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    capsule that contains items from the 1960s. The 1960s was a period when qualities and standards of conduct appeared to break down‚ especially among the youthful population. The state of affairs in the urban communities was even worse in the ’60s than the earlier decade. As whites continue to migrate from the urban communities‚ the poor city conditions intensified. Numerous college‐age women and men became political activists and were the main impetus behind the social liberties and antiwar developments

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    Activism in 1960’s Living as a Hispanic individual during the 1950’s and 1960’s proved to be difficult. This struggle was widely seen in the rural Hispanics schools. Many students in schools of east LA lived this while many not knowing it. Just going to school‚ not being allowed to speak Spanish‚ and many of whom live with low expectations from their intellectual peers better known as teachers. Only a selected few would be “smart” enough to be eligible to go to college. One of those was Paula Chrisostomo

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    Equality of Opportunity

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    050007737 What is ‘equality of opportunity’? “Equality of opportunity is a political ideal that is opposed to caste hierarchy but not to hierarchy per se” (Arneson) The rational behind this political ideal is that society is uneven‚ with privileges‚ standing and potential for success being heavily influenced by many different factors predetermined by birth. The political ideal places an individual in any given rung of social hierarchy as a result of their background. Equality of opportunity calls

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    Kim English 4 9/1/2017 Cavaiani On Our Honor Vietnam War 1955 - 1975 The start of the Vietnam War: The Vietnam War with the United States started on November 1st 1955. It ended on April 30‚ 1975. The Vietnam War lasted a long 20 years‚ killing more than 3 million people. The Vietnam War was called the American War by the vietnamese people. The Vietnam War was fought in North and South Vietnam‚ Cambodia‚ and Laos. The Vietnam War was caused by the actions of consequences of the Cold War. The belief

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    swag fag yolo is often misunderstood by global commercial enterprises‚ many of whom fail to comprehend the full scope of swag fag yolo. Here begins my indepth analysis of the glourious subject of swag fag yolo. Social Factors There is cultural and institutional interdependence between members of any community. When blues legend ’Bare Foot D’ remarked ’awooooh eeee only my dawg understands me’ [1] he saw clearly into the human heart. While deviating from the norm will always cause unrest amongst

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    Dr. Chappell ENG 106W 19 March 2013 Colonialism and Irony in “An Outpost of Progress” “An Outpost of Progress” is a story of irony and colonialism in Africa in the nineteenth century‚ written by Joseph Conrad. In this Story two European men‚ named Kayerts and Carlier‚ are deployed to a trading outpost in a remote part of the African jungle. They take part ivory trading in hopes of making themselves and the company they work for wealthier. Trading outposts in the late nineteenth century were

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    Racism In The 1960's

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    in America up to the 1960s. In today’s world‚ racism is considered an indictable and immoral offence‚ especially in countries that host a diverse range of ethnicities‚ such as America. However‚ if we were to take ourselves just a couple of centuries back‚ to the 1800’s‚ we would find that the view on prejudice‚ especially towards the darker skinned races‚ was unfortunately‚ significantly different. The Negro people were treated harshly during those times and up until the 1960’s were diminished by

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    gender equality

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    GENDER EQUALITY: PROBLEMS‚ STRATEGIES AND SOLUTIONS Mari Teigen Institute for Social Research Bergen‚ 20. september 2012 Outline • Problems • Strategies • Solutions Institutt for samfunnsforskning www.samfunnsforskning.no The Principle of Gender Equality • Parity Participation / Everyones right to participate on an equal footing • • • Economical participation Cultural participation Political participation • Multi-dimensionality Institutt for samfunnsforskning

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    Progress Report

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    COUNCIL MEMORANDUM To From The Honourable CZ Fakude Mr S Mlangeni The Mayor Councillor: Zone 11 BRIGHTSIDE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL Your Ref 001/ELEC/2012 My Ref ELEC/Z1/8/1 Date 10 September 2012 REPORT ON PROGRESS MADE IN THE ELECTRIFICATION OF ZONE 11‚ BRIGHTSIDE MUNICIPALITY 1. Background On 21 November 2011 the Brightside Municipal Council approved electrification of Zone 11‚ based on the applications received from households‚ community centers and

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    The Long Road Still Traveled: The African American Struggle Toward Equality Cecil Cousins HIS204: American History Since 1865 Professor Gregory Lawson September 24‚ 2012 United States history was made on January 20‚ 2009 when Barack Hussein Obama was sworn in as the 44th resident of the United States of America. It was a very chilly day in Washington D.C.‚ but a day that many would travel from around the world to witness. Some estimates say that there were over a million people in attendance

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