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    Stephanie Carrasco 1950 * Credit Cards were introduced‚ affected society & are still used to this day by many people who have become dependent on them * Korean War Began affected the United States because of its unsuccessfulness‚ it cost many lives and billions of dollars‚ stopped communism 1951 * Truman Signs Peace Treaty With Japan ended World War II‚ U.S had more influence over pacific rim 1952 * Seat Belts for Cars introduced prevented more accidents

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    Project History of Trends (1940-1950) Introduction/table of content Introduction/table of content 2 First Half decade 1940-1950 3 Second half of decade 1940-1950 4 Inventions in 1940 till 1950 5 First Computer 5 Fashion in the 40‘s 6 The ‘Sweater girls’ and ‘Pin-up’ girls 7 The New Look 7 Theatre de la Mode (theatre of fashion) 9 The birth of the Bikini 9 Cosmetics 10 Hairstyles‚ Turbans and Snoods 10 Literature 11 Music 12 Music 12 Movies 13 Dominant styles

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    the minorities that establishes cultural differences related problems. It is often heard that minorities are deprived from certain freedom and the majority avails most of the best previleges that could be given. Minorities are often judged by different steoreotypes and prejudices that establishes conflict between the groups. The main point of Prof. Hans Ingvar Roth‚ head of the sweden research team of the University of Lund in his article “Liberal Principles and Minority rights‚” minority groups

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    of the population is white and shares the same typical religion‚ education‚ and social beliefs‚ I had been following the herd instinct. There is a race called Roma in my native town: a slightly dark-skinned people who are considered a minority because of their appearance‚ behavior‚ and way of living. Rejected by other people‚ the race was literally isolated into a suburb of the town. They do not possess decent jobs‚ and work at the field or construction sites. Their children do not attend

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    states sovereign power and the rights of minorities which international law has been extremely succinct about which affirms the commitment of international actors and policy makers to human dignity. From the year 1990 to 1995 there was an attempt to strike this much needed balance between sovereignty and national minority rights by the Organization for Security in Europe and the Council for Europe. These two organizations saw the need to have national minorities given a say in the running of the affairs

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    totalitarian government centered on war and hatred. Steven Spielberg’s Minority Report (2002) is a film in a futuristic setting with a system which predicts future murders so that citizens live a homicide-free utopian life. Winston Smith is the main character in 1984. His rebelious views on his society and government cause his arrest for ‘thoughtcrime‚’ for which he is brainwashed until he complies to his society’s views. In Minority Report‚ John Anderton (Tom Cruise) begins by completely trusting the

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    The book Fahrenheit 451 and the movie Minority Report are similar in many different ways such as the main characters‚ they both change there opinions in the end and the technology. The main character in Fahrenheit 452 and Minority Report are similar in many ways. In Minority Report‚ John goes against his job and same with Guy. John goes against the pre-crime while Guy goes against burning the books. They both have family troubles. John got a divorce with his wife and lost his son while Guy and

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    In the United States‚ several race groups are living together. There are many minority groups. Minority group is a category of people who do have less power to wealth or society tan other majority groups. Living with other race group sometimes can cause discrimination. According to the lecture‚ discrimination is “the differential treatment of individual considered to belong to a particular social group.” Discrimination has a long history all over the world. The discrimination of black people in the

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    Holly Tran October 11th‚ 2012 History of Television Professor Celli Critical Analysis Paper Television in the 1950s: The Impact on America Television. Such a simple nine letter word but this word alone is most likely to be one of the most well known words in the universe. According to the latest Nielson report‚ on the consumption of television‚ the average American watches a minimum of five hours of television per day. If we were to estimate that the average American does get at least the recommended

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    of what it is to be "beautiful." The American standard of beauty is often reflected upon advertisements that convey an unrealistic expectation for most everyday women. Whereas‚ teenagers have grown to interpret advertisements as a model for how they should appear physically. Marilyn Monroe was perceived as the epitome of beauty in the 1950s. The well-known sex symbol was recognized because of her curvaceous build. But for instance‚ Twiggy‚ a popular model in the midst of the 1960s‚ later set a misconstrued

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