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    England colonies were characterized by greater social stability than both the southern and middle colonies. They were different mainly because of their geography. Unlike the New England colonies‚ the southern and middle colonies were far apart and had created their own individualistic societies when they settled‚ because they were so spread out. The New England colonies were very close together due to their mountainous geography so it was easy for them to maintain contact and have an organized government

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    Entertainment in the 1920s By Joshua Boonstra Movies Movies back in the 1920s usually had sound. They were shown with piano or organ accompaniment‚ sound effects‚ and subtitles. Comedy was the most popular type of movies during this time of films. The humour in these films were very slapstick-meaning people thought it was funny when someone fell on a banana peel or got a custard pie in the face. Buster Keaton‚ Laurel Hardy‚ and Charlie Chaplin were some famous comedians. Many Canadians regularly

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    every neighborhood in the United StatesThe 1960s were all about going against everything the 1950s upholded. The counter culture had been established and was taking action against what it felt to be unjust. Music also was a quintessential part of the time with protest music reflecting the zeitgeist of the 60s. Unveiling dubstep to the unwashed masses in this decade could possibly hold consequences. Because of the counter culture’s compulsion to go against what the 1950’s‚ if the parents of the 1950s

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    The 90's Decade

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    The 90’s decade was probably one of the best ten years of all times. This decade had a major impacted on society from technology to the toys‚ music‚ movies‚ and fashion trends. What makes the 90’s great is a service that we all use the majority of the time called the internet became available to the consumer. Without the internet‚ we could not surf the web‚ check Facebook or Instagram‚ better yet take online classes. Thanks to the creator‚ Tim Berners-Lee for paving the way for us to be able to use

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    Decade of China’s membership to WTO – revision of hopes and expectations 1. WTO uprising The World Trade Organization (WTO) was commenced on 1st January 1995 replacing the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). Firstly‚ we have to go back to year 1994 when John Maynard Keynes during Bretton Wood conference had presented his statement about restructuring international finance and currency relations. Both Keynes and Harry White (American mister of state in U.S. treasury) believed

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    the First World War which saw the economic boom (raise in properties being bought) the 1920’s was called the “golden age twenties”. The 1920’s can also be referred to as the roaring twenties. The most iconic thing that comes to mind about the 1920 is the flapper; the flapper was a young woman who had short hair (usually a bob) who would wear short skirts and dresses and would smoke and drink‚ not all females in the 1920’s became flappers but all women in the 1920’s were given the freedom to vote for

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    Sam Robert in the article a decade of fear argues that MCcarthyism turned americans against each other. Robert supports his claim by illustrating fear‚ described betrayal and compared it to other united states internal conflict. The author’s purpose is to point out a vulnerable period in american history in order to demonstrate that americans fell prey to mccarthys negative propaganda. The author writes in a informative persuasive tone for his educated audience. I strongly agree with Roberts claim

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    topic‚ and is highly discussed and researched by scholars and the general public. The nuclear bombings are not just a small part in military history‚ but a lesson in reality and the destruction possible of man to achieve their goals; these bombings have raised a whole host of ethical issues and concerns‚ which must be taken into consideration. There are many reasons why the actions taken by the United States and specifically President Truman to drop the A-Bomb on Hiroshima were absolutely unnecessary

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    Alex Hanson ENG 90 4-28-13 Decade of the Whinny Quarterback Now a day‚ rules of professional sports have been altered since the 1980’s‚ mostly to protect the players. In the National Football League I believe that this should not be the case. Professional football players should know the risk involved when playing such a physical sport and I think that most of the time they do. If I had the opportunity to play in the NFL‚ no doubt in my mind I would take it. In my opinion the biggest

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    Feminism in 1920s

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    Kaylin Silva Feminism Affecting Society in 1920s 7/23/13 How Did Feminism Affect Society in the 1920s? The 1920s was a very important decade to women’s history. The 19th amendment‚ stating the right to vote can’t be denied on basis of sex‚ was passed in congress in 1920 and with female working population was only increasing yearly. Women may not be able to have equal opportunities as men in education and the labor force but society was affected with women becoming increasingly independent and

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