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    The 1950's Barbie Doll

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    friends and nearly everyone will offer an opinion about the toy. In the 1950s Barbie is the debut as the “teenage fashion model” is mirrored the sophisticated glamour of 1950s stars like Marilyn Monroe‚ Rita Hayworth and many more. The Barbie doll was seen with high arched brows‚ pursed red lips‚ a sassy pony tail with curly bangs. Barbie’s figure was high fashion and model-esque‚ with pale‚

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    This article was about a study done on school lunch practices in typical schools. Some of the results were shocking‚ while others were what was expected. I wasn’t sure if in the 1950s schools served lunch‚ but I came to find out that a lot of schools did. Sanitary efforts in the 1950s compared to now were very low and not monitored as much as today. Many insanitary practices were reported. The most prominent thing found was contaminated food. Many children were getting sick of things such as

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    RESEARCH PROJECT - By Tara Taneja Topic “Evolving of America in 1950s” Thesis Statement While some may argue that there could have been a more important phase in American history‚ but the truth remains that the1950’s was the most impactful era as we saw higher industrial growth‚ changes in culture and growing disparities between rich and poor. Introduction My topic for this research project is the “Evolving of America in 1950s”. This era is not just an event in the history but it’s a phase

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    Ben Roberson During the 1950s there was significant social change taking place in America. Young people were dissatisfied with certain conservative aspects of society and their conduct reflected this. They embraced the rock and roll culture‚ the new style of music and also the new styles of dancing and dress that were associated with it shocked the older more conservative people. Young people were also quick to protest against the controversial issues of the 1950s. Civil Rights‚ the Vietnam

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    Inventions In the 1950s a lot of things were invented and things that may look like they were invented a couple of years back but the truth is that all the items list here were invented in the 1950s. Starting in 1950 the very first credit card named (Diners) invented by Ralph Schneider. Then in 1951 Super glue was invented and in the same year Power Steering AKA (steering) was invented by Francis W. Davis‚ and the first video tape recorder (VTR) invented by Charles Ginsburg. In 1952‚ people came

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    An important point is that social attitudes in the 1950s‚ the knowledge of queer theory which is stated that the concept of gender is constructed by gender ideology and the inconstant identity of human can circulate through the life experiences are not stated as a central role in the society. Definitively‚ it means that the perception about the homosexuality is complicated to achieve and unacceptable for most people in the society. Thus‚ it is showed that the homosexuality is regarded as a prohibition

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    education system in the 1950s 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 out of 71 countries. We keep classes between 20

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    Work Life In The 1950's

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    living have seen significant changes that influence our society. Let us imagine that we woke up to a work day in 1950s 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 but however communication

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    In the 1950s‚ gender roles‚ and the behavior of men and women were about as clearly defined as you can get. A new invention called the television popped up‚ and all the popular shows of the day mirrored real life to a tee. Ozzie and Harriet and Leave it to Beaver were just two of the regular shows that the whole family would sit down and watch together. And why not? The shows of the day reflected the 1950s family‚ and their values. Families would have breakfast together. The man of the house

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    When we talk of American Greatness‚ we can mean it in multiple ways. We can mean greatness in terms of ideals‚ or we can mean greatness in terms of successes. The first question we must ask‚ however‚ is: “was America ever great?” To answer this question we must determine what greatness means. According to Merriam-Webster‚ the definition of greatness is “remarkable in degree‚ magnitude‚ or effectiveness.” If we can say that America was great at its founding in 1789‚ and we can also say that it was

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