1980’s Film Jodie Foster was stalked by mentally-impaired John Hinckley‚ who tried to impress the actress by attempting to assassinate Reagan in late March‚ 1981. Along with that exciting news‚ Disney channel was launched in 1983 and the American Movie Classics TV channel (AMC) started in 1984 (National Geographic). Also making its way into the film industry‚ was the AIDS movement through the play production the Normal Heart. One could say that the 1980’s was a big year for movies‚ television‚ and
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slogan‚ 1992)’. Why was the ‘Japanese model’ of economic growth so respected/feared in the 1980’s and why did this respect fade in the course of the 1990’s? In the 1980’s ‘the Japanese model’ of economic growth had two particular aspects that were unique and had not been cultivate by the western world. Firstly the Japanese had an incredible work ethic and secondly they were able to blend the free market with state direction. The following essay will examine why ‘the Japanese model’ of modernization
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Throughout the 1970s‚ the title of presidency was tarnished as Republican President Richard Nixon was forced to resign in 1974 due to the Watergate Scandal. Because of his connection to Nixon‚ Vice President Gerald Ford’s presidency was unpopular as well. Ford’s successor to the Oval Office‚ Democrat Jimmy Carter‚ had a rather unsuccessful presidency as he only won one term. While both political parties controlled the presidency during the 1970s‚ political scholars view this era of presidents as
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Music In the 1980’s The 1980s was a decade of revolutionary changes on the music scene. The two major developments were the advent of MTV and the compact disc. Music became more diverse‚ with new wave‚ heavy metal‚ rap‚ techno pop‚ alternative rock and the "new" country sounds. And music became a huge marketing tool as filmmakers‚ TV producers and manufacturers of everything from sneakers to soft drinks used hit songs and hot performers to sell their products. Search: how pop culture affects teens
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For many people in the United States‚ the late 1970s were a troubled and troubling time. The radical and countercultural movements of the 1960s and early 1970s‚ the Watergate scandal‚ the Vietnam War‚ uncertainty in the Middle East and economic crisis at home had undermined Americans’ confidence in their fellow citizens and in their government. By the end of Jimmy Carter’s presidency‚ the idealistic dreams of the 1960s were worn down by inflation‚ foreign policy turmoil and rising crime. In response
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The 1970’s was a year of change. There had been so many wars in the previous decades and the people decided it was time for peace and love. During the early 1970s‚ popular music continued to be dominated by musicians who had achieved fame during the 1960s such as The Rolling Stones‚ Bob Dylan‚ and Eric Clapton. In addition‚ many newcomer rock groups such as Led Zeppelin appeared. The Beatles disbanded in 1970‚ but each member of the band immediately released a highly successful solo album‚ and
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Why did Punk Rock begin in the 1970s? The nineteen seventies was an era of experimental and reactionary creation (Larkin‚ 1997‚ p339). The mid seventies marked the coming of a new genre of music; Punk Rock. Disco was dead and a fresh form of rebellion was born with Punk Rock exploding onto the U.S and English music scenes with attitudes and aesthetics reminiscent of American 1950s Rock and Roll (Larkin‚ 1997‚ p339). “The utopian idealism of the sixties had been drained off‚ leaving a bitter residue
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During the 1970’s caucasian women couldn’t get credit cards if they were single. If they were married it was requested that they get one in their husband’s names‚ along with not being allowed to vote‚ and considered only good for house work these women were also considered privileged by black women. As a negro‚ which was the then addressed title for someone of color‚ there were many key factors in realizing the hierarchy of America during the 1970’s. It was an understood rank that put white American
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History Research the 1980s At the start of the 1980s Britain was in a deep recession similar to what is happening at present and there was also mass unemployment. The person in charge of the country at this time was Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher who was also Great Britain’s first and only female prime minister. Margaret Thatcher along with Chancellor Geoffrey Howe tried to deal with this recession by raising taxes and slashing government spending‚ benefits and the selling of state owned services
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corruption as acts involving the misuse of police power in order to create personal gain for themselves (Dempsey & Forst‚ 2016). Police corruption takes many forms and in the 1970’s and 1980’s the problem of corruption with in law enforcement agencies began to be investigated. In 1970‚ the Mayor of New York City created the Knapp Commission‚ which was tasked with investigate allegations of corruption within the New York Police Department. Two detectives with the department came for with serious allegations
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