After the war‚ the idea of being multicultural raised doubts not only about nationalism but also about imperialism and colonialism. After the brutal midcentury experience of those -isms‚ it was no longer easy to assume that any single culture was so superior that it justified the domination of others. The word multicultural advocated coexistence. To our north‚ for example‚ Canadians used multicultural to describe their attempt to accommodate both English and French culture and language in their commonwealth
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Brown V. Board of Education In the early 1950’s‚ racial segregation in public schools was normal across America. Although all the schools in a given district were supposed to be equal‚ most black schools were far inferior to their white counterparts. In Topeka‚ Kansas‚ a black third-grader had to walk miles just to get to her all black elementary school. Her father‚ Oliver Brown‚ had tried to enroll her in a white elementary school but was refused. Brown went to McKinley Burnett‚ the head of Topeka’s
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the media must be involved in ethnic and racial issues. The media is to provide the public with information useful to them. The media is on the public’s side. Racial stereotyping is a problem that is out in the public. Drugs‚ teen pregnancy‚ child abuse and rape are also problems that affect the people of the world everyday. The media has a job to make these issues aware to the people and possibly put together a form of solutions. Some ways of addressing issues are blunt and harsh but so are the problems
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comprehend. Art in general became such a talked about subject during the post-WWII years and especially during the American involvement of Vietnam. During these years‚ and for many to come‚ art shaped our society in a way that the American people have never seen before. Art gave the American people a great form of expression starting in the 1950s and still plays a major role in our country today. Art had a major influence on the United States during the post-WWII years and that is the reason art changed
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During the French Revolution many issues caused hard times for the French people. The French revolution was a hard time to live in. The King spent money poorly and taxes were unfair for each class. Many social issues arose along with huge death tolls. This was an unbelievably hard time for the French and is a very important part of their history‚ ending monarchy in France ("French Revolution"). The book A Tale of Two Cities is a good example of this. The common people and or the third estate of
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Ghettos‚ 1910-1970 After the Emancipation Proclamation was passed‚ most of the black population scattered to find their families and friends. About ninety percent of African Americans lived in the confederacy and around 1970 more than fifty percent lived outside of the south. Millions of African Americans sought to escape poverty in the south by moving to Northern cities where they hoped to find better lives‚ also seeking bigger opportunity and racial tolerance. Most of the migrants
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Kristy Breitling-MUS 222 1960’s March 17th‚ 2013 Who has not heard of Woodstock or psychedelic music? What is it you think of when you hear of these? Free love‚ hippies‚ peace‚ and drugs. Well this was the end of the 60’s an era where musicians believed drugs gave them the ability to make their songs and how they sounded. This era came right after an era of civil rights movement‚ war and the world in an uneasy place for the population. In the First World‚ Rock ’n’ Roll‚ Pop music‚ Swing music
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The case of the Atomic Energy Commission and the civilian nuclear-power industry of the late 1960s-1970s In the shadow of destruction from the atomic bombs dropped in Japan‚ many nuclear scientists were desperate to show the good nuclear energy could provide the world. Scientific guilt over creation of these destructive mega-weapons led scientists to look toward a brighter use of nuclear energy. A projected energy crisis and increase in environmental awareness combined with the nuclear scientists
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Abortion Guy Thorvaldsen 14‚ April 14‚ 2013 Abortion‚ this is one of the most controversial issues in America. It’s been an issue for over 200 years. In 1973 it was protected under law. But today it isn’t. Most American’s believe that it’s a sin to have an abortion while others see it as a choice to do it. There have been many legal cases against and also for abortion. Many have won but many have lost. This issue will never end. It will always be an argument. By having an abortion the mother is killing
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In the late 1960s‚ a counterculture movement developed and it lasted for about eight years. It coincided with America’s involvement in Vietnam. The counterculture was the rejection of conventional social norms that was in place in those years‚ it was carried out by the hippie. A typical hippie of the 1960s belong to a white middle class citizen. The youth involved in the counterculture rejected the cultural standards of their parents‚ racial segregation and the initial support for the Vietnam War
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