He called upon these self proclaimed patriots to help him found a society of pro-American's known as the John Birch Society. ... "We are living, in America today, in such a fool's paradise as the people of China lived in 20 years ago, as the people of Greece lived in a dozen years ago, as the people of North Vietnam lived in five years ago, and as the people of Iraq lived in only yesterday- (9). ... The John Birch Society was not interested in keeping their message within the United States. ... Maine was the next area the Birch Society was trying to spread. In the South, the Jo...

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However the great bridges of our nation were not built today. ... Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal of the great depression put millions of people back to work and built our nations infrastructure, as we know it today. ... Perhaps one of the things that most characterize the 1950's society was the strong element of conservatism and anticommunist feeling. ... The growing impact of television and the impression of youth culture led many social critics to charge that America was becoming a methodical, conformist society. ... Even after Congress added "under God" to the Pledge of ...

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It can be argued that US entrance into World War I and consumerism [together] had a great impact on American society economically, socially and culturally. ... The post-war period saw the increase in anti-immigration sentiment within American society. ... Women's role in American society greatly expanded as a result of US entrance into World War I. ...

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The New York Times of 1914 resembles the newspapers of today on face value. Also, the articles within paint a picture of American society that is not far off from today's America. ... Is this any different than today? ... Many of the ads stress class and fitting in to proper society. ... It is just not as blatant today as it was back then. ...

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For a student attending high school today, peer pressure is a battle which is faced daily. ... Francis is not able to express himself to anyone in his society. ... Each person in society today is part of a larger community of people. ... The story describes the post-traumatic stress instability that is seen in many of today's returning veterans. ... The desire for perfection still remains in society today. ...

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Defining politics today has different meaning from 20th century. ... Today government of state related to that of other human societies. Political formula for pluralistic societies is required. ... Today politics or government has to deal with such issues. ... Today communism is coming to the end. ...

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Although these traditional propaganda techniques of total coaxing within the reign of Hitler were significantly successful, would they still be effective and operational in todays digitally reliant world? Through the overuse of technology, social media sites and everyday subtle propagandist advertising campaigns, traditional propaganda techniques would be effective in our technologically driven society. ... In modern society, this can commonly relate to the dictatorship of Kim Jong Un in North Korea. ... This propagandised system of education shows the use of the traditional propaganda techn...

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The way in which women are seen today, in America, is very different from the way they were seen two hundred years ago. ... This is in complete contrast from the way in which society sees women today. ... It is important to look back upon history and value the actions taken by women in the 19th and 20th century to get society to where we are today. ... Eventually all segments of society including churches, industry, universities, banks, magazines, and advertisers began re-examining policies towards women. ... From 1974 to today changes...

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This created the baby boom generation; in 1959 the population of kids under the age of fourteen was over fifty million and that significantly impacts society in many area of life. ... As materialism and the boomers increased veterans who were new parents were forced to adapt to the changes of a society. ... Today this peril still exists, but in many more ways. ... Today instead of people not leaving their television set which still happens they just move to another screen, such as a computer or a smartphone. ... The Perils of Mass Culture that still exist today are the creators of the American...

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So why is nationalism so predominant in the world today? ... Durkheim, Emile, (1964) The Division of Labor in Society. ... Identity: Postmodern theorists argue that individuals no longer have an innate self or a fixed identity from within which they would live out their lives, but today's fragmented society has made it so that we pick and choose who we want to be, change at any given circumstance, and the emphasis on who we are is having less to do with the individual within, and more to do with our social standing and what we consume. ... In an economically democratised society consu...

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Even the survivors, how can I explain how they live in today's world with the memories of the past, other than saying in oversimplification that they are "survivors". ... One theme relevant to today's society is the bond between families. ... In today's society many families are split up through divorce, career opportunities, and last being sent to war. ... Another theme that still has relevance in today's society is finding strength and keeping faith through tough situations. ... During a time where many people died, at the end, many still had their lives, and as the...

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Yet it seems women's fashion has always gone against what society likes. ... This document states that denim jeans were sort of a shock, and that nobody expected them to be one of the most fashionable items in the world today. ... Society gives meaning to a symbol based upon its tradition, use and culture. ... Nordquist's essay on punk fashion in society, she discusses in this excerpt the shock value of the trend involving safety pins for self-mutilation. ... Contrarily, self-mutilation is a trend that is still alive today. ...

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This war is a major turning point in American history and society, and has helped shape America into the country it is today. ... The Civil war helped in the abolishment of slavery, the advancement of African Americans after the war, and the place of African Americans today. ... This song has indeed held true even today, it has been a hard journey for African Americans, but they certainly overcame. In today's society there are so many opportunities for African Americans, that the possibilities are endless. ... Research shows that over 147,000 African Americans are enrolled in gr...

