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    In the 1920’s‚ the United States economy boomed‚ bringing with it a new generation and way of living. A “New Morality” was taking over the nation and replacing old traditional values (Appleby 612). New Mortality expressed youth and personal freedom (Appleby 612). This created a lifestyle based on parties and spending money (Hensley 4). This new way of life came with new inventions and technologies. The radio‚ phonograph‚ and movies were all invented during the 1920’s. The automobile also became

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    In our school system‚ there has always been a tension between individuality and conformity. The national government and schools are attempting to find new ways to improve education‚ such as mandatory courses and testing. Unfortunately‚ rather than reaching a balance between individuality and conformity‚ they neglect individuality. Schools should produce an atmosphere that allows a student to discover their own individuality‚ along with the positives of conformity. Critics of the American education

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    America’s familial values have evolved over time in order to allow the new found societal norms to take place‚ but haven’t exactly changed. Even though this country is in a completely different place than it was in the 1950’s somehow these stubborn ideals have endured the test of time‚ like how women belong in the kitchen taking care of the children and men provide for the family‚ or how divorce is frowned upon even when a majority of marriages end in separation or divorce. 1950 was a tough time

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    Essay: Analyze the tension rising between the Northern and Southern states between the time period of the 1800-1860’s From 1800 to 1860 the relationship between the Northern‚ and Southern States grew worse and the threat for the formation of 2 cooperate unions was drawing nearer. This change on the relationship can be attributed to industrial development to a fairly large extent‚ however it should be noted that there are also other factors‚ which contributed‚ in large part to this change in the

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    dressed in the new Disco style. This Disco styled clothing is composed of tube tops‚ sequined halterneck shirts‚ blazers‚ spandex short shorts‚ loose pants‚ form-fitting spandex pants‚ maxi skirts and dresses with long thigh slits‚ jersey wrap dresses‚ ball gowns‚ and evening gowns (Tom & Sarah Pendergast). Some viewed Disco as a “mere hedonistic escapism of little if any social value‚ an individualistic attempt to escape the real world – if only for a night” (Conway); however‚ others saw it as a subtle

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    How does American Literature reflect/reveal American ValuesAttitudes‚ and Beliefs? Four writers in specific reveal to us these things in their writing. Those writers are Henry David Thoreau‚ Ralph Waldo Emerson‚ Walt Whitman‚ and Nathaniel Hawthorne. These people reveal American ValuesAttitudes and Beliefs by showing us the we can be independent‚ we have to separate from technology every once once in a while‚ and we need to have moral relativism. To begin with‚ David Henry Thoreau shows

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    passenger in the Kelisa and her parents and brother were treated for injuries at Assunta hospital‚ Petaling Jaya. The police pursued the Mitsubishi’s driver after the car’s registration number triggered an alert on the police’s in-car computer system which targets uninsured drivers and other suspected minor offenders. Petaling Jaya Police Inspector Kuna Ganeson‚ said: “An innocent family are now dealing with the tragic death of a loved one. The Petaling Jaya Police has now begun a thorough

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    nations retreat into nostalgia. How is this explored in the novel? Mohsin Hamid’s one man monologue narrative ’The Reluctant Fundamentalist’ provide us with an interesting insight of the difficult times faced‚ in the past and present of the novel’s protagonist Changez. It is considered that ’nostalgia’ has a audacious effect on the main characters of the novel‚ and most unrecognisably‚ the United States of America. Throughout the novel it is suggested that the theme of nostalgia shown through the

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    time where his city was being modernized. Because times in North America were changing‚ it is easy to infer that he might have as well felt an empty nostalgia. Empty because frankly‚ he had no idea how Native American communities lived‚ or how they survived due to the fact that‚ there are not Native Americans alive anymore. So‚ probably he just researched several stories and created one on his own. Longfellow feels a deep nostalgia when he sees how cities are building up and things change; this is why

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     INTERNET  ON  TRADITIONAL  NEWS  MEDIA   1   The impact of the Internet on traditional news media Lingyan Chen Fairleigh Dickinson University May 6th‚ 2013 THE  IMPACT  OF  INTERNET  ON  TRADITIONAL  NEWS  MEDIA   Abstract The study discusses the impact of the Internet on traditional media over time. Media research suggests that Internet would be allowed to exist with traditional news media at the same time‚ rather than killing off the traditional news media. The competitively

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