the election of President Kennedy and his assassination‚ the beginning of the Vietnam War‚ and the civil rights movement under Martin Luther King Jr. are some of the political highlights of the sixties. The 60s also demonstrated how people could influence politics through the power of "peaceful" demonstrations. Students were the driving force behind these demonstrations during the Vietnam War. John F. Kennedy became the 35th President of the United States on January 20th‚ 1961. This was the
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Challenges of Homosexuals in the 1960’s Abstract Every day homosexuals face challenges that heterosexuals do not. These challenges include people giving them looks when they are walking down the street while holding hands with a person of the same sex. They also face challenges in being accepted as a true family‚ this is because in many states same sex marriage is deemed illegal. Over the decades people have become more adjusted to homosexuals in society. In the movie “If Walls Could Talk
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The first event that began every women’s movement rights act in the country was the world’s first women’s rights convention held in Seneca Falls‚ NY on July 19-20‚ 1848. This convention instilled hope in women all over the country to fight or equality in the work force‚ education‚ pay‚ and rights. (49) Because of the first convention leading women to fight for what should righfully be theirs‚ places soon fell in line to accept women accordingly. In 1855 the University of Iowa became the first
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Betty White is one of the most influential actresses of television history. Born as Betty Marion White on January 17‚ 1922 in Illinois‚ her family moved to Los Angeles‚ California during the Great Depression. She began her career by reading commercials for the radio in 1939 when she was seventeen years old. Betty White then started acting on television shows and movies. Since then‚ she has won several awards and continues to act. Betty White’s autobiography‚ If You Ask Me: (And of Course You Won’t)
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Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a very influential man in American society. His leadership in the civil rights movement helped change the racially separated world that once lived in America. An Indian leader‚ Mohandas Gandhi‚ influenced his philosophy of nonviolence. King never used violence in his fight for equality‚ even when violence was used upon him. This got him and all the black Americans the rights‚ freedoms and equality they deserved. In present day America he is one
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The Sixteenth Century (1485-1603) Literary works in sixteenth-century England were rarely if ever created in isolation from other currents in the social and cultural world. The boundaries that divided the texts we now regard as aesthetic from other texts that participated in the spectacles of power or the murderous conflicts of rival religious factions or the rhetorical strategies of erotic and political courtship were porous and constantly shifting. It is perfectly acceptable‚ treating Renaissance
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Known as Martin Luther King Jr‚ but born as Michael King Jr. was a leader to African-Americans. African-Americans were being treated unfairly in the States‚ and “white people” were not. “Black” people were treated unfairly due to the colour of their skin‚ and their religion. This is also known as racism which has always been a worldwide issue in the early 1900s and even today. However‚ Mr. King decided that this wasn’t right and turned into an leader; an effective one. He changed the perspectives
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Bob Marley was born Robert Nesta Marley in a small rural village in Jamaica and rose to become the most popular and beloved reggae artist in history. Standing a mere 5’ 4" Marley was a charismatic sensitive soul who had a gift for translating the pain and politics of suppressed people into uplifting songs. He delivered messages of love and unity and pushed the underground sounds of reggae music onto the world stage. Bob Marley was born of mixed heritage - his father a Jamaican born white man
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Computer technology of the 1960s and now Computer technology of the 1960s may have put a man on the moon‚ but today’s computers are worlds beyond. The computers of the 1960s may seem primitive but the truth is they are the frame work of every Smartphone‚ tablet and personal computer. In the beginning of the 1960s most computers were behemoths taking up whole floors of office buildings. Because the computers were so massive they usually became a structure in a office building or university
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The 1960s was the most influential era in the American history. POP HISTORY Pop music‚ music of populace‚ originated in the UK and USA. Pop music is not a genre in itself‚ but merely the music targeting mass audiences. The History of popular music was not about social phenomenon‚ music was all that mattered and being least resistant (Gray‚ : 104). There were two types of American pop music. The first one being the angle of concentration‚ focusing on artistic and historical themes. The second
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