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    Spectacular Sixties “One small step for a man‚ one giant leap for mankind” - Neil Armstrong The sixties was probably one of the most influential time periods that America ever experienced. From the inauguration of president Kennedy to the lunar landing in 1969 was ham packed with events that shaped American history. Although America was engaged in the Vietnam War‚ there was plenty of development at home to run the idea that a new era has arrived. With influential speakers such as MLK and JFK‚ it

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    the narrator’s in Old School‚ and Severn School in the 1960s‚ it’s apparent that there are many parallels. Both text support from the novel and the Severn School archives have proven that Old School and Severn School are similar when considering class‚ misconduct‚ and influence in the literary world. The idea of a class system within the narrator’s school in Old School is discussed many times. It was also present at Severn School in the 1960s It is obvious that the narrator’s prestigious boarding

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    Choose any decade in recent history and describe how ‘Style’ defined the period- 1960’s Emergence from the devastation that hit Britain during the Second World War‚ Britain in the 60’s was one that broke many fashion traditions‚ generated new social movements and defined the period with its style. “There was to be an end to the age of shoddy‚ to the post-war period of ‘making do’… swinging London was confident enough now to wage a war of independence.” (Jackson‚ 1998 p35) The post war industrial

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    American History 1940s­1960s  The primary economic‚ social‚ diplomatic‚ and political challenges that confronted  Americans during the 1940s­1960s cannot be attributed to one single underlying factor or  political party‚ but rather several different factors and political parties.  For instance‚ liberalism  cannot be blamed for all issues during this period since McCarthy‚ a Republican‚ had further  perpetuated the already prominent fear of communism in society.  Most of these issues  originated 

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    The 1960s is sometimes referred to as the "decade of protest" for good reason. There were a very high number of protests regarding a range of issues. The biggest movements at the time would have to be The Civil Rights movement and the anti-vietnam war movement. The 1960s started off with a new President‚ John F. Kennedy. After campaign and finally winning his presidency Kennedy began to try and create what History.com calls‚ “The most ambitious domestic agenda since the New Deal: the “New Frontier

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    married? What’s the difference between 2015 and 1960s? What could be the possible cause of this change? It seems to be more common for the women to wait until their late twenties or early thirties to settle down and tie the knot. Women are no longer feeling pressured to start a family straight out of high school. The most likely reason of change in this generation is that women are continuing their education after graduating with going to college. In the 1960s the plan for a women’s life wasn’t really

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    Many Americans have struggled in their lives to be treated equally. These struggles were highlighted during the civil rights movement. There were significant factors that contributed to the growing momentum of the civil rights movement in the 1960’s‚ which highlighted the significance of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The Civil Rights Act of 1964‚ which required equal access to public places and outlawed discrimination in employment‚ was a major victory of the black

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    Music’s influence on American History in the 1960s “Entertainment is always a national asset. Invaluable in times of peace‚ it is indispensable in wartime. All those who are working in the entertainment industry are building and maintaining national morale both on the battlefront and on the home front.” Franklin D. Roosevelt 1 The 1960s was one of the most dramatic decades we see throughout American history. The music of the 1960s played an important role socially‚ economically‚ and culturally

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    time period. This bias of the past 30 years as well as voter turn out has only recently began to change in the South.<br><br>In the beginning of and prior to the 1960 ’s the South was a Democratic stronghold and it was rare for there to be any competition from Republicans in these non competitive states (Mulcahy p.56). A poll taken in the 1960 ’s showed that " the southern states were the obvious stronghold of Democratic identification. The extreme case was Louisiana‚ where 66% identified with the Democratic

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    genre that originated in the United States in the 1950’s and early 1960’s. Origionally‚ a version of gospel‚ soul was the major black musical form of the 1960’s and 70’s and remained evident in various hybrid styles since‚ for example‚ neo-soul and soul jazz. It combines elements of African- American gospel music‚ rythem and blues and often Jazz. It was used to signify music with a greater sense of authenticity and sincerity. In the 1960’s as the genre developed‚ soul was a merger of gospel style singing

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