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    Gangs In The 1800's

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    When the word “gang” is mentioned the first thought that comes to mind is a person wearing baggy clothes‚ a bandana across the forehead and tattoos all over the body. That is a stereotype. Obviously back when gangs were first initiated in the 1800’s they did not dress like that. Not all gangs are associated with colors‚ signs or names. A gang is defined as a group of criminals or a number of people forming a group (www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary). In fact the word “gang” actually originated from

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    The 1920's Dbq

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    1920’s DBQ Question: The 1920’s were a period of tension between new and changing attitudes on the one hand and traditional values and nostalgia on the other. What led to the tension between old and new AND in what ways was the tension manifested? Analyze these documents in pairs. You can use their textbooks and/or the power point we used in class to help build their understanding of the material. You should write a thesis statement‚ intro paragraph and outline a proposed answer. The outline

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    Effects Of The 1920's

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    illegally smuggled alcohol. Speakeasies sprung up and were very popular giving people a place to have fun and let loose. They were underground bars that sold alcohol illegally. In addition to this illegal actions‚ gangs played a big part in the 1920’s. The organized groups actually ran the speakeasies‚ establishing placed in all the major cities. Capable of manipulating police and policies‚ they

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    Sports in the 1950's

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    Sports in the 1950’s Whether it’s Mark McGwire breaking the home run record‚ Terell Davis breaking the rushing record‚ or superstars retiring‚ Americans have always had a fascination with sports. Sports have provided entertainment even before radio or television. Sports provided many things for the fans that watched them. Sports allowed communities to grow stronger and provided great athletes to look up to. With the arrival of television sports took on a whole new meaning. Being able to watch

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    Conformity In The 1950's

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    During the 1950’s America had not yet recovered from the devastating effects of World War II and was already thrust into another conflict‚ The Cold War. This war of espionage and fear between the United States and Russia created a hatred of communism and Communists in America. Events like The Second Red Scare‚ known as McCarthyism created a panic that anyone could be a communist. McCarthyism led to false accusations of communism onto other people without any evidence to support their claim. People

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    America in 1950's

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    America in 1950’s 1950’s was a period of economic‚ cultural‚ and technological growth. After the World War the nation found itself in the state of cold war with its rival Communist Soviet Union. Anti-communism became the unifying sentiment of the American people. Conservatives and materialism characterized this decade from 1950 to 1960. The manufacturing world was booming‚ and hence the people had before non-existed level of various choices on the market. This led to the booming in spending and

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    Femenism In The 1800's

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    Prior to the 1800’s the Jews were persecuted for their religious beliefs. After the 1800’s they were looked upon as the killer of Jesus‚ and was subjected to punishment by local governments‚ religious leaders‚ and dictators.  One of the monumental blows dealt to the Jews was in 586 B.C.E.  It was then that the Jews were exiled in Babylonia by the conquering King‚ Nebuchadnezzar II.  There exile would last almost fifty years. In 167 B.C.E. the ruler Antiochus IV took over the Jewish temple with the

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    Compare and contrast Crosby’s‚ Juran’s‚ and Shewhart’s perspectives of quality management. What are the major similarities and differences between their perspectives? Crosby‚ Juran and Shewhart are the renowned expertise on quality management‚ who had made significant contributions on this aspect. The first two have possessed distinct definition on the word “quality”. To Crosby‚ quality refers to conformance to requirement”. To Juran‚ he described quality as fitness for function. In this essay‚ I

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    1950's Nostalgia

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    these were‚ she states‚ the real reasons behind the end of the 1950s family experiment. People sometimes reminisce on the past with nostalgia‚ remembering the “Good Old Days” and how values and ethics have seemed to disappear. In the 1950’s‚ like in no other decade‚ people became homeowners; prosperity was plentiful and bad times were thought to be something of the past. Capitalism was working and it was working well‚ to have a better

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    C. S. Lewis

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    Possibly one of the most famous literature Authors is C. S. Lewis; however‚ with this fame comes controversy of the content produced by this writer. This bestselling literature‚ author did not only stick to fiction but after Becoming a Christian wrote a number books on the topic of religion. Many of these books‚ while containing aspects of Christianity‚ are written as stories with symbolism referencing Christianity rather than the doctrine alone. Many creative liberties were taken in the writing

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