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    The Booms Of The 1950s

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    2013 The “Booms” of the 1950s After the war during the 1950s many aspects of life started to “boom”. The booming economy‚ booming suburban life‚ and the “baby boom” all occurred. After World War II ended‚ people had positive attitudes about life and wanted to have many children and create the perfect family. People believed their lives would now be prosperous and filled with happiness. Unemployment was low and the middle-class had money to spend. In the beginning of the 1950s everything seemed to

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    1950's

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    The 1950’s were quite radical in fact‚ this is the decade that began rock n’ roll‚ the civil rights movement‚ better family living‚ advances in technology‚ Fashion‚ medical research‚ other wonderful things this country was not used to seeing or hearing. The 1950’s were looked at more as a state of mind or a way of living rather than just another decade or time era in American history. Everything was peaceful now‚ which looking back on the two world wars and the great depression this country was not

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    1950s Consumerism

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    The 1950’s are considered a decade of simplicity for most Americans. While the country was experiencing economic and social growth most American felt at home with them selves. Family stability was monumental‚ and the formation of the suburbs created an urban working class associated with a rural family atmosphere. Americans were leaving work to arrive home and be free and independent within their own ideas of security. During this period the American family was much more than just security‚ it

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    A film titled‚ Life in Sacramento-1950’s‚ used propaganda to persuade people to move to Sacramento after World World War II. The film imagined Sacramento as metropolis for jobs‚ housing‚ life‚ and work. Sacramento was also promoted as a progressive and community oriented town with a great night and day life. This was targeted a white audience because of the characters depicted in the show were predominately white living in the suburbs. This propaganda promoted an imaginary of a great place for specific

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    New York City 1950’s Life in the 1950’s in New York was very different to the way people live today in the city. A number of things have changed to make the lifestyles and everyday life different from past generations. The transportation‚ tourist attraction‚ cost of general products and just technology in general. Transportation especially‚ has changed drastically. In the 1950’s trolleys‚ public buses and subways were common ways to get from place to place. Automobiles were common during this time

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    East Suburban News Report

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    Executive Summary The mission of the East Suburban News is to be the most truthful‚ most systematic and most thought-provoking and attention grabbing foundation of news‚ sports and entertainment in the East Suburbia municipal. To unswervingly stand by to the principled strategies of the East Suburban News and foster the most professional environment possible at all heights. Create an open atmosphere within our own newsroom offices that welcomes a variety of views and encourages discussion between

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    1950s Essay

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    There is a reason why the 1950s are so memorable : It is a decade where a huge amount of noteworthy and life-changing events happened. This is the decade that the King‚ Prince‚ and the future King of Pop were born. While Elvis Presley was singing “Can’t Help Falling in Love”‚ Marilyn Monroe was actually falling in love with Joe DiMaggio. The movie Grease is a great representation of life in the 1950s and the wild lifestyle they had. The 1950s was the most influential decade due to the developments

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    [pic] 75 years of Chevrolet Suburban (clockwise from left)‚ 1936‚ 1946‚ 1951‚ 1966‚ 1972‚ 1990‚ 1999‚ 2002 and 2010 75th Anniversary Diamond Edition (center). Read more: Chevy Suburban Pictures - Historical Pictures of the Chevy Suburban - Popular Mechanics  [pic]Back . Read more: Chevy Suburban Pictures - Historical Pictures of the Chevy Suburban - Popular Mechanics   [pic]Back 1936 Chevrolet Suburban Representing the Suburban’s first generation (1935-36) is this model from

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    Fashion in the 1950s

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    B-FH103 Cultural and Contextual Studies‚ Fashion 2. Social changes had great influences in Fashion in the 1950s. Analyse two aspects of such social changes as discussed in the lectures‚ which is reflected in Fashion Design. Cite no more than two designers as case studies. Tan Xue Hui Amanda Name FMI-1B/ 14161 Class /ID No. Lucinda Law Lecturer 2012 LASALLE College of the Arts Faculty of Design Singapore Accepted by the Faculty of

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    1950s Paradox

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    James Henderson Stoltenberg – 6 HCA 2 11 March 2013 The paradox of the 1950s that encouraged conformity is displayed when observing both several social engineering videos‚ as well as some paintings from this same time period. The paradox was ultimately caused by these social engineering videos and the society of which they portrayed. The social engineering videos made by the government in the 1950s convey an entirely different society that the paintings of this time. The actions of Holden Caulfield

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