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    Why did juvenile delinquency occur in the 1950s and what precautions were taken to prevent it? (Project Summary) This project will focus on the British criminal justice system in the 1950s regarding juvenile behaviour. The research will explore the ways used to prevent juvenile crime‚ the social and psychological motivation for crime‚ and the way that the criminal justice system aimed to rehabilitate those convicted of a juvenile offence. To explore these areas an understanding of ‘delinquency

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    Housewife In The 1950's

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    In the 1950s women were getting married incredibly young‚ having children‚ and becoming housewives. They woke up‚ fed and dressed their children‚ sent them to school‚ cleaned the house‚ went to club activities with their children‚ made dinner‚ then repeated it all the next day. Eventually‚ women started to feel that they were stuck in a glass cage. There was a whole world right outside their window‚ but they could not have any of it. They were told that being a housewife was everything they should

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    1950s Chrome Analysis

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    This piece has awesome description! Some moments that I like were; "an arched entry to a kitchen decorated in 1960s linoleum the color of Hollywood sanitariums and brushed aluminum where the 1950s chrome would have been." and "the autumn walnut and chestnut fights we had when the trees in the yard dumped loads of nuts in the sleeping grass." They both let me envision these scenes as if I were there looking at them. I also really like the comparison you made of your childhood to an antique bureau

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    In ’Harlem‚’ Langston Hughes is saying that dreams are an essential part of survival. He begins his poem by asking a question‚ “What happens to a dream deferred?” When you delay a dream‚ what becomes of it? Rather than fading away‚ Hughes compares dreams to food‚ a basic component of life. When dreams are put off‚ they become dried and shrunken like raisins‚ and they are not as ripe as the grapes they came from. Hughes is saying that dreams are an important part of life‚ and when they are ignored

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    Color Blind The Harlem Renaissance The Harlem Renaissance exploded in a New York community during 1918 and 1937; some refer to as The New Negro Movement. It was the time when Black Americans were passionate about shedding their Jim Crowe past. Black Americans wanted a new society for themselves that were viewed as talented and intelligent. The Harlem Renaissance enhanced the appreciation of Negro society showing that the black man was more than just an asset to be claimed‚ rather a talent to

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    The Korean War, 1950

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    of Staff that the US should be removed from Korea. By 1948‚ the opposing governments were established: The Republic of Korea (South) and the People’s Democratic Republic of Korea (North). Tensions between the two quickly heightened. On June 25th‚ 1950‚ after multiple failed attempts to create uprisings in South Korea‚ communist North Korean troops crossed the 38th parallel‚ invading South Korea. As Kim Il-Sung’s Soviet supported army overran South Korea‚ the US‚ interpreting the invasion as an act

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    Woman's Role In The 1950s

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    Woman’s Role in the 1950s The role of women in the 1950 was repressive and constrictive in many ways. Society placed high importance and many expectations on behavior at home as well as in public. Women were supposed to fulfill certain roles‚ Such as a caring mother‚ a diligent homemaker‚ and an obedient wife. The perfect mother was supposed to stay home and nurture so society would accept them. A diligent housewife had dinner on the table precisely at the moment her husband arrived from work

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    The Harlem Renaissance took place during the roaring 20s. The Harlem Renaissance is very important part of the African American culture‚ it was a time of expressing our most inner thought‚ and the way to do it was through art. The Harlem Renaissance was a literary‚ artistic‚ and intellectual movement during the early 20s that trended a movement that allowed African American to step out the box and see the beauty of the world through various ways. The Harlem Renaissance was also called the “New Negro”

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    as a birthscream of the modern because of the radio‚ sport stars‚ and writers. The Harlem Renaissance was a birth scream of the modern because the African-American activist‚ writers‚ and performers. During the Harlem Renaissance‚ African-Americans moved up North to Harlem‚ an upper-middle white class neighborhood in New York City. In Harlem‚ African-Americans used their voices to protest racial Violence. For example‚ W.E.B Du Bois a founding member of NAACP led a parade of African-Americans in

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    Angelica Robinson English 344 Dr. Saloy Research Project Harlem Renaissance Arts: Painting the Portrait of the New Negro The Harlem Renaissance‚ originally called the New Negro Movement‚ can be described as a cultural explosion that took place in Harlem in the early 1900’s. During this period Harlem was a haven for black writers‚ artists‚ actors‚ musicians and scholars. Through literature and art‚ blacks created a new image for themselves defying pervading racial stereo types. Blacks were finally

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