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    Complacent In The 1950's

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    the idea of “change” was most likely coming second to a lot of people. Many families just wanted their old lives back‚ the ones that were before the wars. That I believe held many people to be complacent at the end of the 1940’s and throughout the 1950’s. However‚ in the 1960’s and 1970’s a new generation had emerged. One

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    Consumerisum in the 1950's

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    Analysis of Consumerism Post WW II American was a place full of optimism and fear. The American people had survived 20 years of depression and war to find new prosperity and an increase in mass production of goods and services that improved quality of life. This meant better times for Americans‚ but fears over the Cold War‚ threat of an evermore intrusive American government and loss of individualism existed as well. These high expectations and anxieties played a great deal into how people consumed.

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    This article was about a study done on school lunch practices in typical schools. Some of the results were shocking‚ while others were what was expected. I wasn’t sure if in the 1950’s schools served lunch‚ but I came to find out that a lot of schools did. Sanitary efforts in the 1950s compared to now were very low and not monitored as much as today. Many insanitary practices were reported. The most prominent thing found was contaminated food. Many children were getting sick of things such as

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    Holly Tran October 11th‚ 2012 History of Television Professor Celli Critical Analysis Paper Television in the 1950’s: The Impact on America Television. Such a simple nine letter word but this word alone is most likely to be one of the most well known words in the universe. According to the latest Nielson report‚ on the consumption of television‚ the average American watches a minimum of five hours of television per day. If we were to estimate that the average American does get at least the recommended

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    came out as a homosexual and requested for a repeal on the policy‚ “Don’t ask‚ Don’t Tell”. The policy stood until September 20‚ 2011 when it was officially repealed by President Obama. These things were the past though‚ the real question is: what is life like today for

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    The fifties and sixties of the twentieth century are two of the most influential decades of American history. With out the events of the fifties the vibrant and rebellious sixties would have never been possible. Political‚ racial‚ and social tensions are what pushed many of the events that happened in the sixties. From teenage conformity to loosing to the Russians and sputnik in the space race the events of the fifties were screaming for a drastic change in America. The political struggles of

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    Stephanie Carrasco 1950 * Credit Cards were introduced‚ affected society & are still used to this day by many people who have become dependent on them * Korean War Began affected the United States because of its unsuccessfulness‚ it cost many lives and billions of dollars‚ stopped communism 1951 * Truman Signs Peace Treaty With Japan ended World War II‚ U.S had more influence over pacific rim 1952 * Seat Belts for Cars introduced prevented more accidents

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    “Minorities experienced racism in suburbia in the 1950’s.”(Kruse) Through the postwar‚ government started developing on highways‚ housing‚ and others so on. FHA (Federal Housing Administration) started to build big‚ nice houses in outside of the city area. Which is now called “Suburbia”. The main idea of suburbia was having bigger house without lots of money‚ better social community and nice neighborhood.“Better housing and jobs‚ cheap consumer credit‚ safe and healthy neighborhoods

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    Kenichi Ohmae quoted: strategy is analysis plus intellectual elasticity so that advantageous responses can be made to changing situations. Suburban System Rural Hospital failed to neutralize vulnerabilities and to modify the strategic plan to meet continuous challenges of the facility to accomplish success. Therefore‚ the deteriorated hospital is languishing and desperately needing a capital injection to modernize the obsolete infrastructure. Even though it is located in the suburbs of a rapid growth

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    1. Imagine yourself as the manager of a struggling local suburban regional shopping mall. What do you think the mall should do to improve its performance? To keep a local suburban regional shopping mall from reaching its decline‚ there are a few things that must be done to keep your mall relevant in today’s society. One must spend time and money during the maturity phase to keep with today’s trends. Getting more or newer department or anchor stores may help to draw in business. Then fill

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