Nostalgia is a term that was coined in 1688 by Johannes Hofer as an equivalent to the German term Heimweh‚ which means homesickness (Tierny). Because of that‚ the word homesickness and nostalgia are closely linked to each other and are sometimes used interchangeably. Like many others‚ I will tackle both homesickness and nostalgia; namely their history‚ their effects‚ people’s views on them and how important they both are as emotions. The history of nostalgia and homesickness is a fascinating one;
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The 1920s had seen robust economic growth in the United States. Mass-production techniques and the growing availability of electricity allowed industries to increase their output—and profits—dramatically. Employment levels surged‚ and many workers saw improvements in their standards of living. Consumer demand for new products also drove creation of new loan programs: for the first time middle-class Americans were able to purchase such goods as refrigerators‚ washing machines‚ and automobiles by making
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Between 1870-1920‚ The progressive era emerged as a way to fix many of the ills of American society that had developed during the great spurt of industrial growth in the last quarter of the 19th century. This was done through multiple reformers who spoke out on issues such as temperance‚ sex education‚ rights for workers‚ and overall activists. Two of the most prominent movements were the Women’s and African American’s movements. Though both groups may have had different means of achieving the goals
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HRM - Conflicts of Scientific and Humanistic Values 1.0 Introduction One of the popular theory of the "Critical Theorist " ( with reference to the Marxist view ). science reduce humankind to passive objects beholden to the laws of "nature." Sociology‚ as a form of science‚ is therefore also criticized for making scientific studies a means to an end unto themselves‚ as well as for not recognizing the importance of the individual. Modern society at large is criticized for being obsessed
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The 1920’s and 1980’s are similar in many ways. Their similarities are social‚ economical‚ and political. Some of the similarities between the decades are Prohibition and the War on Drugs‚ the Stock Market Crash of 1929 and 1987‚ and the influence of music on society. Prohibition was passed as the 18th amendment‚ that importing‚ exporting‚ transporting‚ and manufacturing of alcohol was to be put to an end. Prohibition did not achieve its goals. Instead‚ it added to the problems that it intended
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SHAKESPEARE DRAMATISES THE TENSION BETWEEN PASSION AND REASON IN HAMLET TO WHAT EXTENT DOES THIS VIEW SUPPORT YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE PLAY Acts of passion and acts of reason can be differentiated by a sense of underlying tension‚ Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’ published in 1601 explores these universal ideologies by dramatizing this underlying tension. ‘Hamlet’ presents challenging representations of the traditional values of passion and reason through their varying forms. The representation of these
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Crystal Pan AP US History Demeck 7 February 25‚ 2015 Chapter 22 Essential Questions The 1920s were a period of tension between new and changing attitudes on the one hand and traditional values and nostalgia on the other. What led to the tension between old and new AND in what ways was the tension manifested? Tension rose between groups with new and old values primarily due to new technological‚ social‚ and political developments such as: development of assembly line and higher wages gave workers
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What were the successes and failures of the League of Nations in the 1920s? The League of Nations could stop small wars and improved some people’s lives. But it could not defend the Treaty of Versailles‚ get disarmament‚ or stop powerful countries. It stopped some wars – e.g. it arbitrated between Sweden and Finland over the Aaland Islands (1921) and stopped the invasion of Bulgaria by Greece (1925). In 1928‚ the League arranged the Kellogg-Briand Pact‚ which outlawed war. The
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The short story "The Hand" is about the role of the sexes. The author was a significant feminist voice in the twentieth century and in this story she showed that men where said to be dominant over females. She wrote the story close to home for young‚ female brides who have married older‚ more experienced men. The young women were already in a place of submission because they just left their parents. Colette points out an uneven power in marriage and shows how the young wife slowly sees that her
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the contemporary world is an extremely fast process. Nothing remains the same as it was in the past. In political science especially‚ some notions (e.g. sovereignty) demand redefinition. The changing nature of all things also includes the political concept of terrorism. The official approach to this changing terrorism is rather complicated. The terrorist of yesterday is the hero of today‚ and the hero of yesterday becomes the terrorist of today . There is then a great need to know what contemporary
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