The average number of marriages has declined since the 1950’s for various reasons that scholars have tried to explain through their research (Vanorman & Scommegna‚ 2016). Even with the legalization of same sex marriage‚ there has been a decline in the number of married adults in the United States. In 1960‚ about three-quarters of all American adults were married‚ compared to 2014 where the number had decreased to about half of all American adults being married (Vanorman & Scommegna‚ 2016). The United
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The Limitations and Weaknesses of Elections by John C. Courtney. The dominant weakness of the book was the way in which it was designed. The book placed major focus on the institutions of elections‚ which of course is important. However‚ there was only very minor mention of the citizens responsibility to take care of themselves in accordance to elections (chapter 4). It is the governments responsibility to make sure it is accessible for citizens to get their name on the voters list‚ as is done
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Mike Smith COM-126 January 26‚ 2013 Tommy Hawk Agenda-Setting and the Presidential Election Elections of the past have had to rely on time consuming systems and procedures to compile information that would gauge the American attitude toward the political candidates and their respective platforms. The Presidential Election of 2012 has changed that system forever. This election came with state of the art technology that allowed live coverage of the endless campaigning followed by up to the
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Religion In The 1960 Presidential Election: A Rhetorical Analysis Religion was a hot topic during the 1960 Presidential Election‚ but not as a result of laws or policies. Rather‚ the media and public’s concerns grew over the religion of Democratic Presidential nominee‚ John F. Kennedy. As a Catholic‚ Kennedy sparked debates about the importance of Catholicism in his candidacy‚ as well as the separation of church and state under his administration. Kennedy received an invitation to speak to the
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parenting and woman’s rights. The difference in the education system in the 1950’s is shocking. For example the classrooms held a lot of students‚ most children went to their first grade class not even knowing their alphabet. You were on your own if you didn’t understand a subject‚ it was up to you to get help from the teacher or a tutor. Parents didn’t help their sons or daughters as much as they do now and by doing this in 1950 we had the best education system in the world. Now in 2017 we rank 38th
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During the Antebellum period (late 18th century to 1861) that preceded the Civil War‚ the North’s free society enabled industrialization. The free states produced 97% of the country’s firearms and 93% of its pig iron (Wandrei‚ 2018). The opportunities of industrialization attracted European immigrants and led to the building of major cities in the North. By 1860‚ the population stood at 23 million compared to the South’s nine million. By contrast‚ 80 percent of Southerners were employed in agriculture
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Electronic voting machines that use Closed Software and electronic voting records violate the two strongest of the core ideals necessary for mutual trust in an election. These ideals of transparency and oversight are time tested and necessary. Without voter-verified paper record facilities attached‚ these machines are unacceptable for use in any election. Their use should be discontinued‚ until such facilities are properly equipped and functional. Ideally‚ we should be considering the use of electronic
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stylists‚ ever compelled to ‘improve’ on last year’s model‚ gave streamlining a bad name.” (Hodges‚ Coad‚ Stone‚ Sparke‚ Aldersey-Williams‚ The New Design Source Book‚ 1992‚ p.158) Discuss in relationship to the ‘innovation’ in household designs of the 1950’s‚ how do these designs compare to similar examples of today? Do designers today feel “compelled to improve on last years model? “American corporate designers were learned in Modernist theory‚ but nevertheless found bulbous aerodynamic bodyshells
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process of work and living have seen significant changes that influence our society. Let us imagine that we woke up to a work day in 1950’s and how different it would have been than our work life today. Obviously‚ there would not be technology enthralling our world everywhere around us and not to mention‚ cell phones without which‚ we cannot imagine our life. What has changed and why is the world so addicted to technology? Nowadays‚ we depend more on technological competence than anything else
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The 1950’s dealt with threats from the USSR and Communism which scared many people in the United States and soon became a full-fledged paranoia. There was fear of falling behind the advances of the Communist countries‚ especially among the Soviet Union‚ creating the Red Scare. As the Cold War with the USSR escalated‚ Americans increased their suspicions of Communist influences. Due to this‚ a special committee was formed in order to investigate Communists in America known as HUAC (The House Un-American
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