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    1990’s V.S 1960’s Do you believe in love at first sight? Well‚ Romeo and Juliet did after the Capulet party that Romeo (a Montague) snuck into. The Montague’s and Capulet’s have been fighting for ages but no one seems to know why. These two love birds are forbid to see each other but they cant resist. After the party Romeo sneaks back to see Juliet. There are two versions f this classic scene the modern version directed by Baz Buhrmann and the classic version directed by Franco Zeffirelli. They

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    who wonders whether her kids will enjoy life the way she had growing up in Vancouver. With the two red-hot housing markets in Toronto and Vancouver‚ this shows how today’s young population has it harder than the older generations.   Generation X (1960s-1980s) is the real loser when it comes to average salary‚ the average hourly pay was $24‚ adjusted for inflation. The average hourly pay in 2016 was $27.70‚ according to Statistics Canada. Between 1981 and 2017 the average wages especially for young

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    PATTERNS OF PHILIPPINE REVENUE 1960-1990 I. INTRODUCTION The government revenue system‚ including the agencies involved in taxation and borrowing‚ has always been the focus in the study of public finance. Public revenues are funds used not only to keep the government machinery going but also to enable the government to carry out its various fiscal functions of allocation‚ distribution and stabilization. The Philippine revenue system has assumed more importance since the government has steadily

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    The Civil Rights Movement The civil rights movement had three main goals: to end segregation‚ to gain civil rights laws‚ and for equality for all. The civil rights movement that started in the 1960’s was a success for the African Americans because of their visible protesting‚ the changing of minds‚ and laws‚ and setting the stage for the future generations. However‚ throughout this long process that still continues today‚ there were many deaths and misfortunate events that have occurred. Events such

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    Were the Sixties Good….or Bad for America? There are two different positions taken about the 1960’s in America. One side says that the sixties were good for America and changed the way Americans live for the better. The other side says that the sixties were bad for America and gave Americans new freedoms and ideas that changed their lives for the worse. Both positions have evidence to support their arguments and make the sixties look like a time of social and economic freedom and reform or make

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    Following many years of struggle‚ separation‚ and social injustice‚ the 1960s was a period of social and political revival. Particularly regarding racial equality‚ Congress ratified the Civil Right’s Act of 1964 which outlawed discrimination on the basis of race‚ color‚ religion‚ sex‚ or national origin. With several prominent civil right’s activists present‚ such as the well-respected Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.‚ President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the bill on July 2‚ 1964. In theory‚ the new legislation

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    In the United States there have been many social changes. The Civil Rights Movement of the 1960’s was the most powerful and compelling change to occur in our history. The Civil Rights Movement was a time dedicated to activism for equal rights and fairness for African Americans in the United States. The people pushed for nothing more than social‚ legal‚ and political changes to prohibit discrimination and end segregation. Though Abraham Lincoln abolishing slavery was one step in the right direction

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    yourself‚ in a day‚ a minute‚ a second‚ with three words‚ with six. I’m-not-sick—three words. Three words more: I-love-myself.” (Stonewall‚79) This was said by Leo Skit‚ a poet and activist while giving advice to his closeted friend in 1970. The late 1960s and 1970s were huge for the LGBTQ movement. Everything from parades to protests happened. This has helped shape and form the rainbow community that we know today. The LGBTQ+ movement continuously fights for basic human rights in the face of discrimination

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    Unit 9 Time Capsule 2325: The Era of the 1960’s Kaplan University Exploring the 1960 ’s SS310-24 Unit 9 Time Capsule 2325: The Era of the 1960’s It is the year 2325 and hundreds of years beyond the time of dominance the United States of America. This once super power is now just part of the North American Empire. While doing and archeological dig in the mid eastern area of the empire we discovered a time capsule from the 1960s. This time capsule had five things that were enclosed represented

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    Kennedy assess this issue best when he said‚ “If we cannot now end our differences‚ at least we can help make the world safe for diversity.” While John F. Kennedy may have been president of The United States in the 1960’s‚ the words he spoke weren’t exactly relevant during that time. In the 1960’s era‚ African Americans were tirelessly fighting for equality. People were also judged and told not to do things based on others’ disdainful opinions. Culture was evolving back then and started opening

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