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    Desirae Jackson American history throughout the years shows the struggle that some citizens had to endure. When the Civil War ended African Americans were no longer slaves‚ but they were not equal either. African Americans still faced discrimination because they were Black people. This essay will explain how and why African Americans attacked segregation in American society in the 1950s and 1960s. During the 1950s and 1960s African Americans communities made public announcements

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    since the 1950 era‚ yet some gender roles have remained the same. In the 1950s‚ men were returning from the war and rejoining the workforce. According to the U.S Department of State‚ 2017 many of the returning soldiers opted to leave the blue-collar jobs they had before the war to join the white collared work-force instead. Men were expected to be masculine‚ strong and the bread winners of the family. Ginger Voit wrote an article for synonym.com where she discussed that in the 1950’s men were

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    Negative Effects of Television In recent years‚ many people are often watching television‚ but you do not know that it cause some bad effects to us. For example‚ television broadcast false information ‚ fall down your ability‚ and lessen communication with your family and friends. Bad effects arise all people: man‚ woman‚ old‚ young and especially children. So you need to notice risk of watching television‚ and watch for it. In order to learn the details of it‚ you must focus on three main

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    Since the 1990’s‚ when reality television first started becoming widely popular‚ we have been able to see into the lives of different kinds of people‚ often turning everyday people into celebrities. With some of the most popular reality television shows‚ like Big Brother‚ True LifeAmerican Idol‚ and most recently Jersey Shore‚ we are led on to believe that it is all real ("The Hunger Games Theme of Versions of Reality”). The reality of this television though is that most of it is either altered

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    What was the Bauhaus and what was its purpose? The Bauhaus was a school of art‚ architecture and design that existed in three German cities including Weimar‚ Dessau‚ and Berlin. The school was founded by Walter Gropius in 1919 and it lasted until 1933. During its time‚ Bauhaus went through different distinct periods under different directors and cities including expressionism‚ constructivism‚ functionalism and architecture. The Bauhaus was the start of modernism‚ at the same time‚ it changed the

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    Section 1: Social Conditions / Concerns Increase in Employment Population Shifts Increase in College Attendance Civil Rights Movement Arms Race Begins / Technology Breakthroughs Television / Rock and Roll Section 2: Political Conditions / Concerns Harry Truman Dwight D. Eisenhower Korean War McCarthyism Space Race Dangers of the Garrison State Section 3: Economic Conditions / Concerns Inflation Balance of Trade Federal Reserve Board Policies Eisenhower’s Administration Policies

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    There is a reason why the 1950s are so memorable : It is a decade where a huge amount of noteworthy and life-changing events happened. This is the decade that the King‚ Prince‚ and the future King of Pop were born. While Elvis Presley was singing “Can’t Help Falling in Love”‚ Marilyn Monroe was actually falling in love with Joe DiMaggio. The movie Grease is a great representation of life in the 1950s and the wild lifestyle they had. The 1950s was the most influential decade due to the developments

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    reality television can be traced back to the 1940s. In 1948 Allen Funt’s Candid Camera was debuted (Wikipedia 2006). That was the first unscripted reality television show. Since then reality shows have taken the United States by storm. This genre of entertainment has become a very important part of the American culture. So much‚ that a couple of reality shows are proudly using the continent’s name as a qualified title. Examples are America’s Next Top Model‚ and American Idol. Reality television has become

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    For me‚ when I think of the 1950’s fashion I visualize the traditional poodle skirt‚ white crew socks and black and white saddle shoes. In the 50’s‚ times were changing. This was the era when television was gaining immense popularity . Television brought the fashion world into Americans living rooms‚ with show like‚ Leave it to Beaver‚ Ossie and Harriet‚ and debatably most famous “I love Lucy.” These shows had television moms who had style. First lets start with the hair. There were many different

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    The Impact of the ‘Famous Five’ on Women’s Political Rights Five women contested the legal meaning of the term ‘persons’ in court: Emily Murphy‚ Henrietta Muir Edwards‚ Nellie McClung‚ Louise McKinney‚ and Irene Parlby‚ also known as the “Famous Five” (Koshan‚ 2008). The Albertan women contested its significance in the law before the Supreme court in 1927‚ where they lost at trial (Historica). They‚ then‚ appealed to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council who‚ at that time‚ “served as a court

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