the Great Depression forever changed how people lived for over 40 years. One of the main things it prompted was penny pinchers. The Great Depression put at least 12 million people out of work‚ and put nearly 60% of Americans into poverty. When the stock market crashed‚ many people could not get the money out of there banks‚ it put most people into great debt. Because people back in that time period had to save all the money they could. As they grew up and had kids they passed that nature onto their
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AS Sociology For AQA [2nd Edition] Unit 1: Culture and Identity Chris. Livesey and Tony Lawson Unit 1: Culture and Identity Contents 1. Different conceptions of culture‚ including subculture‚ mass culture‚ high and low culture‚ popular culture‚ global culture. 2 2. The Socialisation Process and the Role of Agencies of Socialisation. 15 3. Sources and Different Conceptions of the Self‚ Identity and Difference. 21 4. The Relationship of Identity to Age‚ Disability‚ Ethnicity
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understanding. I look at modern drama from a thematic perspective. Part of what defines modern drama for me is an emphasis on experiences and predicaments that have applicability to as many people as possible. Modern drama speaks loudly and lucidly to multiple parties‚ and can articulate struggle and redemption in a manner that makes it understandable to all in the modern setting. Its relevancy is effective in real time. For example‚ a reason I consider Beckett’s Waiting for Godot modern drama because it
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1. Outline the way different cultures use the value food? Out of the many different cultures present throughout the world‚ all value food in most similar ways. Most similarities can be struck between the availability of foods within their regions‚ specifically enviromental and seasonal ripening in the spring period. Food has become plentiful in Western civilisations over the past few decades‚ ‚ due to the advances in agriculture allowing maximum growth and larger yields in the shortest amount
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Many factors affected the people who lived in Europe and America‚ as well as their lifestyle. Religion put certain people in power and created conflict. These conflicts caused economic problems‚ so new systems were developed. The search for the northwest passage helped the spread of culture and helped explorers discover new land. These factors changed the way Europeans lived and also affected their colonies in America. Religion greatly affected people in power‚ as well as the people in general. The
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From Old to Modern Peru Latin America’s wars for independence during the 1800s weakened its connection with Spain through political affairs that changed after years of an unbalanced economy and unstable rule. While Latin America was negatively impacted by the violence and instability‚ it went through its own Industrial Revolution which gave Latin America the power and reputation it needed to be one of the world’s main producers for raw materials. In many Latin American countries‚ racial discrimination
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How is Othello presented in Act 3 Scene 3? Act 3 scene 3 is one of the most important scenes in the whole play and one of the most well known scenes in the world of theatre. In it‚ Iago speaks carefully and at length with Othello and plants the seeds of suspicion and jealousy‚ which eventually bring about the tragic events of the play. Ironically‚ it is Desdemona’s innocent attempt to reconcile Othello with Cassio that gives Iago the opportunity to get his revenge on Othello‚ thereby causing the
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Immigrants traveled to America for new opportunities and freedom. They moved because of the difficult life conditions they had in Europe. They had little money and homes‚ but most of all they couldn’t worship God how they wanted to. The Great Famine also happened which was when all the potatoes got a disease so no one could eat them which led to starvation and death. They were fascinated by the story books they read about America and decided they wanted to move there. Some didn’t leave by choice
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It’s hard to go anywhere nowadays‚ without being confronted by a man or women‚ in raggedy clothes‚ looking for money‚ shelter‚ a job or food. It becomes more and more common to see these people holding up signs that read‚ “Homeless. Will work for food”. They are wandering urban communities‚ cities‚ busy intersections and basically anywhere in the United States looking for anything that may pose to their advantage. Homelessness is not a newly emerging problem here in the U.S.‚ and as the years go
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crime coordination and implementation has also become easier. Logistics for criminal enterprises has streamlined. Our modern conveniences have made the ability to enact crimes remotely greater than it has ever been before. Every day there is an increase in [globalization]‚ meaning that interactions and integrations amongst people‚ corporations and political systems from different countries are made simpler. This globalization has led to an ever number of cases involving [international crime] and
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