Disco is a genre of dance music that that had its roots in clubs that catered to African American‚ psychedelic and other communities in New York City and Philadelphia during the late 1960s and early 1970s. While disco was a form of black commercial pop music and a craze among black gay men especially‚ it did not catch mainstream attention until it was picked up by the predominantly white gay clubs of New York. Latinos and women embraced disco as well‚ and the music eventually expanded to several
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Orange County 1960 ’s: The conservative movement The conservative movement that arose in the Orange Country during the 60 ’s had many different contradictory attitudes. Some people thought of it as a meaningless span of time in which the government had been put on pause while others saw it as a crucial foundation for America ’s future. McGirr clearly seems to be no follower for Orange County conservatism‚ but she is still able to keep her disagreements from breaking through in her writing. McGirr
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Stolen Generations 30‚000 years ago Australian Aborigines migrated from Asia (Ricco Villanueva Siasoco). They brought beliefs‚ rituals‚ and culture with them. During the 1950s to the 1960s‚ the Indigenous people were forcibly removed by the government and missionaries when Europeans started to occupied Australia. Children were ripped away from their parents and were adopted or sent to institutions. The adults were sent to live in white communities which exposed they to new diseases and
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Book Report: Racial Formation in the United States (1960-1980) Michael Omi and Howard Winant’s book‚ Racial Formation in the United States‚ identifies race and its importance to "America". Saying‚ it "will always be at the center of the American experience" (Pg.6). Challenging both mainstream (ethnicity-oriented) and radical (class-oriented) analyses‚ Omi and Winant argue that race has been "systematically overlooked" (Pg. 138) as an important factor in understanding American politics and society
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During the 1980s and the early 1990s MTV was responsible for multiple changes to rock music. MTV became the first global network for music on television. MTV provided a change in “the way that the industry operated.” (Schloss‚ et al.‚ 250) It allowed artists to create music videos that portrayed their songs in funny‚ or even satirical ways. MTV also speed up the process of promoting a band and getting it out there. Due to the fact that MTV was a great promotional tool‚ rising artists could use “music
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Europa (moon)OneRiotYahooAmazonTwitterdel.icio.us From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search "Jupiter II" redirects here. For the spaceship in the 1960s television series Lost in Space‚ see Jupiter 2. Europa True color image taken by the Galileo probe Europa’s trailing hemisphere‚ as seen by the Galileo spacecraft. The prominent crater in the lower right is Pwyll. Darker regions are areas where Europa’s primarily water ice surface has a higher mineral content. Discovery
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Imagine being alive in the 1960’s. Everything you see in today’s world compared to the 1960’s would be dramatically different. What would you do if you saw a black man being beaten to near death? Would you stand there and watch‚ call for help‚ encourage it? Some of the things in the 1960’s haven’t changed in today’s world. They just simply are not as bad as it used to be. Attitudes in race in the past and now have changed dramatically in perspective. Compared to today and the past there are way more
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Music and books are active ingredients in our lives. They possess so much influential power which we use those influences everyday of our lives without even realizing it. We all have a favorite book that we read in elementary school or high school that taught us a lesson or that we related to. With that comes this influence that stays with us throughout our lives‚ we are able to take that influence and turn it into the reason we are the way we are or why we tend to make the decisions that we make
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probably be a bit of an understatement to say that the study of Ethics has changed over the past thirty years. Before the 1960’s most discussions on ethics was generally a direct result of personal or religious beliefs. The organized religions often examined how companies would run. This would include the rights of workers‚ work environment‚ and how much they got paid. During the 1960’s political venues began to pop up and the civil rights movement created new laws that protected citizens against discrimination
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The infamous shower scene in the 1960 film ‘Psycho’ For it being made in 1960‚ this film is edited very well. There is perfect transitions into the story and what is going on. It definitely draws you in‚ whether you like classic movies or not. The editing goes at a slower pace and then builds up as the stabbing starts to happen. The editing creates super suspense. The shot being utilized in this scene is the direct cut. The editing in this clip is quite good. The editing builds up the suspense
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