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The romanticists view of the perfect world in harmony was not relevant to the society of the time. ... Realist writers would strive to create a truthful depiction of the society around them, in this way they believed that their work was moral since "truth is the highest form of morality." ... Today he is sometimes called "the father of modern drama." ... He claimed that the theatre should act as a doctor and expose the sickness in society. ... Naturalism in its purity did not succeed, as real life is often very boring and unexciting, though it did continue as a theatrical style- being describe...

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It is a process in which society experiences social and economic change , particularly in the form of trade of commodities, services, capital and technology. ... Globalisation has seen the transformation of much of the world from a primarily agrarian society to an industrial one, predominantly through the manufacturing of goods and services, trade and technological advancement. ... The Archaic Period was a predominantly agrarian society, with trade occurring between communities and cities that had been geographically connected for centuries. ... Science shaped how people saw the world, lead...

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This rivalry went into the culture of American societies. ... Another impact it had on the American society was how people started acting and thinking. ... But was American society affected by the Cold War, or was America just trying to make their society better to show it off to the other countries? ... The cold war affected all parts of the American society including politics. ... It's typical audience was teenagers and young adults, similar to the listeners of rap and hip-hop in today's society. ...

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Introduction Weapons of mass destruction are highly dangerous and are used against societies and organizations to bring them down. ... These issues are important and pressing in our society today. Especially since what happened on 9/11, we as a society live in a high alert of terror attack and must be informed about the weapons these terrorists could employ. ... The chemical weapons that pose the most threat to society are gases because they are easy to transport and deploy. ... Cyber Terrorism Today we all rely on computers, even the most computer illiterate person who has a bank ...

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Before such a movement happened, life for women was not at all like how most people know it today. ... Families, in result, became tightly knit, with each member having a specific role, setting up stereotypes that we know today, with much accuracy. ... The formation of the National Organization of Women (NOW), with Friedan as its president, started to draw up ways to achieve equality for women in society. ... Soon, gender roles in American society were called into question, as women became more involved in business in athletics, while men became closer to home. ... Women began to surge into ...

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Almost every element in our society is the product of an engineer. ... In the early stages of engineering, the engineer did not receive the same level of respect as he or she does today. ... Today other countries are teaching more and more engineering education to students all across the world (Pratt). ... Today, detailed messages can be sent over long distances through e-mail. ... Today, most desks only consist of a calculator and computer in order to make calculations (Mraz). ...

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Each decade has left a unique mark on our country and our world, and the aftereffects of decisions and events that happened ten, fifty or a hundred years ago still have a great impact on our lives today. ... The economy, and society in general, was still reeling from the turmoil of the Great Depression. ... Still today, warnings of possible nuclear-based terrorist attacks, and of North Korea's development of a nuclear arsenal, strike fear into the hearts of free citizens of the world. ... But for better or for worse, the early fourties were inarguably a period of great change, one tha...

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He feels separated from society, "I find I do not belong here anymore, it is a foreign world"(168). ... This book has changed my feeling on war partially and I am glad that the type of war that goes on today is not like the war that Paul had to face. ... Without true leaders like we have our daily lives could have possibly been very different than they are today. ... I believe that sometimes war is the only way that we can stop a threat to our society, but fortunately I am not faced with these types of decisions. ...

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For centuries individuals or societies have used clothes and other body adornment as a form of nonverbal communication to indicate occupation, rank, gender, sexual availability, locality, class, wealth. ... The twentieth century, which is characterized by industrialization and urbanization, brought the rise of the women's movements for rights, winning the vote, taking the higher positions in society by women, and the transformation in the daily life of females, in general. ... The most clearly the differences in standards of the esthetic ideal of a body are seen in the changes of the idea...

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To understand where historians should place emphasis on importance, one should understand the impact of several different issues, and how these issues even though having happened in the past impact us today and even our future. ... Social Security and national health care are hot topics because of this influx of older members of society being so large. ... Universities and colleges were flooded with students wishing to improve their socioeconomic stature in society. ... However, these events appearing to be negative did make us who we are today. ... In conclusion, historians shouldn't ...

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However, I am pleased to know that many organizations today are providing care to abandoned children. Education plays a vital part in the re-integration of children into society. ... The psychological consequences of the war hinder the reintegration of the children into society. ... The children struggle to return to their families and to reintegrate into society. ... What I concluded from my research was that it is very tough for the children to re-integrate into society, due to the destruction of homes, schools and villages. ...

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It was created to keep competitive wage cutting by employers during the depression and has become a standard for minimum skill jobs today. The Social Security Act, almost certainly the most relevant act Roosevelt proposed, is still debated today. ... Ultimately, this just shows how Roosevelt's idea to give security to the people is still a major topic today. ... When you look for similarities between the Great Depression and today's society, there is no need to look further than the situation that the stock market has been heading since the summer of 2000. ... The difference betw...

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