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    In the article‚“ What We Really Miss About 1950’s‚” Stephanie Coontz states that “In a poll by the Knight-Ridder news agency‚ more Americans chose the 1950’s than any single decade as the best time for children to grow up.” However‚ Coontz has her own view of the 1950s. Using strong and logical facts‚ she informs the audience of her own opinions about this decade. Although the nostalgia of the 1950s is vastly strong in some people‚ some fail to notice the negativity and reality of it. Coontz does

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    From 1800 to 1850 territorial expansion tore the United States apart. Territorial expansion itself was not a debated issue. Spurred by the concept of Manifest Destiny‚ almost everyone believed that America should extend from sea to shining sea and maybe even farther. But it was the issue of the expansion of slavery into the new territories that pitted the North against the South and split our nation apart. The first real crisis over territorial expansion took place in 1819-1821 over the admission

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    The Scarlet Letter By Sarah Johnston Nathaniel Hawthorne used his writing skills to appropriately show the strict intolerant ways of the disciplined Puritan America of 1850‚ with his novel The Scarlet Letter. This novel has become a classic‚ because of the accurate portrayal of the conservative Puritan ways. His novel is one of few to tell of the true Puritan lifestyle. Hawthorne explains the ways in which society cast out any individual for standing apart from the common crowd. The ways in which

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    Living in the 1700’s Living in the 1700’s was harder than living today‚People could die simply from a head cold. If people were deciding what to wear‚ they would have to think about their role. They would also have to think about the colors they wore because it mattered. Life was rough due to lack of technology and medicines. For the puritans (a group of people who wanted to “purify” the church of england from its catholic practices) there was a list of clothing they needed depending on what their

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    Should John be more caring about his son? The short story "The Father" written by Hugh Garner is about John Purcell the protagonist being uninvolved with his son Johnny.The story takes place at a father-son boys scout banquet‚ during the 1900s. John Purcell has a conflict against himself because parents should be more caring about their kids not like John Purcell. Furthermore‚ parents can take breaks from time to time‚ but when John’s son wants him to go to a banquet with John‚ he’d expect to go

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    The Theme of compromise in "All My Sons" Compromise is used when somebody is forced to settle on one thing in exchange for another. In the play All My Sons written by Arthur Miller‚ there seems to be the repeating theme of "compromise" among the characters. The theme of compromise is used in the play to help us understand its message. Each of the characters in All My Sons was faced with a compromise throughout the play. For instance‚ Jo sent out broken cylinder heads‚ knowingly‚ so the

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    Analysis of Emma Watson’s speech “ Gender equality is your issue too” There should be not any doubts that we are all different in our own separate ways. Our differences are expressed through individual personalities and ways of interaction. Looks and appearances also influence the way we are seen for others. A common factor about these factors is that they are adjustable. The flexibility of these personal factors makes us adjustable to certain situations and special environments. But there is one

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    CU1537 – Support Children’s speech‚ language and communication. Understand the importance of speech‚ language and communication for children’s overall development. 1.1 Language: Language is made up of sounds‚ symbols and signs‚ these are used between people to understand and even make a convocation between them. Linguists suggest that there is a series of rules that adults/children have to understand and use‚ once the users master their language skills they can transfer anything they like. Children

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    John F. Kennedy delivers a speech at Rice University Stadium in Houston‚ Texas. Kennedy’s audience is those who are in attendance at this event. This was in support of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s program to put humans on the moon. Kennedy used evidence to prove the benefits‚ important scientific figures‚ calls to the audience‚ and utilizes their moral compass so that the listeners of this speech will feel compelled to support the cause of the space program. Kennedy uses evidence

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    A case study about Henry Sy and John Gokongwei’s success. Case Background Henry Sy and John Gokongwei were both born very poor. This situation‚ one may conclude‚ served as a blessing for the two most celebrated entrepreneurs in the Philippines on their journey to wealth.Shoeless and with only clothes on his back‚ Henry Sy started his entrepreneurial career by tending at his father’s sari-sari store in Cebu. But Henry dreamed of something big for his future. Hedreamed of having his own business to

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