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    In the 1950s and 1960’s‚ the Civil Rights movement caused many good changes for black Americans including desegregation in schools and public area. Elizabeth Exford was happy to go to her first day of school at Central High School‚ in Little Rock‚ Arkansas‚ for the year 1957-1958. As she got there‚ a mad mob of people and the Arkansas National Guard blocked her path‚ making her walk away. President Eisenhower helped her and eight other negro students attend high school and were escorted by soldiers

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    Life in the 90's

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    Throughout the 1990’s there was a lot of good and bad times. Starting with the good things‚ I will begin my paper with 5 of the up-most important events in this period of time and then conclude with 4 of the down sides. Early in the 90’s was Desert Storm‚ which was a huge success. The 1991 bombing of Baghdad was a demonstration of smart‚ powerful weapons‚ planning ahead and military superiority. Having control in the air was a major goal of those who had planned out the

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    Halloween In The 1930's

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    celebrated today‚ it underwent one major change. During the 1930’s‚ Halloween was celebrated by tricks‚ or large acts of vandalism and arson. As an effort to reduce crime‚ teachers and policemen began throwing parties on Halloween. While teenagers were bobbing for apples and having costume contests they were not out causing trouble. Modern Halloween came into existence with the invention of the Halloween party. By the 1950s Halloween was celebrated in almost the exact same way it’s celebrated

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    Technology In The 50's

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    The 1950s was the decade that defined America after the second world war. The 50s birthed many of mankind’s greatest technological feats that still shine through today. One of the biggest political and social battles also took place in the decade. As the 1950s is important‚ it is paramount to know what makes it one of the greatest times of our history. Because of the wartime production boom of the 1940s‚ many scientific achievements and milestones were reached. Such advancements gave Americans a

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    What cultural difference(s) hindered relations between Japan and the United States?             4.    Why was Hawaii (http://www.smplanet.com/imperialism/hawaii.html) important in US expansionism?

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    Women 50's

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    Harvey the author of Fitting In for Fifties Women was a young women living in the 1950s she quoted‚ “1950s women were second class citizens who’s roles were utterly restricted by business‚ the media‚ and by social pressures” –Brett Harvey. What the world didn’t understand was how hard it was for women to lose their independence all over again‚ unfortenoutly it back fired on America. Over time by the end of the late 50’s there was a rising birth rate‚ a stable divorce rate‚ and declining age of marriage

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    In the 1600s‚ when America was a mysterious land inhabited by even more mysterious people‚ a handful of brave souls ventured to this strange new world. These brave souls were known as the Puritans. This special group of people sought refuge in America to practice their religion freely‚ without the ‘corruption of the church’ back in their homeland. Puritans believed that the law‚ economy and social lives of the people should be completely controlled by their one God. These Puritans had a strong developmental

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    Immigration In The 1900's

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    Some people believe that immigration in the 1900’s was a good thing‚ however‚ they would be wrong. The United States government should have restricted the immigrants around that time. Some reasons are the population‚ the taking of new jobs and lowering wages‚ and diseases spreading quickly. These all factored importantly into why they should not have been allowed in. The population in the 1900’s was beginning to overflow. In 1875 the United States government had to put a immigration restriction

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    Part I: Story: Russian in USA: United States of America and Russia are two very powerful countries who constantly have political problems between each other. The tension between these two countries affects their populations. Native Russians do not like Americans and Native Americans do not like Russians. I am a Russian living in the U.S. right now and I would like to share my feelings and thoughts about discrimination. I was worried about discrimination in the U.S before starting my college career

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    Pearl S. Buck

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    Most minors start having conversations and talking fluently at age four. Pearl S. Buck not only could speak fluently at age four but she could speak two languages‚ which were English and Chinese. English and Chinese are the most complicated languages to speak and write. Pearl S. Buck wrote numerous influential books and used her extraordinary education to ultimately lead to her success as a writer. Pearl Sydenstricker was born in Hillsboro‚ West Virginia‚ on June 26‚ 1892 (Pearl Buck Biography)

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