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    Manish LalCul402SYA What comes in our mind‚ when we hear the word 1960s? The war‚ social and cultural changes‚fight for human rights‚ and what’s not. It was a span of time which brought extraordinarychanges in world. Although each and every decade bring some changes with it but this decadehad some major changes which changed the world forever and left its footprints in history. Inother words it shaped the world which we know today. It changed the world dramatically‚ itchanged people’s attitude‚

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    celebrated on April 22‚ on which events are held worldwide to demonstrate support for environmental protection. “Earth day is every day”‚ as the saying goes‚ but it is acknowledged and celebrated every year on April 22nd. Earth Day’s history is rooted in 1960s activism. Earth issues where the least of the government’s concern during this time and this angered Senator Gaylord Nelson. By 1969‚ Nelson had an idea of environmental protest modeled after anti-Vietnam war demonstrations. On April 22‚ 1969‚ Senator

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    the novel The Once and the Future King. Lerner also wrote the music with Frederick Loewe in the 1960s. The musical faced criticism because some say it wasn’t as good as My Fair Lady‚ and the musical did suffer from structural problems‚ but it still was able to tour around the country. 2. There were two ways that the economics of producing Broadway musicals changed in the 1960s. In the mid 1960s shows such as High Spirits and Golden Boy‚ which had great reviews and respectable runs‚ missed getting

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    was the Feminist movement of the 1960s. The 1960s were critical to women because during that time the image of women changed. Women were always seen as a “house wife”. Our job was to stay home‚ clean‚ cook‚ and take care of our children. During the 1960s women were entering the workforce in large amounts. That stereotype of just being a ‘house wife” changed. That idea expanded to seeing us as workers. Another important event that happened for women in the 1960s is the birth control pill got approved

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    action in the struggle for social justice. Police Brutality may be described as the deliberate use of excessive force‚ usually physical‚ carried out during law enforcement activities with the population. The problem with the illegal use of police power is an existing reality for individuals of an aversion race‚ class‚ or sexual orientation but‚ mainly African Americans in the United States. In 2015‚ it was reported that 37% of unarmed people killed by police were African Americans despite their population

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    Throughout history detectives and police have performed amazing feats with their abilities and were involved in some historically important cases of their era throughout the 1800’s till now. Historically local tribal groups were composed of kin-based communities or as villages‚ bands‚ and sometimes regions. Local groups were generally politically and economically autonomous‚ and often maintained kinship‚ political‚ economic‚ and ceremonial ties to other local groups and the collective nation. Beck

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    During the 1700’s‚ in a kingdom in England‚ there were a lot of people in poverty‚ and very few people that had money. And those people were the royal family‚ and their helpers. The king was‚ Alexander The Great II‚ the queen was‚ Queen Elizabeth‚ and the prince was‚ Alexander the Great III. The one thing that Alexander wanted to do was give to the poor. But‚ his parents didn’t like that. They were greedy and they wanted more money than you could possibly believe. They even said publicly‚ “I want

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    Professor Jennifer Ortiz Research Methods in Behavior September 11‚ 2014 The Current Message Portrayed in Hip Hop Music’s Effect on the Increase in Police Brutality Towards Black Males. (Outline) For my research‚ I would like to see if there is a direct correlation in the change of the content in hip hop music and the increase in police brutality amongst black males in the last 20 years. In 1991‚ video footage showed 7 officers brutally attacking and beating Rodney Glen King following a high speed

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    Stonewall Riots "Liberation for gay people is to define ourselves how and with whom we live‚ instead of measuring our relationships by straight values… To be free territory‚ we must govern ourselves‚ set up our own institutions‚ defend ourselves‚ and use our own energies to improve our lives" (Wittman‚ 75). Carl Wittman’s Refugees from Amerika: A Gay Manifesto‚ drew together many of the themes dealing with gay liberation. This quote demonstrates the goals of the gay and lesbian movement‚ a movement

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    Abstract: The Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s has been widely viewed as the set of events that finally improved the quality of living for African Americans. The question to be asked‚ is that in the last half century since the movements‚ how has quality of life improved and in what ways must it still improve? In general‚ blacks have experience decreased poverty rates‚ better income‚ and increased education in recent years. However‚ the still very high statistics of all these areas in comparison

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