"United states fad s in the 1950 s" Essays and Research Papers

Sort By:
Satisfactory Essays
Good Essays
Better Essays
Powerful Essays
Best Essays
Page 21 of 50 - About 500 Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    The 1950s‚ a time of renewal for the United States‚ yet was all that came out of the atmosphere productive for the continuous growth of the U.S.? The world was recently recovering from a terrible worldwide conflict that touched the lives of every being that drew breath. It was a time of renewed sexuality (1950s‚ MSNBC) ‚ where stars such as Marilyn Monroe dominated the film industry and where the concept of organized religion took a steep downward turn that it has never recovered from. The emergence

    Premium

    • 2484 Words
    • 10 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Better Essays

    Composition 1 November 14‚ 2010 The 1970s Compared to the 1960s The advancement of civil rights and “government for the people” in the twentieth century has been most prominent during the 60’s and 70’s. When you hear about how the women and minorities fought for their right to change the United States into a better nation from one decade to the next‚ it is amazing. During these two decades‚ Americans fought hard to break down the barriers of civil rights‚ equality for women and many types of

    Free Lyndon B. Johnson United States John F. Kennedy

    • 1569 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    S & S Air Case Study

    • 1495 Words
    • 6 Pages

    S & S Air: Case Study: S & S Air’s Mortgage 3001-3 FNCE Financial Management Week 4 William Jones October 9th‚ 2012 Case Study: S & S Air’s Mortgage Background: S&S Air manufactures light aircraft. The owners of S & S Air‚ Mark Sexton and Todd Story‚ were impressed by the work Chris had done on financial planning. By using Chris’s analysis and looking at the demand for light aircraft‚ they decided that their existing fabrication equipment was sufficient‚ but that it was

    Premium Interest Mortgage loan Loan

    • 1495 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Good Essays

    Understanding the Big Bug Movies of the 1950s." William M. Tsitsui states how Americans viewed the movie Them! “The oldest and most esteemed critical approach to movies like Them! is that they are all about nuclear fear‚ the widespread anxiety about the threat of atomic annihilation”( Tsutsui pg.240). I agree

    Premium Nuclear weapon World War II Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

    • 310 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    1930's

    • 2591 Words
    • 11 Pages

    Introduction The 1930’s‚ known as the Great Depression Era‚ were a time of economic struggles for the American People. The United States Government was faced with multiple issues‚ having an economic depression at home‚ and trying to avoid getting involved with foreign affairs going on in Europe. Although it was a time of difficulty‚ a lot of good came out of this era. Inventions would make life easier‚ and there was a rise in entertainment as the movie industry grew‚ and great novels depicted the

    Premium Great Depression New Deal

    • 2591 Words
    • 11 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Good Essays

    1960's

    • 1026 Words
    • 5 Pages

    Kristy Breitling-MUS 222 1960’s March 17th‚ 2013 Who has not heard of Woodstock or psychedelic music? What is it you think of when you hear of these? Free love‚ hippies‚ peace‚ and drugs. Well this was the end of the 60’s an era where musicians believed drugs gave them the ability to make their songs and how they sounded. This era came right after an era of civil rights movement‚ war and the world in an uneasy place for the population. In the First World‚ Rock ’n’ Roll‚ Pop music‚ Swing music

    Premium Vietnam War United States Bob Dylan

    • 1026 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Fashion in 80's and 50's

    • 344 Words
    • 2 Pages

    influence on people´s personality features‚ clothing has become what. Over the 50’s and 80’s decades‚ it was suffered as many changes as the history its self has had. The main point on this essay is to compare or contrast the 80’s and 50’s fashion tendencies‚ and representative trends. First of all‚ I found remarkable to notice that during the 50’s‚ clothing could have the opproral of trousers and jeans for ladies and that elegance has been one very important thing since then. About the 80’s decade‚ we notice

    Premium Clothing Fashion Trousers

    • 344 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    Examining the Impact of the 1950s on the Civil Rights Movement The Civil Rights Movement‚ is generally identified with what occurred in the 1950s and 1960s in the United States‚ though it was active long before this‚ and continues it activity to the present day. The goals of the movement were to end racial segregation and other forms of discrimination against African Americans while obtaining federal protection of the rights of citizenship contained in the Constitution and relevant federal law

    Premium Martin Luther King, Jr. United States African American

    • 1249 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    S&S Air Case Study

    • 301 Words
    • 5 Pages

    S&S Air‚ Inc. 2009 Income Statement Sales COGS Other Expenses Depreciation EBIT Interest Taxable Income Taxes (40%) Net Income $20‚077‚000 $14‚985‚000.00 $2‚399‚000.00 $655‚000.00 $2‚038‚000.00 $362‚000.00 $1‚676‚000.00 $670‚400.00 $1‚005‚600.00 Dividends Add. To RE $205‚000.00 $800‚600.00 2009 Balance Sheet Current Assets Cash AR Inventory Total CA Fixed Assets Net P&E Total Assets 1. Ratios Current Ratio Quick Ratio Current Liabilities $365‚040 $1‚534‚680 $1‚238‚500 $3‚138‚220 AP Notes Payable

    Premium Balance sheet Financial ratios Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

    • 301 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Good Essays

    Spanning Two Decade’s: The 50’s to the 60’s Similar? Or Distinctly different? "The postwar years are remembered as a time of affluence‚ consumerism‚ conformity‚ and stability‚ a time when American enjoyed an optimistic faith in progress and technology."(Heretta‚ pg.779) These words best describe the decade that Americas experienced in the 1950s. It was age of dad’s always-right attitude and a culture that was family centered. The standard of living for American’s was the best in the world. The

    Premium World War II Civil rights movement COINTELPRO

    • 1790 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Good Essays
Page 1 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 50