"After the war, the change in American society was dramatic and quick. ... In short, the massive increase in post-war automobile production fundamentally altered American Society. ... "However, after the end of World War II, production levels quickly reached those of 1940, as American factories that had been converted for war quickly converted back. ... After the factories were back online and the pre-war remakes had calmed the immediate demand of the market which rushed to buy replacements for their worn out pre-war automobiles, "Detroit made them larger, more powerful, and more colorful. ...

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To follow from that, what happened fifty- six years ago - the end of World War II. ... At the end of the Second World War, whole countries were left in disarray and destruction. ... Twenty years after the First World War had come to an end, realists has shown that the human element of greed and annihilation was too much for the Fourteen Points; World War 2 being the obvious and excruciatingly painful proof. ... Yet another irony both super powers did not want another war to start but they were plunging themselves into another war the Cold War. ... However the attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan, j...

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Evidence of this is seen throughout American history, from the Puritan era onward. ... With that, almost every woman in town is accused of being a witch, and the cycle continues.43 Another important example of hysterical paranoia from the Puritan era is The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. ...

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A single individual seemed to have murdered an entire era (Holiday). ... The league was based on a new concept: collective security against the "criminal" threat of war. ... In 1918, as one of his Fourteen Points summarizing Allied aims in World War I, United States president Woodrow Wilson presented a plan for a general association of nations. ... The covenant was formulated as part of the Treaty of Versailles, which ended World War I, in 1919. ... Cold War: The cold war is the post-1945 struggle between the United States and its allies and the group of nations led by the Soviet Union. ...

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First, let us look at the history of the first era of African American music, "Slave music (1600s -1860s)." ... A civil war broke out in America and when it was over the slaves were free; the slave community had just become the black community. ... The next era of African American music was called, "Classical African American Music (1860s -1950s)." During the 1860's, before the Civil War, but after the birth of Negro Spirituals, a new type of slave song appeared in the South. ... The Blues was more personal than spirituals and after the Civil War it became very popular in the South. ...

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From the roaring twenties, through the great depression to World Wars, film has always attempted to embody the mood and feelings that the entire country was facing at the time. ... Due to its quick success in the early 1950's, the Cinerama was a big reason why large numbers of people returned to the theatre after World War II. ... He eventually becomes a bounty hunter and goes after the people who have stolen his ranch while he was out fighting in war. ... Comedy films were another popular genre however struggled after the war due to its social ambiance during the cold war era. ... This...

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Victorian-era doctors and much of the public understood sex by analogy to the second law of thermodynamics, believing that excessive sex led to mental and physical degeneration, thus undermined his ability to rule his family and compete successfully in the business world. ... After the Civil War, police and medical authorities attempted to legalize and regulate prostitution as a means to control the spread of venereal disease. ... Contrary to the popular mythology, however, the Sexual Revolution did not really begin with the birth control pill because the trend of the revolution can be trace...

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This new era of communication and war will demand a new era of security, a more censored lifestyle. ... The war would surely be over soon But as I read on in a sub column, the title read, "War is far from over, US says." ...

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Later, his work motivated future rocket engineers, and von Braun, along with his students, developed the infamous V-2 rocket, later used in World War II (Neal 17). ... During World War II, the American allies were closing in on the German stronghold, and Hitler was terrified, and he issued the manufacturing of notorious V-1 and V-2s. Von Braun and Oberth unknowingly started a new era in history, the series of technological advances, that would change the world forever. ... At Approximately the same time the government terminated the rocket project World War II was coming to an end. ... Wit...

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In writing the history of the Peloponnesian War he limited himself to matters of state and war; he tried to establish chronology and facts with some exactitude, avoiding the digressions of Herodotus; though his attempt at writing a factual and impartial history was not entirely successful, he wrote a grave work, conveying the lessons he drew from his story. ...

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It appears that the confluence of planetary influences, combined with a rebellious open-minded generation, a range of innovative ideas, new powerful psychedelic chemicals, and increasing social pressures to conform, succeed, and fight an unwinnable war served to spark individually and collectively a far reaching transformation, unlike any seen before." ...

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During the Civil Rights Era, racial profiling was a major issue, thousands of black Americans were unnecessarily stopped and arrested based on their skin color alone. ... The war on drugs has given police a license to target those people who they believe fit the "profile" of a drug dealer or a gang member. ... From the outset of the "war on drugs," minorities have been targeted. ...

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My conception of religious liberty was vague when I was younger, but as I got older and I became aware of the world around me, religious liberty has been a topic that everyone has been discussing - not only privately but also in public and especially in the papers. I used to be an uninformed protestant of the Lutheran church. I once read in the newspaper that Denmark is the least religious country in the world. When I compare my own country to the U.S, I do not have to have read books or taken lessons to know that America is a highly religious country, and has been since its earliest days. Fur...

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In the understanding of the usefulness of the term elite', there are some common historical variables, which must be looked at in order to appreciate the power organisms at work even in American society, and how from the days of Thomas Jefferson to the era of Newt Gingrich, the assumption of superiority is an undercurrent in American life and society. ... The combined profits of the ten most profitable transnationals (IBM, Ford, Exxon, Dow, AT&T, General Electric, DuPont, General Motors, Shell, British Telecom ) at $40 billion equaled Iraq's entire GNP in the year before the Gulf Wa...

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While invoking beliefs about what a real man' should be, particularly in time of war, propaganda artists also utilized expectations about a man's role in protecting home and family in danger."" ...

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In the North-Central Mexican city of Juarez, times are often pretty rough. Crime is decreasing as of 2016, but the percentage of violent crimes in Mexico is still higher than almost all major cities in the country to the north, the United States. In fact, poverty is extremely prevalent with "494,000...

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On Fear and Freedom The dawn of Orwellian Era: An analysis of USA Patriot Act and its implication on Telecommunication By Tafheem Bari My paper is on the legislation passed by the congress known as USA Patriot Act. ... The President was flown from one bunker to the other, which were built during the cold war to protect the president from the thermo nuclear war. America quickly got over the initial shock and came out with tools to fight this new war, the congress hastily passed a plethora of legislation, to enhance the power of the executive branch to combat terrorism in all its ...

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Considering the subject of affirmative action the following questions frequently are raised: Is there a clear understanding of affirmative action roles/goals? What are the pros/cons of these programs? What are the "loop holes" in the system? Does seniority play a role in affirmative action? Addressing these key questions may help us all in our daily routine, as administrators and/or potential administrator in the public/private sector. ...

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Considering the subject of affirmative action the following questions frequently are raised: Is there a clear understanding of affirmative action roles/goals? What are the pros/cons of these programs? What are the loop holes in the system? Does seniority play a role in affirmative action? Addressing these key questions may help us all in our daily routine, as administrators and/or potential administrator in the public/private sector. ...

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Abstract Beliefs in conspiracy theories are widespread throughout the world, in every culture and community. They range from a world take over by secret societies to rigged Olympic games. Many are short lived, however, others seem to become self-perpetuating animals preying particularly on th...

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Upton Sinclair's novel the Jungle illustrates how greed and ruthless competition has made turn of the century America into a brutal jungle.Take or be taken? was the guiding rule, and everyone was someone else's prey. Those at the bottom of the economic ladder - wage earners and their families were a...

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