The 1960s was arguably one of the most influential decades in the USA. After experiencing victory in WWII and the postwar booms in both strong economic growth and high employment numbers in the 1950s‚ many American believed that they were at a golden age at the beginning of the 1960s. Sociologists expected to see a low crime rate across the nation as a result (Pinker 2013). Ironically‚ a huge crime surge happened to the 1960s America‚ and it was only just the beginning of many years followed. The
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Poor organization is the most common reason for lateness. People wait until the last minute‚ and then do not allow themselves enough time to travel. In order to be on time for school and work‚ you should figure out how much time it takes you to travel from your house to your school or job - add ten to fifteen minutes to that number - this gives you a little bit of leeway in case traffic is bad or there is an obstruction like a wreck or a railroad train. Have your things organized so that you do not
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Cultural and Social Change in the 1960’s The 1960’s in America was a decade characterized by evolving social issues and a rapid growth of many subcultures and culture in general. As their world changed around them and different issues presented themselves‚ people looked for areas of exppression in which their voices could be heard. This led to an explosion in all forms of art and literature. Areas like music changed in such dramatic ways as to rebel against past sounds and styles while civil
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Crime Influences on a Rapid Growing Crime Rate Crime at the present is at an all time high‚ it seems that each evening that you turn on the news there is headlining story of someone being murdered‚ robbed‚ assaulted‚ or harassed. Right now‚ countless numbers of violent acts are being committed and rapidly increasing the overall crime rate. This may sound bizarre‚ but many people believe that just by avoiding urban communities they can decrease their chances of
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fashion of the 1960’s has greatly impacted adults and teenagers behavior today for the better. Much like the era itself‚ women’s clothes underwent a revolution. The early 1960’s were similar to the 1950s in terms of style‚ the large full skirts and dark pant - suits were still considered the style of choice for most women. The idea was to emulate the glamour of Hollywood movies that captivated the public at this time. It was aimed at being formal‚ young people still had not discovered a reason to move away
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thoughts and feelings of many but helped shape how they responded to these changes and conflicts. During each decade popular culture played a significant part in motivating large numbers of people to act for and achieve change. Popular culture in the 1960’s‚ e.g. Sex‚ Drugs‚ Rock and Roll‚ helps historians understand how changes reflected and influenced the thoughts of that time. Youths began to think that taking drugs and having sex was a natural and ‘trendy’ thing to carry out. The decade saw major
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who were born after the 1970’s take for granted how lucky we are as a country and nation to have overcome slavery and the steps against racism we have battled are way through. Slavery was ended when Abraham Lincoln wrote the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 and was later ratified in December of 1865. Though this law ordered the end to slavery it did very little if nothing to stop the racism that was given towards blacks or any other minority. Until the late 1950’s not many presidents or Congressman
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The first event that began every women’s movement rights act in the country was the world’s first women’s rights convention held in Seneca Falls‚ NY on July 19-20‚ 1848. This convention instilled hope in women all over the country to fight or equality in the work force‚ education‚ pay‚ and rights. (49) Because of the first convention leading women to fight for what should righfully be theirs‚ places soon fell in line to accept women accordingly. In 1855 the University of Iowa became the first
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Crime in the 1990’s Crime in the 20th century was always a big problem. Although it still very much existed at the time‚ rates of crime in the 1990’s astonished many Americans: it took a sudden turn. Rates of crimes dropped all over the nation‚ even in larger cities where violence was an everyday factor. There are numerous statistics and theories out there that try to explain why such a random decrease in crime happened. The 1990’s was at first high with crime‚ There were numerous gangs committing
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When a population grows rapidly‚ it can put great stress on an area such as a community or a country. When sudden extreme population growth occurs‚ food will become a prized possession‚ more people will die due to disease and war‚ and the economy will be affected. As a population grows‚ all the additional people will need food immediately to survive. There will not be time to develop new sources of food over many years. Instead‚ more and more people will need food more and more and the food will
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