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    Summary of City of Bones

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    One night at a club‚ 15-year-old Clarissa "Clary" Fray witnesses an apparent murder by a strange teenager whom no one else can see‚ Jace Wayland. He tells her the victim was actually a disguised demon. The next day‚ after Clary sees Jace again‚ she returns home to find her mother Jocelyn Fray‚ missing and her apartment trashed and occupied by a monstrous creature. Clary defeats it but is injured. Jace finds her and takes her to his home‚ "The Institute‚" an old Gothic cathedral that normal humans

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    1960s Muscle Cars

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    years but none as popular as the muscle cars of the 1960’s. The 1960’s was a golden era for American automakers with the creation of the vintage iron. With that era long gone‚ the automakers were driven to recreate visions of the past. The 1960’s muscle car is the inspiration to the newly resurrected models of 2010 with great style and performance. Muscle cars are an American icon‚ and it still holds true with the best redesigned models from the 1960’s: Chevy Camaro‚ Dodge Challenger‚ and Ford Mustang

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    Student Movement 1960

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    In 1960‚ the united states of America play a vital role because it was something bring new changes and social order in the government. Student Movement‚ Vietnam Movement‚ Women Movement‚ Gay Right Movement and Environmental Movement are the last movements that happen on that era to bring a new change in the U.S. Student Movement in 1960: The student movement worked mainly to fight racism and hardship‚ increase student rights‚ and to end the Vietnam War. The students expect to hand power to the people

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    Fashion In The 1960's

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    John Fairchild‚ fashion critic during the 1960’s‚ once said “Style is an expression of individualism mixed with charisma. Fashion is something that comes after a style.” Not so long during the 1960s’ the world of fashion was a colorful and creative era ‚ it was filled with many fashion icons and beautiful designs. Clothing trends‚ styles‚ magazine models‚ icons‚and glamour was every girl’s highlight everyday. Throughout the 1960’s‚ the fashion of the time was always changing for teen girls they would

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    Literature in the 1960’s Literature. Works of amazing writing with lasting caliber and quality. Throughout history‚ literature of all kinds has had a big impact on what happened in history.Novels‚ influence the way we think about the world. Newspapers‚ inform us on what’s going on all around us. Ads‚ essays‚ articles‚ and more are a big part of our lives‚ without us ever even noticing them. They show up in places we look for entertainment‚ or become the entertainment itself. They notify us on what

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    How the 1960 Presidential Elections Are Similar to the 2008 Presidential Elections During The Cold War in 1960‚ the U.S presidential elections were going on. Either J.F.K or Richard Nixon would become the 35th President of the United States of America. It is one of the most memorable events in history‚ and the world first telecasted presidential election. In 2008 the new presidential elections have begun‚ the race between B.Obama and J.Macain. This is said to be one of the most important elections

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    the 1960s “You have to forget about what other people say‚ when you’re supposed to die‚ or when you’re supposed to be loving. You have to forget about all these things. You have to go on and be crazy. Craziness is like heaven‚” said Jimi Hendrix (Haugen 55) . Jimi Hendrix along with many other Americans wanted to live a life full of peace‚ freedom‚ and happiness. One thing was certain‚ America changed in the 1960s and along with it‚ so did the American Dream. The American Dream in the 1960s was

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    By the end of the 1960s women had limited rights. By: Megan Hong Word Count (essay only):1‚489 By the end of the 1960s women rights were still limited but many long term issues were dealt with. It was most notably the time of the American Women’s Rights Movement and although many rights were legislated‚ it took decades for it to be enacted. Iconic feminism figures spoke and acted upon behalf of all the women‚ pin-pointing the rights they truly deserve. Women still greatly lacked the

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    This essay is about hippie movement‚ which consist of “hippie chic”‚ “trippy hippie”‚ “ethnic hippie”‚ “fantasy hippie”‚ “retro hippie” and “craft hippie” that was popular in 20th century‚ developed in 1960s in United States and then had been spread around the world. Also‚ in this essay will be explained things like how the trend influenced economic‚ cultural and technological spheres at that time and how it impacts on today’s fashion. The term “hippie” came from “Hipster”‚ hipsters are people

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    To begin with‚ we are now in the year 2325‚ my colleagues and I are prominent archaeologists and we were summoned to a site where we dug up a time capsule that contains items from the 1960s. The 1960s was a period when qualities and standards of conduct appeared to break down‚ especially among the youthful population. The state of affairs in the urban communities was even worse in the ’60s than the earlier decade. As whites continue to migrate from the urban communities‚ the poor city conditions

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