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    Hello! Today I’m going to make a speech on the fashion in the 1960’s. Well‚ let’s get right to it! Now‚ there is a common idea of the fashion in the 1960s. Most people thought it was just “hippies” and “bell-bottoms”. Not me. In fact that was one of the reasons I chose fashion in the 60’s. But in reality‚ the fashion in the 60’s was nothing like that. After WW2 ended‚ fashion came back as one of the latest things. For the women‚ in the early 60s the latest fashion was in Jackie Kennedy’s hands.

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    1960 Chile Earthquake

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    The largest earthquake recorded in the 20th century is the 1960 Valdivia earthquake‚ also known as the Great Chilean earthquake which occurred on May 22‚ 1960 and hit approximately 100 miles off the coast of Chile‚ which is parallel to the city of Valdivia. With a rate of 9.5 on the moment magnitude scale‚ this earthquake occurred in the afternoon and lasted approximately 2 minutes (brit). After just thirty minutes of the major earthquake‚ a foreshock shook the area near the towns of Valdivia and

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    diseases‚ and having for half the year at least the world’s worst climate.” It was an area that no one desired to fight for‚ yet it lured the countries of Japan‚ England‚ the United States‚ and China into some of the war’s most difficult fighting. What brought this complete reversal of thought for these countries and made Burma another battleground

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    Although it may seem as if Frontline’s “Generation Like” provides a solid argument to the current generation’s social networking habits‚ the argument falls short when addressing the generation as a whole. When describing the social networking habits of various teens‚ the documentary proved only a skewed‚ narrow view into the true habits of the generation as a whole. The documentary does not accurately represent the entire generation as the teenagers showcased could be viewed as internet extremists

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    Civil Rights In The 1960s

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    John Andrews identifies the changing attitudes of the white Americans as the main reason the civil rights in the 1960s did not progress. He claims that as the cause started shifting from civil rights to race‚ the white Americans began to become more fearful and therefore began to oppose the measures being taken. The loss of support is evident as in February 1964‚ the Gallup poll showed that 61% of the public favoured the passage of the civil rights bill . But‚ by 1966‚ 90% opposed new civil rights

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    Programming language generations The terms "first generation" and "second generation" programming language were not used prior to the coining of the term "third-generation"; none of these three terms are mentioned in early compendiums of programming languages. The introduction of a third generation of computer technology coincided with the creation of a new generation of programming languages. The marketing for this generational shift in machines correlated with several important changes in what were called high

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    Racism In The 1960's

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    Racism’s prevelance from WWI to the 1960s was apparent due to many facotrs such as‚ the segregation of blacks and whites‚ the cruel and often times violent mistreatment towards blacks‚ along with the need and push for equal rights. These facotrs indicate racism’s evident presence within American society during this time period. The segregation of blacks and whites is the most prominent of these facotrs in showing racism’s existance during this period. Segregation separated blacks and whites

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    To what extent did opposition to the policy of appeasing Germany increase in Britain in the years 1936-1939? The policy of appeasement had reached its heights by the period between 1936 and 1939. It was felt by many to be the best policy at the time‚ as it allowed Britain to buy herself some valuable time in order to delay the inevitable war. Opposition during 1936‚ when appeasement was first seen as really taking the forefront of foreign policy‚ was small and weak. However it was by 1939 that

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    “You’re generation is what’s wrong with today’s society”. A common phrase that I hear on a weekly basis‚ or see posted by keyboard warriors on social media. I come from a family of two other brothers‚ me being the youngest‚ all of us being Millennials. My classmates and I bring up the tail end of the millennial generation‚ and have gotten to see how older members of our generation are taking part in society. The problem I have with some of the statements about how my generation interacts with society

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    In what way did post war prosperity bring social change to Britain 1951-1964? Britain as a country in the year 1951 stood as a country widely effected by the Second World War and the country reflected visible damage which the war had caused. Many young men were on the National Service‚ rationing was only just coming to an end and also social life in Britain felt like it was in the past. However some felt that the year 1951 was a year of change‚ they felt as if they were on the way to a new modern

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