The 1920’s and 1980’s are similar in many ways. Their similarities are social‚ economical‚ and political. Some of the similarities between the decades are Prohibition and the War on Drugs‚ the Stock Market Crash of 1929 and 1987‚ and the influence of music on society. Prohibition was passed as the 18th amendment‚ that importing‚ exporting‚ transporting‚ and manufacturing of alcohol was to be put to an end. Prohibition did not achieve its goals. Instead‚ it added to the problems that it intended
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1980’s Film Jodie Foster was stalked by mentally-impaired John Hinckley‚ who tried to impress the actress by attempting to assassinate Reagan in late March‚ 1981. Along with that exciting news‚ Disney channel was launched in 1983 and the American Movie Classics TV channel (AMC) started in 1984 (National Geographic). Also making its way into the film industry‚ was the AIDS movement through the play production the Normal Heart. One could say that the 1980’s was a big year for movies‚ television‚ and
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The cold war is over – and Japan won. ‘ (US presidential candidate campaign slogan‚ 1992)’. Why was the ‘Japanese model’ of economic growth so respected/feared in the 1980’s and why did this respect fade in the course of the 1990’s? In the 1980’s ‘the Japanese model’ of economic growth had two particular aspects that were unique and had not been cultivate by the western world. Firstly the Japanese had an incredible work ethic and secondly they were able to blend the free market with state direction
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Music In the 1980’s The 1980s was a decade of revolutionary changes on the music scene. The two major developments were the advent of MTV and the compact disc. Music became more diverse‚ with new wave‚ heavy metal‚ rap‚ techno pop‚ alternative rock and the "new" country sounds. And music became a huge marketing tool as filmmakers‚ TV producers and manufacturers of everything from sneakers to soft drinks used hit songs and hot performers to sell their products. Search: how pop culture affects teens
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History Research the 1980s At the start of the 1980s Britain was in a deep recession similar to what is happening at present and there was also mass unemployment. The person in charge of the country at this time was Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher who was also Great Britain’s first and only female prime minister. Margaret Thatcher along with Chancellor Geoffrey Howe tried to deal with this recession by raising taxes and slashing government spending‚ benefits and the selling of state owned services
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parties controlled the presidency during the 1970s‚ political scholars view this era of presidents as one of the worst decades in U.S. history. By the 1980 election‚ the people of the United States wanted something new. Republican candidate Ronald Reagan captured the hearts and minds of Americans‚ easily defeating Carter’s reelection bid in 1980.
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Based on the class data‚ the density of the penny changed dramatically between 1980 and 1985. From 1975 to 1980‚ the penny became 1.40g/mL less dense and from 1980 to 1985‚ the density dropped by 0.626. With this data and the percent composition equation we were able to determine that the second metal in the penny is Zinc with a density of 7.14g/mL. Using scholarly online sources‚ I was able to confirm this data concerning the second metal to be correct. The United States Mint’s website states that
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CHRYSLER SYNOPSIS On April 30‚ 2009‚ Chrysler Motors‚ the third largest automobile manufacturer in the United States‚ filed for bankruptcy protection under Section 363 of Chapter 11 of the U.S. bankruptcy code in the Manhattan Bankruptcy Court along with its 24 wholly-owned U.S. subsidiaries. Included in the bankruptcy filing for Chrysler‚ it announced that they had established a global strategic alliance with Fiat SpA. The plan for Chrysler was to provide the public with a new face to the
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The Effects of Employee Satisfaction on Company Financial Performance “People are our most valuable asset.” “Our employees come first.” “We’re only as strong as our people.” These declarative statements have been a staple of the American workplace for decades. Yet judging by their routine growth strategies‚ countless senior management teams seem to be in denial of just how accurate those statements are. While most organizations typically emphasize generating new business and cutting costs‚ a rapidly
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become center-stage rather than a prop and now in the present they are more than a spotlight. The changes from 1970’s to 1980’s gave women a feminist thought to a political one‚ which encountered different types of development of their role and expressed numerous obstacles they faced as a whole. In the article Cunning Stunts shows the drastic change in women theatre form 70’s to 80’s. The article Constructing Experience expresses attitude towards feminism. And in The Difficulties Facing Feminist Theater
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