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    There are obvious differences between the de Vitoria’s arguments and the 1950s U.S. Supreme Court decision. They collide with each other in their attitudes and approaches in dealing with Indians. After being assigned by the Spanish king to address the right of the Spanish in the New world‚ de Vitoria delivered the lecture entitle “On the Indians Lately Discovered” in 1532. In the lecture‚ he emphasized that the Indians had natural rights as land owners in managing their lands. He also noted that

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    Devine 1 Rachel Devine Mrs. Amy Reid English 1 29 April 2015 Audrey Kathleen Hepburn was a very influential lady of the 1950’s and 60’s. She starred in many films‚ and supported charities that helped children. She was born and raised in Ixelles‚ Belgium. Her childhood was as expected‚ full of fun and laughter‚ until WW2 broke out. She was right in the middle of a war zone. Her father was a Nazi sympathizer. Which caused feuds between her mother and father. At the young age of six

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    idea of segregation in America. All of the children were courageous enough to have very mean things yelled at them including acid thrown in their faces‚ yet all but one live today. The Jim Crow laws were a huge part of the act of segregation in the 1950’s. The Jim Crow laws were put in place for many reasons. The laws were put in place after the Civil War‚ 1861-1865‚ to restrict the rights of African Americans and keep them separated from Whites (“Jim Crow Laws” Gale). Some

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    Although very few stars are compelling enough to define the era in which they lived and in which they created their most outstanding work‚ Marilyn Monroe undoubtedly defined the 1950s. Marilyn Monroe‚ born Norma Jeane Mortenson was burdened with a difficult childhood. In 1926‚ she was born into a broken home with an unsuitable mother‚ Gladys Baker. Norma Jeane was put under the care of foster parents‚ and after many attempts‚ Gladys Baker got her daughter back in 1933. At this time‚ the young

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    HIST101-1401B-04 Modern American History: 1950 to the 21st Century Phase 2 Individual Project Professor Mary Cluff 3/3/2014 On June 17 1972 a security guard named Frank Wills had alerted authorities that there was a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate. The Watergate is a complex which has offices‚ hotel‚ and apartments. Five men were arrested for breaking into the Watergate complex. They were found with cash‚ and electronic surveillance equipment. The

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    The Struggle for African American Equality: 1915-1950 Many blacks in the south were exposed to very harsh situations on the physical and mental levels after the reconstruction era. Racial discrimination and the Jim Crow Laws put pressure on the blacks to stay away from whites as much as they can. After World War 1 boll weevil infestations devastated many cotton farms and their workers dreams of supporting their families. One Georgia man said he left the south because of his "desire to escape harsh

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    Bias is putting across an unfair or one sided opinion. If you had to write a fair and true story of a hockey game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings you would have to describe exactly happened. VS. “The Leafs were so lucky on Saturday. The superb and skillful Wings players were beaten by the lucky‚ cheating Leafs players. The referee was totally biased. He allowed five goals that were all offside. I have never seen so much luck and cheating.” This story of a hockey

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    During the 1950s and 1960s‚ the Civil Rights Movement was a battle by African Americans in hopes to achieve the same rights that whites have. A few major events in the fight for civil rights included the Brown vs. the Topeka Board of Education case‚ the Montgomery bus boycott and the 1964 Rights Trial. By the end of the 1960s‚ some white Americans‚ even had the courage of joining in the fight with them. No political or social movement of the twentieth century has had as dramatic of an effect‚ ever

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    Actress Marilyn Monroe was known for many things during her life‚ one of them being the world’s biggest and most enduring sex symbol of the 1950’s. She was a much admired international star by other woman and desired by men with her sexy voice‚ hourglass figure‚ and short blonde hair; despite her insecurities regarding her acting performances‚ Monroe suffered from pre-performance anxiety that sometimes made her unequipped to perform and was often the root cause of her legendary tardiness on films

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    with an aim of spreading communism throughout the world. Communism really was a threat to Australians in the 1950s‚ the events of the Korean War‚ different alliances being formed‚ the banning of the Communist party of Australia (CPA) and the Petrov affair all tell us that communism could spread to Australia. Australia responded to the threat of communism by joining the Korean war in 1950‚ Australia joined the Korean war to prevent fighting communism in Australia‚ so they fought overseas. The war

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