1. Young‚ white musicians in America and England in the early 1960s both used blues as a musical template for exploring personal identity. In which ways did the American blues revival differ from the England blues revival? As the new age of rock music swept through the 1960’s‚ a new revival of blues was the cornerstone to both American and English bands. Both sides of the spectrum pursued the same goal but they seemed to have drastic differences. During the American Blues Revival it was set upon
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Is teenage life now‚ a continuation or a change in that of the 1950’s-1960’s? By: Alex Teenagers have behaved in similar patterns for decades. Whether teens have changed their behaviour and habits from the 50’s and 60’s to now‚ or they simply continued their patterns‚ is a questionable subject. In my opinion‚ teenage life right now is just a continuation of teenage life in the 50’s and 60’s. This is a fact because: teens still have similar styles‚ teens still face the same problems‚ and their
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Describe and give reasons for changes in the structure of the UK population since 1960? Changes in the structure of the UKs population since 1970 has been due to many factors‚ the main influences being immigration‚ emigration‚ birth and death rates and total fertility rates. In 2005‚ the population of the UK reached its highest total ever; 60 million people. In the future‚ this is predicted to rise‚ reaching 64 million by 2023 and 67 million by 2031. The total population is constantly changing
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Describe and Explain State of Fashion and Haute Couture in the 1960s By the 1960s the ‘Golden Age of Couture’ was over‚ Christian Dior (1905-57) never lived to see the demise of haute couture and the rise of ready-to-wear fashion. Cristobel Balenciaga (1895-1972)‚ however‚ did and he did not survive the transition‚ just one of the couturiers who‚ in failing to adapt to the new fashion atmosphere‚ therefore failed financially. During the 1950s the Parisian couturiers were the dictators of fashion
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Mohammad K. Al-asaad Dr. Abdulla Al-Dagamseh English 652 29th December 2012 First Draft The Political and Economical Events’ Similarities in the period of 1990s-2000s and 1930-1960s Looking at America through the media I thought that America was built on the basis of equality and justice between its people‚ or at least America can hold the freedom ideas for generations. That can’t be totally true‚ by tracing the history of America one can find that it was full of injustice‚ beginning of slavery
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Although there was a significant amount of progress for African American civil rights by 1960‚ there were still problems to be dealt with: only 800‚000 out of 20 million black people were registered to vote in 1963‚ although it was a slowly rising number; in 1962‚ President Kennedy signed an executive order to end discrimination in federal housing construction‚ but there were still black ghettos in cities such as Chicago‚ Detroit and New York. Firstly‚ despite the high enlistment rate of black
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The tactics used by the Vietcong and US military forces were very different and changed during the course of the war. At the beginning of the war the Vietcong (NLF) army was aggressive whilst the US army was defensive. The Gulf of Tonkin incident became America’s excuse to become aggressive towards the Vietcong. In 1965 General W. Westmoreland developed the strategy of "search and destroy". Its objective was to find and kill any members of the NLF. US soldiers found this difficult however as the
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Have you ever wondered what special effects in movies were like before computer graphics‚ 3-D animation‚ and Pixar? Well‚ take a look at the 1970’s and 80’s and you will see. Before 1977‚ no one knew what a light saber was. After that‚ everyone wanted either a blue‚ green‚ or red saber. Such was the magnitude and impact of the film entitled “Star Wars”. The technological aspects of this film were like no others seen before. It was a pivotal movie‚ showcasing the newest and brightest special effects
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campaign during 1960 between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon? Frank Guo IB Candidate Word Count: 1‚850 Part A: Plan of Investigation This investigation evaluates the extent to which the televised debates affected the outcome of the campaign in 1960 between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon. In order to evaluate the impact of the televised debates‚ this investigation will focus on the general public evaluations of candidates both prior‚ during‚ and after the Great Debates of 1960. The evaluation
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arts‚ music is no such stranger to academics drawing weak links between historical events and new music styles. In our case‚ the origins and influences of free jazz are being called into question. While the civil rights tension during the 1950s and 1960s is often cited as the main influence of free jazz‚ in actuality‚ free jazz stems from a combination of the civil rights movement‚
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