“Grease”‚ originally a musical play write in 1971‚ was brought to the big screen in 1978 by producers Robert Stigwood and Allen Carr. Set to reflect the 1950’s era‚ “Grease” explores real life situations that several high school students during this time period were faced with – developing relationships‚ teen pregnancy‚ bullying‚ and peer pressure‚ drinking and gang violence. The use of unrealistic song and dance outbursts to portray the character’s emotions and views of life was a way to add comedic
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Making a powerful statement for black equality‚ African Americans took the world to its knees in the era of the 1950’s-1960’s by forming the Black Panther Party. This movement displayed an intolerance for harsh accusations‚ brutality and unjust treatment. At that time African Americans made a huge impact on every race‚ not just their own. The group wanted to ensure that all African Americans would have access to an equal opportunity in employment‚ education‚ housing‚ and granted entry to every public
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While the New Left pushed the definition of freedom beyond anything previously imagined‚ the Civil Rights Movement sought to gain for African Americans the same freedoms that had been the status quo for the nation’s white citizens for decades. The 1950s had been a decade hell-bent on various societal characteristics: conformity‚ financial success‚ and material excess. However‚ many of the kids that grew up in this society grew to hate it‚ with its promotion of the corporate rat-race mentality and
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The Rock music era affected society in more negative ways than positive ones. Rock music is a genre of popular music that entered the mainstream in the 1950’s. It gained its origins from rhythm and blues‚ jazz and rock and roll. The exact date of the birth of Rock music is difficult to determine .It was said that no one planned the Internet‚ but it was conceived and then it took over the world. The same can be said for Rock music (Dister‚ 19). Few would dispute that rock music owes most of it
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Main household Appliances: The appliances found in houses between 20-50 years ago were a primitive version of what we have today. For example; T.V’s when they first came out were huge‚ chunky and were only in black and white. There were vinyl records that were large and required a record player to play. I think technology has stayed within the same concept‚ but has gotten smaller‚ smarter and more efficient. Size of houses: It was not uncommon to have extremely large families in only one bedroom
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make. "What We Talk About When We Talk About Love" is a short story about four friends trying to find the true meaning of love‚ trying to prove points through experience. In "What We Talk About When We Talk About Love‚" Raymond Carver uses very strong symbolism to help convey the theme of the story. Instantly‚ it is easy to recognize that Carver’s story will be one on love‚ since the title clearly mentions it. He introduces the characters‚ two married couples‚ who are having a discussion about love
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Society’s legal system before the 1700s was very different from what it is today‚ and punishment has made a huge turn around that is almost unbelievable to study. Criminals have gone from cruel and harsh punishment to obtaining on bail or just pay a fine for their crimes. In modern times‚ society is use to see criminals paying for their crimes in prison doing two years‚ 10 years‚ and sometimes life. The Prison system is very modern compare to the old punishment criminals use to obtain. Physical punishment
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role of women in 1950s American society was a housewife. Their key duties were to cook‚ clean and take care of their families. In addition‚ consumerism was in full swing. Marriage was promoted as the ultimate goal for women. Products were created specifically with women in mind to ease their household work load. Appliances-wash machines‚ vacuum cleaners‚ TV dinners‚ etc. Women were giving freedom of choice as well as freedom form their day to day duties with new technology. In 1950‚ women that worked
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the most frequently explored subjects in the literary world. Whether the focus is a confession of love‚ criticism of love‚ tale of love‚ or simply a tale about what love is‚ such literary pieces force readers to question the true meaning and value of love. Raymond Carver accomplishes this in his short story “What We Talk About When We Talk About Love.” As the unadorned setting and the personality of each character unfold‚ the reader realizes that Carver is making a grave comment on the existence
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with a white stripe up the side and a scoop neck bathing top with a scalloped edge that has a daisy on each scallop. This bathing suit reveals some of her midriff‚ but not bearing her navel. Kennedy (2007) makes a note about bathing suit styles‚ “whereas the 1950’s were all about the bosoms and hips‚ the 1960s focused on the midriff” (p.202). High waist bathing suits were popular in the 50s; revealing part of the midriff but still keeping the navel concealed. This being the 60s and the height of
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