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    Hispanic Activism in 1960’s Living as a Hispanic individual during the 1950’s and 1960’s proved to be difficult. This struggle was widely seen in the rural Hispanics schools. Many students in schools of east LA lived this while many not knowing it. Just going to school‚ not being allowed to speak Spanish‚ and many of whom live with low expectations from their intellectual peers better known as teachers. Only a selected few would be “smart” enough to be eligible to go to college. One of those

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    Until the 1960s‚ birth control pills were inaccessible and widely prohibited‚ which essentially was leaving contraceptive decisions solely to men. In 1960‚ Margaret Sanger’s oral contraceptive was approved for use by the FDA . While birth control was still denied to a vast body of women in years following‚ this event influenced the beginning of sexual awareness and openness among American people. Now‚ sexual openness is widely debated and opinions surrounding the topic range in levels of tolerance;

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    Equality In The 1960's

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    In 1960‚ the United States was on the verge of a major social change. The society of the country had always been more open and fluid than that of most of the nations of the world. However‚ it had been dominated primarily by old-fashioned white males. In the 1960s‚ some groups that had been inhibited or subordinate - Afro-Americans‚ Native Americans‚ women‚ white ethnic descendants of the "new immigration" and Latinos-began to self-affirm more strongly and successfully. Much of the support they received

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    People today do not understand the lasting effects that the Environmental Movement of the 1960s brought to our world. When the 1960s decade is mentioned‚ the first things that come to mind for many people are the Civil Rights Movement‚ and the generation of hippies – clearly demonstrating that the Environmental Movement is significantly underrated in the modern world. The events that took place in the 60s were certainly not the first efforts of the United States trying to form a more effective program

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    was accepted to go on a three week camping trip out West. With two days left on this adventure‚ my fellow participants and I took a long van ride to Shoshone National Park. As we stepped out of the vans we were handed yellow folders full of letters from family‚ along with keepsakes of short essays‚ pictures‚ and quotes meant to supplement our experience. My question lingered‚ “How did I get here?” I was nearing the end of what was supposed to be the “trip of a lifetime” with the sinking feeling that

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    Medel and His Discoveries

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    Part I: Mendel and His Discoveries Answer each of the following questions and include at least one website for each question that pertains to the question. 1. Stands of aspen trees often are a series of genetically identical individuals‚ with each succeeding tree growing from the wavered shoot of another tree. Using what you’ve learned of genetics I this chapter‚ would you expect one aspen tree in a stand to differ greatly from another in its phenotype? Would you expect

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    Catholic Church during the Medieval period made sex taboo and sinful. This negative view of sex strongly contrasts the positive views of sex during the Sexual Revolution of the 1960s. Sex in the 1960s was not restrictive or taboo‚ but rather an outlet for liberation and growth‚ especially among women. While set in two different time periods‚ both Umberto Eco’s medieval-based The Name of the Rose and Thomas Pynchon’s sixties-based The Crying of Lot 49 include romantic encounters examining the themes of

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    Feminism In The 1960's

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    Feminism in the 1960’s Feminism in the 1960’s has paved the way for women of today. The National Organization of Women created laws to benefit women in 1968‚ the Women’s Bureau made the workplace a fair environment and National Association of Women Lawyers gave women the fair chance to excel in a male dominated career. Even though the feminist movement in the 1960’s had minor setbacks‚ the National Organization of Women provided the foundation for feminism‚ the Women’s Bureau extended a helping

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    Media in the 1960's

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    MEDIA IN THE 1960’s The role and effect of advertising and propaganda in the 1960’s: ‘Advertising is a form of communication used to persuade an audience (viewers‚ readers or listeners) to take some action with respect to products‚ ideas‚ or services…and generate awareness quickly.’ Advertising is a main element of the marketing community and consists of various types such as display‚ public service‚ digital‚ physical‚ and media advertising. ‘Propaganda is a form of communication that

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    1960s Dbq Analysis

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    Have you ever wondered who had the best philosophy for America in the 1960s? The civil rights movement was a fight mainly by African American citizens to have equal rights. During this movement there were some deaths because whites used violence against mainly peaceful protests. So‚ who had the best philosophy for America in the 1960s? A philosophy is what someone did to help a certain cause. Well‚ I think Martin Luther King had the better philosophy. My three reasons for that statement is because

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