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    In this time period‚ there was no longer slavery‚ but many blacks were prone to segregation and the treatment was horrendous. In this decade‚ the great depression was a catastrophic event for every race‚ including blacks. Black citizens face an unemployment rate of 50 percent while white citizens faced an unemployment rate of approximately 30 percent. (Lee Sustar). This piece of evidence shows

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    presidential election against Jimmy Carter in 1976..." This just began the introduction of a five hour discussion regarding Gerald Ford‚ and the 70’s. The conversation started with the election between Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter‚ but morphed to a lengthy explanation of why she didn’t vote for Ford‚ but rather why she voted for Carter. Then she moved to 70’s culture‚ and the after effects of Carter‚ why Ford was popular‚ and then

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    play ball like a girl!” [entire group stands in shocked silence] Phillips: “What did you say?” Ham Porter: “You heard me.” Phillips: “Tomorrow. Noon‚ at our field. Be there‚ buffalo-butt breath.” This is an excerpt from the film‚ “The Sandlot” that was released in 1993‚ but was set in the 1960’s. What you see here is an example of the phrase “like a girl‚” actually having reference and meaning from one young man to another. It’s stating that Phillips plays baseball like a young girl‚ which was

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    Polymethylmethacrylate‚ or PMMA for short‚ is a polymer consisting of the monomer methyl methacrylate that has been around since the 1930s1. PMMA is a polymer that has a high impact strength‚ is scratch and shatter resistant‚ and is relatively lightweight1. Because PMMA can also be formed into a transparent thermoplastic and has a glass transitions temperature of 130oC‚ this polymer served as a glass substitute in its early uses1. Other beneficial characteristics of Polymethylmethacrylate include

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    the war was one of improvement for many Americans. Industries were still standing in America; they were actually richer and more powerful than before World War I. So what was so different in the 1930’s? The Great Depression replaced those carefree years into ones of turmoil and despair. The decade after the First World War saw tremendous change. Progressivism was a leading factor of World War I and in the 1920’s the evidence can be seen. Industries were making their products at an increasing rate

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    by Captain John Smith. John Smith was a soldier‚ explorer and an adventurer. Smith was the leader of Jamestown from 1607 to 1608. Many of the settler were not fond of Smith because of his strict discipline government policies. Smith believed if he would have remain leader of Jamestown the people would have experienced better conditions than what they did. John Smith returned to England in 1608 after a gunpowder accident. George Percy took over control of Jamestown after John Smith. George Percy was

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    technology. Products like radios were sold and in 1920 the USA’s first radio station ‘KDKA’ was created and by 1930 40% of all homes in the USA had a radio set. This highlights how important products like the radio were to the American people and with such a large amount of people buying the products the economy would grow significantly. Hire Purchase contributed to the boom because it allowed people to buy things which they couldn’t afford before by paying in instalments. This‚ like advertising increased

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    Jane Austen (1775-1817) was the seventh child and second daughter of an Anglican rector in a country parish in Hampshire‚ England. At the age of twelve‚ she began to write parodies of popular literary works‚ and set her hand to her first serious writing project when she was nineteen. In 1795‚ she began a novel called Elinor and Marianne that was finally published in 1810 as ‘Sense and Sensibility’. She started writing First Impressions in 1796; it was initially rejected for publication‚ but later

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    experience 1.2) The effects of: 1.2.1) Child abuse 1.2.2) Sexual abuse 1.3) Possible effects of Masclow’s hierarchy of needs on Tina’s behavior Page 1 2 3 3 Section 2: Guidance for Tina: 2.1) Counseling and support for learning problems 2.2) Child trauma and the effects of trauma on Tina’s life 2.3) Parental involvement and parental counseling 2.4) Individual intervention learning program for Tina 4 4 5 6 Section 1: Background 1.1) I would like to report a case of sexual abuse against

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    better work force. Problems such as inhumane working conditions‚ long hours‚ child labor‚ and low wages‚ were due for a long awaited change. In 1887 the Interstate Commerce Act was passed‚ with the goal to regulate railroads and prevent any monopolies. This was followed by the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890‚ workers compensation in 1902‚ and the formation of the National Child Labor Committee showcasing the horrors of child labor in 1904. Keating-Owen Act of 1916‚ Bunting vs Oregon and Muller vs Oregon

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