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    THE UNIVERSITY OF HULL SCHOOL OF POLITICS‚ PHILOSOPHY AND INTERNATION STUDIES being a dissertation submitted for the Degree of Politics To what extent were private rented sector policies in Britain and Germany between 1914 and the early 1970s consistent with the characteristics set by Hall and Soskice’s ‘Varieties of Capitalist’ typology? A meso-level empirical comparison of predominantly rent control and regulation in the private rented sector between 1914 and the early 1970s in Britain and Germany

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    It is rather controversial to say whether or not America was an intolerant society or not in the… America was rather intolerant in the 1920’s as in the southern part of USA‚ many blacks were not treated equally‚ as they came under the ‘Jim Crow’ laws‚ meaning that they were segregated from the white people. The black community were also carried on living in poverty‚ even in the Northern areas where even though they were treated a little more equally‚ they were still given the poorest houses and

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    School Life in the 1950's

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    School Life in the 1950s School Life in the 1950s 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 1950s 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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    1950's Fashion Trends

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    The 1950`s was an amazing time to decade and an exciting time in the U.S. This time period had an immense economic surge in U.S. This 1950`s decade was thrilling because of new fashion styles‚ less crimes and the booming music. The fashion was exaggerating in the 1970`s because of the new fashion styles that were coming out. The new fashion styles were booming (source 1‚ paragraph 1). The styles wa used to be a common standard of looks(source 1‚ paragraph 5). Some of the larges styles were going

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    John Doe Professor Mansito ENC 1101 12:00-1:50 21 October 2013 Essay 1 Sexuality: The 1950s to Today Sexuality‚ like many other things in our world‚ is an ever changing thing. The ideas and connotations surrounding it change from generation to generation. Because of this‚ the idea of sex in the 1950s is completely different from the idea of sex today. Today‚ sexuality can be expressed in almost anything we do. Commercials‚ billboards‚ TV shows‚ movies‚ magazine articles‚ and many other

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    Prejudice, 1950'-1960's

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    Prejudice: 1950s and 60’s The story of African Americans dealing with racism and oppression during the 1950s and 60’s is not a story unheard by anyone. It is a common story that we hear early in life. It was a real life event that many African Americans had to deal with for many years‚ and still do today. This was and is no way for anyone to live‚ and African Americans knew it was time for them to be treated like human beings. Many events led up to the Civil Rights movement‚ including the story

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    To What extent was the Edwardian reformation protestant? By the end of Henry VIII’s reign‚ religion within England was stranded mid-way between the competing belief systems of Catholicism and reform. Events within Europe had begun to influence thinking within England‚ the war between Charles V and the Schmalkaldic League was one such of these events‚ with which came new influence. Edward VI was king of England and along with his protectors Somerset and Northumberland reformed the country with what

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    stylists‚ ever compelled to ‘improve’ on last year’s model‚ gave streamlining a bad name.” (Hodges‚ Coad‚ Stone‚ Sparke‚ Aldersey-Williams‚ The New Design Source Book‚ 1992‚ p.158) Discuss in relationship to the ‘innovation’ in household designs of the 1950s‚ how do these designs compare to similar examples of today? Do designers today feel “compelled to improve on last years model? “American corporate designers were learned in Modernist theory‚ but nevertheless found bulbous aerodynamic bodyshells

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    Inventions In the 1950s a lot of things were invented and things that may look like they were invented a couple of years back but the truth is that all the items list here were invented in the 1950s. Starting in 1950 the very first credit card named (Diners) invented by Ralph Schneider. Then in 1951 Super glue was invented and in the same year Power Steering AKA (steering) was invented by Francis W. Davis‚ and the first video tape recorder (VTR) invented by Charles Ginsburg. In 1952‚ people came

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    Define 1950 S Stuff

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    Defines 1950s Stuff     Conglomerates­​  a major corporation that includes a number of smaller companies in  unrelated industries     Franchises­​  a company that offers similar products or services in many locations‚ also it is  the right that is sold to an individual entrepreneur to open a business using the parent  company’s name and the system that the parent company developed.     Social conformity­ ​ large franchises that standardise the American public    The baby boom­​  WWII soldiers coming home to their families and reproducing

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