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    possible. Working-class women had no choice but to adhere to the social construct even if they could not play the role of the idle‚ kept wife. They were paid less than men and in a competitive market‚ men had an interest in keeping them out of the labour force. When the demand for labour made this impossible‚ they were excluded from skilled‚ highly paid positions. Few belonged to powerful trade unions‚ since they were for skilled workers and dominated by men‚ and many women were scattered in workshops

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    The Korean War, 1950

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    of Staff that the US should be removed from Korea. By 1948‚ the opposing governments were established: The Republic of Korea (South) and the People’s Democratic Republic of Korea (North). Tensions between the two quickly heightened. On June 25th‚ 1950‚ after multiple failed attempts to create uprisings in South Korea‚ communist North Korean troops crossed the 38th parallel‚ invading South Korea. As Kim Il-Sung’s Soviet supported army overran South Korea‚ the US‚ interpreting the invasion as an act

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    fight in the war. Women had to step up and help out. To help‚ they would have to take over the men’s jobs and support the war effort. Women’s war efforts and other contributions were a vital factor of World War One and helped lead to the Allies’ victory. Although most women were happy to help their country‚ many were against this war and did not support it. Some even refused to allow their husbands and sons to join the army. However‚ within months of the war’s outbreak‚ those women had taken a new

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    1950s Chrome Analysis

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    This piece has awesome description! Some moments that I like were; "an arched entry to a kitchen decorated in 1960s linoleum the color of Hollywood sanitariums and brushed aluminum where the 1950s chrome would have been." and "the autumn walnut and chestnut fights we had when the trees in the yard dumped loads of nuts in the sleeping grass." They both let me envision these scenes as if I were there looking at them. I also really like the comparison you made of your childhood to an antique bureau

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    Inequalities to minority groups are a form of discrimination because not being allowed to participate in sport means that society cares too much about our sexuality and how people think. This notion can be shown in gym class where individuals try to avoid homophobic bullying from their peers by not showing how feminine or masculine they are in order to participate and fit in. In addition‚ these individuals are fearful that their peers will reject their sexuality; thus‚ they would not be able to participate

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    Minority Set-Aside programs‚ such as the Small Contractors Set-Aside Program‚ are contract award preference programs intended for state based small contractors. In the state of Connecticut‚ Small contractors are classified as those: 1) which have been in business for a minimum of one year; 2) that maintain its primary place of business in the State of Connecticut; and 3) with a prior years ’ gross revenue of less than $10‚000‚000. This essay will discuss the issue of minority set aside programs and

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    dramatic changes during the 1950s. During this era figures and events such as the likes of: Sen. McCarthy and his crusade to "root out" communism in America‚ President Eisenhower ’s administration and his theory of dynamic conservatism‚ the government ’s belief of looking out for big business‚ and the Civil Rights movement helped to usher in a new ideas‚ attitudes‚ and beliefs. The focus of America ’s obsession with containing the spread of communism during the 1950s was in a large part fueled by

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    the 1950s served as somewhat of a “kickstarter” for how the U.S. as a nation became what it is today. This decade’s society is about the massive changes that were made to the country and how its citizens operated together. Major events took place in this society and changed things that can still be seen today‚ such as transportation‚ rights for all citizens‚ and the population expansion to even the outermost areas of the nation. Influential American figures that fueled these changes in 1950s society

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    Homosexuality has been around for hundreds of years and exists in many species of animals including humans‚ but why are humans the only species that seem to reject the idea? Homosexuality goes back as far as the B.C.s and was widely accepted‚ then over the years some parts of humanity have evolved into hating others around them based on sexual orientation. People could be worrying about war and murder‚ yet they choose to argue over topics involving who a man or woman happens to love. Why do people

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    What is a Minority Business Enterprise? A minority business enterprise‚ sometimes called an MBE‚ is a term that describes a commercial organization that is owned and operated on a daily basis by certain minorities. The term minority business enterprise also refers to a specific‚ private business certification through the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC). http://www.nmsdc.org/mbes/mbe-certification/ Eligibility Qualifications Only certain minorities qualify for this unique

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