The ‘swinging sixties’ was a period of time which introduced that changes of fashion‚ music and technology. I will judge the three representations on comprehensiveness‚ objectiveness and accuracy‚ to find out which has the best interpretation of the 1960s. The best representation is Representation 2 as it has the widest range and the most truthful views on the 1960’s. The first representation that is going to be addressed is Representation 1. Representation 1 has very limited views on the 1960’s
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Society has always tried to standardize people. Events in the 1950s demonstrated this in their idea of gender roles. Women were obligated to stay home. The percentage of women going to college dropped considerably in the 50s. The gender roles were emphasized through television. For example‚ “The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet”. Magazines‚ books‚ and music also reiterated the submissive wife. At the same time‚ men were expected to be bold‚ to hold jobs in factories or management. Men there were
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Comparison of Advertising Techniques of American TV Commercials of the 1950s and Today The 1950s in America were the “Golden Age of Television” (‘The Golden Age of Television’‚ 2009). After the Second World War ended‚ all the money people had saved over the last four years was just waiting to be spent. The result was 50 million television sets by 1960 in the United States (Miller and Novak‚ 1977‚ p.344). The 1950s were a decade of economic optimism which resulted in greater materialism
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National Sports of Great Britain Many kinds of sport originated from England. The English have a proverb‚ "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy". They do not think that play is more important than work; they think that Jack will do his work better if he plays as well. so he is encouraged to do both. Association football‚ or soccer is one of the most popular games in the British Isles played from late August until the beginning of May. In summer the English national sport is cricket. When the
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Events in the 1950s up to around the end of the 2000s have affected and still continue to take effect on the United States in modern times. There are so many events between the 1950s and 2010 that are ample enough to meet the criteria to be put under this category‚ but like in most great‚ or in this case under average yet attempting the best‚ works one must choose from the many to a select few. In this circumstance out of the many events that have happened between the 1950s and 2010 that would be
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The Good Life- America in the 1950s After the end of the World War II‚ the United States of America experienced a lot of boom in its economy. It is estimated that the period of the 1950s is when the US economy grew in more than double its original gross domestic value of $200 billion to over $500 billion. The economy general developed by 37% amid the 1950s. Toward the end of the decade‚ the Middle American family had 30% more acquiring power than during the starting. The expansion‚ which had wreaked
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The Fifties was a time of the nuclear family‚ "I Love Lucy"‚ and things like the hula hoop. People dressed the same‚ talked the same‚ and acted the same. It was also a time of the Red Scare and Korean War. The government used fear tactics and were mostly unquestioned. When addressing the Fifties more often then not will you hear that it was a time of Conformity. The majority of the fifties was a time of cultural and social conformity with small deviants popping up every once in a while. The majority
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During the 1950s‚ two immigrant Italian brothers‚ Primo and Secondo are trying to face the difficulties of running a restaurant. Primo is a master chef who serves culinary delights every night. The only problem is that frequently there is no one to serve food to. The two brothers are lucky if anyone even shows up to eat‚ since the diners all expect standard Italian-American food and not gourmet fare. When someone does decide to dine at their restaurant‚ Paradise‚ Secondo is forced to cope with his
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Kayla Curlett Period 5 Music of the 1950’s Rock ‘n’ Roll‚ Pop‚ R&B‚ and Swing are some of the popular genres of music during the decade of the 1950’s. Music during this time period had a major influence on the people. It influenced their clothes‚ hair‚ fashion‚ dance moves‚ and their independence. Many teenagers during this time used the slogan “Sex‚ drugs and Rock ‘n’ Roll.” Some famous artists included Elvis Presley‚ Ricky Nelson‚ Fats Domino and Pat Boone. One of the biggest hits about the
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The economic policies of West German government in the 1950s would have allowed for the average‚ middle-class‚ German citizen to purchase the Volkswagen Beetle. West Germany was prosperous‚ stable‚ and moving forward with their policies opposed to their neighbor-East Germany. After the war the West recovered with what is usually regarded as the “economic miracle” that allowed for such purchases‚ like the car‚ to occur. When the war ended and the Reich made their declaration of unconditional surrender
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