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    Food of the 1960’s In the United States‚ the 1960’s was a wry decade molded by conforming tradition and radical change. Culinary wise alone is a dramatic play with a backstory for every dish. WWII rationing was a distant memory and 50’s casseroles had become old and boring. The 1960’s encouraged showy‚ complicated food with heavy French influence (Julia Child‚ Jacqueline Kennedy)‚ suburban devotion (backyard barbecues)‚ vegetarian curiosity (Frieda Caplan) and ethnic cuisine (soul

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    Air travel in the 60’s was a thing of glamour and it was for the privileged few. It has come a long way since the “Jet set” days of the 60’s. Though air travel has considerably changed in terms of people who fly‚ airport infrastructure and inflight services‚ what with the economic downturn‚ cost cuts and never ending terrorism‚ flying is not what it used to be. Because of the exclusivity of air travel in the 60’s‚ tickets were very expensive‚ so only the rich and famous could afford it. In other

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    want is some sleep to get ready for another day of working late. People should really complain to their boss about having a no work day‚ cut hours or at least ask for a better pay because they get paid very little for working such long days. In this essay I will explain why people should stand up to their boss about relaxation time and why they shouldn’t stay quiet being thankful for having a job that they’ve earned. People spend thirteen years just getting a high school diploma and only to get job

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    MALAYSIAN SCHOOLS THE DROVER’S WIFE by Henry Lawson LECTURER: MR. NACKEERAN SIVAPUNNIAM LISA KWAN SU LI A 123040 The Drover‟s Wife The Drover’s Wife is a story that many people can identify with. I‚ for one‚ can relate to the main character – „the drover‟s wife‟. The most interesting and thought-provoking aspect in the short story is the fact that the drover‟s wife‟s name is never mentioned throughout the text. Her identity is nothing but that which is linked to another character – her husband

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    In the study of World history‚ there are many types of ways civilization can be defined. Many archeologists‚ anthropologists‚ and historians have found it to be very problematic in finding the one unsurpassed definition. No matter what people may disagree on when it comes to their definition of civilization‚ one thing is for sure‚ it is a society. However‚ a society can be made up of a long detailed list of different aspects and guidelines in order to make sure it stays intact‚ or it can be kept

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    who moved the world Mylene D. Masangkay 971-8563-37-7 © 2005 Worldlink Marketing Corporation. 101 pages A Summary of “Great People who moved the world” By: Kurt Patrick V. Abu Introduction: The book “Great People who moved the world” is a book that contains a list of greatest people who made a mark in society. They are the people who amaze us‚ inspired us‚ and other emotions that developed us a person. They were included on the list due to their actions that moved the world‚ the actions that

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    THE COLD WAR in the 1960’s * MAD Theory (Mutually Assured Destruction) * The Cuban Missile Crisis (Oct. 1962) * Why the crisis happened? (Khrushchev‚ Fidel Castro & Cuba) * Was JFK a hawk or a dove? * Impacts of the crisis: flexible response & trend toward détente * Missles out of Cuba * Missles out of Germany * Can’t invade Cuba with force. THE WAR IN VIETNAM * It was America’s longest war * Some numbers: $ 150 billion ($600

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    In The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark‚ Emmy and Pulitzer Prize winning Carl Sagan takes on all comers in the realm of pseudoscience. Witchcraft‚ faith healings‚ astrology‚ superstition‚ creationism‚ alien abductions‚ ESP and telekinesis are just some of the many celebrated fallacies that have their feet held to the fire. This is not the same fire the ancient Greek god Prometheus ‘brought to mankind’. It’s the fire of science and skeptical thinking. Sagan’s predominant message

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    "Andrea del Sarto (Called ’The Faultless Painter’)" Summary This dramatic monologue is narrated by Renaissance painter Andrea del Sarto to his wife Lucrezia. They live in Florence. Andrea begs Lucrezia that they end a quarrel over whether the painter should sell his paintings to a friend of his wife’s. He acquiesces to her wish and promises he will give her the money if she will only hold his hand and sit with him by the window from which they can survey Florence. He admits to feeling a deep melancholy

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    Brave New World Chapter 1 Summary (Notes) -Central London Hatchery and Conditioning Centre. -The year is a.f. 632 (632 years “after Ford”). -Director of Hatcheries / Conditioning is giving students a tour of a factory that produces humans and conditions them for their roles in the world. -Explains that humans no longer produce living offspring. Instead‚ surgically removed ovaries produce ova that are fertilized in artificial receptacles and incubated in bottles. -The Hatchery destines each

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