Canada was not the way it is now from the rise of civilization. In my point of view‚ three events caused Canada to evolve and become the way it is currently. The 1980 Referendum‚ Alberta’s oil boom and the discrimination along with The Charter of Rights. Those led to the democratic‚ harmonious‚ unified and adapted country we live in now. The 1980 Referendum was the first referendum in Quebec on its place within Canada. Quebec was deciding whether it should pursue a path toward sovereignty. The Referendum
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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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Unethical Psychology Experiments The Aversion Project 1970s and 1980s Psychologists involved: Colonel Aubrey Levin “Dr. Shock” – former chief psychiatrist The Aversion Project took place in South Africa in a top secret project in the 1970s and 1980s. The apartheid army force in South Africa would force white gays and lesbians to undergo many torture experiments as a means of turning them into heterosexuals. Dr. Levin would give the soldiers electric shock‚ sex change‚ chemical castration and many
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Between the late 1980s and the new century‚ American society changed in several drastic ways. With computers and computers and the internet becoming more widespread new doors opened for business‚ students‚ medical fields‚ and other industries. The common perception of marriage was being questioned. Gender roles in marriage were shifting as well as the percentage of those getting married and having children. Debate over the pros and cons of immigrations and the changes in environment sprung up.
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parties controlled the presidency during the 1970s‚ political scholars view this era of presidents as one of the worst decades in U.S. history. By the 1980 election‚ the people of the United States wanted something new. Republican candidate Ronald Reagan captured the hearts and minds of Americans‚ easily defeating Carter’s reelection bid in 1980.
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History Research the 1980s At the start of the 1980s Britain was in a deep recession similar to what is happening at present and there was also mass unemployment. The person in charge of the country at this time was Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher who was also Great Britain’s first and only female prime minister. Margaret Thatcher along with Chancellor Geoffrey Howe tried to deal with this recession by raising taxes and slashing government spending‚ benefits and the selling of state owned services
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"The U.S. presidential election of 1980 featured a contest between incumbent Democrat Jimmy Carter and his Republican opponent Ronald Reagan‚ along with a third party candidate‚ the liberal Republican John Anderson."(USPE1980‚ 1) By the beginning of the election season‚ the lengthy Iran hostage crisis sharpened public perceptions of a crisis. In the 1970s‚ the United States was experiencing a wrenching episode of low economic growth‚ high inflation and interest rates‚ intermittent energy crises
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demographics? From 1980s onwards‚ the American demographics had begun to change significantly‚ especially for women: from being domestic housewives‚ increasing numbers of women had been entering workforce and professions. The change led to the norm of professional-working parents in each household‚ which then influenced the roles of fathers and mothers in the family institution. The change of the roles of parents were clearly reflected in family situational comedy programs in the 1980s‚ including the
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Matching the Words The exchange of ideas‚ opinions and knowledge counts a lot in college‚ especially when students get stuck on the very first thesis statement of their very first research paper. Many of them get frustrated -- their thoughts seem locked like money in a vault. Interaction and peer collaboration are the only ways to unlock the unconscious ideas that dwell in our brains. ACMT was not the first place where I encountered the importance of cooperation and variety of cultures. I
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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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