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    held worldwide to demonstrate support for environmental protection. “Earth day is every day”‚ as the saying goes‚ but it is acknowledged and celebrated every year on April 22nd. Earth Day’s history is rooted in 1960s activism. Earth issues where the least of the government’s concern during this time and this angered Senator Gaylord Nelson. By 1969‚ Nelson had an idea of environmental protest modeled after anti-Vietnam war demonstrations. On April 22‚ 1969‚ Senator Nelson created a forum and a day

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    of the case. Although the first news article ’Many Sporting Events Called Off or Postponed’ gave a full account of how the 9/11 attack created a ripple effect on the national sporting events‚ but I like the other non-fiction narrative ’Fear & Loathing in America’ better. For one‚ it is a combination of fact-based plots‚ story-oriented structures and authenticity-driven purpose‚ yet a thought-provoking literature. Besides‚ having compared both works‚ the narrative kept my attention most‚ because

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    the novel The Once and the Future King. Lerner also wrote the music with Frederick Loewe in the 1960s. The musical faced criticism because some say it wasn’t as good as My Fair Lady‚ and the musical did suffer from structural problems‚ but it still was able to tour around the country. 2. There were two ways that the economics of producing Broadway musicals changed in the 1960s. In the mid 1960s shows such as High Spirits and Golden Boy‚ which had great reviews and respectable runs‚ missed getting

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    The short story that I enjoyed the most is the one titled Fear & Loathing in America. The short story was written by Hunter S Thompson. The short story is about the September 11 attacks on the twin towers and the Pentagon which were destroyed by passenger aeroplanes. I liked this story better because it is captivating‚ interesting and it kept me of the edge of my seat. The writer wrote about what happened on September the 11th 2001. The writer talks about how the crash on Tuesday happened and on

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    The 1960s was a time in history that not only glorified the significance of freedom but it also showed the efforts and determination then the struggle to make everyone equal. John F Kennedy promised the most ambitious agenda called the new frontier a package of laws and reforms that would end any quality in the United States.but then John F. Kennedy ran into a group of southerners who did not want the same thing as him. And they created laws in order to counter any sort of equality with blacks and

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    Manish LalCul402SYA What comes in our mind‚ when we hear the word 1960s? The war‚ social and cultural changes‚fight for human rights‚ and what’s not. It was a span of time which brought extraordinarychanges in world. Although each and every decade bring some changes with it but this decadehad some major changes which changed the world forever and left its footprints in history. Inother words it shaped the world which we know today. It changed the world dramatically‚ itchanged people’s attitude‚

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    Discrimination in Churches in the 1960s During the 1960s‚ almost every White church throughout the United States prohibited blacks‚ at the same time many blacks were being segregated against‚ churches being the worse of all being divided just because the color of skin. Churches were where somebody went to be a follower of Christ‚ it shows just how this segregation corrupted the minds of White people to betray one’s own religion to make Blacks feel lesser. The God one worships says to love everyone

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    Homophile Activism in the United States in the 1960s & 70’s: A Tenuous Time Kari Twogood EDAD 577: Managing Diversity Spring 2014 Central Washington University There is evidence of same sex relationships all the way back to earliest recorded history. Gay history‚ the history of same sex relationships‚ both male and female‚ can’t be taken out of context with the broader spectrum of history. The homophile movement didn’t happen in a vacuum. It is only one aspect of history

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    the narrator’s in Old School‚ and Severn School in the 1960s‚ it’s apparent that there are many parallels. Both text support from the novel and the Severn School archives have proven that Old School and Severn School are similar when considering class‚ misconduct‚ and influence in the literary world. The idea of a class system within the narrator’s school in Old School is discussed many times. It was also present at Severn School in the 1960s It is obvious that the narrator’s prestigious boarding

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    Orange County 1960s: The conservative movement The conservative movement that arose in the Orange Country during the 60 ’s had many different contradictory attitudes. Some people thought of it as a meaningless span of time in which the government had been put on pause while others saw it as a crucial foundation for Americas future. McGirr clearly seems to be no follower for Orange County conservatism‚ but she is still able to keep her disagreements from breaking through in her writing. McGirr

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