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    Farm Life in the 1930s Questions I have always lived on a farm for the majority of my life. Nowadays life now on a farm for me is much more different then how life was back then. The kids back then had it tough too they most likely had to work all day on the fields and your future was already determined once you were born. Just because there was no one else to take over the farm once your dad got too old or incapable to work. So with this said you were going to take up on you fathers trade

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    Over the years‚ blood transfusions have saved and taken many lives. As doctor’s have become more knowledgeable about the circulatory system and the blood that runs through it‚ the use of blood transfusions have steadily decreased. As a result‚ transfusion alternatives have steadily decreased. For a long time now‚ blood transfusions have contributed to transmission of disease‚ a weakened immune system‚ and increased recovery time. Blood transfusions have proven to be very effective in saving people’s

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    morals. In Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck‚ people question Gorge on whether or not it is morally right of him to kill Lennie. Are his reasons good enough? Many believe that it is immoral if George to kill Lennie. Despite the fact that he is killing him and killing is thought to be morally forbidden‚ one needs to understand why he thinks its the best thing to do. George is doing what he thinks is right. It is not immoral of George to kill Lennie. Lennie does not understand what he is fully capable

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    Harper lee has presented racism in the novel ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ by describing how blacks live and are treated harshly. The court case of Tom Robinson‚ which is the main part of the story is a metaphor that Harper Lee has created of the situation in the 1960 ’s. Things were not stable at the time and Tom ’s case is just one example of the racial discrimination the blacks were facing during this time. The racial tension in the 1930s was so serious that even when blacks did do well‚ they were

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    People with autism were treated differently and handled differently back in the 1930s than what we see today. Medical professions had different types of treatments and have more signs to tell whether or not they have autism. Disabilities were just starting to be recognized in the 1930s‚ and the Asperger’s syndrome and autism are classified as the same diagnosis. Autism is a mental state that can be identified early is a person’s childhood. It could last life long‚ or it could be helped by a matter

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    The radio breakthrough in the 1930s was huge. It not only offered news updates‚ but it also provided entertainment to all ages. Some news updates and broadcasts were often referred to as “fireside chats”. The radio benefitted everyone‚ everywhere‚ but eventually went out of style as other trends came into existence. However‚ even as the interest in radio lessened‚ it played a key role in the evolution of things like the television. In addition to the Golden Age of Broadcasting‚ radios have changed

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    Of Mice and Men: George Killed Lennie for Merciful Reasons A true friendship is one in which friends care deeply enough to anticipate one another’s needs and are willing to put their friend’s needs before their own. Their mutual love enables them to make sacrifices only to protect each other. In the novella‚ Of Mice and Men‚ by John SteinbeckGeorge killing Lennie is a merciful kill to save others from Lennie’s unintentional acts of aggression‚ to spare Lennie from suffering a cruel death‚ and

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    Many movies were released in the 1930s‚ and were loved and watched by thousands when it was first released. These films are still watched today by many others. Some of them were known around the world‚ because of how fast it became popular. Some of the popular movies are‚ Alice In Wonderland (1933)‚ Cleopatra (1934)‚ The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)‚ The Wizard of Oz (1939). The Wizard of Oz‚ was a 1939 American musical comedy-drama fantasy film .It was the most expensive production at that time

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    The Rise of Dictators Chapter 9: Lesson 1 Themes for Lesson •  How did Stalin change the government and the economy of the Soviet Union? •  What were the origins and goals of Italy’s fascist government? •  How did Hitler rise to power in Germany and Europe in the 1930s? •  What were the causes and results of the Spanish Civil War? Key terms: •  Totalitarian- a government that exerts total control over the nation and citizens’ lives •  Fascism- political philosophy that emphasizes the importance

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    the free world’s economy.” (Diebold 6) Even before the Charter was completed‚ the Council on Foreign Affairs deemed that “The ITO Charter is the only available safeguard” against a “return to the systematic economic warfare which prevailed in the 1930s‚ with its political tensions‚ its economic wastefulness‚ and its...ventures fatal to the world at large” (Viner 628). Yet just a year after the Charter was completed‚ President Truman judged that there was no chance for the Charter to become approved

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