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    electronic music at the time like Ambient Dub and was very much unlike what many people today consider dubstep. What dubstep is today is a lot more chaotic and powerful. The type being focused on here is the newer‚ more chaotic dubstep. In the 1950s‚ as evident by the lives lead by many Americans at the time‚ people were very complacent with almost everything. This means that people liked everything the same. Unleashing dubstep onto what is in a sense your grandmother and her mother could possibly

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    what “youth” is. Culture is the way we live within our culture and youth culture is the way youth lives within it but because of the difficulties youth culture could mean different things to different cultures. Youth culture developed in the early 1950’s‚ although the idea of youth as a phase in life has a longer history. Youth culture was first developed in America after World War 2‚ which then Britain decided to follow due to media and other influences from America. In my opinion the most important

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    incoherent one that came into existence in the 1950s. Britain in 1951‚ though conservative‚ did acknowledge a new modern world of changes‚ social and technological progression rather than standing statically. To see the differences created by social transformation‚ we need to look at the aspect of continuity and changes that distinguishes the two. In term of continuity‚ Britain in 1970s carries the legacy of increasing social mobility kicked off in the 1950s. It can be seen as a demographical change

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    in the novel. The book is set in 1950s America which for many was a time of prosperity and optimism because of the newly ended war. However‚ there were many cracks in the 1950s beginning to show. There was a huge baby boom‚ and rising consumerism along with the pressure to conform. This was mainly due to the fading confidence in religion‚ especially Christianity. People began to question what religion gave them‚ compared to the power money gave them. The 1950s was also the years which gave birth

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    Wrangler Writing 110 December 14‚ 2010 The essay “Still Learning from My Mother‚” by Cliff Schneider is a personal tribute to his seventy-nine-year old mother. In the essay Schneider shares his fondest memory as a young boy growing up in the 1950’s. During this time it was common for a young boy to “have a catch” with his father. This was a time to toss around the baseball and to talk about life. Schneider shared he had many catches with his father‚ but his most memorable were with his mother

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    Maple & Vine Response Paper: Happiness and Modern Technology Despite rapid development of modern technology and increase in social tolerance of historically marginalized groups‚ only 55 percent of the US population consider themselves very happy‚ which is merely a 2 percent increase from 1956 when 53 percent of the nation described their life as very satisfying‚ according to Gallup. In the play Maple and Vine‚ Jordan Harrison questions the relationship between happiness and technological advancement

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    good consumer goods started getting produced during the 50s which was a very positive thing because Americans didn’t have to worry about losing their money again. Car registrations soared along with birth rate: from 26 million in 1945 to 40 million in 1950 to 60 million by the end of the decade. Americans can finally enjoy the

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    There are many factors that have contributed to the changes that occurred in young peoples’ lives during the 1950s and the 1960. During these period factors such as family time and roles all made bigger changes then imaginable. During this time‚ the meaning of a teenager was became widely known as young people aged fifteen up into their early twenties. Firstly‚ in 1950s family life was a huge factor that changed. In the early 1970s‚ most teenagers would’ve been identical younger versions of their

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    through one’s own effort rather than something to which one routinely accedes. There are three forms of marriage companionate‚ individualized and pure. Companionate marriage is the single-earner‚ breadwinner-homemaker marriage that flourished in the 1950s. The emotional satisfaction of the spouses became an important criterion for marital success. They were supposed to be each other’s companions-friends and lovers. Individualized marriage was identified by three themes. The first was self-development

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    attitudes and values of that time. Each text depicts an oppressive and controlled society. “Children of Men” is set in the year 2027‚ in the future‚ which contrasts to “Sive” which is set in the 1950’s‚ in the past. “Children of Men” is set in urban London in the future. On the contrary “Sive” is set in 1950’s Ireland in a very rural area. Despite their contrasting settings‚ both experience great problems. In “Children of Men” there is a very real fear of extinction of the human race‚

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