Sam Roberts‚ a correspondent for the New York Times‚ author of A Decade of Fear‚ published on March 15‚ 2010‚ addresses the topic of McCarthyism by providing his audience with the effects McCarthyism had on Americans and explanations of how it was viewed by different kinds of people. Roberts supported his article with direct quotes from influential people during that time period and facts explaining‚ in great detail‚ how McCarthyism led to the distrust between Americans. Sam Roberts described how
Premium United States Salem witch trials World War II
THE NEXT CHRISTENDOM BY PHILIP JENKINS A SUMMARY AND RESPONSE Kyle Sutton Engaging Reformation and Modern Christianity CH503-XD December 16‚ 2011 In the preface‚ Dr. Philip Jenkins clearly states his thesis for The Next Christendom‚ “Far from being an export of the capitalist West‚ a vestige of Euro-American imperialism‚ Christianity is now rooted in the Third World‚ and the religion’s future lies in the global South”.[1] The distinctions of global North and global South describe the groupings
Premium Christianity Europe Christendom
looking towards a positive future full of possibilities. The music of the 1940’s consisted mainly of jazz‚ big band‚ and swing. ( These styles were popular thanks to musicians’ strikes in 1942 and 1948 and eventually gave way to Crooners later in the decade. “Crooners” was a term used to describe male vocalists that often had powerful‚ professionally trained voices and maintained a specific posture or stage presence that could be described as intimate. Successful crooners include Nat “King” Cole‚ Frank
Premium Disco Rock music Hip hop music
The 90’s decade was probably one of the best ten years of all times. This decade had a major impacted on society from technology to the toys‚ music‚ movies‚ and fashion trends. What makes the 90’s great is a service that we all use the majority of the time called the internet became available to the consumer. Without the internet‚ we could not surf the web‚ check Facebook or Instagram‚ better yet take online classes. Thanks to the creator‚ Tim Berners-Lee for paving the way for us to be able to use
Premium Internet History of the Internet World Wide Web
Fashion throughout the Decades Interest: I chose to look at fashion and how it has changed and developed through the decades. Fashion up until the 1960’s varied widely. The 1960’s specifically were known as the “Flower Power” era‚ or the hippie movement. One of the social youth groups preceding the Flower Power era was referred to as the rockers. The rockers were a group of younger generations who typically wore black clothing such as leather jackets. Their style is echoed in greatly in the idea
Premium Jeans Hippie Clothing
Japan’s Lost Decade : An Introduction Japan’s economy has endured the first lost decade during the 1990s. Looking at the current situation‚ experts are pointing out that Japan is now experiencing their second lost decade due to similar characteristics of the first which is stagnant‚ non-improving condition of their economy. Did Japan learn anything from the previous lost decade‚ or did the steps taken to avoid another lost decade were too weak? What was the problem? We will try to look into the
Premium Inflation Recession Monetary policy
associations within decades. *Place the correct decade or group of years beside each group of specific factual information. Remember some items can fit into more than one decade so be sure to read through and consider the entire group. **On the chart for each Decade‚ write a definition or description of what each item is‚ how it relates to that particular decade‚ and what other terms could be associated with that decade. Use the following groups of years in place of decades for the Colonial period:
Premium World War II Boston Tea Party Cold War
of the 20th century welcomed a more lenient wardrobe for women as America entered the industrial revolution. The silhouette morphed into the mono-bosom with pigeon front dresses. The legendary Paul Poiret introduced the most notable design of the decade: the hobble skirt. Exceptionally wide at the hips and narrow at the ankles‚ the hobble skirt made walking nearly impossible‚ but fashionable women embraced it nonetheless. Poiret also supported the movement to liberate ladies from the corset; his
Premium World War II Roaring Twenties Haute couture
counter culture had been established and was taking action against what it felt to be unjust. Music also was a quintessential part of the time with protest music reflecting the zeitgeist of the 60s. Unveiling dubstep to the unwashed masses in this decade could possibly hold consequences. Because of the counter culture’s compulsion to go against what the 1950’s‚ if the parents of the 1950s reject dubstep‚ the teens of the counterculture would embrace it. The 1970s were a time where people were very
Premium Funk
the specific musical devices that were second nature to jazz players. The 1920’s were Broadway’s prime years‚ with over 50 new musicals opening in just one season. Record numbers of people paid up to $3.50 for a seat at a musical. It was also a decade of incredible artistic developments in the musical theatre. The Broadway shows were produced by showmen who took musical theatre seriously and tried to provide quality entertainment while making a profit at the same time. This attitude kept the musical
Premium Pop music Jazz Rock music