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    People with autism were treated differently and handled differently back in the 1930s than what we see today. Medical professions had different types of treatments and have more signs to tell whether or not they have autism. Disabilities were just starting to be recognized in the 1930s‚ and the Asperger’s syndrome and autism are classified as the same diagnosis. Autism is a mental state that can be identified early is a person’s childhood. It could last life long‚ or it could be helped by a matter

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    In an article named “The american dream” it states about how a book written in 1931 stated that how the ways of the American dream in the 1930s was “the dream was to have land where life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone with opportunity for each according to ability‚ or achievement” (library of congress‚p.1‚s.1) A little bit about our history of the American dream is that‚ our founding fathers started a revolutionary idea that each person should be able to pursue their idea

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    Two eras in time were the 1930s and 1960’s. Both of these two periods in time are interesting in their own ways. Also people usually think the 1960’s were all about fun which wasn’t always true. In addition people think that a main event in the 30’s was the Great Depression which in fact is true but there’s more to the 30’s than most people think. There are many seminaries and differences in these two are fashion‚ inventions/technology‚ and music. Three similarities between them are the people involved

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    Many movies were released in the 1930s‚ and were loved and watched by thousands when it was first released. These films are still watched today by many others. Some of them were known around the world‚ because of how fast it became popular. Some of the popular movies are‚ Alice In Wonderland (1933)‚ Cleopatra (1934)‚ The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)‚ The Wizard of Oz (1939). The Wizard of Oz‚ was a 1939 American musical comedy-drama fantasy film .It was the most expensive production at that time

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    Since the 1930s the face of welfare has been shaped multiple times with many different types of reforms. These reform were made in an attempt to reduce the number of people who depend on government assistance‚ and to help those people get back on their feet and function

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    greatly popular quote straight from the mouth of Robert Staunbach. Many people consider the 1930s to be a terrible time of prejudice‚ especially to some violent extremes. Between racism‚ sexism‚ and social prejudice‚ discrimination levels were about the highest America has ever seen. This was a difficult time for African Americans in the U.S‚ and despite the decline of organizations such as the Ku Klux Klan‚ racism was as strong as ever‚ especially in the southern states. During the Great Depression‚

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    Reefer Madness All I can say about this movie is‚ wow. It seriously made me laugh because the way they portrayed “potheads.” I realize that the 1930s were very different from now and even my teenage years‚ but that movie was utterly ridiculous. I honestly am not sure what those people were smoking‚ but I cannot believe it was marijuana. I realize that it does make people laugh but not hysterically like that. It also‚ does make some people want to be more sexual and even some paranoid. I will

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    The ‘Scottsboro Boys’ is a reference to one of the most famous series of trials in 1930s. The story surrounding the Scottsboro cases involves nine young African American boys and their alleged gang rape of two white women: Victoria Price and Ruby Bates. This highly questionable rape accusation would spark unprecedented amounts of trials‚ convictions‚ reversals‚ and retrials. Because of these trials‚ celebrities were made from anonymities‚ careers were launched and ended‚ lives were wasted‚ heroes

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    during the 1930s. He is one of the world ’s most known and hated leader. Hitler is called mad. His men were cultivated‚ educated‚ learned men. Germany wasn ’t a backward country‚ preyed on by ignorance‚ but one of the most advanced nations in the world. Hitler ’s program was one for evil and destruction and yet the majority of the people in Germany accepted it. Time has not dimmed the terms storm troops‚ gas chambers‚ death camps ‚ and holocaust. On the morning of September 15 1930‚ early editions

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    causing the injured to bleed severely. There has been a ton of different ways to try and stop bleeding throughout the years. Diluting snake venom was used to clot blood in the 1930s. The venom would be milked from a viper and then diluted. The venom reacts to a protein in human blood that clots immediately. In the 1900’s‚ the life expectancy for hemophiliacs was 13 years old because there was

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