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    “Postmodern Dance and Its Influences on Partner Dance in the 1960s and 1970s” The 1960s were a time of great change in America that led into the 1970s where even more changes continued to take place. President Kennedy in the early 1960s brought many new programs to the country; one of them was the Peace Corps. His assassination in 1963 caused turmoil across the country. The next president‚ Johnson‚ brought this country the War on Poverty and at the same time America’s involvement in Vietnam

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    March‚’ which is an image photographed on the 26th of August‚ 1970; gender equality is the achievement of fair treatment from a professional‚ economic‚ and intellectual standpoint and is attained only through the drive to change the view of an entire global society on the roles of a class of citizens that still ranks second to the male patriarchy‚ which is exactly what feminism in the 1960s and 1970s was trying to prove. The 1960s and 1970s were a period of evolution for American society; the country

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    America In The 1970's

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    During the 1970’s caucasian women couldn’t get credit cards if they were single. If they were married it was requested that they get one in their husband’s names‚ along with not being allowed to vote‚ and considered only good for house work these women were also considered privileged by black women. As a negro‚ which was the then addressed title for someone of color‚ there were many key factors in realizing the hierarchy of America during the 1970’s. It was an understood rank that put white American

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    yourself‚ in a day‚ a minute‚ a second‚ with three words‚ with six. I’m-not-sick—three words. Three words more: I-love-myself.” (Stonewall‚79) This was said by Leo Skit‚ a poet and activist while giving advice to his closeted friend in 1970. The late 1960s and 1970s were huge for the LGBTQ movement. Everything from parades to protests happened. This has helped shape and form the rainbow community that we know today. The LGBTQ+ movement continuously fights for basic human rights in the face of discrimination

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    Australia during the 1970s. Australian perspectives on immigration‚ war‚ sexual morality‚ the role of women and the environment were undergoing radical change. In 1974‚ the White Australia Policy was scrapped. And throughout the decade‚ women won the right to equal pay and maternity leave and Indigenous peoples made progress on land rights. In 1972‚ Australian troops were withdrawn from Vietnam and in 1975‚ the nation was rocked by the dismissal of Prime Minister Gough Whitlam. The 1960s hippie movement

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    Macro-economics TOPIC Business Cycle of Pakistan 1960-1969 MBA 2nd Morning SUBMITTED TO: DR. MUHAMMAD RAZZAQ ATHAR SUBMITTED BY: Samad A. Pirzada (12-ARID-1566) Introduction The path of economic growth for any country depends on a number of factors including structural changes in the economy‚ natural calamities‚ political instabilities‚ global recessionary trends‚ self-feeding business cycles‚ etc.‚ and the combined effect of all these factors is most commonly

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    Introduction During the 1960’s‚ there was a significant disparity between the amount of minority and female representation in the workforce versus the amount in the American population. In an attempt to correct this disparity‚ President John F. Kennedy enacts Executive Order 10925 which causes for an aggressive hiring of minorities by the federal government (Chrisman‚ 2013). Consequently‚ over-time‚ the civil rights movement as well as current laws and Supreme Court decisions greatly expand the

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    My topic for this project was Racial Relations in the 1960’s. Of course‚ as most of us know‚ the 1960’s was not the best time for African Americans. Young African American’s were getting frustrated by the long wait times for legal cases and were ready for justice. They were ready to stand up and make a change in the constant‚ broken justice system for their community. Starting in February of 1960‚ they organized sit-ins‚ and the idea spread all across the south. Along with sit-ins‚ people supporting

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    leaves. He is out of breath; he needs to take a break. He is weak‚ struggling to run away. The footsteps get closer and closer until they finally catch him. They lock him up in chains and take him back to their home. He is now their slave forever. Racial discrimination has affected many people in the past‚ all leading to racism today. Although it is still a problem in society today‚ it differs from racism in history. Despite efforts to end racism in the Unites States‚ the number of violent acts

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    Tv Shows During The 1970s

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    you were a teenager during the 1970s‚ you’ll remember these TV shows: All in the Family‚ The Carol Burnett Show‚ Bob Newhart‚ Little House on the Prairie‚ The Waltons‚ Marcus Welby‚ MD‚ M*A*S*H‚ Happy Days‚ The Rockford Files‚ The Brady Bunch‚ The Mary Tyler Moore Show‚ Sanford and Son‚ Good Times‚ Dallas‚ The Jeffersons‚ Columbo‚ Hawaii Five-O‚ and Starsky and Hutch. Some say that the 1970s were the‚ “Golden Age of Television.” Unlike‚ most of today’s TV shows‚ during the 1970s‚ television shows were

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