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    There are 5 basic techniques of managing deviance. There is secrecy‚ manipulating the physical setting‚ rationalizations‚ change to non-d`eviance‚ and joining deviant subcultures. The act of secrecy is easily defined as the word itself. The deviant keeps secrets from those around them. The thought behind it being that if nobody ever knows about their deviant behavior there is no one who can place negative sanctions upon the deviant. Next‚ manipulating the physical setting‚ the deviant chooses to

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    Walking down the street‚ you see a group of people wearing vintage and thrift store inspired fashions‚ tight-fitting jeans‚ old-school sneakers‚ and thick rimmed glasses. They all have similar androgynous hair styles that include combinations of messy shag cuts and asymmetric side-swept bangs. They are all holding Starbucks coffee and talking about the latest Indie band. These people are Hipsters‚ and they strongly believe in going against the grain. This movement of people is very similar to the

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    designs were simple‚ elegant and had clean lines; they were often made using fabrics such as gingham. Quant also sold accessories and jewelry made by students at the London art schools. The second Bazaar shop opened in Knightsbridge in 1957. During the 1960s‚ the mini-skirt controversially arrived on the fashion scene. Although the mini-skirt is often attributed to Quant‚ another designers‚ André Courrèges and John Bates‚ also developed it. Quant definitely made the mini-skirt shorter than other designers

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    founded in North America and established the name as Modern Meters and later it was called as ModMeters in short (MM) . ModMeters generally produces metering components of all types‚ which were highly specialized and were great in demand. In early 1960s‚ the company had gradually automated almost every aspect of its business from finance and accounting to supply chain management. Today ModMeters is the largest producer od metering components in the world with full range of both mechanical and‚ now

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    Do you agree with the view that the British New Wave cinema of the late 1950s and early 1960s were part of a wider social revolution that was taking place in British society? The British New Wave was characterised by many of the same stylistic and thematic conventions as the French New Wave. Usually in black-and-white‚ these films had a spontaneous quality‚ often shot in pseudo style on real locations and with real people rather than extras‚ apparently capturing life as it happens. Source 2 says

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    of the main pieces in our line! The mini skirt will come in a variety of wonderful and crazy solids and patterns! This era was the beginning of selling separates‚ meaning that Lolita will have many different blouses and pants all made by look like 1960s wild and very vintage patterns and designs to mix and match with! One of the major hits during the 60s was the paper dress‚ so of course we will be doing a similar look alike but with a modern-Lolita twist! The inspirations for different fabrics and

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    COLEGIUL NATIONAL ‚‚SILVANIA” ZALAU ATESTAT LINGVISTIC THE 60’s FASHION STYLE IN UK Contents Title Page Argument….………………………………….3 Introduction……………………………..…….4 Early 1960s ………………………………......6 Late 1960s ……………………………………8 The mini skirt ………………………………...9 The mod style ………………………….……10 Womens pants ………………………………11 Hairstyles…………………………………....11 Hippy style ……………………………….....12 Single girls ……………………………….....13 Clothes ……………………………………...15 Paper

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    ‘British society in 1975 was different in every way to the one seen in 1951’ Discuss. The British society in 1975 was ‘certainly’ different from its own self in 1951. But‚ as radically the society changed‚ we cannot say that it was a total departure from the preceding ‘conformist’ state. The early 1970s British society is more or less a more ‘mature’ version of the gradually growing incoherent one that came into existence in the 1950s. Britain in 1951‚ though conservative‚ did acknowledge a new

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    1960 Kennedy vs. Nixon” In Richard Nixon’s political ad‚ “Peace‚” the overall message is about experience and knowing what to do during though times. Nixon’s campaign tried to convey this seriousness by shooting its commercials of Nixon perched on a desk and speaking directly to the camera. In JFK’s 1960 “Debate‚” political ad‚ he addresses the people in a snappier way‚ and by “facing the issues squarely.” However‚ neither of the candidates’ ads was about issues; rather‚ they were more contrast

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    “The Help” An emotionally stirring movie taking place in Jackson‚ Mississippi in the 1960s‚ “The Help” stars Emma Stone‚ Viola Davis‚ and Octavia Spencer as three women who share a common motive. This racially tense setting creates the perfect foundation for a drama film such as this. The characters’ personalities in combination with the emotion of the plot develop a socially accurate depiction of the struggles faced by the people of the time. While the racial aspect of the movie is dominant

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