to America to pick up their lives and start new families in new homes with new jobs. With an energy never before experienced‚ American industry expanded to meet peacetime needs. Americans began buying goods not available during the war‚ which created corporate expansion and jobs. Growth everywhere. The baby boom was underway... The purpose of this web and library guide is to help the user gain a broad understanding and appreciation for the culture and history of the fabulous fifties (1950s).
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SOCIAL‚ ECONOMIC OR POLITICAL EVENTS OF THE 1950S Social‚ Economic or Political Events of the 1950s to the 1990s Kelly Postl AXIA College-University of Phoenix The American Experience Since 1945 - HIS135 Jill Le Gare February 24‚ 2008 Social‚ Economic or Political Events of the 1950s to the 1990s The 1950s Racial Challenges Challenging racial prejudice in the United States in the 1950s was a daunting undertaking. While African-Americans‚ in the main‚ again bore the brunt of the
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Diagnostic Essay The thought of returning to school for many students is met with duress. For mature students‚ a multiple year hiatus coupled with rusty academic skills bring amount a feeling of uneasiness. Writing seems to be the most intimidating subject to mature students. Writing and composition courses offered at Los Angeles City College (LACC) are sufficient in assisting its students in improving their writing skills. The opportunity for improvement is supplied by practice‚ introduction
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The moment I began the first draft of the essay that would be the grounds for a major life transformation‚ I had just concluded a vehement‚ impassioned debate with my Student Senate president regarding our Student Constitution. So as I stare at this empty page‚ ready to convey that ILR is where I want to make my home in the coming years‚ my mind is crowded with thoughts of the bylaws of Article IV‚ the elements the president brought up‚ and how I might have been wrong. Yet my inability to restrain
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Parents have different views about how children should grow up. Some parents like their children to grow up with only studies‚ school activities‚ no playing during the evening and no school nights. There are some parents who always make their children go out and do school nights. The students who study more and do not go for school nights mostly have an upper hand on those who go for school nights. It is good to have a 9:00 P.M. curfew on school nights for the people under the age of eighteen after
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A good sense of humor is one of the most important qualities of a person. Do you agree or disagree? It is a well known fact that a good sense of humor is an ability. This ability exists in some people while lack in others. It’s a controversial issue whether sense of humor is one of the most important human qualities or not. As far as I am concerned‚ a good sense of humor is vital and necessary for every person. To begin with‚ a good sense of humor shows the person’s capacity to understand facts
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Student Name Hispanic Culture Influences on Identity Culture. Millions use the word but do any of us really know its meaning? Culture is defined as the beliefs‚ customs‚ and arts of a particular society‚ group‚ or place. The culture that is slowing growing and expanding is the Hispanic culture. Many are intrigued to know what the Hispanic culture consists of. Some of the better known Hispanic traits are the passing down of traditions‚ close sense of community‚ tight-knit families‚ and strong values
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It can be argued that Mary’s rightful claim to the throne was on some levels a more important factor to religion‚ in determining whether people supported her or Lady Jane as their future queen‚ because of the sense of continuity‚ between the conflict which triggered the start of recent war of the roses‚ and the situation of the succession crisis in 1553. This similarity means that the memory of the brutal civil war would not only be very present during the decision-making process‚ but also the ‘solution’
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Foreign and Domestic Affairs and the Dual Realities of the 1950s One of the key strategic plans of the President Harry Truman’s administration is encapsulated in the National Security Council (NSC) 20/4 of November 1948 and NSC 68 of April 1950‚ among others‚ stressing the containment of Soviet Union from controlling Eurasian territories‚ an approach which President Dwight Eisenhower continued using his own methods. During Eisenhower’s 1952 presidential campaign‚ he strongly attacked Truman’s national
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Chapter 2. Child Labor Laws and Enforcement The Report on the Youth Labor Force was revised in November 2000. Introduction This chapter looks briefly at the history of child labor in the United States‚ and discusses how that history influences youth employment today. It then examines the current Federal child labor provisions‚ provides a comparison of State child labor laws‚ and discusses other government programs that directly affect the employment of young workers. The chapter concludes with
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