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    Do people get what they deserve in this world? I do not believe that they do. In some cases they do‚ but mostly people don’t get what they deserve. I have 3 reasons for believing this. Firstly‚ innocent children all around the world suffer in ways that are terrible. For example‚ thousands of children in Africa don’t have enough food or water to live‚ schools or medicine. They are born‚ and then suffer and sometimes die. Other children live in war zones‚ like in Palestine or Israel‚ India‚ Pakistan

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    to raise your reputation is like trying to raise brownie points. If people haven’t realized it’s not about your reputation. A friend could say “This guys so smart”. Some people say that that raises your reputation. Well If another guy see you and asks his friend who he is and he says “That’s Jim Bob… he’s probably the smartest kid in our grade”. In all reality in comparison with Jim Bob and the other guy‚ the other guy could be twice as smart as him. Well… where’s his reputation now. I find the

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    The Decade of Fear

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    The Decade of Fear was essentially caused by one man – Joseph McCarthy. When he served on the Senate from 1947-1957‚ he seemed to make it his personal mission to eradicate all traces of communism from the earth (or at least America). Right away‚ he went after Hollywood‚ black-listing anyone involved in the entertainment industry whom he thought might be linked with communists. The following year‚ he released a list to the public with the names of 154 organizations he believed to have communist affiliations

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    grocery store when three young girls walk in wearing just their swimsuits. From the time period to the social environment‚ John Updike uses many elements to describe the setting. A major motif of this story is social conformity‚ which is displayed through the setting. The time period‚ location of the supermarket‚ and the social environment all affect the the reader’s understanding of social conformity in “A&P.” The grocery store in “A&P” is similar to Redner’s Markets or Giant today; everyone goes

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    Conformity

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    One of society’s popular issues – conformity‚ is the act of one individual likely to change his or her thoughts‚ behaviors‚ and attitudes in order to fit in a group or to follow social norms. Norms are understood as unspoken‚ invisible rules appeared by a group of people then spread out to the whole community. Conformity occurs in various environment and situations‚ which fashion trends‚ plastic surgery‚ and tattooed people are some typical examples (depends on the case). Furthermore‚ when talking

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    The Jazz Age was a cultural movement that began around 1918‚ post WWI. It was born in New Orleans but later spread around the world‚ it was a beautiful mixture of jazz and march banding styled music and was often played by African-Americans. It was the first time that people began to move to the cities rather than in rural areas. It was the first time that African American were given the opportunity to progress in a society that failed them since the ending our slavery. After the war‚ new trends

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    The 1950s was a great success for the civil rights movement; there were a number of developments which greatly improved the lives of black people in America and really started the civil rights movement‚ as black people became more confident and willing to fight for their cause. The first big development of the ‘50s came almost immediately at the turn of the decade‚ when the Supreme Court essentially overturned the verdict reached in the Plessy vs. Ferguson trial of 1896. Thanks to the NAACP lawyers

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    Cultural appropriation is a toxin to ethnic communities around and throughout the world. Cultural appropriation has come to the forefront of modern consciousness in recent years‚ mostly because of the age we live in where we are all connected to what’s happening at all times. What is cultural appropriation? Cultural appropriation is the adoption or use of elements of one culture by members of another culture‚ this subsequently robs a cultural group of it’s cultural identity and pride and mocks it

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    Graded Assignment Person of the Decade By the early 1990s‚ Soviet domination in Eastern Europe had ended. A number of individuals played a part in the collapse of the Soviet Union. Understanding the role that each played is an important part of understanding the process that changed European politics and geography. (50 points) 1. Using the information from the reading and from your online research‚ decide who you think should be named “Person of the Decade.” Then write a letter to the Time

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    The 1950s and 1960s were times of unprecedented change‚ and Australian society was influenced greatly by American popular culture‚ through various mediums‚ such as: music‚ film‚ television and fashion. This especially affected teenagers. It will be explained how Australian society was impacted by American popular culture‚ and also why American popular culture had such an affect. Australian developed its own responses to these influences‚ and the extent of this will also be explored. The 1950s meant

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