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    A half-century ago‚ the concept of family was entirely different than what it is modeled as today. The typical family was generally working or middle class‚ and it consisted of a husband who worked to support the family‚ and a wife who stayed home to tend to the house and children. The structure of the traditional family along with the general nature of society‚ have since changed however. No longer does the word “family” have a universal application in society. The supreme portrait of family

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    Corporate Reputation – the most important company asset? * The current widespread public backlash against business and its perceived unethical practices has left industry leaders scrambling to protect and nurture their corporate reputations. While the concept of business having to earn its’ social – as well as its legal- licence to operate‚ is now well-entrenched with the major business leaders around the world‚ many now find themselves having to incorporate the two sources of capital – social capital

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    “Golden Age” is a broad classification unconfined to a specific era. The Golden Age has long been affiliated with the growth of a uniquely Spanish identity that arose with the flourishing of arts‚ architecture and literature expanding notably in the years of Phillip II‚ and flourishing in the 17th century – the same century traditionalist historians identify as the decline of Spain. To consider the golden age of Spain on a purely art and literature basis however misses the point‚ the Golden Age in all

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    Fast food restaurants started to change farming and food distribution as early as the 1950s. Dick and Mac McDonald were the first to revolutionize the drive up restaurants when they redeveloped their BBQ joint into the type of McDonalds we know today that serves burgers and fries.(Ganzel) Others soon caught on to what the McDonalds brothers had going‚ and fast food restaurants started opening up everywhere. The first Kentucky Fried Chicken opened in 1952. By 1954 Burger King opened and became the

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    The decade and life of an American before the 1920’s was built on stead fast “rural-based values” and “individualism”‚ but when Henry Ford revolutionized the automobile industry with mass production; that started the beginning of a consumer good revolution (1). More and more Americans were buying various consumer goods to make their life a little easier. It gave them more time for leisure. What weren’t foreseen were the major issues that came with urbanization and great distance between the lower

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    Module 3 Social Psychology - Conformity & Minor Influence Definition of Conformity Crutchfield defined conformity as "yielding to group pressure". Aronson defined conformity as "a change in a person’s behaviour or opinions as a result of real or imagined pressure from a person or group of people. Why do People conform? • INFORMATIONAL INFLUENCES because they lack information or do not know the answer. People assume that others probably know more than the do. This may apply to the Jenness

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    “Grease”‚ originally a musical play write in 1971‚ was brought to the big screen in 1978 by producers Robert Stigwood and Allen Carr. Set to reflect the 1950s era‚ “Grease” explores real life situations that several high school students during this time period were faced with – developing relationships‚ teen pregnancy‚ bullying‚ and peer pressure‚ drinking and gang violence. The use of unrealistic song and dance outbursts to portray the character’s emotions and views of life was a way to add comedic

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    The 1950s was a return of a conservative government after it saw off Truman and FDR. Not only that‚ but the 1950s saw a change in other areas as well. Because of America’s new view‚ and the public’s new way of life‚ there came about an age of political‚ social‚ and cultural conformity. America had socially conformed. “If parents‚ teachers…conducted their responsibilities by following ratings…” (Doc I). What this is saying is that if everyone were to go about their jobs to get a majority approval

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    Political Climate of 1950s vs. Today The novelist Lauren Groff once wrote‚ “In America‚ possibly because of whatever the American dream is‚ this happens over and over again. These eras repeat” (“Lauren Groff Quotes”). Two such eras are the 1950s and the 2010’s. The 50’s‚ remembered with the military-man Eisenhower; the 2010’s‚ with the watershed Obama‚ may seem stark in their physical attributes; however‚ at their heart‚ these two eras may have more in common than first realized. The political

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    Did Charles I Deserve to be Executed? In the middle ages the power of the monarchs was a lot greater than the power of today. For example the monarch would create the laws and taxes the country would obey by there rules and there rules only. The monarch would decide when the country went to war and when Parliament was needed (many problems were caused by the monarchs and Parliament disagreeing). However nowadays our monarchs tend to hand over there power to parliament. Parliament creates the laws

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