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    The American Revolution was an important part of world history. There was a conflict between the patriots and loyalists. The patriots wanted independence from Great Britain; however‚ loyalists wanted to remain loyal to the British government. The American Revolution was revolutionary because the patriots fought for independence from Great Britain and they succeeded. Also‚ the Declaration of Independence was written. Many leaders helped make the fight for independence possible and helped shape the

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    Have you ever wondered what was the purpose of life was? The purpose of life is confusing and there are many questions to answer. Well‚ one person had done an experiment on himself for two years in the woods and his name Henry David Thoreau. Thoreau wanted to know about the purpose of life. So‚ on July 4‚ 1845‚ he went to Concord‚ Massachusetts in to Walden’s woods near a pond. During his two years in the woods‚ he wrote a journal explaining about the purpose of life at the woods. The question to

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    Politics and Its Issues in 1950’s Britain Script Slide 1 ⇒ Today in Britain is a time of peace‚ happiness and prosperity. However not so long ago‚ it was not like this. ⇒ I will be discussing the issues and politics of the 1950s‚ especially focusing on the United Kingdom. Slide 2 ⇒ The 1950s were not happy years for Britain. At this time‚ the UK was involved in many wars‚ conflicts‚ and crises. After the conclusion of WWII‚ and during the 1950s‚ Britain saw the Korean War‚ the Suez Crisis

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    Processing What was life really like in the colonies? Everyone either had a farm or in a city‚ no one lived in the suburbs. Many people made money on their farms or plantations where many slaves worked for the landowner. Also‚ many children didn’t receive education unless you were quite wealthy. So‚ let’s see what was life really like in the colonies. Let’s start off where people live‚ many people were farmers and that’s how they made a living. They grew their own food and even made things out

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    How did television impact on Australian society? Television was first introduced to the Australian society in 1956. Television changed the way Australians spent their leisure time - people began staying at home‚ rather than going out to the cinema or other venues. Television exposed Australians to American culture on a larger scale than ever before. Throughout the 50s television portrayed an idealized version of reality‚ displaying thin‚ beautiful woman and charming‚ well-trimmed men. The influence

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    Television has been a fixture of American culture for more than 60 years.” (Minnesota Health Department‚ 2014) From black and white to color‚ from large box televisions to thin‚ to smart televisions‚ they have now. America’s televisions has changed and so have American’s relationship with television. Televisions‚ in an American culture‚ has informed and has entertained them through the years. Televisions has also impacted the health and the behavior of the American culture in the advertisements

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    ENGL 101-B33 February 19‚ 2013 The Effect of Television in American Culture The television has positioned various issues pertaining to the lives of the general public in a number of ways. Undoubtedly‚ views and opinions of the public may be easily controlled and influenced through content of various commodities of television. People opinions may perhaps form by their views on certain subjects. Starting slightly beyond infanthood‚ children learn to engage in‚ duplicate‚ and imitate the accessories

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    The Civil Rights Movement in the1950s throughout the 1960s was a tremendous era that showed the struggle African-Americans went through to achieve their civil rights. Giving them equal rights an opportunity to those of whites: employment‚ housing‚ and education‚ voting‚ and access to public facilities. In 1954 the Supreme Court made the decision declaring separate facilities by race to be unconstitutional. After this law was made‚ nine black students enrolled into the formerly all-white Central

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    took off during Romanticism. In literature there were leading writers like‚ Wordsworth‚ Shelley‚ Keats‚ and Byron changing how prose was written. In music‚ composers like‚ Beethoven‚ Wagner‚ Chopin‚ and Tchaikovsky were making their romantic impact in music. Romanticism could even be seen in paintings by: Gros‚ Goya‚ and Delacroix. However‚ the biggest cultural impact seen during this time is the invention of the folklore. Hobsbawm believes‚ “The Folk’ could be revolutionary concept‚ especially among

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    Essay #2 Television: The Downfall of American Society Televisions have only been around since their debut in the middle of the 20th century and have since become a huge part of everyday life here in America. Originally having good intentions‚ the television and watching of television in the last couple of decades has changed greatly. The amount of time people spend watching their televisions has also changed in the sense that people spend much more time in front of the television than they used

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