The Warren Court The 1960’s was an evolution of change in American history. When Earl Warren became Chief Justice of Supreme Court in 1953 it made the most dramatic changes and held a far more liberal view than any other Supreme Court before. Some of its most important rulings were on African-American civil liberties. The Supreme Court changed American law on segregation in schools‚ criminal procedure‚ and privacy rights. Before the Warren Court the American law treated blacks as second class citizens
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SOCIAL‚ ECONOMIC OR POLITICAL EVENTS OF THE 1950S Social‚ Economic or Political Events of the 1950s to the 1990s Kelly Postl AXIA College-University of Phoenix The American Experience Since 1945 - HIS135 Jill Le Gare February 24‚ 2008 Social‚ Economic or Political Events of the 1950s to the 1990s The 1950s Racial Challenges Challenging racial prejudice in the United States in the 1950s was a daunting undertaking. While African-Americans‚ in the main‚ again bore the brunt of the
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Mercy Otis Warren was a strong women author and politician during the revolutionary war. She was born September 25‚ 1728. She grew up with many siblings. She married James Warren on November 14‚ 1754. Then she lived mostly in Plymouth‚ but later lived in Milton for 10 years starting in 1781. They had five children. Her father and brother were very political‚ but when they stepped out of politics‚ Mercy Otis Warren stepped in. She wrote anonymous books‚ poems‚ and plays containing her political opinion
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Crucible” the character Mary Warren changes her personality from act one to act two. In act one‚ Mary Warren is scared because of what they did in the woods and the punishment that all of the girls will get for participating in the act. In act two Mary Warren gains power and uses it to her advantage and she is forgetting her duties at home and she is defying John Proctor and saying that she’ll do it another time. After everything happens in this book it is clear that Mary Warren changes a lot and starts
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Case 1: Warren E. Buffet‚ 2005 What is the possible meaning of the changes in stock price for Berkshire Hathaway and Scottish Power plc on the day of the acquisition announcement? Specifically‚ what does the $2.55 billion gain in Berkshire’s market value of equity imply about the intrinsic value of PacifiCorp? The possible changes in stock price for Berkshire Hathaway and Scottish Power plc on the day of acquisition announcement indicates the market approval for the acquisition and for both sellers
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“The Unknown Citizen” and “Warren Pryor” are similar in that they both make sacrifices. “The Unknown Citizen” is about a man who sacrifices everything to fit in and “Warren Pryor” is about a man who sacrifices his happiness for his family. When people make too many sacrifices‚ they lose their individuality and turn into a statistic. The ultimate sacrifice is giving up what you love. Warren Pryor is a hardworking farm boy who is fascinated and devoted to the farm and that kind of life. Whereas‚ in
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Fear and Suspicion of Mary Warren Fear is the death of us humans. When we have fear it causes us uncertainty‚ and also clouds our judgment. It motivates us to do acts that we would not normally put ourselves through. The Crucible written in 1952 by Arthur Miller took place in a town called Salem‚ Massachusetts in 1692. In the play characters show fear‚ but one main character is Mary Warren. She is a seventeen year old girl that works for John and Elizabeth Proctor. During the play it is easy
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The Crucible is a study in how mass hysteria can quickly get out of control and become very harmful if not deadly. Mary Warren is a catalytic character in The Crucible as she is both a mirror and a foil for many characters‚ and her ever changing bravery‚ or lack thereof‚ is what ushers the story along. Mary is a very malleable character. At first‚ she is very obedient towards her employer‚ John Proctor‚ then very submissive towards the brutal character of Abigail. She enjoys the respect she receives
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The Economic Influence of War on Germany Throughout the history of the world there have been many wars‚ and with that said‚ there have been many effects that war has had on the economies of the countries involved. Not only can a war hurt individuals mentally and physically‚ but it is often overlooked how greatly it can economically devastate a country. For example‚ after World War I‚ a large amount of Germany was left in ruins. Cities were wiped out‚ businesses were blown off of the map‚ and
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The Social‚ Political‚ Economic and Religious Situation in England In 1485 The Social Situation The first notable thing about England’s social situation in 1485 is that its overall population was no higher than around 2.2 million inhabitants although it is thought to have previously peaked in the range of 6 million. This is in no doubt due to the numerous epidemics and famines that ravaged England throughout the 14th Century (The Black Death being the main culprit in the mid 1300’s) with the
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