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    In the 1920’s the American society began adopting new values that threatened the traditional values that originated in the 19th century. People began moving to large cities and women started to be less constraint to the image of being a proper woman. Instead‚ they became freer and tried to find their own identity. A new generation was born which challenged traditional standards with many of their new ideas. As more people began moving to urban locations‚ like New york and Chicago‚ they began making

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    During the American progressive era of the late 1800’s and early 1900’s‚ the lives and roles of women changed remarkably. During this time‚ woman were beginning to fight for equality‚ and to try to convince American society that they had much to offer to their country. Even though they could not vote throughout the majority of this period‚ they still managed to create many of the public policies and institutions that we enjoy today. Women of this time period managed to promote suffrage‚ improve educational

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    communitarian view praises citizen participation not just in the voting but by participating in groups and working with their neighbors to solve the problems of the community. One way to participate is volunteering as civic participation. Civic means working to make a difference in the civic life of the communities through both political and non-political processes. You can volunteer at different places‚ for instance: children groups‚ shelters‚

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    slišAdnan Puzic Professor: Elma Porobic English 1A 26/12/2014 What is happening with today’s youth?! The main reason I have chosen this theme is recent headline in the newspaper: “Seven young girls got pregnant on their road trip”. When you see a headline like this you start wondering what is happening with today’s youth. What is the reason for behaviour like this?! Wrong parenting‚ influence of the internet‚ influence of parents or influence of older friends? Why is today’s youth behaving older

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    The Impact of Cell Phones on Society February 24‚ 2008 The Impact of Cell Phones on Society No technological advancement since the introduction of electricity has had a greater impact on society than the cell phone. While cell phone service is not available everywhere cell phones are used for everything from talking to watching television. Melissa Minetola states: By the end of 2006‚ nearly 2.7 billion people around the world subscribed to cell phone services according to a study by London-based

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    omparing and Contrasting the 1960s to Today Communication is different from back then and then now. Cause the 1960s it’s just a major impact on back then and now. Communication is one thing that is different because we have a whole lot of social networks to use. A reason why communication is different than now and back then is because we have a instagram‚snapchat‚and kik. Also‚ back then when u had to talk on the phone‚ the phone looked like a speaker that’s on your ear. A lot of young people use

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    "BLACK MUSIC" African-American music has had such an impact on our society today. African-American music became popular in the 19th century after the civil war as musicians of color were hired to play in saloons and brothels. A couple of forms of popular music are spirituals‚ gospel‚ blues‚ jazz and ragtime. Spiritual and gospel music reflected the poverty and oppression of slaves. As Jazz entered the popular culture it provoked a great deal of criticism. An artist know as‚ Louis Armstrong

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    There will always will be a power or a government with a society. Whether it be as small as a group or as large as a country. According to multiple sources‚ government has been around since the first city-state was created. Just by this source alone we demonstrate how society has always needed an order and power: Government. Dystopian: An imagined place or state in which everything is unpleasant or bad‚ typically a totalitarian or environmentally degraded one. Lord of the Flies‚ a novel that is realistic

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    than to spiritual or intellectual things. A term that has often been linked with the American way of life‚ and the American dream in general. However‚ what are the possible effects of materialism on Americans and American society‚ and how can the development be countered? According to Tim Kasser‚ Americans are bombarded with commercials that make them want to buy goods‚ every single day: “Every day‚ Americans are bombarded with hundreds of messages suggesting that the good life is obtainable through

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    What are the consequences of the breakdown of the traditional family for American society? Definition of family: The Western world regards the family as consisting of two or more people who consider themselves related by blood‚ marriage‚ or adoption; also known as a nuclear family. The extended family includes grandparents‚ aunts‚ cousins‚ etc. The changing family: At one time families worked together on farms‚ family trade‚ etc. They worked as a family to provide for the family. Parents instilled

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