How did the Paramount decision of 1948 change the U.S. film industry? To what degree did the decision alter the way the industry did business? The Supreme Court ruled against the Hollywood’s monopoly of the film industry of the United States‚ directing that the production and distribution of movies be separated from movie exhibition practices. The ruling marked the death of studio era and led to numerous changes in film industry decades later. The paramount decision pushed the Twentieth century
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Martin Luther King Jr. (Outline) Introduction: Brief Intro about who Martin Luther King Jr. was for the American People and what he represented. (Leader of African Americans in the years 1955 to 1958 in pursue of equal rights for blacks.)State what he wanted to achieve and why (Equal rights for all Americans in order to make America a better place for all). Briefly describe his techniques and/ or approaches to reach his goals without going into details‚ such as: nonviolence‚ being involve with
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The reason as to why Rosa refused to give up her seat: On December 1st 1955‚ Rosa Parks was abiding by the Alabama state segregation laws when she was asked to stand up for a white-man. Ms Parks disregarded the order‚ and was later arrested by the police‚ and fired from her job. African- Americans made up 75% of the bus-riding‚ fare paying bus community‚ paying exactly the same fee as the white population‚ to ride the state buses. Yet‚ they were often made to re-enter through the back door
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in Tuskegee Alabama. She went to school at the Industrial School for girls . she went to college at the Alabama State Teachers College for Negroes. she had a great family and friends. on December 1st‚ 1955 she did something that would change the world economy forever. On Thursday‚ December 1st‚ 1955 Mrs. Parks was on her way home from a hard day at work on a Montgomery bus. Blacks were supposed to sit in the back of the bus and let the whites sit in the front and the middle. on that day‚ rosa parks
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Happy Birthday‚ Rosa Parks! Rosa Louise McCauley Parks was born on February 4‚ 1913 in Tuskegee‚ Ala.‚ and became an iconic symbol of the Civil Rights Movement in the 50s after she refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery‚ Ala.‚ to a white man. Here are some facts about Parks and the movement: 1. Parks wasn’t the first. Fifteen-year-old civil rights activist Claudette Colvin came before Parks in making news for being dragged off a bus and jailed for not giving up her seat‚ but she was pregnant
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became significantly frostier between 1953 and 1958.” How far do you agree with this view? o Structure: Introduction Main Body • Yes o 1954‚ Geneva accords o 1955‚ Vietnam War Taiwan Crisis o 1956‚ Suez Crisis Hungarian Crisis crushed • No o Khrushchev denounced Stalin – peaceful co-existence o 1955 April: Austrian State Treaty July‚ Geneva Summit Conclusion • Introduction o In July 1953‚ a military armistice was signed at Panmujom; ending the Korean War
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However‚ the court ruling did not stop de facto—African Americans sitting down in the back of the bus‚ stepping down to the street if a white man was walking on the sidewalk‚ or having separate facilities such as bathrooms and restaurants. In August 1955‚ Till and his cousin went on a train to stay at his uncle’s house in Money‚ Mississippi. Before departing for Mississippi‚ Till’s mother reminded him to behave well because she was aware of the differences between Mississippi and Chicago in that Mississippi
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Ch.24 1 In the calculation of the CPI‚ sweaters are given greater weight than jeans if a. the price of sweaters is higher than the price of jeans. b. it costs more to produce sweaters than it costs to produce jeans. c. sweaters are more readily available than jeans are to the typical consumer. d. consumers buy more sweaters than jeans. ANS: D 2 In computing the consumer price index‚ a base year is chosen. Which of the following statements about the base year is correct? a. The base year is always
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He also led the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott. In March 1955‚ a fifteen-year-old school girl‚ Claudette Colvin refused to give up her bus seat to a white man in compliance with the Jim Crow laws. Marint was on the committee from the Birmingham African-American community that looked into the case; because Colvin was pregnant and unmarried‚ Therefore E.D. Nixon and Clifford Durr decided to wait for a better case to pursue instead of taking her to court for that. On December 1‚ 1955‚ Rosa Parks was arrested
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laundry.” In August 1955‚ Till uncle‚ Moses Wright‚ came up from Mississippi to visit his family in Chicago. Once Wright stay was over he planned to take Emmett and his cousin back to Mississippi. Emmett Till was 14 years old‚ after hearing these plans Till begged his mother to go along. Originally‚ Mamie wanted Till to go with her to Omaha‚ Nebraska but Till desperately wanted to go down south to spend time with family. Till’s mother gave in and let him go. On August 19‚ 1955 the day before Till
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