The 1920’s and 1980’s are similar in many ways. Their similarities are social‚ economical‚ and political. Some of the similarities between the decades are Prohibition and the War on Drugs‚ the Stock Market Crash of 1929 and 1987‚ and the influence of music on society. Prohibition was passed as the 18th amendment‚ that importing‚ exporting‚ transporting‚ and manufacturing of alcohol was to be put to an end. Prohibition did not achieve its goals. Instead‚ it added to the problems that it intended
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Introduction During the 1990’s baseball was facing some of the most monumental challenges ever “The realignment issue and its impact on the Chicago Cubs were still in litigation. National television revenues‚ which had been growing by leaps and bounds‚ were poised to take a severe dip (as it turned out the next year‚ by more than 50 percent). Attendance at games fell by 1.6 percent in 1992‚ with eighteen of the twenty-eight teams experiencing drops. A 1992 Gallup survey showed that MLB now lagged
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top players in the industry have tried to out-sex each other‚ at one point or another. Some ads don’t even feature a car. Throughout the past 60 years car advertisements have changed significantly. The 1950’s used families to show cars were ideal and the way of the future‚ while the 1980’s and 90’s show biased “fact” based arguments and hints of celebrity approval. Today‚ the 2000s continue to enlarge celebrity acceptance and continue to make sex appeal more widespread mainly through the portrayal of
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call that Windows Phone was "the fastest growing smart platform today‚ growing by 78 per cent last year". "Today’s agreement will accelerate our success in smartphones‚" he added. Forrester analyst Clement Teo was likewise upbeat‚ saying that the "long-awaited" deal between Nokia and Microsoft will lead "more integrated apps and services". "This acquisition is a clear stepping stone in Microsoft’s transition from a software company to a software-led multiproduct company‚" he said. Ben Kepes‚ founder
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Over the past 30 years hip hop has grown and influences many ages‚ genders and races. Often hip hop reflects on the outlook on their life. The hardships‚ violence‚ struggles‚ economic and political problems. African american music was heard at every corner in all time periods. The genre of hip hop profoundly the voice of america and influencing the nation.It all started around the same man known as DJ kool herc. Jamaican Born and raised in the bronx new york created the blueprint for hip hop music
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Chris entered the room‚ smiled at everyone‚ and with an even conceited voice‚ declaimed‚ “better late than never!” Yes‚ Chris was late again. And yes‚ he made a pathetic excuse again. Filipinos are tagged as late comers. This even necessitated the term “Filipino time.” As a matter of fact‚ nowadays‚ when you say it’s “Filipino Time‚” it means there really is no official time. You can come late and still feel proud that at least‚ you even came. It’s also interesting to note how we Filipinos
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Some scholars believe that there is an ideological break in Karl Marx’s writings where he changes from a Hegelian philosopher to a structuralist who was focused on economics. I feel that this question is difficult to answer without a date or textual specified break in writings. There is definitely a change in the focus and tone of Marx’s writings‚ but a clear line of theoretical change where a previous belief is discarded does not seem apparent. Instead‚ I see a large shift of focus that still
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During the late-1800’s after the civil war in western America‚ americans from the east settled in occupied Native American land‚ looking for new opportunities. The Americans moved west to mine for gold‚ silver‚ and copper‚ and wanted to farm. Many people have mixed opinions on whether or not this was a land of opportunity or not based on the many different outcomes from it. Although this time was not a good opportunity for the natives because many were killed or removed from their land and were
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1950s-1990s has had a major influenced on modern day music. It has affected the way people live as well as how they act. Music has been influenced by many key events in history‚ from freedom rights to uniting countries. Music has also played a dominate role in society effecting the way people dress and act. Music is a trend setter‚ which has caused some positives and negatives on culture. This task will present how it has affected each of the above examples from the years 1945 through to 1990. Music
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During the 1980’s feminism fell out of favour with women. The fanaticism second wave feminists exhibited to carry out their plan to win equality and freedom for women made it infamous among its progeny. Feminist theorists like Betty Friedan‚ Kate Millet and Elaine Showalter promulgated “activism” as female ethic. Friedan in Female Mystique(1963) argued that white middle-class women suffers from ‘the problem that has no name’— which is responsible for wide spread unhappiness among women. Friedan states
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