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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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    are worse off living in extended families where their paternal grandfather is head of the household than in nuclear families. But they are better off living in households that include their grandmother. These are the conclusions of new research by Lena Edlund and Aminur Rahman‚ which explores household structures and child outcomes in Bangladesh. Their findings will be presented at the Royal Economic Society’s Annual Conference this week. Related research also indicates that the widespread practice

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    of Education of the City of Topeka‚ Kansas. This took place in the United States District Court for the District of Kansas in 1951 and ended in the Supreme Court in 1954. The full names of the parents and plaintiffs were Oliver Brown‚ Darlene Brown‚ Lena Carper‚ Sadie Emmanuel‚ Marguerite Emerson‚ Shirley Fleming‚ Zelma Henderson‚ Shirley Hodison‚ Maude Lawton‚ Alma Lewis‚ Iona Richardson‚ and Lucinda Todd. They decided to file the suit to halt the Board’s discrimination regarding the issue of separating

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    This is a story about four Chinese mothers and their four daughters which were born and brought up in America. It shows the mother/daughter relationship and their personal life. It is divided into four sections‚ the first and last are told by the three mothers and Jing - Mei Woo who’s in charge of telling her mother’s story after her recent death‚ and then the second and third sections are told by the four daughters (including Jing - Mei Woo). Each of the mothers have two episodes in the book‚ same

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    Did you ever think that one of your best friends could steal something from you? The Younger family received a 10‚000 dollar check due to insurance money. Walter Lee Younger’s father had died also know has “Big” Walter. Walter really wanted to use the money on his lifelong dream‚ but what he didn’t know was that his best friend would take something very important to him(his dream). The rest of Walter’s family had dreams too‚ but not many were ever met. Walter has to give up his dream of owning his

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    comparison‚ A Raisin in the Sun is a play written by Lorraine Hansberry and is about a black family including a man named Walter Lee Younger who lives in a two bedroom apartment with his wife‚ Ruth‚ his son‚ Travis‚ his sister‚ Beneatha‚ and his mother‚ Lena (Mama). The family receives an insurance check in the amount of $10‚000 for the death of Mama’s husband. They all have their own ideas as to where the money should go. Mama wants to buy a house to better their lives‚ Walter wants to open a bar with

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    by the 1970’s graffiti expanded from a form of protest into a culture. Techniques in writing were developed and visually appealing art was created. May fifth‚ 1985. Approximately twenty years after the start of graffiti a New York times article by Lena Williams began with‚ “Following the lead of New Rochelle‚ six other southern Westchester communities have banned together to combat graffiti by agreeing to enact ordinances that would prohibit the sale of spray paint to people under the age of 18.”

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    Sarah Simpson Gail Corso ENG 230 October 14‚ 2010 “To Hell and Back‚ with Cake” By: Safiya Henderson-Holmes The title of the poem “To Hell and Back‚ with Cake” is exactly what the young girl in goes through to get cupcakes‚ a desirable treat or reward. The poem has a lot to do with racism and discrimination. It is written in first person and as a narrative with many different poetic techniques such as alliteration‚ sibilance‚ oxymoron‚ personification etc. Holmes offers very vivid and descriptive

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    their flaws and love all over again. We can clearly distinguish the characters own incentives and personalities. They have their own beliefs‚ they react and they conflict. It was exciting to read the interaction between each member. For example‚ how Lena slapped Beneatha

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    their concerns and be open enough about their personal experiences to make their advice valid with their daughters. Ying-Ying St. Clair‚ however‚ sees her daughter Lena’s unhappiness in her marriage and courageously faces her own bad memories to help Lena make the decisions she needs to make to be free. B Identity The American-born daughters have their own choices to make and their own identities to establish. While their mothers want Chinese obedience from their daughters‚ they do not want their

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