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    Life in 1950s

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    Life in Australia in 1950s Life in Australia after WWII was remarkably different to life before the war. There are many aspects of life that changed‚ including leisure‚ the role of women and the development of Industry. These reasons all combined to dramatically change life in the 1950s. For women in the 1950slife was centred on the family and domestic duties. During the war women became accustomed to the workforce‚ and the return of men marked the end of their working life. Women who held

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    Suburban Life VS City Life People always argue which of them is better‚ suburban life or city life. Objectively speaking‚ it’s really hard to make a choice between living in suburbs and in cities. But for my part‚ I prefer living in suburbs to cities. The differences between living in cities and suburbs can be seen in three aspects. Firstly‚ as we all know‚ the most major difference between life in suburbs and in cities is the living environment. Life in suburbs is more peaceful‚ so it’s really

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    Life In The 1950's

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    The changes and challenges of the 1950s made for a monumental impact on decades to come. The 1950’s were an era of prosperity‚ growth‚ and chaos in the United States; men were returning from World War 2 and many new babies were born. Consumer goods played an important role in middle-class life during the postwar era. The economy of the 1950’s saw major changes‚ which in turn transformed the lives of the American people. Significant movements‚ inventions‚ and discoveries changed American lives for

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    Life in the 1950s or 2000s Monday‚ Febuary 11 2013 By: Lexie Barnes Would I rather live in America in the 1950s or America in the 2000s? I would most definatly live in America in the 1950s because there was no internet to cause drama‚ cyberbulling etc. It was a lot less expensive for everything then America in the 2000s and also kids were not as messed up as they have became in the 2000s. Firstly‚ now in the 2000s we have internet‚ yes it is benificial in some ways because you can

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    Teenage Life In The 1950s

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    Teenage life in the 1950s Before the 1950s human between childhood and adulthood were called kids‚ boys and girls. But not until the 1950s there needed to be a word that described these young people‚ the word “teenager’ was developed. The rise of television offered a uniform vision of life and success. What was seen on TV became the norm‚ especially for young people. New music genres also emerged in the 1950s. All of these factors helped change the outlook of young people. One of the most influential

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    1. Documentary Analysis The suburban life seems to be pretty split in terms of life style. From the reading‚ I’ve noted that adolescents experience either the relaxing/lazy or hardworking/tiring side of it. Some despise the ’vegetable’ life of it‚ and others loathe the working life of it. Because of the isolation‚ cars became as important to adolescents as it was to adults. There was virtually no way to get around most suburbs without a car‚ and for those who needed public transportation‚ cities

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    large variety of reasons‚ but itself it was the primary cause of creation of the suburban ideal. The progression of the dissatisfaction with the urban into the suburban ideal and of the suburban ideal into a tangible thing is quite logical. Crabgrass Frontier: The Suburbanization of the United States by Kenneth T. Jackson‚ he illustrates this progression of the suburban ideal and thus supports the idea that the suburban depends on the urban. An urban area can be defined as a city center‚ or as a

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    The following videos for the PSA shows that suburban life is better then the city life in many ways .In the video Lakewood: The future city as New as Tomorrow it showcases the city being built from the ground up and explaining how the perfect weather and population seem to grasp people to come into these suburban places (1). While also showcasing that the homes in the town a perfect place to live in with families(2)‚ that the community comes together and promotes safety and friendliness with each

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    Suburban Segregation

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    the conflicts between races in suburban communities after World War 2. After the war‚ many people sought to start new lives‚ move out of busy‚ crowded cities‚ and settle into comfortable places of their own. They strove for homes and property that they could be proud of and a safe environment to raise families in. Contrary to popular belief that segregation would be eliminated between whites and blacks after the battle for democracy overseas‚ the majority of suburban communities were still segregated

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    Suburban Sprawl

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    reuse of suburban shopping centers. Introduction: The Australian urban landscape is largely defined by people who live in the suburbs and work in the city. This spatial polarisation is only successful when people can commute efficiently between work and home. The problem occurs when you encounter a long commute from the outer suburbs on heavily congested motorways. This separation between work and home creates a range

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