today’s world the structure and the process of work and living have seen significant changes that influence our society. Let us imagine that we woke up to a work day in 1950’s and how different it would have been than our work life today. Obviously‚ there would not be technology enthralling our world everywhere around us and not to mention‚ cell phones without which‚ we cannot imagine our life. What has changed and why is the world so addicted to technology? Nowadays‚ we depend more on technological competence
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Life for the African Americans in the 1950’s was very harsh. Luckily‚ the cruel Jim Crow laws that segregated white people from black people are non-existent today in 2016. According to Jim Crow laws‚ black people we’re not allowed to interfere with white people in activities such as sports‚ schooling‚ and even transportation. In the 1950’s‚ if you wanted to attend a school‚ you would have to go to a black school. Black schools were often not as nice as white schools because they were very poor
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In the 1950’s‚ Rock and Roll took over the airwaves for a multitude of reasons. The youth of the generation was one of the largest groups of youth due to the Baby Boom after World War I‚ they were avid listeners to the radio‚ and could afford to purchase music due to the prosperity of the period. The sounds of Rock and Roll were a culmination of black rhythm and blues joined with white popular music‚ country and western‚ as well as‚ jazz (Dominick‚ 2013). One of the most famous singers of the
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Before the 1950’s anxiety was mainly treated with barbiturates and meprobamate. However‚ these drugs have disadvantages linked to dependence and abuse. Consequently‚ there was a need for new medication with fewer side effects [1]. In the 1950’s‚ Sternbach‚ a chemist at Roche‚ started looking for a new anxiolytic. He started this process by using benzheptoxdiazines‚ molecules which he had previously worked with. He synthesised new compounds using his key product and secondary amines. After having
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The 1950’s and 1960’s was a period in history in which there was much turmoil between the nations of the world. The most notorious rivalry was between the United States and the Soviet Union‚ as both countries were seeking a dominant position with the intent of influencing the world’s nonaligned nations. For the majority of the second half of the twentieth century‚ the Soviet Union and the United States were embroiled in a global contest; an aspect of this battle was the growing field of space technology
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politically‚ the 1950’s were the "happy days." The 1950’s were marked with many historical events‚ positive and negative. The decade had its downfalls‚ but they were nothing compared to the improvement of life in all aspects. The economy was booming‚ making families feel more financially stable than they had in years. There was an "explosion of science and technology"(Brinkley 803). Medical advances‚ at this time‚ included the polio vaccination. Unemployment was down‚ the economy was up‚ and family
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The 1950’s-60’s70’s-80’s Miranda Moultrie Nixon Back Again The United States presidential election of 1968 was the 46th quadrennial presidential election‚ held on Tuesday‚ November 5‚ 1968. Moon Shot On July 21‚ 1969‚ President Nixon spoke from the Oval Office to Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin at the Sea of Tranquility on the Moon. Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first humans on the Moon‚ Americans Neil Armstrong and Woodstock A village in New York state
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During the 1950s‚ after World War II‚ the economy was booming‚ and many Americans were living “the American Dream‚” or enjoying material comfort. By 1956‚ the majority of Americans no longer had industrial jobs‚ such as working in the factories‚ producing goods. Instead‚ more Americans were working in professional occupations that paid more than the industrial jobs‚ such as sales‚ insurance‚ communications‚ and advertising. In addition‚ Americans in the 1950s had more leisure time than ever‚ working
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This article was about a study done on school lunch practices in typical schools. Some of the results were shocking‚ while others were what was expected. I wasn’t sure if in the 1950’s schools served lunch‚ but I came to find out that a lot of schools did. Sanitary efforts in the 1950s compared to now were very low and not monitored as much as today. Many insanitary practices were reported. The most prominent thing found was contaminated food. Many children were getting sick of things such as
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Evaluate Claims That Marilyn Monroe’s Death Was a Conspiracy Conspiracy theories are a very popular part of today’s social structure. They allow room for a person’s imagination and creativity to blossom‚ as well as satisfying an individual’s basic need for control. A conspiracy theory is defined as an explanatory proposition that accuses a group‚ organization or singular person of covering up an event or phenomenon which has had great political‚ social or economic impact. They use the person’s psychological
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