the British groups Duran Duran and Depeche Mode. Nevertheless‚ performers such as the Irish group U2 and the American group R.E.M. emerged from their underground roots to enjoy enormous success. Now a few of the new genres of the 80’s. In the early 1980s‚ the "new wave" movement‚ a sub genre of punk rock that began in the ’70s‚ was generating a more sophisticated pop sound. In Britain‚ artists including bands such as the Clash‚ Squeeze‚ and the Police attained both critical and commercial acceptance
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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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Kembi‚ Adeyemi English 102 The 1980s Fashion Scene on A Rapid Comeback The 1980’s fashion is back‚ and its success is rooted in the similar economy we have with the 1980s. As a society we are deciding to “wear our personality”‚ rather than our pocket books and the fashion industry is staying alive by following this trend. With the de-regulation of multiple government policies on industries‚ a failing economy‚ record setting recession and the booming crack-cocaine sales on the streets with
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The Cold War in 1980s – The Prone Seigneur Between the Two Superpowers Since Cold War began at the end of World War in the late 1940s‚ the two superpowers‚ the United States and the Soviet Union‚ were racing their power to get their dominance over another. Each side feared the other’s superior weapons‚ such as the United States had nuclear weapon and the USSR had their mighty Red Army. The Cold War spread through decades and seemed to be indefinite. Two superpowers with the race of weapon not only
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Homosexuality has been around for hundreds of years and exists in many species of animals including humans‚ but why are humans the only species that seem to reject the idea? Homosexuality goes back as far as the B.C.s and was widely accepted‚ then over the years some parts of humanity have evolved into hating others around them based on sexual orientation. People could be worrying about war and murder‚ yet they choose to argue over topics involving who a man or woman happens to love. Why do people
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In the 1980s‚ the words “AIDS” and “HIV” were not on the radar for most of American society. The words were just something people might occasionally hear when someone passed away‚ but these the deaths almost never occurred close to home. America would quickly become confronted with the threat of AIDS as a very serious health epidemic. If one were to ask someone during the 1980s their thoughts‚ they might reply with a vague response that AIDS was just a marginal disease affecting a remote section
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that now‚ just about everyone is participating in it. From food security‚ food safety‚ food prices‚ food access‚ food distribution‚ food modification – and these days‚ food gendering. Namely‚ food gendering became more apparent for women in the early 1980s as women joined the workforce they began to be recognized as consumers in their own right‚ instead of being the traditional stay-at-home mom. At that time‚ Nutrisystem tapped directly into the need for convenience and perception of one’s physique.
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Autumn Daniela Diaz is a 24- month old baby girl who weights 24 pounds and is about 32 inches long. At birth she weighed in at 5 pounds and 14 ounces. She was born a small baby‚ but a healthy one with no physical or mental disorders. Although‚ this is under the normal norms for a 2 year-old for her development as mentioned in the textbook. Autumn started walking at 10 months using her gross-motor skills to move around. She lives in a house with 5 people mom‚ aunt‚ boy cousin that is only a few months
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situations various places have been developed for people to have fun and relieve their body from pressure from their daily activities. One of these places is: “Six Flags Fiesta Texas". Six Flags Fiesta Texas is a theme park located on approximately 200 acres of land in San Antonio‚ Texas‚ USA. It is owned by Six Flags. Six Flags Fiesta Texas is the major entertainment component of USAA ’s La Cantera.La Cantera is a Spanish
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fast food concept. Their flash of inspiration led to the re-discovery of an age-old but very clever Filipino dining practice much better that styro lunch packs – banana leaves! Equally clever‚ their “banana insight” inspired the birth of BINALOT FIESTA FOODS. Today‚ the “adobo pride” is being proven right. In just a little more than 10 years‚ BINALOT has grown from a humble store in Shaw to a 35-store strong major franchise player competing with the fast food icons. 8 out of 10 are franchise
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