Between the 1960s into the 1980s‚ a significant increase in the number of violent crimes occurred. During the 1960s the violent crime rate had risen by 126 percent and in the 1970s the rate had increased 64 percent. President Nixon attributed this to the usage of drugs and in 1971 addressed congress with the intent to provide the money to help eliminate drug abuse. With the monetary aid‚ the government created strict policies to crack down on drug abusers‚ policies still in effect today. The
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The 1950’s dealt with threats from the USSR and Communism which scared many people in the United States and soon became a full-fledged paranoia. There was fear of falling behind the advances of the Communist countries‚ especially among the Soviet Union‚ creating the Red Scare. As the Cold War with the USSR escalated‚ Americans increased their suspicions of Communist influences. Due to this‚ a special committee was formed in order to investigate Communists in America known as HUAC (The House Un-American
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1950’s Over past nine weeks we’ve embarked on a journey spanning seven decades of cult films and also received a brief education of our not so distant past. We’ve seen the outrageous‚ the good‚ the bad and the ugly‚ the weirdly dramatic‚ and the just plain weird of the last seven decades of cult films and how in the end somehow find away to incorporate a piece of American culture at the time. However‚ by far the most intriguing decade to me would have to be the nineteen fifties. There are many reasons
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Life for the African Americans in the 1950’s was very harsh. Luckily‚ the cruel Jim Crow laws that segregated white people from black people are non-existent today in 2016. According to Jim Crow laws‚ black people we’re not allowed to interfere with white people in activities such as sports‚ schooling‚ and even transportation. In the 1950’s‚ if you wanted to attend a school‚ you would have to go to a black school. Black schools were often not as nice as white schools because they were very poor
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Sustainable Tea at Unilever‚ Harvard Business School January 29‚ 2013 This memorandum addresses the following questions based on information found in the Harvard Business School case study on Unilever: Why did Unilever commit to sustainably source 100% of its tea? Has Rainforest Alliance certification been success for Unilever –why or why not? What should Unilever do with its tea business in India? Why has Unilever committed to sustainably source 100% of its agricultural inputs? Does this make strategic
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The 1950’s was a time of rock-and-roll and poodle skirts. Although‚ it wasn’t all fun and games. Global events such as the treaty with Japan‚ the bus boycott‚ and the Korean War occurred during the 1950’s era. Sputnik was also launched in this period‚ along with the invention of the color television and remote control. Plus‚ a vaccine for polio was created. Film stars and some musicians were big the time‚ too. Don’t forget‚ the ‘50’s had its’ own style of clothing. On September 1‚ 1939‚ the start
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is still looked down upon‚ and women are still not treated equal in the workforce. Understanding what started the “revolution” will be the highlight of this essay. The shift in morals and values towards freedom of sexuality arose in the early 1960’s where sex became more socially accepted‚ women wanted freedom and more to their lives than simply being a homemaker‚ and homosexuality wanted to be an accepted way of living. This of course brought many aspects of morality to light and much concern was
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parenting and woman’s rights. The difference in the education system in the 1950’s is shocking. For example the classrooms held a lot of students‚ most children went to their first grade class not even knowing their alphabet. You were on your own if you didn’t understand a subject‚ it was up to you to get help from the teacher or a tutor. Parents didn’t help their sons or daughters as much as they do now and by doing this in 1950 we had the best education system in the world. Now in 2017 we rank 38th
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English Department First Draft: Decentralization in Lebanon Decentralization in Lebanon In the twenty first century or in other words‚ the century we are living in‚ is full of modern political thoughts and what is related to them from public sector reforms. There are so many political systems that are followed every where. These political systems can best be summarized by two controversial systems. These two systems are the Centralized and the Decentralized systems. In Lebanon we
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Decentralization is the Key The indictment‚ international tribunal and formation of government have dominated the Lebanese’s concern lately. This played an important role in forgetting about other crucial issues that need to be discussed in order to ensure the stable growth of Lebanon. Many people blame the Doha agreement for the civil war and for all the chaos in Lebanon. Given the Lebanese situation today‚ shouldn’t the Lebanese government adopt a different political system‚ such as federalism
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