across the term‚ witch hunts‚ they have the common propensity to imagine Satanism‚ witches brewing magical potions‚ and the Salem Witch Trials. The McCarthy Witch Hunts usually aren’t the first thing to pop up in their heads. During the late 1950’s and early 1960’s while the United States of America was fighting in the Cold War against the Soviet Union with hopes of protecting its sovereignties and freedoms‚ the growing fear of Communism and rising popularity of Anti-Communism threatened both the freedoms
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In this essay I will explore the subculture of modernists and their musical‚ cultural and fashion influences that lead to the development of the movement during the late 1950’s. I will also discuss in depth the impact the media had on ‘mods’ and how this acted as a catalyst for the inevitable divide of the subculture. This will be carried out with reference to the infamous clash of mods and rockers at Brighton on 18th May 1964 with discussion to the way in which newspapers chose to report the event
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Life today is very fast-paced. Everyone is in a hurry to get somewhere and will push you out of the way to get there‚ like it’s some kind of race. In our personal lives‚ we have our cell phones‚ and maybe a home phone‚ scheduled play dates for our kids‚ microwaves‚ satellite TV‚ home security systems that don’t involve dogs‚ solar landscape lighting‚ automatic underground sprinkler systems for our lawns‚ and compact fluorescent lights to replace the incandescent bulbs that waste energy. In the business
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The history of Barbie’s trace back to the 1950’s. Dolls have generally changed in size and appearance over the years. Growing up every holiday‚ birthday or Christmas I would want a new doll. My mother was the same way‚ as soon as she found out she was having a daughter she found all her old dolls to pass on. My favorite doll she passed down to me was her Barbie. Barbie dolls were the coolest dolls because they had different hair and different eye colors. Still to this day Barbie’s have been produced
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The Independent Record Labels of the 1950’s and 1960’s History of Music Production Eric Eller Throughout the 1950’s and 1960’s‚ a wave of new musical movements by independent record labels and new artists emerged in the United States. This movement is captured in the stories of those label creators and owners‚ and in the turbulent journey through their successes and failures. The first emergence was fueled by multiple factors: competitive economic circumstances‚ up-and-coming local musical
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1950’s HISTORY Assessment task Bill (host): Good morning people of Newton‚ its Bill here. I am speaking to James and he’s a 1950’s baby and today we are here to talk to him and ask questions about what it was like growing up in the 1950’s. James thanks for your time. James: Thank you Bill‚ glad to be here. Bill (host): Did the British or the American culture influenced Australia in any way? James: The American culture made a huge influence on Australia such as entertainment‚ clothing and
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The Catcher in the Rye Relative to the 1950’s The Catcher in the Rye can be strongly considered as one of the greatest novels of all time and Holden Caufield distinguishes himself as one of the greatest and most diverse characters. His moral system and his sense of justice force him to detect horrifying flaws in the society in which he lives. However‚ this is not his principle difficulty. His principle difficulty is not that he is a rebel‚ or a coward‚ nor that he hates society‚ it is that
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Socially‚ economically and‚ politically‚ the 1950’s were the "happy days." The 1950’s were marked with many historical events‚ positive and negative. The decade had its downfalls‚ but they were nothing compared to the improvement of life in all aspects. The economy was booming‚ making families feel more financially stable than they had in years. There was an "explosion of science and technology"(Brinkley 803). Medical advances‚ at this time‚ included the polio vaccination. Unemployment was down‚
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Australia’s Response to Communism in the 1950’s In the 1950’s the world had just come out of the greatest war in human history. In the aftermath of this war many countries turned to communism. It was against this threat of communism that the Australian government reacted in such a wide variety of ways. Although there were a wide variety of ways in which Australia reacted there were perhaps three that were the most prevalent and influential. Firstly Australia sent troops to fight in Korea to avoid
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“I Love Lucy” was arguably the most popular TV show in the 1950’s. Aired between 1951-1957‚ the comedy filled millions of American homes with laughter. The plot of the story is simple and lighthearted: Lucy and husband‚ Ricky‚ go through everyday life. Ricky is the lead singer in a mariachi band and Lucy is a housewife. However‚ Lucy is always scheming plans with her best friend and landlord‚ Ethel‚ to become a star at the venues Ricky performs in. This usually results in Ricky and Ethel’s husband
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