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    1980s Fashion Every decade had certain fashion trends that‚ to our generation‚ would be considered different from what is normal to wear. Despite all the dangerous things happening around the war and yet even in the United States. However 80s fashion wouldn’t be around till this day thanks to the trends of the high-waisted pants and other classic trends. 1980s Historical‚ Political‚ & Social events In 1981 Ronald Reagan became president‚ an American politician‚ commentator‚ and actor who served

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    1980s African American Education Amount of Blacks in college 1980: Impressive 718‚000 1987: Growing more slowly‚ 855‚000 *1988: Sliding back down to 785‚000 *In 1988‚ the enrollment of black men declined‚ while it increased for women. There were 179‚000 black women in college‚ then black men. Percentage of highs school graduates going to college 1960-1970: Males exceeded women 1980’s: women overtake men and never lost the lead Popular concentration in education in the 1980’s

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    The 1980s was a groundbreaking decade. With many new advancements and innovations in electronic technology many people were able to enjoy new sources of entertainment. In addition to advancements in technology‚ the space program also reached revolutionary highs as well as devastating lows. Within the government‚ the economy was improved and the Cold War reached its end. Another influential aspect of the 80s was the music! With the help of advancing technology‚ artists were able to create music videos

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    send an e-mail to order and pay for it by e-banking. All can be done at home‚ without scanning newspaper advertisements‚ reading reference print materials‚ going around downtown as they did before. As a result‚ they have more time to take part in social activities‚ pursue hobbies and interests and communicate with families‚ which are all indispensable parts of quality life. The trend of doing business by telecommunications equally benefits the whole society because business can be done more efficiently

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    I. What happened in the 1980s-1990s After the recession of America in the 1980s-1990s‚ America soon regained economic stability. However‚ some methods they took to get out of the violent recession and crises had affected the work force‚ most especially the men. The divide between the goods (male) and service producing (female) sectors of the economy expanded due to the global forces and technological innovation. Many companies moved from hands-on labour to mechanized work since this was cheaper‚

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    better terms of payment on past loans. (Beneria 1996). The origins of the programme could be traced to the two packages adopted by Philippines in September 1980 and the more high profile one‚ by Mexico in August 1982 due to the excessive debt burden that had ensued as a result of certain developments between the late 1970s and early 1980s. Due to the position of Mexico as one of the largest economy in Latin American‚ the announcement by the government that it could not meet its debt repayment obligations

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    1980's Fashion Trends

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    Fashion by Decade 80 90 00 I n the 1980s‚ rising pop star Madonna proved to be very influential to female fashions. She first emerged on the dance music scene with her “street urchin” look—short skirts over leggings‚ necklaces‚ rubber bracelets‚ fishnet gloves‚ hairbows‚ long layered strings of beads‚ bleached‚ untidy hair with dark roots‚ head bands‚ and lace ribbons. In her Like a Virgin phase‚ millions of young girls around the world emulated her fashion example that included

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    plays a role in how we learn gender. A few of these theories include: cognitive-developmental theory‚ social learning theory‚ gender schema theory‚ social interactions and gender roles‚ and lastly‚ performativity theory. In this essay I will explain how the sex/gender system is created and reinforced from the perspectives of feminist theorists. Sandra Bem proposed the gender schema theory in the 1980s. The gender schema theory incorporates cognitive‚ childrearing‚ and cultural factors

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    causes no harm to people. The first place that graffiti receives acknowledgement from is other graffiti writers. In “Documenting Illegal Art: Collaborative Software‚ Online Environment and New York City’s 1970s and 1980s Graffiti Art Movement” by Rachel Masilamani‚ she talked about the social movement of graffiti. She wrote‚ “At its heart‚ graffiti is about documenting presence; it is a way of saying ‘I was here‚’ but up until the early 1970s writers were probably not documenting their own their own

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    Junot Diaz's Fiesta 1980

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    Papi’s Control Junot Diaz‚ author of “Fiesta‚ 1980‚” highlights the life of a Dominican Republic family. The story is set in 1980‚ Bronx‚ NY and centers around Yunior‚ the main character‚ narrative of their everyday life‚ his father Papi‚ and the events leading up to the “Fiesta.” Papi suggests a “Fiesta” (which means party in Spanish) and the entire family accepts the idea. This act set the underlining tone of Papi’s domineering presence. In this story‚ Papi displays different aspects of his

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