History 1950’s Conformity Following World War II America saw an extreme decade of both conformity and nonconformity. A strong post-war economy meant there was money to spend. Settling down‚ raising a family‚ and owning a home were the established goals of the American dream. Many tried to attain the ideal family depicted on TV shows such as Leave It to Beaver and Father Knows Best. Deviating from this popular culture was the "Beat Generation." The post-war economic boom of the 1950’s in the U
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The 1950’s‚ a time of renewal for the United States‚ yet was all that came out of the atmosphere productive for the continuous growth of the U.S.? The world was recently recovering from a terrible worldwide conflict that touched the lives of every being that drew breath. It was a time of renewed sexuality (1950’s‚ MSNBC) ‚ where stars such as Marilyn Monroe dominated the film industry and where the concept of organized religion took a steep downward turn that it has never recovered from. The emergence
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THE BEAT GENERATION IN THE SOCIAL CONTEXT OF AMERICA OF THE 1950s "Being against what the Beat Generation stands for has to do with denying that incoherence is superior to precision; that ignorance is superior to knowledge; that the exercise of mind and discrimination is a form of death " (N.Podhoretz "The Know-Nothing Bohemians") Like the Lost Generation" of the 1920s‚ the American Beat Generation names both literary current and a broader cultural phenomenon or mood. Rejecting the conformism
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Homosexuality in 1950 America in reference to ‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.’ The following views during this research topic are in reference to that of an article written by Dean Shackelford‚ titled “The Truth That Must Be Told; Gay Subjectivity‚ Homophobia and Social History in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.” Shackelford believes that it is because of Tennessee Williams and writers similar to himself that homophobia has decreased over the years. Williams received accusations from many critics that he always
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Examining the Impact of the 1950’s on the Civil Rights Movement The Civil Rights Movement‚ is generally identified with what occurred in the 1950s and 1960s in the United States‚ though it was active long before this‚ and continues it activity to the present day. The goals of the movement were to end racial segregation and other forms of discrimination against African Americans while obtaining federal protection of the rights of citizenship contained in the Constitution and relevant federal law
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The Civil rights movement of the 1950’s was a very significant part of history for the African American community and the rest of America in that it paved the way for future Civil Rights gains. The Civil Rights Movement of the 1950’s impacted the African American community tremendously throughout its brave leaders‚ organizations‚ and table turning tactics. The civil rights movement could never have succeeded the way it did without the help of some of its very brave leaders like Martin Luther King
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The United Nations: 1940’s-1950’s‚ Present‚ and Future Jeff Patch APUSH/APLANG Mr. Newman/Mrs. Roll December 1‚ 2000 The United Nations: 1940’s-1950’s‚ Present‚ and Future Thesis: The role of the United Nations has changed from being primarily an international peacekeeping force to primarily a humanitarian organization. I. History II. 1940’s and 1950’s: International Peacekeeping A. Creation of the United Nations B. Peacekeeping Missions III. Present Day: Humanitarian Efforts
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Describe and evaluate the changes that took place in the BBC between 1922 and 1950. The British Broadcasting Corporation changed significantly in the period between 1922 and 1950. I will set out to describe some of the key changes of this period in this essay‚ and evaluate how they have affected the BBC as it is today. The BBC was formulated in 1922 as a private company‚ but was made public in 1936‚ a decision pushed by the Managing Director of the time‚ John Reith. He became the first Director-General
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parents are often so consumed with maintaining a household that they don´t have the time and energy it takes to oversee what their children are exposed too. Being a parent today is much more difficult than it was a generation ago. In the 1940’s and 1950’s raising children and teens was much simpler. TV images of that era showed that parenting involved simply teaching their teens to clean their rooms or do their homework. These days being a parent is much more demanding‚ parents have to shield and
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The 1950’s-60’s70’s-80’s Miranda Moultrie Nixon Back Again The United States presidential election of 1968 was the 46th quadrennial presidential election‚ held on Tuesday‚ November 5‚ 1968. Moon Shot On July 21‚ 1969‚ President Nixon spoke from the Oval Office to Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin at the Sea of Tranquility on the Moon. Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first humans on the Moon‚ Americans Neil Armstrong and Woodstock A village in New York state
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