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    stop hurting the poor

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    September 29‚ 2013 Stop Hurting The Poor! MA #1 We all want to end poverty right? Of course! But listening to the news today can be somewhat confusing. Depending on what channel you turn to‚ you can here different views and sides on any given topic. I do however‚ believe that most Americans share the same views on poverty; we want it to end! But here is where it gets muddy. How do we end it? Job creation. That’s right‚ job creation is the best way we can end poverty in America. I agree with

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    The people of the black community experienced the Great Depression differently due to race relations between the white people and the black people. During the depression‚ dark-skinned people had a hard time finding rentals‚ let alone buying property. For example‚ the Clarke family recall being treated poorly when they were looking for a house. The other people would slam the door in their faces and leave it at that. On the other hand‚ the Jews were empathetic towards them and offered to sell their

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    Radio Entertainment In 1920s "Video Killed the Radio Star" is the debut song of The Buggles released September 7th 1979 but‚ did not make an impression on the general public until its release as the debut video on MTV at 12:01 August 1st 1981‚ almost 100 years after the invention of radio. Henirich Hertz‚ a German Physicist‚ created the foundation of radio in 1886 by proving that electric waves could be transmitted and received without the need of a physical medium (Spiker 2). Nokolai Tesla expanded

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    Food Legislation 1920

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    Food legislation in 1920 was less effective than food legislation now but‚ due to the reduced number of food involved issues in 1920‚ the health of food then was better then food now. In 1920 all food legislation was leftover from the Pure food and Drug act of 1906 which was involved in the meatpacking industry to prevent the mislabeling and adulteration of food‚ within state borders. (FDA‚ 1906) Legislation now covers almost all important issues involving food and public health with the exception

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    The Causes of Poor Grades

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    When I was in high school‚ I used to always wonder why I made poor grades. Making poor grades made me feel bad‚ so I started to think of ways that I could do better in school. Getting poor grades comes from not doing one’s school work on time‚ failing to ask questions‚ and not coming to class on a regular basis. First‚ the immediate cause of poor grades is not doing one’s work or waiting until the last minute to do assignments. Doing coursework is very important to achieving better grades. For

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    women were not viewed as equals amongst men‚ blacks were not even considered human amongst white people until the 1900’s and immigrants of non-Caucasian races abandoned their identities to fit the American mold they were forced to fill even though the treatment they received broke their physical‚ mental and emotional state. Prejudice in early America forced our country to recognize its faults and

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    1920's slang

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    Slang of the 1920s A 1. ab-so-lute-ly: affirmative‚ yes 2. absent treatment: dancing with a timid partner 3. air tight: very attractive 4. Airedale: an unattractive man 5. alarm clock: a chaperone 6. all wet: incorrect 7. And how!: I strongly agree! 8. ankle: to walk‚ i.e.. "Let’s ankle!" 9. applesauce: flattery‚ nonsense‚ i.e.. "Aw‚ applesauce!" 10. Attaboy!: well done!; also‚ Attagirl! B 11. baby: sweetheart. Also denotes something of high value or respect. 12. baby grand: heavily

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    1920s Art Influences

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    What was 1920’s art like? By: Marisol Menendez and Libby Davis Art Influences • Art in the 1920’s was mainly influenced by two movements: Dada and Surrealism. Dada Art • Dada was an anti-art movement . Anti Art painters rejected in some way the conventional artistic standards. • It was born out of negative reaction to the horrors of World War I. It rejected reason and logic‚ prizing nonsense‚ irrationality and intuition. Many Dada artist scattered across Europe after Great War ended. Dada’s

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    1919-1920 Immigration

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    America was known as the Land of the Free‚ in the early 1900s. The place where all could live peacefully‚ in harmony‚ safe from the turmoil of the outside world. The people there were proud of their “open door policy”‚ proud that their offered safety and protection to many people who sought it. So‚ why did the US government suddenly try to crush this tranquillity‚ destroy this place of refuge where many could find comfort? Why did they not let the desperate‚ hungry and frightened masses in when they

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    Life In The 1920s Essay

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    The Roaring 20s The 1920s was a time where the culture changed drastically‚ not only did you have people moving from farms to the city‚ you also had people changing the way they lived in the city. New technology and household products made tasks a lot easier and faster than every before. People became obsessed with all things modern whether it is the music they listened to or the things they did on their free time. Because of economic growth the consumer rates and advertising were at an all time

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