By 1954 Burger King opened and became the

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    The health belief model is a psychological health behavior change model that was developed to explain and predict health related behaviors. Throughout the 1950s much attention was put forth towards disease prevention and treatment. During this time‚ there was an intervention in public health programs to screen for early detention of disease. Although free and open to the public many did not take advantage of these programs designed to aid healthcare. Even those clearly in need and known to be at

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    Everything that happened throughout the 1950s that impacted the economy to grow had an effect on each other and helped benefit the United States in different ways. The change in the federal government by President Eisenhower helped give the people of the United States a positive few on the future

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    Making a powerful statement for black equality‚ African Americans took the world to its knees in the era of the 1950s-1960’s by forming the Black Panther Party. This movement displayed an intolerance for harsh accusations‚ brutality and unjust treatment. At that time African Americans made a huge impact on every race‚ not just their own. The group wanted to ensure that all African Americans would have access to an equal opportunity in employment‚ education‚ housing‚ and granted entry to every public

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    1. What are the significant political‚ scientific‚ and intellectual developments that occurred during the first half of the twentieth century (1900-1950)? (10 points) In the first half of the twentieth century‚ there were many significant developments that were political‚ scientific‚ and intellectual. The political developments that occurred in the twentieth century are fascism‚ liberal-democratic capitalism‚ and communism. Communism came into play during the Russian Civil War. Fascism took place

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    Obesity is often defined as having an excessive amount of fat that affects one’s health. In the 1950s‚ the history of fast food started to boom and as cities and countries started expanding‚ populations began to increase. Long ago‚ tourist cities became more popular and news was spread around to find cheap inexpensive food. In 1916‚ the first hamburger joint was opened up in Wichita‚ Kansas known as White Castle. As the fast food industry started to become more popular‚ waitresses started delivering

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    World War. Prior to the 1950s there had been decades of activity regarding racial equality in the forms of skirmishes‚ but most protests was chaotic. The movement became more organized following the war as other aspects of American culture changed too. Negroes became more organized under influential leaders‚ and civil rights groups such as the NAACP‚ CORE‚ the MFDP‚ and the SLCC gained stronger footholds. Negroes had already been pushing for civil rights before the 1950s‚ but they’re efforts were

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