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    the end‚ the aggressive and greedy Calvin goes down the well and gets eaten by the creatures. Hey You Down There is based in the countryside somewhere in the United Stated of America in about the 1950’s‚ Lamb to the Slaughter is based in the city somewhere in the United Kingdom‚ also in about the 1950’s. The two tales involve a married couple. Their relationships can be compared and contrasted‚ for example both women‚ Dora and Mary are good wives to their husbands but they are different women because

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    Li ENG151 Prof. David Essay#1 Final Draft The facts are always more than what we thought. According to " What We Really Miss about the 1950s" by Stephanie Coontz‚ she strongly stated that the 1950s is not quite good enough for people want to go back even though more people picked the 1950s as best decade beside other decades. People feel the 1950s is good because the finance and communications between families were best‚ then it was best decade for children to grow up. However‚ they didn’t

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    2011 Tara Rodriguez Women‚ Then and Now The thought of the 1950s conjures up many wholesome images; perfectly dressed and smiling mothers who have every meal on the table‚ working fathers with all the answers to life’s problems‚ and perfect children all gathered around the table. Today‚ the words wife and mother conjure up images that are similar‚ however far more complicated. Unlike the clearly defined gender roles of the 1950s‚ today’s woman fills traditional roles as well as many formerly

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    startling were the similarities in the rituals of defense‚ the investigative routines: 300 years apart‚ both prosecutions alleged membership of a secret‚ disloyal group.” Miller’s points are very accurate and perfectly depict life for those in 1692 and the 1950’s. The “Red Scare” and Salem are dreadfully alike because of their similar processes. Salem in 1692 was a place of hysteria. People were accused of being witches. The people who were accused did nothing to bring on the accusations. People were accused

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    James K Baxter is an influential New Zealand Poet who wrote in 1950’s and 60’s. In this time he enjoyed writing poetry to express his non-conformist ideas. Two examples of these poems are The Maori Jesus and Tomcat. In these poems‚ Baxter uses character as a tool to express his ideas. This is done through careful manipulation and development of the audience’s understanding of the two characters‚ then “Maori Jesus” and the “Tomcat”. The Maori Jesus “wore blue dungarees‚ his beard and hair

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    Chesterfields to all my friends. That’s the merriest Christmas any smoker can have- Chesterfield mildness plus no unpleasant after-taste – Ronald Reagan” (Cook‚ 2010). This quote from Ronald Reagan was in an ad from Chesterfield Cigarettes dating back to the 1950’s. Many techniques are used to entice the target audience to purchase their products. Chesterfield uses an actor to promote their cigarettes during the Christmas season to play on the emotions of cigarette smokers. This may have been more successful

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    Subway and The Tube Train George Tooker‚ an American artist painted “Subway” in 1950. Cyril E. Power‚ a British artist‚ created “The Tube Train” in 1934. With a quick glimpse of the eye‚ one may think these two pieces of artwork are similar. After all‚ a subway and a tube train are basically the same thing. To a trained eye‚ one can see the many differences in the two pieces. Tooker was associated with the Magic Realism movements‚ and is best known for his depictions of alienation in modern

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    removed. Kent did not want the question mark there because Kent wanted the father to be shown as infallible so that Kent could present a stronger image for its product. That shows what a strong influence a sponsor of a show has on television. In the 1950s everyone smoked cigarettes and they were so common that having a cigarette company represent the show was no big deal. Today‚ cigarettes are considered the worst things for anyone to use. Although sponsors are still a big role in television‚ there

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    1950’s and 2012 cartoon This political cartoon displays two children hiding under their classroom desks‚ hands over their heads in a fetal position. The desk on the left says “1950’s” where as the desk on the left says the current year‚ “2012.” Both children claim to be hiding for a specific reason‚ the boy of the 50’s claims it is because of the Russians‚ while thee one on the left states that it is because of his fellow classmates. The message that the illustrator is attempting to convey is

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    Songs of the 1950s Songs of the 50s In this paper I will research and identify 5 songs of the 1950s and what the songs reflect about the culture‚ mood‚ and values of the 1950s and the ethnic groups the artists came from. I will also discuss how accurately the songs reflect the mood‚ value‚ and perceptions of the 1950s as discussed in our readings‚ Nation of Nations. “All I Have To Do Is Dream” The first song I would like to address would be: “All I

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