Main household Appliances: The appliances found in houses between 20-50 years ago were a primitive version of what we have today. For example; T.V’s when they first came out were huge‚ chunky and were only in black and white. There were vinyl records that were large and required a record player to play. I think technology has stayed within the same concept‚ but has gotten smaller‚ smarter and more efficient. Size of houses: It was not uncommon to have extremely large families in only one bedroom
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The 1920’s and 1980’s are similar in many ways. Their similarities are social‚ economical‚ and political. Some of the similarities between the decades are Prohibition and the War on Drugs‚ the Stock Market Crash of 1929 and 1987‚ and the influence of music on society. Prohibition was passed as the 18th amendment‚ that importing‚ exporting‚ transporting‚ and manufacturing of alcohol was to be put to an end. Prohibition did not achieve its goals. Instead‚ it added to the problems that it intended
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MAERSK LINE vs. CA G.R. No. 94761‚ May 17‚ 1993 FACTS: Petitioner Maersk Line is engaged in the transportation of goods by sea‚ doing business in the Philippines through its general agent‚ Compania de Tabacos de Filipinas‚ while private respondent Efren Castillo is the proprietor of Ethegal Laboratories‚ a firm engaged in the manufacture of pharmaceutical products. On Nov. 12‚ 1976‚ Castillo ordered from Eli Lilly‚ Inc. of Puerto Rico 600‚000 empty gelatin capsules for the manufacture of his
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A) An ulcer starts by eroding the mucosa of the GI tract wall. What functions of digestion and/or reabsorption might be lost if this layer is no longer functional? What functions will be compromised if the ulcer eats through the submucosa and then the muscularis? Some of the ingested and secreted may not be absorbed correctly and may seep lumen if the mucosa layer is no longer functional. The functions that may be compromised if the ulcer eats through the submucosa and the muscularis would be the
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Pearsall v. Alexander This case involves a consideration which is the inducement to make a contract enforceable. Pearsall and Alexander had an agreement to share to proceeds. But when Alexander had a $20‚000 winning ticket‚ he refused to give Pearsall anything‚ which led Pearsall to sue Alexander for a breach of an agreement. Court ruled in favor of Pearsall‚ and Alexander must share the winnings enforced by valid agreement. I think Court was right on the decision based on a fact that they always
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narration impact on the way readers understand characters and events in the novel?” In the novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ written by F.Scott Fitzgerald‚ the author presents to the reader the narrator of the story Nick Carraway. Carraway’s first person narration gives the reader an inside view to the characters that as a third person narrative the reader would normally not have. Nick’s personal relationship with each character makes him biased towards them all in some way. When the reader is first introduced to
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outcome of the prohibition of alcohol in the 1920’s? By being able to determine or predict outcomes based on the closely related prohibition in the 1920’s we could possibly save lives from the war that is raging in many of our backyards. In my research I was looking for articles from the 1920’s and present day that were closely related to try to draw ties between the modern day prohibition of drugs and the prohibition of alcohol in the 1920’s. My primary search methods were both Google search
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Background Information on 1920’s and 1930’s America 1. What was the Great War‚ how did it begin‚ and how long did it last? Which countries were involved? World War I‚ also known as the Great War‚ was fought between 1914 and 1918‚ and it set the stage for politics‚ culture‚ and economics in the twentieth century. Serbia and other Balkan states gained their independence in 1878 after nearly five hundred years of Ottoman rule. Nations from both alliances wanted to increase their influence over the
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For many people in the United States‚ the late 1970s were a troubled and troubling time. The radical and countercultural movements of the 1960s and early 1970s‚ the Watergate scandal‚ the Vietnam War‚ uncertainty in the Middle East and economic crisis at home had undermined Americans’ confidence in their fellow citizens and in their government. By the end of Jimmy Carter’s presidency‚ the idealistic dreams of the 1960s were worn down by inflation‚ foreign policy turmoil and rising crime. In response
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gain popularity in the nineties mostly hailed from California (Green Day‚ the Offspring‚ etc.). Punk vanguards from the seventies hailed from the East Coast and from Great Britain (the Ramones‚ the Clash‚ etc.). The Sex Pistols’ "Liar" and Blink182’s "What’s My Age Again?" demonstrates how conditions — social‚ political‚ and physical — are reflected in the nature of the music produced by these punk bands. The Sex Pistols emerged in the late seventies as one of the first politically charged punk
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