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    Debt Management Section 1: Social Conditions / Concerns The 1950s socially was an exciting and eventful time to be alive. During the 1950s was when most of the now known "baby boomers" were growing up. On the homefront‚ many things began to change during the 1950s. During the forties‚ many men were across the ocean fighting in WWII‚ and women began to work‚ supporting their families and building careers for themselves. Throughout the 1950s both unemployment and inflation remained low. At this time

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    Fashion in the 1950s

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    B-FH103 Cultural and Contextual Studies‚ Fashion 2. Social changes had great influences in Fashion in the 1950s. Analyse two aspects of such social changes as discussed in the lectures‚ which is reflected in Fashion Design. Cite no more than two designers as case studies. Tan Xue Hui Amanda Name FMI-1B/ 14161 Class /ID No. Lucinda Law Lecturer 2012 LASALLE College of the Arts Faculty of Design Singapore Accepted by the Faculty of

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    Women in Spanish America during the colonization: The perception of inequality was evident in the colonial Spanish America‚ man belief that women were lacked in capacity to reason as soundly as men. A normal day for European women in the new world was generally characterized by male domination‚ for example marriage was arranged by the fathers‚ women never go out except to go church‚ women didn’t have the right to express their opinions about politic or society issues. Subsequent to all these bad

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    Conformity in the 1950s

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    Conformity in the 1950s During the post WWII period in America‚ the face of the nation changed greatly under the presidency of Truman and Eisenhower. America underwent another era of good feelings as they thought themselves undefeatable and superior over the rest of the world. Communism was the American enemy and American sought to rid the world of it. Because of the extreme paranoia caused by Communism‚ conformity became an ideal way to distinguish American Culture from the rest. Conformity

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    After the war‚ the idea of being multicultural raised doubts not only about nationalism but also about imperialism and colonialism. After the brutal midcentury experience of those -isms‚ it was no longer easy to assume that any single culture was so superior that it justified the domination of others. The word multicultural advocated coexistence. To our north‚ for example‚ Canadians used multicultural to describe their attempt to accommodate both English and French culture and language in their commonwealth

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    When will it end? Racial stereotypes have been around since the 19th century and its presence is the United States is still felt; this ideology has been portrayed in all types of mediums where semiotics influence a person ’s thought process. The influence of racial stereotyping has molded how a person judges another person by the basis of their race. Walter Mosley‚ the author of Devil in a Blue Dress‚ takes advantage of existing racial stereotypes to inform his readers of the enormous issue still

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    Discrimination

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    Discrimination “The hope of a secure and livable world lies with discipline nonconformists who are dedicated to justice‚ peace‚ and brotherhood.” Martin Luther King Jr states that a perfect livable world must contain justice‚ peace‚ and brotherhood. Social justice is the proper administration of laws to the natural law that all people are created equally without prejudice. Throughout history‚ many groups have been discriminated against in what they believe‚ however America has become a just society

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    Discrimination

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    Course: English 101 Topic: Discrimination Date: 30 June 2014 Nadesh / Mathurayar‚ 1 Varun Nadesh / Sureshram Mathurayar A/L Ramayiah Ms. Bernice Chauly English 101 30 June 2014 Discrimination Around 66 years ago‚ the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was scripted for the sole purpose of ensuring the welfare of all human beings are safe guarded regardless of the individual’s background. Discrimination is stemmed from a subtle form of prejudice and

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    Affluence of the 1950s

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    AfTo what extent does the affluence of the 1950s account for the Conservative election victories of 1955 and 1959? Hannah van Teutem. The affluence of Britain in the 1950s was a large reason as to why the Conservative Party gained victory in both the 1955 and 1959 election. Nevertheless‚ there were other factors which also had an impact on the success of the party. For example‚ there were the different issues with the weaknesses and the strengths of the Conservative party. Following this‚ there

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    Assessment Item Two: Minor Assignment Chosen Question: (1) Compare the two articles and comment on how the Cold War impacted upon African Americans during the 1950s. Historically‚ the treatment of African Americans was atrocious: unfair and dehumanising. Throughout the 1950s‚ this racial discrimination was noisily protested against and the recognition from governments allowed the African American voice to reach its zenith. The Cold War and the intense ideological disputes between the United

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