THEATER‚ FILM‚ & TELEVISION In 1981‚ VCR sales rose 72% in 12 months. By 1989‚ 60 percent of American households with televisions received cable service. Huge or memorable movies of the decade included On Golden Pond‚ Tootsie‚ Arthur‚ Stephen Spielberg Movies like E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial‚ The Big Chill‚ Flashdance‚ Beverly Hills Cop‚ Out of Africa‚ Back to the Future‚ Cocoon‚ The Breakfast Club‚Platoon‚Star Trek‚ Good Morning Vietnam‚ Fatal Attraction‚ Rain Man‚ and Driving Miss Daisy
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The 1960s were one of the most creative periods in modern man’s history. Whether it was due to experimentation with drugs or anger over the Vietnam War‚ the 1960s were an overwhelming decade. The Assassinations of JFK and MLK shocked the US. The Beatles came across the pond and changed music forever. Although there were several tragic setbacks‚ civil rights made an amazing amount of progress‚ eventually culminating in the passage of the Civil Rights Act in 1964‚ which made it illegal to discriminate
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Ina Howard Human Sexuality Fran Jackler 8 December 2014 “Decades” Assignment 1. a) I interviewed my Grandfather‚ Meinhart Senf‚ who was born in Bremen‚ Germany and has lived there most of his life. He was a young teenager in the 1940’s however world war two also occurred in that decade. My grandfather lost both of his parents in that tragic war and has never had “the talk” with his parents. But he said that even if they had survived sex probably would have never been a topic of discussion because
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The Decade of Fear was essentially caused by one man – Joseph McCarthy. When he served on the Senate from 1947-1957‚ he seemed to make it his personal mission to eradicate all traces of communism from the earth (or at least America). Right away‚ he went after Hollywood‚ black-listing anyone involved in the entertainment industry whom he thought might be linked with communists. The following year‚ he released a list to the public with the names of 154 organizations he believed to have communist affiliations
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Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Playing computer games teaches us about life. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer With times changing‚ there are some newly released computer games designed not only for people to relax but also allows them to live in a virtual world. Some said that these games can expose people to latest innovations‚ improve their reactions‚ and do what they are forbidden to do in the real world. However‚ I disagree that playing computer
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Supasiri Soithongpong 5406643386 Do you agree or disagree that spending budget on advertising is a waste? Advertising is a single component of the marketing process. It is the part that involves getting the word out concerning your business‚ product‚ or the services you are offering. It includes in such mediums as newspapers‚ direct mail‚ billboards‚ television‚ radio‚ and the Internet.1 Joseph Levine‚ legendary film producer and advertising guru‚ said‚ “You can fool all the people all the time
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It is an art that you can either sing or play an instrument. Nowadays music has become a part of our everyday life which may affects as even before we are born. Music has a different meaning for each one of us. For some it is a way of expressing themselves and for others is a way of living. According to Plato “Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe‚ wings to the mind‚ flight to the imagination‚ and charm and gaiety to life and to everything.” which shows that its importance is extensive
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dubstep. In the 1950s‚ as evident by the lives lead by many Americans at the time‚ people were very complacent with almost everything. This means that people liked everything the same. Unleashing dubstep onto what is in a sense your grandmother and her mother could possibly lead to it being chastised in a way similar to the way early rock and roll music was. Sayings like it being the devil’s music could basically be echoed across every neighborhood in the United StatesThe 1960s were all about going
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of the 1950s in America they think of a fantasy life. People always say stuff like “I wish I was born lived in the 50s” or “Why can’t things still be like they were in the 50s?”. In reality‚ how much change and diversity was actually happening? Many historians often debate over whether the 1950s was really a time where America was coming together or falling apart. Some historians believe America was conforming and everyone was “the perfect family”; that life was perfect. Other historians believe
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the AP Test. This exercise will help you create thematic associations within decades. *Place the correct decade or group of years beside each group of specific factual information. Remember some items can fit into more than one decade so be sure to read through and consider the entire group. **On the chart for each Decade‚ write a definition or description of what each item is‚ how it relates to that particular decade‚ and what other terms could be associated with that decade. Use the following
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