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    Racial tensions were extremely high in the South in the 1920s due to the reemergence of the Ku Klux Klan and the lack of civil rights awarded to African Americans during the time. The Ku Klux Klan originally arose during Reconstruction after the Civil War‚ however it experienced a resurgence directly after World War I. The Klansmen committed horrific crimes against African Americans such as lynchings and burning them alive. At it’s peak in the 20s‚ it had 4 million members worldwide. According to

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    In late 1807‚ the Chesapeake event had caused anger and tension between America and Britain. The tension between the British and Americans had existed since the declaration of independence on 4 July 1776. Over the next few decades the tension between the two nations had become worse. The reasons for this were mainly due to the way in which Britain treated America during the Napoleonic War (1779 – 1815); the introduction of the Order for Council; the Non-Intercourse Act; Macon’s Bill no. 2 and Britain’s

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    What are the differences between traditional and new media? New media is a phenomenon which has changed many aspects of our everyday communication habits. But what is the importance of new media for the business and what advantages or disadvantages does it give to the PR practitioners? 1. Message spread The potential of new media to reach wider audience in a short time presents a significant advantage to the PR practitioners. The ability to share information on the social media platforms make

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    Nostalgia on consumption

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    ACADEMIC PAPERS Nostalgic bonding: Exploring the role of nostalgia in the consumption experience Received in revised form. Morris B. Holbrook is the W. T. Dillard Professor of Marketing at the Graduate School of Business at Columbia University‚ New York‚ USA. He graduated from Harvard College (1965) and received his MBA (1967) and PhD (1975) degrees from Columbia University. Since 1975‚ he has taught courses at the Columbia Business School and has conducted research covering a wide variety

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    similarities between the 1920s and the 1950s There many differences between the 1920s and the 1950s; such as‚ race relations‚ roles of women‚ and probably the big one is consumerism. Of course there were more but these three were the main ones. Yeah they had a different teenage culture but it wasn’t big. There were blacks wanting their rights‚ women being the man of the house during the wars‚ and even people just buying stuff because they can. These times were right after a war too. There were many

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    Explain the changing attitudes to Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War. The Vietnam War was the long struggle between nationalist forces attempting to unify Vietnam and prevent the spread of communism. Australia was involved in the Vietnam War from August 1962 – December 1972‚ with approximately 60‚000 men and women serving. Australia was called to fight by the United States and on the request of the South Vietnamese government for assistance. The war was seen as necessary at first because

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    News and its value

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    This essay outlines the change of news and its value these days as the world advance with the most updated technology and tools‚ affecting the society that we live in. News is produced and manufactured as popular entertainment these days that the educative value of it is degraded to a huge extent. This essay will explain the contributing factors of the undesirable outcome of the tension between commercialization and journalism‚ also studying the impact of it. Society today is more developed due

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    Movies: The Changing Society in the 1920s Tina Wang US History March 7th‚ 2014 2 The 1920s was an important time period in American history due to the significant transformation of the film industry that further influenced the economy and the society. Both silent and sound movies were largely produced during the time that not only made the entertainment more popular but also created a new trend in the society. With such big influences‚ the economy in the United States also relied

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    conflict between traditional and modern values? Virginia Woolf uses her novel Mrs. Dalloway to express the idea of the conflict between traditional and modern values of the time. Throughout the novel we see the almost tug-of-war between the two different values with one side trying to cling to the old ways and customs and the other side‚ the newer generation‚ pushing the limits and breaking free of these traditions. This idea of Modernism and its values taking the place of the traditional values

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    News Values

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    News values are intrinsic standards adhered to by media professionals and organisations in an effort to produce news worthy of reporting. News values are based on a variety of ideals ranging from capitalism to ethics to entertainment. The way in which media is shaped is heavily reliant on the individual news provider’s implementation and handling of news values. News practices both globally and locally can be analysed alongside Galtung and Ruge’s (1974) twelve ‘news values’ and McGregor’s (2002)

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