approximately between 1970 and 2000) is alive‚ the Baby Boomers will pass. Generation Y will be the leading force determining everything from pop culture to foreign policy. Being the largest generation in U.S. history‚ they will play a huge role in America’s future and will leave a dramatic impact. Generation Y will achieve more tolerance and understanding for alternative lifestyle choices‚ lead to substantial technological progress and have great advancements in science. To begin with‚ members
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No alcohol! The prohibition act or the 18th amendment in 1920 banned the “manufacture‚ sale‚ or transportation of intoxicating liquors” (gilderlehrman) this was a big thing because the consumption of alcohol was a big part of daily life in the 1920’s. The prohibition was known as the “noble experiment” (Mark Thornton) this was because people couldn’t see a life with liquor. Then the idea of prohibition was born because groups like the “Woman’s Christian Temperance Union” were very concerned about
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Throughout this paper it is obvious that the issue of gender role took an enormous turn in the 1920’s. The conservative ideal that women were a man’s property after marriage and these had to work to earn money for their families while the housewife only cleaned and took care of the kids and the house was put behind after the war. Because of the World War I‚ women were forced to take on jobs once practiced only by men‚ this made them realize that they were capable of earn their own money and be more
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The 1920’s was filled with many new social movements created in order to improve the country. While some changes benefited the nation‚ others seemed to backfire. On January 17‚ 1920‚ prohibition was passed which prevented the consumption and production of alcohol (History.com Staff). Although this became a national amendment‚ millions chose to turn a blind eye toward this reformation. Alcohol was secretly made and imported to the United States and became a guilty pleasure of most Americans. Speakeasies
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For my paper I chose to examine the policy of prohibition of alcohol in the 1920’s and 1930’s and how it relates to current prohibitionist practices around the present day “War on Drugs”. There are significant parallels between the “Noble Experiment” of alcohol prohibition and modern day drug prohibition. Just as alcohol prohibition empowered organized crime and gave rise to a violent culture of mafia families and gangsters‚ today drug prohibition empowers ruthless international criminal cartels
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After witnessing the complete social and cultural upheaval of the 1960’s‚ Americans did not expect to see as an exciting of a decade in the 1970’s. However‚ new forms of media and an increased dependence of the news allowed people to witness a decade in which journalism expanded and pushed new boundaries. The 1970’s displayed the country’s dependence upon newspapers as a primary source of their daily information‚ along with a shift in government coverage. Two of the decade’s biggest stories came
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The 1950’s dealt with threats from the USSR and Communism which scared many people in the United States and soon became a full-fledged paranoia. There was fear of falling behind the advances of the Communist countries‚ especially among the Soviet Union‚ creating the Red Scare. As the Cold War with the USSR escalated‚ Americans increased their suspicions of Communist influences. Due to this‚ a special committee was formed in order to investigate Communists in America known as HUAC (The House Un-American
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Were the Sixties Good .or Bad for America? There are two different positions taken about the 1960’s in America. One side says that the sixties were good for America and changed the way Americans live for the better. The other side says that the sixties were bad for America and gave Americans new freedoms and ideas that changed their lives for the worse. Both positions have evidence to support their arguments and make the sixties look like a time of social and economic freedom and reform or make
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Each country has its own cultures about gender roles. To be more specific‚ the female roles in Vietnam and America differ. First‚ Vietnamese women tend to taking care of their children by following and watching them daily. They spend much more time with their children‚ even if they are busy with work. From Vietnamese mothers’ perspectives‚ the children is everything they have so they can sacrifice anything to lead the children into a better future. This leads them to be more strict and sometimes
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Theme: What needs to be done to develop sense of citizenship in young people and help them realize their role in nation-building. “Bringing back the true purpose of the youth in filling up the missing pieces of our country’s key to success” In every dot begins a stroke. In every stroke begins a figure. In every figure begins an image. And in every image creates a masterpiece. Like a painting‚ our world is full of dots and strokes‚ and through those dots represents us people that though we may
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