Crossword Puzzles: A Debatable Future Crossword puzzles have enjoyed over a century of success‚ but their place in society over the next century is in question. The crossword puzzle is an early 20th century game and it hasn’t changed much since then‚ which is a good thing‚ because people don’t want it to. However‚ the way it is promoted needs to be changed. Back when everybody read the newspaper‚ the crossword puzzle was easily accessible. Since the rise of the Internet‚ the readership of news publications
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In the modern world disease was a huge thing in the 20th century. There were many diseases that affected many people all around the world.many of them suffered or even died from it. Disease were very serious in the 20th century. The top main disease were HIVs‚ Malaria‚ Tuberculosis‚ Influenza‚ and SARS. One of the disease that started in the 20th century was HIV in the 1980s. HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. HIV was discovered by Luc Antoine Montagnier‚ a French virologist and joint
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in their palatial country estate and how the events that occurred throughout history affect their lives. A trademark of the series has always been its’ relatively sympathetic view of aristocratic and wealthy families and the class system during 20th century. The first episode in the second season of Downton Abbey eludes to that theme by presenting a storyline that features the effects that World War I has on everyone who lives and works at Downton. Also‚ as with most period pieces‚ romance and the
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Battle Royal The native Africans ’ heritage and way of life were forever altered by the white slave drivers who took them into captivity in the 18th century. Along with their freedom‚ slaves were also robbed of their culture and consequently their identities. They became property instead of people‚ leaving them at the hands of merciless slave owners. Their quest to reclaim their stolen identities was a long and difficult struggle‚ especially in the years following the Civil War and the subsequent
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The art of stereotypes "Stereotypes are the generalization of a person or group of people" (Grobman). Stereotypes have been around for centuries. During the late 20th century‚ stereotypes about Muslims increased in Hollywood movies considerably. They revolved around Muslim men who are all bearded‚ cold-blooded and enjoy hijacking airplanes. As for women‚ it is believed that they are odalisques and slaves who have no voice and are fully controlled by men. A film made by Alaa Eldin El Dajani called
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unnecessary for individuals to be oppressive." Florynce R. Kennedy‚ "Institutionalized Oppression vs. The Female‚" (1970). Florynce’s quote could apply to the oppression of women in Chinese culture just as well as the oppression of women in the 21st century. Over many years oppression against women for the sake of beauty has taken on many forms‚ be it foot binding in china‚ The wearing of neck rings in the Padaung tribe‚ or breast implants in modern culture. Women from each culture may choose these
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need of the less fortunate youth. Which is currently in the spot light of today’s society. Look around‚ watch the news. Crime is everywhere. It is a simple fact of life in the 21st century. So‚ theoretically‚ i have no choice but to be interested and even intrigued by it. Today’s youth is something that the 20th century never saw coming. Although today’s challenges for the youth are more or less equal. Youth today has life a little more easy than youth in the 1900’s. Back then life was about surviving
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Television is undoubtedly one of the greatest inventions of the 20th century. It has both many advantages and desadvantages when compared to reading a book. I do not know how many hours you watch tv in a day but its damage depends upon the time you spend in front of it. In our society‚ reading a book is by most of the people regarded as wasting time. People would prefer to do everything rather than reading a book or something like periodical. And their preference is as you can guess on the side
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Last leaf is a short story that entails the treasury of life and the existence of faith and hope. It heeds to the importance of living and how we deal with the hindrances we battled through our life story. It is a moving story across the traps that come across us in the most significant part of our lives. The value of life is the centerpiece of the story where all things go back and revolve. A part of the story gives us a hint that God is the only one who knows whether we ride on with life and chances
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The Isolated Iceburg “The Ice Man”‚ by Haruki Murakami‚ is the story of a 20 year old Japanese woman who falls deeply in love with an Ice Man. Everyone seems to avoid the Ice Man‚ but the woman is strangely attracted to him. The woman and the Ice Man begin to date‚ and eventually get married. The woman’s family and friends are so ashamed of the marriage that they stop talking to the woman completely. Although she does love him‚ the woman begins to grow bored of the repetition and isolation
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