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    possibly the most popular British band of all time both in UK soil and American. The Beatles paved the way for other British musicians in the American music industry. The following list will show you which artists from the UK are most popular here in America. One thing to remember the music industry doesn’t typically label artists by popularity based solely on money earned from album sales‚ instead they label them as Gold‚ Platinum‚ Multi-Platinum‚ Diamond‚ and Platinum Europe Award. This awards are

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    Poverty is measured in various ways based on the different cultures‚ lifestyles‚ experiences‚ and government standards. In countries such as America‚ the government has set up a poverty line that defines absolute poverty standards‚ or the income needed to provide for basic needs of the family. Government standards are an accurate way to compare families labeled as being “poverty stricken” because the line of poverty takes into account the income needed to cover basic needs for the variety of families

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    For Colored Girls

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    Colored Girls Opening: Four women who were prominent in our Black History stood up in opposition to the odds placed against them. Listen as they tell us about their lives‚ pain‚ and struggles on how it was to be colored (as they were labeled) during the years of segregation and the civil rights movement. I hope you get a message from this presentation and please enjoy. Teresa Hi – I’m Rosa Parks and I’m a colored girl--on Dec. 1‚ 1955 in Montgomery Alabama-- I refused to give up my

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    The feminist movement in America of 60’s Maintenance: Introdaction The reasons of occurrence of the second wave of feminism in the beginning of 60’s Prominent features and differences of feminism of "a new wave» Movement for the rights of women and female liberation movement Legal victories Timeline of key events View on Popular Culture The conclusion Literature Introduction. Feminism (fr. Feminisme‚ from an armour. Femina -

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    How Did America Stolen?

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    The question of ¨Was America Stolen?¨ seems to be a common debate between many people‚ and in the past 100 years opinions have dramatically shifted. Before the 1960s the common viewpoint of how America was acquired was that the United States westernized and overruled the savage Indians (Flavin)‚ but these views certainly change over time. The first inhabitants of America were believed to be migrants from Asia about 12‚000 years ago. These Asian migrants spread across the Americas building all kinds

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    According to the articles "Holding Onto Heritage Before It Slips Away" by Rachel L. Swarns‚ and "How The Taco Conquered America" by Lauren Tarshis‚ dishes from other countries often change when they come to the U.S. One way this is shown is in the article "How The Taco Conquered America" the article says how Americans did not like tacos and mexican food when it came to America‚ until it was changed a little. "Bell spent his evenings experimenting in his kitchen‚ finally devising a method crisping

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    How america has changed

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    How America has changed Over the course of thirteen years‚ America has changed significantly. Things such as transportation‚ security and even budgets for defense related agencies have changed drastically. I think that America is much safer today although it is still not a completely safe place to live. The law enforcement still has a ways to go with making america feel safe. If you pass a cop on a high-way or just simply walking down a sidewalk you should not feel threatened or scared‚ you should

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    1930’s America saw many different groups within society be prejudiced against. At the time minority groups had no standing within society. Steinbeck; in his book Of Mice and Men‚ presents the common minority groups within society in 1930’s America and how they were forced to live their lives. The book references four characters that all represent different groups seen as minorities at the time that the book is set. This essay will follow the characters in the book and explore how and why they found

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    The 1950’s were a time of fun entertainment and prosperity. Many famous musicians and actors were taking the stage to change the way people thought of music and films in America‚ and even change their racial views somewhat. Stars like Elvis Presley‚ Bill Haley‚ and Nat King Cole with their “rock n’ roll” music changed the way people viewed music and viewed other races. The film industry of the fifties set precedence for future American filmmakers and set the standard of the industry higher than ever

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    Although most historians the Black death as being one of the most devastating events in human history‚ it could also be argued that the Black death changed Europe for the better. The black death is a disease that formed on a victims body. Black death is also called Black Plague because most scholars believe struck Europe was ̈Plague ̈. The plague took pneumonic and septicemic forms. The black death was an epidemic of bubonic plague‚ a disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis that

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