1950-1960’s where the times when people were fighting for their civil rights. This was in the past but their actions have shaped the future for a new generation were people of any color have the ability to do as they please. Sadly not everyone was moved by their actions and so racial profiling still lingers. How are the people of today fighting back? One of the big instances of racial profiling was towards couch Rodrick Rhodes. He’s played in Kentucky before‚ he represented them and played for
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who wonders whether her kids will enjoy life the way she had growing up in Vancouver. With the two red-hot housing markets in Toronto and Vancouver‚ this shows how today’s young population has it harder than the older generations. Generation X (1960s-1980s) is the real loser when it comes to average salary‚ the average hourly pay was $24‚ adjusted for inflation. The average hourly pay in 2016 was $27.70‚ according to Statistics Canada. Between 1981 and 2017 the average wages especially for young
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Hate Crimes Harboring hatred for someone or something may not be illegal‚ however‚ committing a crime due to this bias is. Hate crimes are regular crimes committed where the motive is discrimination. Throughout history there have been many criminal acts which today would be classified as a hate crime. People have been victimized by hate crimes for a variety of reasons‚ such as religion‚ race‚ sexual preference or gender. Religious hate crimes date back to ancient times. A fire that burned through
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London during the 1960’s had conservative social ideals‚ especially of gender roles. Post World War II‚ women were expected to leave the jobs they were allowed to have during the war and resume their place in the home (“The Woman Question” 1607). The children of these women had hopes that they could aspire to have dreams that went beyond motherhood (Ireland 3). Guidelines for the female’s place in society and in the home were prominent even throughout the 1960’s. In To Room Nineteen‚ Lessing
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celebrated on April 22‚ on which events are held worldwide to demonstrate support for environmental protection. “Earth day is every day”‚ as the saying goes‚ but it is acknowledged and celebrated every year on April 22nd. Earth Day’s history is rooted in 1960’s activism. Earth issues where the least of the government’s concern during this time and this angered Senator Gaylord Nelson. By 1969‚ Nelson had an idea of environmental protest modeled after anti-Vietnam war demonstrations. On April 22‚ 1969‚ Senator
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Around the 1800’s‚ people were treated differently because of their skin color. They would label these people as “Coloreds”. They would treat the coloreds with disrespect. They would spit on them and beat them for no reason at all. They would put the African Americans in segregated schools and separate them from the whites. The blacks didn’t like this‚ so they did civil rights protest. During these non-violent protests‚ they would express their feelings through songs‚ like ”Kumbaya” and “On Freedom”
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THE COLD WAR in the 1960’s * MAD Theory (Mutually Assured Destruction) * The Cuban Missile Crisis (Oct. 1962) * Why the crisis happened? (Khrushchev‚ Fidel Castro & Cuba) * Was JFK a hawk or a dove? * Impacts of the crisis: flexible response & trend toward détente * Missles out of Cuba * Missles out of Germany * Can’t invade Cuba with force. THE WAR IN VIETNAM * It was America’s longest war * Some numbers: $ 150 billion ($600
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During the 1950s and 1960s‚ many African Americans were treated with discrimination and racial segregation due to the “Jim Crow” Laws which segregated blacks from being at certain places with white people (Civil Rights Movement). This inequality angered many African Americans as they began to protest for their civil rights and equality‚ turning it into the Civil Rights Movement. The fight for freedom was a long and rough journey‚ but they were able to put an end to segregation in public places and
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produce consumer goods such as shoes and textiles. It is a good place to live and the region is growing. In my opinion‚ Canada East should join confederation with Canada West for three reasons. The first reason is that by joining confederation‚ Canada East will be able to expand its economy and trade. The second reason
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Despite its overwhelming small physical size and lack of natural resources‚ the Singapore economy has experienced rapid economic development since its independence in 1965. Within those few decades‚ Singapore has metamorphosed from a third world country to one of the countries with the highest GDP globally (292% of global average in 20131). GDP grew with an average of 7.7% since independence; and topped 9.2% in the first 25years. Per capita GDP over the same periods grew by 5.4% and 7.2%2. This
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