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    Ever since Jimmy Valentine was released from prison a little over a year ago‚ he has obviously been involved in some crime. When I discovered that he was yet again breaking safes‚ I immediately set out to find him. I hoped to put him back in prison‚ where I thought he belonged. After approximately a year of searching‚ I found that he had changed his identity‚ and was now living as Mr. Ralph Spencer. At first I was doubtful that he had given up robbing and breaking the law. However‚ after a couple

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    Cherie Fanelle Introduction to Pop Culture 27 November 2013 Television Shows of the 1950s and Mass Culture During the 1950s‚ the average American was an optimistic reflection of the traditional values of the times. Then as the world around them began to change‚ so did the types of television programming they were exposed to. The era of the 1950s was an extremely confusing time as America was trying to adjust to its new role as a competing superpower and still trying to maintain the strong foundation

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    During the 1950s and 1960’s in America‚ there was racial discrimination and segregation‚ which was legalised through the Jim Crow laws. The Civil Rights movement aim was to challenge these laws and achieve legislative change‚ making the ”X” challenging the racist laws and enforcing equal ones. The movement was a ”Sustained upsurge” due to the constant protest and large scale buy in from the African American community‚ which lead to numerous groups forming because of it which sustained the CRM..

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    anything fundamentally correct. Since the Wright brothers‚ no one has done anything fundamentally different.” The Wright brothers were very interesting people and the time period that they grew up in led to many great inventions and success. Their first flight was an incredible moment that was the product of much preparation and hard work. Their invention had a major impact on the world and changed how it looked at aviation and aeronautics. The Wright brothers changed the world as they knew it‚ pioneering

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    We the people have lost our way in history and need to be reminded of when and where we made some big changes in the history of our nation. Abraham Lincoln our 16 president gave a speech that helped end the Civil War which some say is the greatest speech Abraham has ever delivered. Another great speaker was Henry Clay he spoke about a strong American system. We will also be looking at the early lives of these two speakers that changed history with their voice. The speech from Abraham lincoln

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    After Americans endured two decades of continuous depression‚ war and crisis through the 1930’s and 40’s‚ they sought a return to normalcy and longed to focus on the more private details of existence. Instead of national objectives‚ the public concentrated on family‚ home‚ and career‚ while becoming increasingly absorbed in religion. As the 1950s saw America in a state of national exhaustion‚ religion-in-general experienced a surge in popularity. Many critical views were silenced or ignored as

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    1. The American family has changed so much over the past 40 years. Herbert S. Klein has written an essay on this matter titled “The Changing American Family”. He brings up a lot of interesting facts about changes in fertility and marriage in the population from the colonial period up to today. One major change that was discussed was birth outside of marriage. Less than 10 percent of all births were outside of marriage in the colonial period. By the end of the century more than half of all births

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    options to do with their life. Immigration policies should be payed attention to more considered to be changed for our government so it keeps people from doing things illegally. Immigration policies should be changed because the layout of the government and opportunities aren’t enough‚ the expenses are too high‚ and the jobs and education are better. One reason why immigration policies should be changed is because of the layout of the government and its opportunities. When immigration was going to the

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    There was a woman like no other before her‚ her name was Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu. She changed her name to Mother Teresa. Mother Teresa was dedicated to taking care of the poor and helping the needy and She devoted her life to taking care of the sick and anyone who needed love. Through her compassion and care‚ Mother Theresa had a great and lasting influence on the world around her. After she opened Missionaries of charitys‚15 others opened around the world. All that which is apparent in the book "Mother

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    planning to go back and start a new life. Therefore Veterans that returned from the war would start a new‚ family‚ build a new house‚ find a new job‚ and live happy for the rest of their lives. The veterans were right about living happy until the crucial decade took over. Opportunities was a big success for the 1950s. Jobs were all around and had free jobs for everybody. “ America in the 1950s was still considered to be a land of opportunity and the economy was growing like crazy. While jobs were

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