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    our society in some way to make it the best year of all. For example‚ I think 1963 was one of the best year in history‚ because in 1963 the society had improved in many areas such as cultural‚ technological‚ and medical treatment. Likewise‚ there are people who will debate against this because they think that other years were much better than 1963 and had more improvements in technology‚ culture‚ and medical treatment. My argument against that would be that without the movement that happened in 1963

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    MUSIC FOR THE SOULS….. Music gives soul to the universe‚ wings to the mind‚ flight to the imagination and life to everything. What is Music? For few it’s a rhythm or a beat or just an activity to linger their time. But for few it’s more than just a rhythm or a tune‚ music for them is sanity which drives them to a whole new different persuasion of life. Have you ever watched a great movie where music builds up the scene more than the action itself? Have you ever wished that you had a soundtrack

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    1964 was the year the civil rights act passed‚ it was just the beginning for African Americans. The civil rights act made amazing breakthroughs aiding the prevention of discrimination of people because of their race‚ color‚ religion‚ sex‚ or national origin basically giving equal access to everything despite certain character traits. These rights were being enforced by the early 1970’s. But just because a law is enforced‚ does not make it the problem solver for an issue as big as racism. No law can

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    Music plays a vital role when it comes to inciting social change. During the civil rights movement of the 1960s‚ artists openly addressed the issues of the day. In particular‚ music assisted those who were working to gain rights for African Americans. Freedom songs‚ usually adapted from the music of the black church‚ played an essential role maintaining courage‚ inspiring participation‚ and fostering a sense of community. This piece represents the fight to establish equal rights for African Americans

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    How did the civil right movement impact on American society There are many good things happenings in America that civil right movement impact on. The civil right movement to bring about racial equality. “When Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat in 1955‚ it wasn’t the first time she’d clashed with driver James Blake. Parks stepped onto his very crowded bus on a chilly day 12 years earlier‚ paid her fare at the front‚ then resisted the rule in place for blacks to disembark and re-enter through

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    The Civil Rights Movement in the USA in the 1950s and 1960s Research Task – Report Blake Walker Year 11 Modern History Malcolm X Investigate the life and background of the individual/group Malcolm X was born on the 19th May‚ 1925 in Omaha‚ Nebraska‚ by the name of Malcolm Little. Malcolm was one of eight children to Louise Norton Little who was an attentive busy housewife. His father‚ Earl Little who was an abrupt Baptist Minister and was also a strong supporter of Marcus Garvey‚ leader of the

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    Civil Rights Movement in America Discrimination in America has never been condemned like today‚ but how did the country change from a place where discrimination was a part of every day’s life to a place where discrimination is not encouraged by many. Unfortunately‚ African Americans have been the ones who have suffered the most from discrimination mainly because of the type of their skin. The Civil Rights is the moment when African Americans could finally achieve what their forefathers had been

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    diverse orientation on a number of disciplines‚ like philosophy‚ music‚ art‚ and architecture. These are people who have consciously made an effort to move outside of mainstream of modernist music and challenged the current establishment‚ by doing so they created new opportunities in the music world. Postmodernist music is purposely different from other styles from the past making it an entirely new experience. It incorporated electronic music‚ environmental sounds‚ unusual instrumentation‚ as well as

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    feet of determined people.” During the civil rights movement‚ African Americans were determined to gain equal rights and would not quit until that goal was reached. Many Southern states still enforced a brutal legal system known as Jim Crows laws that pushed African Americans into a second class status. African Americans intense dedication was necessary to achieve equal opportunity in housing‚ education‚ employment‚ the access to public facilities‚ and the right to vote. Events such as the Brown v.

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    The Civil Right Movement of the 1960s and 70s in America against racism gave rise to disability rights. Disability rights groups argued that the problem lay with way society respond to people with disabilities. Disability group took actions against institutional discrimination‚ poor access‚ social environments and inequalities. In 1945‚ many disabled people were killed. Also many people were isolated and sterilised. The Disability Employment Act‚ (1944)‚ is to provide shelter‚ employment and jobs

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