do so today. Smithson’s provocative works‚ made in the mid-sixties to early seventies‚ redefined the language of sculpture. He was one of the founders of the art form known as earthworks or land art‚ and is most well known for the Spiral Jetty‚ 1970‚ located in the Great Salt Lake‚ Utah. This monumental earthwork was inspired in part when Smithson saw the Great Serpent Mound‚ a Pre-Columbian Indian monument in southwestern Ohio. The earthworks were a radical departure from making formal objects
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On March 18‚ 1970‚ history was made in America. Thousands of New York City postal workers expressed their frustration with Congress by simply refusing to work. Even though the strike was birthed in New York‚ postal workers from many other states also shared the same anger and concerns. Despite the miles that separated them‚ nearly 200‚000 postal workers from 30 major cities joined the strike. Prior to 1970‚ the United States Postal Service was known as Post Office Department and was also managed
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12th 2008 Canada has always been known as a peaceful country. Among other parts of the world consumed by riots‚ lawlessness and violence‚ Canada is seen as an oasis of democracy‚ freedom‚ and responsible government. However during October of 1970‚ it was made very clear that the potential for civil strife‚ terrorism‚ and even revolution exists in the true north strong and free. During this terrifying month‚ a terrorist group calling themselves the Front de Liberation du Quebec (FLQ) kidnapped
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In 1970‚ two years after the last cases of smallpox occurrence the disease was first discovered by a man in Zaire. There is no specific treatment for the virus. However‚ the smallpox vaccination can do 85% success to prevent Monkeypox. In addition‚ there are
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Economic Data In the 1970’s‚ Sears was a major economic player in the tool industry. They were originally called Sears and Roebuck until the early 1970’s‚ but since then the Roebuck part of their name has been dropped. During the early 1970’s was when Sears began to develop more business in a retail setting‚ as they began expanding heavily into suburban shopping malls and doing less business through their mail-order catalog‚ which had been historically what had made them a well known company. The
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centered on the “deskilling” of jobs in a capitalist economy in a systematic effort to more efficiently control and coordinate the labor force to maximize profit. In Brief Braverman then documents the growth of working class occupations from 1900 to 1970 using U.S. Census data. This presentation briefly reviews Braverman’s argument and data and then extends the analysis through 2001 to determine the validity of the Braverman/Marxist critique. Marx Braverman’s problem—a study of the objective conditions
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revenues from repair service. By 1970‚ Timex was selling more watches than any other manufacturer in the world. At about the same time‚ several Japanese companies (including Hattori-Seiko and Citizen) had taken over the Japanese market. After the successful expansion into other parts of Asia‚ the Japanese watch manufactures were penetrating into Europe and North America. The result was the Swiss share of the global market declined from 80% in 1946 to just 42% in 1970. In 1970‚ the quartz technology was
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the Clean Air Act of 1970 along with the amendments made in 1977 and 1990. I will discuss the law and some of the provisions that have been made. I will discuss the economic impact as a result of this law; if there are any fines‚ costs‚ or benefits economically along with data to support this information. I will also discuss my feelings on whether this law has been beneficial and also provide information to support my answer. Clean Air Act The Clean Air Act of 1970 is a federal law created
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"Make Love Not War" and "I Promise‚" and it is the only single released from the 1973 album of the same name. It is... "Imagine" "Whatever Gets You Through the Night" "Working Class Hero" "Mind Games" "Some Time in New York City" 4 In April of 1970‚ the last Beatle to play at a Beatles recording session overdubbed tracks on "Across the Universe‚" "I Me Mine‚" and other songs. He is... John Lennon Paul McCartney George Harrison Ringo Starr all of the above 5 Ringo was inspired to compose
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Lindsay Chandler Lkc5074@psu.edu; INART 005 Section 3 No Place to Be Somebody Review You are in a New York City bar. It’s dark‚ but muffled voices and conversations can be heard around you. The year is 1970. Welcome to the setting of Charles Gordone’s No Place to Be Somebody. One might think that capturing this dark and shabby bar scene would be a challenging feat to accomplish in Penn State University’s quaint Pavilion Theatre. One might also wonder how a group of students could possibly portray
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