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Teenagers In The Fifties Essays and Term Papers
The Catcher In The Rye: Now And ThenFor one to fully understand and interpret this book, one must
remember that J.D. Salinger wrote The Catcher in the Rye in 1951. Still to
this day, the main character, Holden Caulfield, understands what teenagers
and the youth of our society are facing, and dealing with in everyday life.
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The Hippie Movement That Arose From Vast Political ChangesMassive black rebellions, constant strikes, gigantic anti-war demonstrations,
draft resistance, Cuba, Vietnam, Algeria, a cultural revolution of seven hundred
million Chinese, occupations, red power, the rising of women, disobedience and
sabotage, communes & marijuana: amongst this chaos, there ...
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Social Norms Are Constantly ChangingSocial norms are always changing. The changes over the last century have been very drastic. Even this decade has seen some very dramatic changes. One very visible social norm is the style of clothing. Styles rarely stay the same from one year to the next. What is in one day can be completely ...
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Sex On TelevisionOnce upon a time in the “Golden Age” of television, networks deferred to their own in-house offices of standards, which kept profanity, questionable morals, and salacious behavior off the airwaves. Today’s standard- free TV shows are obsessed with sex and it is very obvious to ...
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Condoms A Good IdeaCondoms in Schools: A Good Idea
The movie Grease. One of the best-loved movies of the twentieth century, watched by millions in the movie theatre upon its release in 1978. A newer, generation that is more modern got to experience the gang at Rydell High when it was re-released in 1998. There ...
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The Way It Really Was!In the 1950's there were many problems. The Korean war and the civil
rights struggle. Back then the music was all rhythm and blues (r &b). It was
record mostly by black artists and for black audience but the white teenagers
became interested.
The music scene in the early 50's
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The Sixties - Years Of Hope, Days Of RageTodd Gitlin grew up in Brooklyn in the 1950’s. He attended Bronx High School of Science and during his tenure, he won numerous scholarships and math awards. Todd Gitlin considered himself “studious and clean-cut”. After he graduated from high school, he attended Harvard University. During his ...
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The 1950s-1990sIn the later half of the twentieth century change has been very rapid, therefore there are many differences between the 1950s and the 1990s. However, there are also some similarities. In the area of family roles we have seen many changes which have occurred, Such as women becoming educated. In ...
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Changes During The 1950s-1990sIn the later half of the twentieth century change has been very rapid, therefore there are many differences between the 1950s and the 1990s. However, there are also some similarities. In the area of family roles we have seen many changes which have occurred, Such as women becoming educated. In ...
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Popular Music RevolutionMusic has undergone many changes throughout and history and prehistory. These changes were always somehow connected to sociological movements at the time. Rock music evolved mostly out of a need by young people of the fifties to break away from so-cietal norms. America had just come out of the ...
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Motown’s Evolution And With Emphasis On Its WomenInside, the front office near the receptionist’s desk there are vintage copies of Jet and Ebony, magazines geared towards the black population. The switchboard looks like something out of the original “Dragnet,” with quarter-inch plugs and manual phone patching to route calls. Upstairs, Gordy’s ...
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Fashion EssayIt is quite evident as you walk around the streets of almost any city or town in America that the line between what was once considered the black style of dress and the white styles has become less and less evident. This is especially true with the younger kids in junior high and high school. ...
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Gambling: Losing The GambleAbout nine years ago, I was out on the town doing some gambling. It was my night out; the wife already had hers. I did okay for awhile–up some and down some. As the night wore on, I started drinking and gambling more and became unconcerned with time. Oh, I knew it was getting late, and I was ...
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