School Life in the 1950’s School Life in the 1950’s was harder than today because the facilities were few and inadequate. Teachers were stricter and corporal punishment was still in use. They had fewer subjects and wealth‚ discrimination‚ sexism and racism meant they could only do certain subjects. After World War 2 there was a baby boom and as a result in the 1950’s schools were quickly filling up as the children enrolled. The enrolments increased as much as 30% over the ‘baby-boomers’ decade. In
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This article was about a study done on school lunch practices in typical schools. Some of the results were shocking‚ while others were what was expected. I wasn’t sure if in the 1950’s schools served lunch‚ but I came to find out that a lot of schools did. Sanitary efforts in the 1950s compared to now were very low and not monitored as much as today. Many insanitary practices were reported. The most prominent thing found was contaminated food. Many children were getting sick of things such as
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Conformity and Compliance During the 1950’s The 1950’s are often labeled as an era of conformity and complacency. But how valid is this label? Could the same radical and rebellious Americans of the 1960’s be submissive and compliant just one decade earlier? The answer (for the most part) is yes. The suburbanization‚ consumerism/materialism‚ second Red Scare‚ and "cult of domesticity"� of the 1950’s exemplify this accepting and submissive attitude of Americans. However‚ there are some exceptions.
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cold. Although hard to imagine‚ this was the reality of Europe in the Middle Ages‚ a period of about eight hundred years when society primarily focused on religion and the Catholic Church‚ rather than art‚ science‚ or even mankind. Then‚ something changed. The change began slowly‚ originated in Italy‚ and then spread to places such as England‚ Germany‚ and Belgium. But with it‚ this change‚ known as the Renaissance‚ brought revolutionary achievements in art‚ literature‚ and science. For the first time
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Raphael‚ or Raffaello Sanzio‚ was born on April 6‚ 1483 in Urbino‚ Italy. He was a painter and architect during the High Renaissance. Unlike the other Masters at the time‚ he was enormously productive‚ running a workshop that encompassed 50 pupils and assistants. Much of his works remain‚ since they were done mainly within the Vatican. His works are are commonly organized into three phases: his early career‚ which conveyed the influence of his teacher‚ the Florentine period‚ when Raphael went to
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During the 1800’s‚ children were taken away from their families and friends from orders of the federal government. The government was working upon a system that isolated children from their families‚ traditions‚ language and culture. The purpose of residential schools was to take Indigenous children and "to kill the Indian in the child" (Erin Hanson)‚ meaning to rip the Aboriginal identity out from the children. The government wanted all Indigenous children to be taught a culture that they thought
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RUNNING HEAD: THE 1950’s AND 1960’s 1 The 1950’s and 1960’s Tracy Ladner Mississippi University for Women History 110 RUNNING HEAD: THE 1950’s AND 1960’s 2 The 1950’s and ‘60’s was a time of great growth and change for America. Some called it “The Golden Age” (Brinkley‚ 2012‚ p.779). For the most part there was prosperity and advances
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London during the 1960’s had conservative social ideals‚ especially of gender roles. Post World War II‚ women were expected to leave the jobs they were allowed to have during the war and resume their place in the home (“The Woman Question” 1607). The children of these women had hopes that they could aspire to have dreams that went beyond motherhood (Ireland 3). Guidelines for the female’s place in society and in the home were prominent even throughout the 1960’s. In To Room Nineteen‚ Lessing
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How did art change during Renaissance? During the renaissance people expressed many new ideas in art. Many artists and architects used mathematics to plan their works. They began to know that many objects in nature have a certain proportion‚ which is often found in the shape of a leaf or in the form of buildings. They found a way to make paintings look 3D. And they improved at making the sculptures more realistic. Also they began to use muted colours in paintings. One of the main points is that
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The Roaring 20’s were a time of social‚ economic and cultural growth. It was the time period from 1920-1929 and is arguably the most impactful period in America’s history. The main changes during this time were Prohibition and the Stock Market Crash. Prohibition caused a huge change in social interactions and the Stock Market Crash had major effects‚ not only America’s economy but also other countries. Prohibition was one of the main changes to society during the Roaring 20’s. Prohibition was a
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