The Catcher in the Rye Relative to the 1950’s The Catcher in the Rye can be strongly considered as one of the greatest novels of all time and Holden Caufield distinguishes himself as one of the greatest and most diverse characters. His moral system and his sense of justice force him to detect horrifying flaws in the society in which he lives. However‚ this is not his principle difficulty. His principle difficulty is not that he is a rebel‚ or a coward‚ nor that he hates society‚ it is that
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Australia’s Response to Communism in the 1950’s In the 1950’s the world had just come out of the greatest war in human history. In the aftermath of this war many countries turned to communism. It was against this threat of communism that the Australian government reacted in such a wide variety of ways. Although there were a wide variety of ways in which Australia reacted there were perhaps three that were the most prevalent and influential. Firstly Australia sent troops to fight in Korea to avoid
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Most Significant Events 1950s to Today April 24‚ 2011 HIS 135 Introduction: The history of the United States plays a huge role in how the nation‚ as well as the world‚ is today. Politics‚ social‚ and economic factors led our country to where it is now. The following paragraphs will explain how each of these factors has helped shape the world by covering the most important events from each decade beginning in 1950 and continuing until 2000. The topics covered will include the Civil Rights Movement
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Modernism of Fashion: 1950’s and Today Styles tend to cycle‚ but fashion itself is ever-changing and evolving. Fashion and its styles change continually. It has evolved accordingly to the time‚ culture‚ and society it is in. The similarities and differences of modern fashion today and modern fashion in the 1950s may appear obvious while others are subtler. World War II had ended in 1945 and is recognized in the fashion world as a “period of transition”. The whole 1950’s decade of fashion was very
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History 1950’s Conformity Following World War II America saw an extreme decade of both conformity and nonconformity. A strong post-war economy meant there was money to spend. Settling down‚ raising a family‚ and owning a home were the established goals of the American dream. Many tried to attain the ideal family depicted on TV shows such as Leave It to Beaver and Father Knows Best. Deviating from this popular culture was the "Beat Generation." The post-war economic boom of the 1950’s in the U
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How the Role of Women in Spain changed since the Second Republic to the present The role of women in Spain has changed drastically over the 20th Century; from the dictatorships to the current government where there are currently nine government ministries held by women‚ including the first ever female defence minister‚ Carme Chacón. Within this essay‚ I will be reviewing the factors that have led to the evolution of the role of the Spanish woman. Since the Second Republic‚ the role of women has
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Obesity is often defined as having an excessive amount of fat that affects one’s health. In the 1950’s‚ the history of fast food started to boom and as cities and countries started expanding‚ populations began to increase. Long ago‚ tourist cities became more popular and news was spread around to find cheap inexpensive food. In 1916‚ the first hamburger joint was opened up in Wichita‚ Kansas known as White Castle. As the fast food industry started to become more popular‚ waitresses started delivering
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How has the role of women in Spain changed since Franco’s era? In this essay‚ I will be reflecting on what ways the role of women has changed in the Spanish society since Franco’s period ended in 1975. Before reaching a conclusion‚ I will be looking at women’s lifestyle during and after Franco’s dictatorship and moreover I will be exploring to what extent the gender equality in Spain has modified positively and negatively throughout the years. General Francisco Franco was in power for 36 years and
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1950-1960’s where the times when people were fighting for their civil rights. This was in the past but their actions have shaped the future for a new generation were people of any color have the ability to do as they please. Sadly not everyone was moved by their actions and so racial profiling still lingers. How are the people of today fighting back? One of the big instances of racial profiling was towards couch Rodrick Rhodes. He’s played in Kentucky before‚ he represented them and played for
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The economy of the country was stable‚ America became a state of "equal consumers"‚ economically prosperous and providing all its members with equal material and cultural conditions. The life of the workers changed as the industrial America itself changed. Employment in the service sector prevailed over employment in industry. By 1956‚ the majority of those who received wages had "white-collar" professions of managers‚ teachers‚ sellers and clerical employees. Some firms guaranteed
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