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    Space Race

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    competed to be the major superpower of the world after World War II. One way they tried to become the world superpower was through the Space Race. The Space Race caused ICBMs‚ the Race to the Moon‚ and Reconnaissance Satellites. The Space Race started October 4‚ 1957‚ when the Soviet space satellite “Sputnik” was launched. This led to a massive panic by the American population and government. America was scared that Sputnik was capable of launching nuclear weapons from space‚ feeling that the USA would

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    The collapse of the 1940 Tacoma Narrows Bridge stunned everyone‚ especially engineers. How could the most "modern" suspension bridge‚ with the most advanced design‚ suffer catastrophic failure in a relatively light wind? The State of Washington‚ the insurance companies‚ and the United States government appointed boards of experts to investigate the collapse of the Narrows Bridge. The Federal Works Administration (FWA) appointed a 3-member panel of top-ranking engineers: Othmar Amman‚ Dr. Theodore

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    Race in America

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    what race has been in the majority? What is the common ancestral background of most members of this group? White Americans have been the majority race and I believe because since the development of America; from the the Chistopher Columbus period leading Colonial America‚ I believe that most Whites viewed themselves as the superior race.   This is seen evident through the acts and elimination of the Native Americans as well the institution of slavery with the Black people. The White Race came

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    relevant to each period in history beginning in the 1950 ’s and ending in the 1990 ’s. Exploring each period with due appreciation of what happened and what it accomplished in relation to the United States. It is written to awaken your thoughts of past history. The Face of RaceThe Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) was formed in 1942 with the vision to end segregation. They believed in peaceful methods to protest for rights of African Americans. The group raised awareness within black communities

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    Define 1950 S Stuff

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    Defines 1950’s Stuff     Conglomerates­​  a major corporation that includes a number of smaller companies in  unrelated industries     Franchises­​  a company that offers similar products or services in many locations‚ also it is  the right that is sold to an individual entrepreneur to open a business using the parent  company’s name and the system that the parent company developed.     Social conformity­ ​ large franchises that standardise the American public    The baby boom­​  WWII soldiers coming home to their families and reproducing

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    Is Race Real?

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     What is race? Is it “real?” Why or why not? • Race is a social construct that everyone suffers from every day. Over many decades human beans created a racial lens that separates our world into different categories based on skin color‚ hair type‚ and even how we act. Is it real? Yes and no‚ we (humans) made it real. We created this illusion that there are different species in the human race. So‚ in our minds race is real because we made it real! However‚ based on a biological mindset race is not

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    Race Is A Myth

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    The term “race” means to me a group of people with the similar backgrounds and cultures. Race can also be defined as a species of people. Society defines race as the color of your skin but this is a myth. Race is more than the color of your skin; it is your lineage and heritage. It is who you are. The term “ethnic” means belonging to races or nations based on distinctions of race or ethnological. Ethnic is when you relate to a sizable group of people and share a common and distinctive racial‚ national

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    The “American Dream” is an American motto that began in the eighteenth century with the writing of the Declaration of Independence. The American Founding Fathers sought to create the idea of the American Dream by stating in the Declaration of Independence “That all men are created equal.” This statement provides hope and the belief that there is nothing that can limit the opportunity for prosperity and success. However‚ this is not the reality for all Americans‚ past and present‚ due to the race of

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    The 1930s and 1940s are considered as radio’s “golden age”. During these decades radio was popular before the invention of another mass entertainment medium‚ television‚ in the 1950s. The invention of television was based on a complex of inventions and developments in electricity‚ telegraphy‚ photography and motion pictures‚ and radio. In fact‚ early television was often little more than radio with pictures. Television has been the greatest and most influential invention of the twentieth century

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    Race and Revolution

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    Race and Revolution Teenecia Murray American Military University 4096214 Mr. Germany Graham 07/31/2011 RACE AND REVOLUTION The book in which I reference‚ Race and Revolution‚ is authored by the renowned Gary B. Nash. What I have discovered about the book and its author is aesthetically pleasing and quite beneficial in my quest to find out more about the history of African Americans‚ especially regarding their contributions and heroic acts before‚ during and after the Civil

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