I. What happened in the 1980s-1990s After the recession of America in the 1980s-1990s‚ America soon regained economic stability. However‚ some methods they took to get out of the violent recession and crises had affected the work force‚ most especially the men. The divide between the goods (male) and service producing (female) sectors of the economy expanded due to the global forces and technological innovation. Many companies moved from hands-on labour to mechanized work since this was cheaper‚
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1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team "’Do you believe in miracles? YES!’ said AABC broadcaster Al Michaels’”‚ (Painter). Al michaels said this line as the 1980 United States Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team upset the Soviet Union in the semi-final game. The United States team was composed of a highly skilled coach‚ Herb Brooks‚ as he had just won a national championship for college hockey with the University of Minnesota’s Golden Gophers in 1979 (Barnes). Herb Brooks was not new to the program as he was the
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scandal demonstrated what the government could do without suffering the consequences the encounter between the U.S‚ Iran‚ and Nicaragua led to the exploration of new relationships in the exchange of hostages for arms. The Iran-Contra Affairs in the 1980s emanated from the Reagan Administration’s foreign policies. The Administration believed that changes to Nicaragua and Iran endangered U.S. national interests. The Administration supported the contras who desired to overthrow this revolutionary regime
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better terms of payment on past loans. (Beneria 1996). The origins of the programme could be traced to the two packages adopted by Philippines in September 1980 and the more high profile one‚ by Mexico in August 1982 due to the excessive debt burden that had ensued as a result of certain developments between the late 1970s and early 1980s. Due to the position of Mexico as one of the largest economy in Latin American‚ the announcement by the government that it could not meet its debt repayment obligations
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a supportive role next to a male figure such as secretaries or assistants. By the 1980’s many women were inspired to move up in their careers and gain a managerial or leadership role within their career. By the 1980s‚ women were fighting the glass ceiling phenomenon and believed that in order to move up the hypothetical job ladder‚ they needed to act like and even look like men. For example‚ most women in the 1980s wore conservative suits and padded shoulders to relate to and get respect from their
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1980s Fashion Every decade had certain fashion trends that‚ to our generation‚ would be considered different from what is normal to wear. Despite all the dangerous things happening around the war and yet even in the United States. However 80s fashion wouldn’t be around till this day thanks to the trends of the high-waisted pants and other classic trends. 1980s Historical‚ Political‚ & Social events In 1981 Ronald Reagan became president‚ an American politician‚ commentator‚ and actor who served
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The Civil Rights of 1950-1980 was an important and chaotic time for African American rights because they were treated poorly. During this time period many African Americans and some were trying to have equality. There were many main events such as the desegregation of little rock which was when the Little Rock nine which was an African American group was initially prevented from entering the racially segregated school by Orval Faubus‚ the Governor of Arkansas. Then President Eisenhower ordered the
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acknowledged by many people and it causes no harm to people. The first place that graffiti receives acknowledgement from is other graffiti writers. In “Documenting Illegal Art: Collaborative Software‚ Online Environment and New York City’s 1970s and 1980s Graffiti Art Movement” by Rachel Masilamani‚ she talked about the social movement of graffiti. She wrote‚ “At its heart‚ graffiti is about documenting presence; it is a way of saying ‘I was here‚’ but up until the early 1970s writers were probably
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The World was changed in the 1990s and 2000s as a result of the millions of technological developments that took place. Political events that occurred during the generation of 1970s-1980s have affected the way things happen duringbig roof the foreclosures‚ different politically because of all the attacks‚ and very different socially because of all the new technological advances. Politically‚ many things have changed. Of course there are still attacks that are going on in the world‚ but the attacks
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Heavy metal in the 1980’s is hard to describe. Its static style did not change much from the 1970’s‚ but the lyrics‚ image‚ and theatrics took a step forward. Heavy metal had a huge impact in the 1980’s and there were many successful bands. Van Halen took heavy metal to new heights. After more than two decades of playing sold-out concert halls‚ selling millions of albums and enduring various lineup changes and solo projects‚ Van Halen is recognized as one of the most resilient and successful
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