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    Harlem In The 1920's

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    In the 1920’s New York was more important to jazz than Chicago. Although Chicago had this larger than life aspect Giola says it was often less glamorous and that the “nightspots were often makeshift rather than opulent” New york‚ on the other hand‚ African Americans created these new societies with the development of Harlem. New york was the 2nd most segregated city and this lead to black living in congested areas one of which being Harlem. Harlem was overpopulated with African American living in

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    China 1400's

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    In the early 1400’s most people did not venture outside of their birthplace. Most did not live long lives. They died either from child birth‚ famine‚ or sickness. Their knowledge of Arts‚ medicine‚ work‚ and law was confined to the small village and the families that lived there. They would have traveled only a few miles to the next village to trade or shop for necessities. The bulk of their food intake would have been corn‚ wheat‚ sorghum‚ rice and barley. But not too far away in the same world

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    Birmingham in the 1960's

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    the Birmingham City Council banned the organization from meeting in 1953; so any civil rights campaign could only be lead by Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) (King 36). Thus‚ Birmingham had a fast growing reputation as one of the South ’s most fiercely nonintegrated cities (Birmingham Civil Rights Institute). "Birmingham is the most thoroughly segregated city in America‚" was the verdict of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as the SCLC began the Birmingham demonstrations (King 53). These were

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    Arguments In The 1920's

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    American Researchers in the late 1920s conducted an experiment the goal of this experiment was to keep five people awake for thirty days using a new gas stimulant. The test subjects were put into a sealed chamber. The researchers carefully watched the subject’s oxygen levels to make sure the gas did not kill them. The researchers did not have cameras to monitor the subjects. All they had was microphones and small thick glass windows. The chamber had books and beds to sleep on but no sheets or covers

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    Nike S Publicity

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    from Japan the cost would drastically be improved because of labor savings. Nike‚ with the ingenious incorporation of famous sponsors‚ quickly grew to 168 stores in the United States and a presence in over 160 Countries. In the early 1990’s Nike came into the spotlight over allegations of human rights and labor violations in the third-world countries it was manufacturing in. Some of the allegations included child labor breaches which were already in the spotlight at the time from manufacturing

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    Labor in the 1800's

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    10-31-11 Labor in the Late 1800s Essay Laborers in the late 1800’s worked in harsh conditions. Many companies and corporations went on strike and even resorted to violence in order to spread their point. These workers mostly worked for low wages‚ or felt that they weren’t being treated fair. With acts of crime‚ these laborers felt that they could get there message to the companies‚ but most of the companies retaliated with hiring national guards to settle the issue or just locking the workers

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    Inventions In The 1930's

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    infamous trench coats‚ probably not‚ these designs might be called ancient or retro‚ but most of them just blend into the fashion of the current generation or they have faded away. Most likely‚ these terms haven’t even been heard since the late 1960’s‚ or maybe even the 70s‚ the point is both of those terms were popular fashions in the 30s‚ these terms were known all over America and most likely owned by most of the male population. Boys tended to sport things that were more durable or whatever their

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    Trade In The 1800's

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    Trade is the business of buying and selling or bartering commodity. Trade in the 1800’s was a little difficult. Many reasons include of the fact that you had to (in some cases) trade an old dog for a new gun. Like in the Yearling‚ Penny had to trade one of his dogs to get a better gun for hunting. Many things were traded like meat‚ fur‚ clothing‚ weapons‚ and anything that is a necessity for life. Trade was also a main part in life then and now. Still in 2018 we still trade things. For instance‚

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    Children s literature

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    Children’s literature can be defined as good quality trade books for children from birth to adolescence‚ covering topics of relevance and interests to children of those ages‚ through prose and poetry‚ fiction and non-fiction. Children can connect with the characters‚ events‚ places‚ and problems in literature on a personal level. Such affective responses to literature provide opportunities for students to become personally involved in reading and learning. For children to be successful they should

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    Consumerisum in the 1950's

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    media (mainly TV)‚ led to the emergence of a whole new market‚ teenagers. In Roland Marchand ’s “Visions of Classlessness” and Kelly Schrum’s “Making the American Girl”‚ the authors discuss the factors such as‚ effects of television‚ mass consumption‚ and increased income‚ which led to this new markets and some of the problems that came from it. In “Visions of Classlessness”‚ the main point that Marchand ’s make is that after WW II American people envisioned a society where class was no longer an issue

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