The NBA of the 70’s greatly differs from what our expectations of today’s league‚ especially when evaluating the background in which the players came from. Recent statistics show that more than 90% of 70’s NBA players came from urban areas‚ but when compared to today’s league only about 34% of black players come from families in financial situations (Keating). The question that needs to be asked when observing these statistics is what happened to the league or basketball in general that subsequently
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very famous and important poet and professor who had a huge impact on the theme of colonialism and post colonialism. Winner of the 1992 Nobel Prize in Literature‚ he was born in Castries‚ Saint Lucia‚ the West Indies‚ on January 23‚ 1930. Walcott himself and his family‚ were part of a minority in his island which was dominated by the catholic culture established during the French colonial rule‚ this will really have a big impact on the poet`s style and poems. He later attended the University of the
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Skateboarding evolved in the early 1960’s as a way for Surfboarders to have a feel for the waves in the off-season. Many people do not know much about the sport besides the fact that it only seems like troublemakers are participating in it. There is a lot to learn including the origin‚ about the professionals‚ stereotypes amongst the skaters‚ lack of parks‚ injuries‚ and salaries given from sponsors. Skateboarding is a gateway to freedom to most people. It is not something we do because we want
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The 1920’s was a significant decade in American history. Some acknowledge the twenties as The Roaring Twenties and as a major period in the Progressive Era. Through that time many advancements have left a long lasting affect on American society. Some of these advancements include new innovative technologies and a major step up in womens social status. The automobile was one of the most innovative technologies of the era. First being manufactured in the late 1800’s the automobile did not reach
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Samuel Beckett Bridge in December 2009 was the culmination of ten years work‚ involving a complex construction with a project team dispersed across multiple locations throughout Europe. The concept to build the bridge originated from an Environment Impact Assessment report commissioned in 2000. It identified an opportunity to improve Dublin’s inner city road network‚ north and south of O’Connell Street. It was also designed to help the regeneration of the north and south Docklands area. The wish of
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government was not showing the same war footage as these journalist‚ which led to hostile riots such as Kent State Massacre. Towards the end of the American involvement with Vietnam the trust in the government was truly damaged by the censorship‚ 1960’s-1970’s activism‚ and presidential scandals. SUMMARY OF EVIDENCE: The US’ involvement into Vietnam started after North Vietnam was aided by communist countries Russia and China. The North Vietnam (with help from Vietcong) began a massive "recovery"
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Imagine being a flapper in the 1920’s. Disobeying parents‚ breaking new boundaries with flapper fashion and attending late night parties surrounded by the thick cigarette smoke hearing the loud jazz music. Witnessing the shiny pearl necklaces cascading down the other flappers’ necks and hearing the click of their heels against the ground as they dance. The thoughts of sneaking out tonight and worrying about getting caught by parents but ignoring those ideas for the time being and focusing on the
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popular clothing style. In the 1800’s fashion in the United States became a very important factor in society that determined the social status‚ one’s identity depended on what clothes one was wearing. At that time an increase of wealth occurred‚ therefore‚ the focus on fashion and appearances also increased‚ and European countries were influencing it. The economic changes of the country were also a big factor in the evolution of fashion in the 19th century. In the 1860’s outfits of pants‚ vests‚ and jackets
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In the 1960’s‚ the United States plumed in an economic way! About twenty percent of the United States’ population lived under the poverty line. The 1960’s focused on structural poverty and culture of poverty. Structural poverty represented various failures of the economic system‚ and cultural of poverty focused on the idea of there being deeply entrenched social and financial habits. When many of the people thought about War on Poverty‚ it tied into Lyndon B. Johnson and the sixties. With Johnson’s
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America went through many social changes with the American Revolution and industrial revolution. During the 1920’s‚ the face of America began to change more into an urban society. Many differences between the rural and urban sides of America emerged. Historians consider the tensions of the 1920s as a backlash against the rising urban America‚ which turns out true. Rural people believed that the city lacked morals. The urban city dwellers lashed back saying that rural residents did not understand
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