gained fame in the early days of the sport beginning in 1974. His prime competitive years were from 1976-1985. Sometimes called the Babe Ruth of BMX[2] for his prolific success and domination of BMX racing during the sport’s early days from the mid-1970s into the mid-1980s‚ Thomsen’s considerable career accolades and legacy remain a benchmark for modern sports achievement. His nicknames‚ "The Man" and "Stompin Stu"‚ were due in part to his size at 6 feet 1.5 inches and 200 lbs. Stuart L. Thomsen
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1. Motives and Context: The primary source was an interview conducted by Henry Halem in 2000‚ who interviewed a former Kent State student named Rob Fox. Rob Fox witnessed the 1970 National Guard shootings at Kent State University in Ohio. He was a young student at the time who was really against the war in Vietnam and against Richard Nixon’s proposal of sending troops into Cambodia. This source was intended for a general audience‚ who wants to analyze and hear first-hand accounts of what really occurred
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Netsilik or “people of the seal” because of their unusual diet. “The winter months for the Netsilik people starts in September and last right up until June‚ during these months the temperatures can range anywhere from 30-50 degrees below 0” (Young‚ 1970). During the 2-3 months of warmer weather‚ “the summer tundra remains wet‚ since permafrost
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when large surpluses were saved and invested abroad‚ consolidated public expenditure accelerated rapidly: by 1976 it absorbed the entire oil windfall (Figure 2). By 1977 combined federation and states capital expenditure increased six fold over their 1970 level. Public capital expenditure accelerated so strongly that it alone accounted for the spending of more than half of the entire oil windfall. However‚ Nigeria’s continued failure to improve its ranking in measures of educational success or infrastructure
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success in South Africa was due to the oppressive culture in the 1970s‚ causing the adoption of his music as encouragement for ending apartheid‚ further exemplified by the song lyrics of “I Wonder” and “Sugar Man”. The culture of South Africa in the 1970s is depicted in many of Rodriguez’s songs‚ which in turn brought more attention to the issues South Africa struggled with‚ mainly apartheid. Rodriguez’s song‚ “I Wonder”‚ released in 1970‚ claims “I wonder will this hatred ever end / I wonder and worry
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to address what social stratification is‚ and why sociologists consider it crucial to our understanding of today’s society. In addition it will also be discussing the three dimensions of social stratification and how we think its changed since the 1970s and 80s to today‚ and which theory we think best explains this change. Along with how the inequality of valued resources impacts America as a whole‚ and how the recent financial meltdown has made stratification worse in America. Stratification can
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make reference to the gangster being an immigrant‚ one especially who dislikes his low status in life‚ and believes he is destined for more. In Goodfellas‚ Henry is half Sicilian and half Irish. Goodfellas is set in the 1970’s‚ and I understand that in New York especially in the 1970’s‚ Irish immigration was at a high. This may be due to the social‚ religious and cultural changes in Ireland at the time. Another film that depicts Irish immigration is Kill the Irishman (Jonathan Hensleigh; 2011; Mexico)
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Bianchi Barry Bluestone Sheldon Danziger Claude Fischer Daniel Lichter Kenneth Prewitt Sponsors Russell Sage Foundation American Communities Project of Brown University us2010 discover america in a new century Residential Segregation by Income‚ 1970-2009 Kendra Bischoff Cornell University Sean F. Reardon Stanford University Do not cite without permission of the author(s). It has been peer-reviewed by an external reviewer and a member of the US2010 Advisory Board. October 16‚ 2013 Direct correspondence
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To really understand where the Femmes sound came from‚ we need some background on the beginning of punk music. It started in the 1970’s with the beginning of the rejection of mainstream conservative ideals and testing new musical limits. This is a parallel to the 1950s when kids blasted rock n’ roll to the dismay of their parents and Elvis Presley’s hip shaking brought sexuality to the mainstream. History was repeating itself‚ "punk youth seemingly place themselves outside the parent culture as
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conflicts and crises Demand for jewelry Demand by industry Development of Gold Price The 3 Gold Bear and Bull Markets: ◦ 1. The 1970s Gold Bull Market ◦ 2. The 1981 – 2001 Gold Bear Market ◦ 3. The Current Gold Bull Market (2001 -today) Development of Gold Price 1970s Bull Market 1981 - 2001 Bear Market Current Bull Market Development of Gold Price 1970s Bull Market 1981 - 2001 REASONS Bear Market Current Bull Market Start of free gold trade Bad economic situation in Western
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