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    and change: The Post Classical Period spread of Islam The Sassanid Empire served as the revival of the Persian Empire from 244-651 C.E.‚ Persian traditions had endured during this time period and kinships as well as Zoroastrian religion were part of their everyday life. Bedouin or nomadic societies inhabited the Arabian Peninsula as well‚ with a culture based on goat and camel herding. However‚ life styles and interactions changed with the introduction of Islam in the Post Classical period. In the

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    Conservatism In The 1960s

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    Despite the emergence of modern conservatism‚ the 1960s were a very liberal decade. The early years were very optimistic and president Kennedy even lowered taxes. President Johnson admired FDR and modeled his Great Society after the New Deal. One of the most important aspects of the Great Society was the Civil Rights Act of 1964‚ which gave African Americans more rights and freedoms by attempting to end discrimination. The rise of modern conservatism appeared in the wake of all the liberal reforms

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    An Oveview of the 1960s

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    Overview of the 1960s The 60s included all of the following: 1. Civil Rights Movement: From MLK to Black Power 2. Several Cold War foreign policy crises. 3. The Assassination of JFK‚ MLK‚ Malcolm X‚ RFK 4. Vietnam Conflict‚ Civil Unrest & the Woodstock Generation There were 3 presidents in the 60s: 1. John Kennedy: 1961 - 1963 2. Lyndon Johnson: 1964 – 1968 3. Richard Nixon: 1969 – 1974 The decade that began with the election of the youngest president and the quote

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    Youth Movements of the 1960s

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    the Youth Movements of the 1960s The 1960s are a decade that have become known as a time of “peace and music”; a time when large parts of the youth population came together to try and change the things that they did not find right in the world. However‚ it was a decade spattered in blood which had its share of  horrific‚ brutal events. The 1960s were marked by extreme changes in social norms and culture that shocked the elders of society‚and served as a time for educational reform as well as social reform

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    The piece is a critical analysis of an advertisement from Burger King for a promotional product in Singapore in 2009‚ to examine how women are represented as a social group. It is a response to the prescribed question‚ ‘How and why is a social group represented in a particular way?’ under ‘Power and Privilege‚ it corresponds part 1 (Language in Cultural Context) of the course. The piece highlights the purpose of an advertisement‚ and how this particular advertisement draws on gender and culture stereotypes

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    Constitutional Period/Critical Period/Federalist Period 1783-1800 By Emily Rose‚ Rachel Brunsman‚ and Stephanie Fullenwider Overview Ending the American Revolution‚ the Treaty of Paris was signed in 1783. During the war‚ the Articles of Confederation had been drafted‚ creating a confederation out of the colonies for the first time. Under the Articles‚ the government could not raise an army or tax. It also lacked centralized power because of the absence of an executive branch. The only strong

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    The Postclassical Period

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    CCOT 2012 Changes and continuities from the classical to the post-classical cover a wide range of political‚ cultural‚ religious and economic shifts as populations grew and societies became more complex. The classical empires of Rome‚ Han China‚ Gupta India and Archaemenid Persia fell due to external and internal forces and were replaced by the larger empires of the post classical Byzantine; Tsui‚ Tang and Song in China and the Caliphates in Persia. Only India did not return to an over

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    1960s Equality

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    America in which the race of an individual was not something that was used against that individual but instead it was respected and was a non-issue. The civil rights movement of 1960s transformed America and American society and culture and how American society viewed the concept of race. The civil rights movement of the 1960s led by MLK laid down the foundations and building blocks of an America in which every man‚ child‚ women was equal. An America in which whites‚ African Americans‚ and immigrants

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    Drive-In The 1960's

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    feature at the drive-in. The 1960s made this dream the goal of teenage boys; near the end of the 2010s‚ if a person has similar things‚ they can still be considered cool‚ hip‚ and with the times‚ excluding the drive-in. Drive-ins are nearly extinct‚ so maybe just a normal movie. With its share of similarities‚ the 1960s did have profound differences in many categories. Some of these categories include communication‚ cars‚ and toys. To begin‚ communication in the 1960s was much less sophisticated

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    References: Carter‚ C and Steiner‚ L. 2004. Introduction To Critical Readings: Media and Gender. In: Carter‚ C and Steiner‚ L. Critical Readings: Media and Gender. Glasgow‚ pp. 1-10 Smith‚ M. 1993. Feminist Media and Cultural Politics. In: Creedon‚ P. Women in Mass Communication. London: Sage. Pp. 61-86 Playden‚ Z-J. 2001. ’What you are‚ what ’s to come ’: Feminisms‚ citizenship and the divine. In: Kaveney‚ R. Reading the Vampire Slayer. New York: Tauris Parke. Pp. 120-147

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