By the 1960’s the United States was on the brink of a major social change and President John F. Kennedy knew it. The 60’s to the 80’s were known as the decades of change. (JFK and the 1960’s) The more autocratic change of power in the federal government allowed the president more control after the New Frontier and Great Society‚ which was caused by the shift in the Civil Rights Era and by civil tension in the counterculture from the Vietnam War and Watergate. The shift in power which gave the president
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Spanning Two Decade’s: The 50’s to the 60’s Similar? Or Distinctly different? "The postwar years are remembered as a time of affluence‚ consumerism‚ conformity‚ and stability‚ a time when American enjoyed an optimistic faith in progress and technology."(Heretta‚ pg.779) These words best describe the decade that Americas experienced in the 1950’s. It was age of dad’s always-right attitude and a culture that was family centered. The standard of living for American’s was the best in the world. The
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he tries to make a call or text. Daily life has changed immensely over the past couple of decades in technology‚ playing games‚ and communication. First‚ there are many different changes in the way we read and the material that we read. A stone tablet is no longer required because we have other ways to read. Second‚ communication has changed a lot in the past 100 years. We no longer have to send snail mail nor wait on it. Last‚ the way kids play games has been changed due to technology advancing
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Destiny Montoya Mr. Ayres Honors World Lit. 0 20 September 2013 Changes Looking through old letters‚ pictures‚ and conversations from previous months and years‚ hits me with a shock of reality and how nothing is‚ or will ever be the same. Focusing on this realization not necessarily makes me happy‚ but neither does it make me sad. “Things always change and happen for a reason.” So I’ve heard. But what exactly is that reason? Is it something we as individuals must search for ourselves? Overall
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The Music world in the 1960’s: What was it like? The music in the 60’s was influenced by feminism and Black Power. The sixties were full of dancing‚ boom boxes‚ and discos! The music back then was a mix of jazz and pop. It was a time of funky hairstyles‚ short skirts and energetic dancing! The most popular style of music in the 60’s was ‘roots rock’. Roots rock combined elements of folk music‚ blues‚ country and rock ’n’ roll. There were many popular artists like the Beatles‚ the Rolling Stones
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In the 1960’s many things were going on. Although Charles Manson and his cult were committing crimes before the 60’s‚ this is when the most infamous murder occurred. Manson’s cult‚ The Family‚ murdered actress Sharon Tate‚ who was nearly nine months pregnant‚ and her four friends. Though‚ Manson wasn’t personally there when the crime happened‚ he sent them to do it. He even told them to make it as gruesome as possible. They stabbed each victim multiple times and wrote sayings on the wall in their
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Air travel in the 60’s was a thing of glamour and it was for the privileged few. It has come a long way since the “Jet set” days of the 60’s. Though air travel has considerably changed in terms of people who fly‚ airport infrastructure and inflight services‚ what with the economic downturn‚ cost cuts and never ending terrorism‚ flying is not what it used to be. Because of the exclusivity of air travel in the 60’s‚ tickets were very expensive‚ so only the rich and famous could afford it. In other
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The civil rights movement was a revolutionary era that has changed America ever since the 60’s. The modern civil rights movement began with the spark of the Brown v. Board of Education‚ which outraged many. This case seemingly brought out the true colors of those who opposed equality. Ever since the court case‚ many controversial speeches‚ protests‚ and advocates played a part in pursuing the dream of equality. Although there were many approaches to handle the negativity that black people have endured
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30 years ago and former‚ people thought differently about the idea of marriage‚ then we do now. Both men and women had very strict roles. Husband was the one‚ who was supposed to work‚ earn money and eventually spend some time with childrean over the weekend. Wife’s role was to cook‚ clean and take care of childrean every day. Nowadays that kind of family model would be rather unacceptable‚ becouse relationships between the sexes have changed their character. Until the end of former century‚ woman’s
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04-07-11 Research In the 1960’s there were several types of fashion types like: the Mods‚ the rockers‚ the oh-so-famous hippies‚-the futuristic space age-ers‚ the school girl baby dolls‚ the “Chanel” wearers ‚ and of course the optical art dressers! So as you can see there are LOTS of fashion types that started in the 60’s. Even some looks we still use today‚ only slightly modified. To help you better understand the styles of the 160’s‚ I will break down each type of style for you
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