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    Apartheid was the most brutal thing that has ever happened to the people of South Africa. It was a law formed by the people under the National Party. It strived to separate people who weren’t white from the people who were white. It gave birth to laws that only benefitted the white people and when something was a threat‚ the create a new law to get rid of the threat. There were Black‚ Coloured and Indian people who were oppressed during Apartheid. There were Pass Laws that were created for the black

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    In the 1950s‚ a teenage couple‚ they were both 18‚ were driving to couples point. It was a dark night with a dense forest all around them. The parked in a small clearing. They just sit and talk‚ then they hear a snap in the woods‚ the girl get worried and the boy calms her down and says it just an animal. Yes it is but not that kind of animal. It was just silent‚ just the sound of the wind hitting the branches. Then the hood pops open‚ the couple screams. Later on‚ the police find out that he pulled

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    Main household Appliances: The appliances found in houses between 20-50 years ago were a primitive version of what we have today. For example; T.V’s when they first came out were huge‚ chunky and were only in black and white. There were vinyl records that were large and required a record player to play. I think technology has stayed within the same concept‚ but has gotten smaller‚ smarter and more efficient. Size of houses: It was not uncommon to have extremely large families in only one bedroom

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    During the 1950s Uruguay was unique amongst most South American countries due to its sociopolitical stability and economic prosperity. Uruguay had fostered a large and growing middle class as well as a stable welfare-state which gave a wide degree of democratic and civil freedoms more so than any other south American government. Due to relative peace in Uruguay in the mid-1960s there were only 12‚000 men in the armed forces and less than 22‚000 police in a country with a population of nearly 3million

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    take place‚ but haven’t exactly changed. Even though this country is in a completely different place than it was in the 1950’s somehow these stubborn ideals have endured the test of time‚ like how women belong in the kitchen taking care of the children and men provide for the family‚ or how divorce is frowned upon even when a majority of marriages end in separation or divorce. 1950 was a tough time for the United States and during this time a sparkle of comedic gold appeared that went by the name of

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    to their traditional vocation in “home making”. Throughout the 1950’s and early 1960’s women were expected to either stay at home or work in underpaid “women’s jobs”. Women’s wages were significantly less in comparison to the wages awarded to men who performed the same task. The Commonwealth Arbitration Court ruled in 1949‚ that a women’s basic wage should be set at 75% of the male rate. This was the practice throughout the 1950’s when there was a large growth in the textiles‚ clothing‚ footwear

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    Gender Roles In The 1950's

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    Society has always tried to standardize people. Events in the 1950s demonstrated this in their idea of gender roles. Women were obligated to stay home. The percentage of women going to college dropped considerably in the 50s. The gender roles were emphasized through television. For example‚ “The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet”. Magazines‚ books‚ and music also reiterated the submissive wife. At the same time‚ men were expected to be bold‚ to hold jobs in factories or management. Men there were

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    Coming directly off of the heels of the homophile movements during the 1950’s‚ gay activism in the proceeding decades attempted to follow the templates that these organizations such as the Mattachine Society and the Daughters of Bilitis. although these new organizations attempted to differentiate themselves from their predecessors‚ they‚ for the most part‚ held type to one key ideology‚ respectability. The public opinion of homosexuals during this time was rather unfavorable‚ many individuals affiliated

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    The term slasher refers to a subgenre of movies and a category of monster. These kinds of movies started becoming popular back in the 1950’s and the movie Psycho became one of the most commonly referred to for this genre of movies. This movie is most well-known for “the shower scene”‚ which accurately portrays the trend of victims as helpless‚ beautiful‚ and without much clothing. Even though the violence in this famous scene was well hidden‚ it is said that even today it has the chilling effect

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    Esi Central Rules 1950

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    THE EMPLOYEES’ STATE INSURANCE (CENTRAL) RULES‚ 1950 MINISTRY OF LABOUR NOTIFICATION New Delhi‚ the 22nd June‚ 1950 S.R.O. 212. — In exercise of the powers conferred by section 95 of the Employees’ State Insurance Act‚ 1948 (XXXIV of 1948)‚ the Central Government is pleased to make the following rules‚ the same having been previously published as required by sub-section (1) of the said section‚ namely : — RULES CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY 1. Short title and extent. — (1) These Rules

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