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    segregation was also established‚ including laws concerning miscegenation‚ education‚ transportation‚ public accommodations‚ penal institutions‚ employment‚ military service‚ immigration‚ health care‚ housing‚ voting‚ race classification‚ and residential. This was especially seen in the legal designation of the boundaries of black and white neighborhoods in several states‚ including Baltimore‚ Maryland; Dallas‚ Texas; Greensboro‚ North Carolina; Louisville‚ Kentucky; Norfolk‚ Virginia; Oklahoma City‚ Oklahoma;

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    Decade of Corporate Greed

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    Decade of Corporate Greed Dale Schroll University of Phoenix Axia College As Ronald Reagan Ascended in the 1980’s he reinvented Republican policies that favored deregulation and the growth of business in America. These Ideas markedly opposed the views of the governmental interventionist policies of the 1960’s and 70’s with these ideas Reagan hoped to decrease government Involvement and heavy taxes. With these tax cuts Reagan’s thinking was that many new businesses would spawn

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    Music over decades

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    musicians’ strikes in 1942 and 1948 and eventually gave way to Crooners later in the decade. “Crooners” was a term used to describe male vocalists that often had powerful‚ professionally trained voices and maintained a specific posture or stage presence that could be described as intimate. Successful crooners include Nat “King” Cole‚ Frank Sinatra‚ Perry Como‚ and Dean Martin‚ among many others. 2. 1950s Music of the 1950’s reflected the beginnings of major social changes in the world and in the US

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    The 1920’s a regressive era When most people think of the 1920’s they think of a roaring and unrestricted economy‚ and a booming cultural golden age; however‚ this could not be father from the truth. Even though the economy was prosperous and the women had finally gained their suffrage‚ the 20’s were far from progressive. Racially blacks made little progress and white supremacists gained power‚ politically the government became self absorbed and corrupt‚ and economically while prosperous was

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    Music Through The Decades

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    with over 50 new musicals opening in just one season. Record numbers of people paid up to $3.50 for a seat at a musical. It was also a decade of incredible artistic developments in the musical theatre. The Broadway shows were produced by showmen who took musical theatre seriously and tried to provide quality entertainment while making a profit at the same time. This attitude kept the musical theatre booming right through the 1920s. Among the hundreds of popular musical comedies that debuted on Broadway

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    1920's Decade

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    The 1920’s was the best decade of the first half of the 20th century. In the 1910’s there was WWI‚ the 1930’s the great depression‚ and the 1940’s WWII. So much flourished economically and industrially during the 1920’s which made it the best decade. Even though there was so much good in the 1920’s there were some problems too‚ but not nearly as bad as any of the other decades in the first half of the 20th century. During the 1920’s‚ the economy was booming. A big factor of the economy prospering

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    Agree to Disagree

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    It is so difficult to agree to disagree. However‚ it is something that I had to do. It did not make much sense‚ and it seemed also impossible to put my beliefs aside just to get along with someone. As a little girl‚ I have always loved‚ cherished‚ respected‚ and admired animals. I believe in animals receiving equality‚ meaning: animals who are abused‚ tortured‚ killed‚ and treated unkindly in any manner should receive the same justice that people do. Animals should not be slaughtered or chemically

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    Alex Hanson ENG 90 4-28-13 Decade of the Whinny Quarterback Now a day‚ rules of professional sports have been altered since the 1980’s‚ mostly to protect the players. In the National Football League I believe that this should not be the case. Professional football players should know the risk involved when playing such a physical sport and I think that most of the time they do. If I had the opportunity to play in the NFL‚ no doubt in my mind I would take it. In my opinion the biggest

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    "Decade" by Amy Lowell.

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    "Decade" by Amy Lowell. When you came‚ you were like red wine and honey‚ And the taste of you burnt my mouth with its sweetness. Now you are like morning bread‚ Smooth and pleasant. I hardly taste you at all for I know your savour‚ But I am completely nourished. Amy Lowell produced the majority of her poems after her acquaintance with the actress Ada Russell‚ a widow eleven years older than Lowell‚ with whom she shared the last thirteen years of her life. Russell became Lowell’s beloved companion

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    Do you agree

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    Do you agree: Australian media representatives of Asian society are biased? Give reasons by way of examples. Mired in debt in Europe together with North America being under the background of weak economic recovery‚ the Australian government would link the future development and boom of Asia closely and it is undoubtedly wise and far-sighted. In fact‚ the "look Asian" and "embrace" in Asian policy had been proposed by politicians decades ago. As the financial turmoil sweeps the world‚ Australia

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