Some may call it the "fabulous fifties‚" but others call it a time of "tensions and insecurities." Several people think back on the fifties and remember them as the "good old days‚" while others think of it as a time of crisis and terror. Although Americans were faced with many hardships throughout the fifties‚ I think that the positive aspects such as the new technologies‚ growing economy‚ higher focus on education‚ and growing job opportunities of the era outnumber the negative aspects‚ such
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The Fifties (1950-1959) 1950: * Start of the Korean War (June 25‚ 1950) * This was a civil war between North Korea and South Korea competing for control over the Korean peninsula. It wasn’t exactly a civil war since Western nations also became involved. The United Nations‚ which was led by the U.S under General MacArthur along with its allies versus the communist powers of the Republic of China and the Soviet Union. The war left 33‚742 American soldiers dead‚ 92‚134 wounded‚ and 80
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CHAPTER-1 INDUSTRY PROFILE FINANCIAL SERVICES Financial services are the economic services provided by the finance industry‚ which encompasses a broad range of organizations that manage money‚ including credit unions‚ banks‚ credit card companies‚ insurance companies‚ consumer finance companies‚ stock brokerages‚ investment funds and some government sponsored enterprises. INDIAN STOCK BROKING INDUSTRY The Indian broking industry is one of the oldest trading industries that have been around even
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University of Phoenix Material The Fabulous Fifties Matrix Choose ten items from the following list and identify their significance during the 1950s: The Mickey Mouse Club Interstate highways Dishwashers Automobiles Hi-Fis and stereos Poodle skirts Drive-in theaters Levittown Dr. Spock Ozzie and Harriett I Love Lucy Persistent poverty Black urban migration Urban renewal Beatniks (beats) American Bandstand Elvis Presley James Dean Event Significance
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Five Clawed Dragon Essay My artwork piece isn’t a painting but rather an woven piece created sometime during the Ming dynasty. The Ming dynasty ruled from 1368 to 1644. The Ming dynasty was one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history. The focus of this piece is the dragon and your attention should be drawn to it right away. Pieces like this were very important during the Ming dynasty because of the history behind it. The first Ming Emperor decreed that
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In the fantasy novel Dealing with Dragons‚ Patricia Wrede tells the tale of an intelligent princess who refuses to act like a proper princess. In this fictional set in medieval times‚ a proper princess was to do as she is told‚ marry who her parents say‚ and dress and act beautifully. Cimorene is justified in ignoring the expected social norms of the day because it did not benefit her life‚ but some may disagree. First of all‚ Cimorene is justified in ignoring expected social norms because they
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Imagine Dragons is an American rock band from Las Vegas‚ Nevada. Their lineup consists of lead vocalist Dan Reynolds‚ guitarist Wayne Sermon‚ bassist Ben McKee‚ and drummer Daniel Platzman. The group gained exposure after the release of their debut studio album‚ “Night Visions.” Their second album “Smoke&Mirrors” reached number one on the Billboard 200‚ Canadian Albums chart. Imagine dragons topped the year-end rock rankings for 2013. Billboard named them “The Breakthrough Band of 2013.” MTV called
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Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Larsson uses Lisbeth Salander and Harriet Vanger to demonstrate the failure of the Swedish government to protect women from such violent crimes. The sex and violence in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is portrayed in such a shocking manner that is intriguingly entertaining to readers and makes the book more fulfilling to the reader by challenging their own ideas about sexual violence and how the government handles it. The violence in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is abounding
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First published by The Writer’s Coffee Shop‚ 2011 Copyright © E L James‚ 2011 The right of E L James to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by her under the Copyright Amendment (Moral Rights) Act 2000 This work is copyright. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968‚ no part maybe reproduced‚ copied‚ scanned‚ stored in a retrieval system‚ recorded or transmitted‚ in any form or by any means‚ without the prior written permission of the publisher. This book
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Komodo Dragon On Labor Day‚ I went to the Colchester Zoo and saw this fascinating creature called the Komodo Dragon. It seems to blend with its natural surrounding which makes it harder to see; however‚ it was the biggest lizard I had ever seen. I suddenly began to wonder‚ why do they called it a dragon? When the name dragon is publicized‚ the first thing that comes to mind is a fire breathing dragon that can fly; like those suggested in story books and seen in animated movies. Komodo Dragon is the
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