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    Marriage has gone through profound changes over the last five decades‚ but we continue to speak about it as though it’s the same old familiar pattern. To see how much has changed; I am going to look at the shift from the forties‚ to the sixties‚ to today. In 1968‚ less than a year after the famous Summer of Love‚ as they used to say out in the country‚ "The times they were a-changing." The sexual revolution‚ Viet Nam‚ drugs--the youth of the day were convinced the world would never be the same again

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    Teenagers of the 1950s were overwhelmed with the abundance of wealth and freedom that their parents bestowed upon them to compensate for their hardship during war time. Change enveloped the lives of teenagers and they became a new and distinctive figure in society. They became the face of rebellion in the United States and started making their way through life with independent ideas leaving behind their footprint in history. Entertainment felt the full force of this change and transformed to accommodate

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    INTRODUCTION. At Malaysia‚public already known that all business either small or huge‚there are one systems or specifically words or most suitable called Contract Laws.All conditions among two or three or more sides are include under the Contract Laws 1950 where its take as a guidance or as assistant to make sure there are no cheating in make a deals between two or more side.Firstly‚what is the meaning of Contract Laws that have been mentioned earlier.The meaning of Contract is an agreement with specific

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    The Korean War had reinforced the sense of a monolithic communist system but had also been a big step in securing a firm alliance for Australia with the United States. The strong anti-communist stand taken by the Menzies Liberal government in the 1950s and 1960s led to Australia taking an active part in the politics of the East Asian region. We sent armed forces to Korea‚ as part of a United Nations force. To stop the advance of North Korea and Chinese communism. We also sent forces to Malaya to

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    Pop art is a movement that first emerged in Britain in the Mid 1950s and later went on the United States in the late 1950s. Pop art appears on many of the things we use to such as comic strips‚ magazine ads‚ and supermarket products. Pop art was shaped by early artists Eduardo Paolozzi‚ Richard Hamilton‚ Robert Rauschenberg‚ and Jasper Johns. The creation of pop art helped to modernize the society we live in today. Pop art is an extension and repudiation of dadaism. (Wikipedia) Andy Warhol

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    The Independent Record Labels of the 1950’s and 1960’s History of Music Production Eric Eller Throughout the 1950’s and 1960’s‚ a wave of new musical movements by independent record labels and new artists emerged in the United States. This movement is captured in the stories of those label creators and owners‚ and in the turbulent journey through their successes and failures. The first emergence was fueled by multiple factors: competitive economic circumstances‚ up-and-coming local musical

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    Understanding the Big Bug Movies of the 1950s." William M. Tsitsui states how Americans viewed the movie Them! “The oldest and most esteemed critical approach to movies like Them! is that they are all about nuclear fear‚ the widespread anxiety about the threat of atomic annihilation”( Tsutsui

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    Discuss the Impact of the Cold War on Australian Society in the 1950’s and 1960’s During the Cold War Era‚ Australian society was profoundly affected due to our involvement as a loyal ally to both America and Great Britain. As a result‚ a fear of communism in and around Australia developed and lead to a lot of tension around the country. As countries in both Europe and Asia were taken over by communist powers‚ the threat of communism became a genuine fear within Australian society. Many Australians

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    Methods used by the civil rights movement in the 1950s The methods that were used in by the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s were largely based around lobbying‚ protests and boycotting. The African American residing in the United States found these things effective and professional among their community‚ and together they worked towards changing laws‚ legislations and above all the constitution of the USA. Mass protesting was popular and one form of protesting that made a phenomenal part

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    Racism Today Racism has been a major problem in society from the 1950’s until this day. Being racist means believing that there is only one superior race. These beliefs are a main cause in riots‚ boycotts and other such outrages. Even though there have been laws passed in order to help control racist acts; it has not changed the thoughts of many people today who still remain racist. Race plays a very large role when it comes down to the way the public is treated. In some cases

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