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    Obesity is often defined as having an excessive amount of fat that affects one’s health. In the 1950’s‚ 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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    Introduction The 1950s were a time of conformity. The country had just gotten over WWII and the people of America were willing to believe and actively pursue anything political figures declared the social norm. A group of writers who rejected any American middle-class conformist values started a rebellious movement against such assimilation. The Beat Generation expressed their ideas of individuality through works of literature influenced by drugs‚ sexual experimentation‚ Buddhism‚ and jazz (Belgrad

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    In the 1950s and 1960s there lived the idea “Separate but Equal”. This idea made it seem like it was just to segregate african americans from the rest of the U.S. The blacks used to idea of non-violence to solve this problem‚ even though the whites only used Violence and bullets. One of the first non-violent acts carried out by the African Americans was the Montgomery Bus Boycott. This was caused because there was heavy segregation on buses‚ where all blacks had to sit at the back the whole time

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    Making a powerful statement for black equality‚ African Americans took the world to its knees in the era of the 1950’s-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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    white stripe up the side and a scoop neck bathing top with a scalloped edge that has a daisy on each scallop. This bathing suit reveals some of her midriff‚ but not bearing her navel. Kennedy (2007) makes a note about bathing suit styles‚ “whereas the 1950’s were all about the bosoms and hips‚ the 1960s focused on the midriff” (p.202). High waist bathing suits were popular in the 50s; revealing part of the midriff but still keeping the navel concealed. This being the 60s and the height of the sexual

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    A film titled‚ Life in Sacramento-1950’s‚ used propaganda to persuade people to move to Sacramento after World World War II. The film imagined Sacramento as metropolis for jobs‚ housing‚ life‚ and work. Sacramento was also promoted as a progressive and community oriented town with a great night and day life. This was targeted a white audience because of the characters depicted in the show were predominately white living in the suburbs. This propaganda promoted an imaginary of a great place for specific

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    New York City 1950’s Life in the 1950’s in New York was very different to the way people live today in the city. A number of things have changed to make the lifestyles and everyday life different from past generations. The transportation‚ tourist attraction‚ cost of general products and just technology in general. Transportation especially‚ has changed drastically. In the 1950’s trolleys‚ public buses and subways were common ways to get from place to place. Automobiles were common during this time

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    Black American’s faced a series of disadvantages in the early 1950’s.They ranged from having to use different restrooms that white people all the way up to fearing for their lives in case the Ku Klux Klan showed up. Another problem which was a significant disadvantage was the Jim Crow laws‚ named after a black character in a program in that year. This rule forbids a lot of things to Negroes and blacks like white and black people swimming together or playing cards together. It forbids trivial things

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    no longer slaves‚ but they were not equal either. African Americans still faced discrimination because they were Black people. This essay will explain how and why African Americans attacked segregation in American society in the 1950s and 1960s. During the 1950s and 1960s African Americans communities made public announcements dealing with a matter of great importance regarding the process of being set free from unequal rights and political restrictions. However‚ "in the District of Columbia

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    Hey you! Yeah you! You’re a communists! Your mom and dad are a communist! Your siblings are all communist! This is what people in the 1950s had to deal with when McCarthyism was in effect. McCarthy neglects to meet the responsibilities of a Senator because he tore apart the lives of anyone he thought was a communist‚ including Government officials‚ to gain more power. The roles and responsibilities of Senator are very important. Senators have to enroll in work such as‚ passing bills‚ holding meetings

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