rap at the apartments entrance that made Dave jump. He rolled his eyes behind his dim shades and reminded himself of how much he hated visitors‚ especially when it was 11:40 in the evening. With a groan‚ Strider stood and trudged toward the doorway‚ twisted the handle‚ and yanked the door open. The last person he expected this sudden‚ spontaneous visitor to be‚ looked at him and quickly brought him into an embrace. Said hug was rather tight‚ which caused Dave to inhale deeply in fear he’d suffocate
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In 1970s trends that arose during 1960s continued expanding. They were increasing population’s political awareness‚ rising movements for liberty and equality‚ technological and scientific progress and of course continuing conflicts between the USA and the USSR (“Cold war”) as well as confrontation in the Near East and Southern-East Asian countries (Vietnam). In 1972 the US president Nixon made the historically important visit to China where he met with Mao Zedong. It was a historical meeting as
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American Politics The 1970s were by far the most turbulent decade for the United State domestic and abroad. The government was torn in many different directions and the Vietnam War had torn the public in two different directions as well. Throughout the entire decade every citizen of the United States had to question the legitimacy of the government and if they could honestly trust the government. Several events plagued the decade: Vietnam‚ Watergate‚ Iran Hostage Crisis‚ and Stagflation. The White
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still more individualistic‚ than they had been before” (Borstelmann‚ 18). In Thomas Borstelmann’s work‚ The 1970s: A New Global History from Civil Rights to Economic Inequality‚ he argues that previous scholarship and historians have looked at the 1970s as a decade of turmoil and uncertainty. While the 1960s and 1980s offered clear story lines and exciting social and political conflicts‚ the 1970s falls right in between two “real” decades when important movements and great events happened. Despite negative
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Why did the U.S. enter an energy crisis in the 1970s? The United States entered an energy crisis in the 1970s for several reasons that were to some point self-inflicted. One of the contributing factors was the United States involvement in the development and arming of Israel. While the Soviet Union was sending arms to Syria and Egypt‚ the United States via President Richard Nixon was helping Israel defend their boarders and people by supplying them with arms. This in turn caused an outrage within
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Dave Brooster‚ a 19-year-old male‚ came into my practice today after being referred by the military hospital for further evaluation. He was referred by a military physician to get a comprehensive evaluation of his hearing after failing a hearing screening on his base. Dave reports having a ringing in his right ear and but is still hearing normally. In his left ear‚ Dave reports not hearing as well as before where he isn’t able to catch some words in a conversation as well as he could before. His
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So with this Nixon and the U.S. Congress passed the Controlled Substances Act of 1970. The CSA Title II of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 is the federal U.S drug policy under which the manufacture‚ importation‚ possession‚ use and distribution of certain narcotics‚ stimulants‚ depressants‚ hallucinogens‚ anabolic steroids and other chemicals ( Reuters). Therefore‚ since the year of 1970 people have been well aware and informed about the usage and affiliation with drugs
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lull. The 1970s were an in between period for the nation. It is often referred to as America’s hangover; a stretch of time where the country had no forward motion. The traditional family and gender roles were becoming more obsolete. The Middle East substantially rose the price of crude oil‚ which was accredited to the severe inflation the nation experienced during this time. President Carter did little to help the country overcome this problem‚ but‚ fortunately‚ his successor did. In the 1970s‚ America
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huge protest. That people all over the country participated in‚ during the spring of 1970. Roughly 20 million people participated in the protest addressing concerns of the air and water pollutions‚ the pesticides that were harming all wildlife‚ the population boom‚ and much more. After this event happened in 1970. The government needed to take action to satisfy the people needs. They created the Clean Air Act (1970)‚ the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)‚ the Clean Water Act (1972)‚ and much more
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Humans exploited and competed over the earth’s finite resources more intensely than ever before inhuman history. Also‚ global warming was a major consequence of the release of greenhouse gases and other pollutants into the atmosphere. However‚ in the 1970s governments took initiatives to preserve and protect the environment. As the world’s population increased so did the need for materials and goods. The growing population over looked environmental issues due to the need for goods which caused pollution
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