Study Guide Assessment 7 1. What was the Stonewall Uprising and what was its historical impact? 1. It was a 5 day riot against police. First time gays fought back. 2. How did Vietnam and the Watergate scandal affect popular trust in the government? a. The poor decisions Nixon made destroyed the trust citizens had in the gov to make further decisions. 2. What main issues gave rise to the culture wars of the 1990’s? List Three Issues. a. The global spread of a secular culture based on consumption
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Ben Johnson – a World Class Sprinter Ben Johnson is a former sprinter from Canada‚ whose performance peaked in the 1980’s‚ winning two Olympic bronze medals and an Olympic gold‚ which all 3‚ were taken away. He set several 100 metre world records at the 1987 World Championship and in the 1988 Summer Olympics‚ both for athletics‚ but was disqualified for doping‚ losing the Olympic title and all records. He was born in Jamaica and at the age of 15‚ immigrated to Canada. Ben met his coach Charlie
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“Magic” Johnson Born Earvin Johnson Jr. on August 14‚ 1959‚ in Lansing‚ Michigan‚ Magic Johnson dominated the court as one of America’s best basketball players for 12 years. He retired from the LA Lakers in 1991 after revealing that he had the AIDS virus. He has since then built up a business empire‚ which includes real estate holdings‚ several Starbucks franchises‚ and movie theaters. He is also an author and has written several books including this autobiography titled “Magic.” I was lucky
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President Trump’s Fiscal Policy In chapter nine of Presidents and the American Presidency‚ Han and Heith describe one of the most important aspects of economic policy making as fiscal policy. Fiscal policy refers to those associated with governmental revenue and expenditures‚ in lay terms taxes and spending. In this policy type‚ the president has become central figures in the development. The reason that the president has become so involved in fiscal policy is there has been an increase in public
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Dorothy E. Johnson was a nursing theorist‚ who was born August 21‚ 1919‚ in Savanna‚ Georgia. She has had an influence on her nursing through her publications since the 1950’s. Throughout her career‚ Johnson has stressed the importance of research-based knowledge about the effect of nursing care on clients. This led to The Johnson Behavioral System Model‚ in which she came up with in 1980. Nursing theories are used to describe‚ develop‚ disseminate‚ and use present knowledge in nursing. Johnson was
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They represented a departure from medieval views by emphasizing individual talent and curiosity. This individualism was a major shift from the communal ideals valued within the guilds during the Middle Ages. Guilds were professional associations devoted to protecting the special interests of a particular trade or craft and were established to monopolize production and
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Samuel Johnson was a well-known eighteenth century writer‚ and poet who published one of the first dictionaries of the English language. What he wrote a few hundred years ago in this piece still holds true today‚ though even a fluent-English-speaking individual may have difficulty understanding it. Johnson argues that it’s man’s nature to search for power throughout life. We earn honor from either success or failure of our goals in life. No matter how small the goal may be‚ man will strive to accomplish
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environmental and social issues; • Helps attract “patient” shareholders who have a long- term horizon and helps justify lower-risk premiums from investors and creditors. Disadvantages: • Commitment to sustainability reporting requires management to decide what activities need to be measured‚ and then to identify the best metric for measurement. • The GRI provides a complete sustainability reporting framework and the required indicators to assess a company’s economic‚ social‚ and environmental activities
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Robert Johnson Crossroad Despite his early death and small list of recordings‚ Robert Johnson is without a doubt one of the most influential musician ’s of the twentieth century. Among those indebted to his music are: Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin)‚ Eric Clapton (Cream) and The Rolling Stones. At the root of Robert Johnson ’s music is a relentless ability to express the deepest rawest emotion with unmistakable honesty‚ clarity and soul. Robert Johnson expressed his life experience through his music
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known throughout US history as a good president. He was more commonly remembered for his presidency during The Great Depression‚ and his signing the United States into World War 2. While the man has been commemorated for those two reasons alone‚ there are many more projects and policies that he put into motion and still affect us today. Franklin D. Roosevelt was born on January 30th‚ 1882 in Hyde Park‚ New York. He was born into a very wealthy family‚ and was the son of James Roosevelt and Sara
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