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The Fifties Essays and Term Papers
MicroprocessorsInside of the mysterious box that perches ominously on your desk is one of
the marvels of the modern world. This marvel is also a total enigma to most of
the population. This enigma is, of course, the microprocessor. To an average
observer a microprocessor is simply a small piece of black plastic ...
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The Computer Revolutionhas brought about a total change in society, as we have known it. From the fifties and early sixties culture of make-do-and-mend to the materialistic, customer orientated society of today, IT has played an ever increasing role. We can now no longer spend even an hour without some form of ...
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Containment PolicyAmerica’s Policy of Containment was introduced by George Kennan in 1947. This policy had a few good points but many more bad points.Kennan's depiction of communism as a "malignant parasite" that had to be contained by all possible measures became the basis of the Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, ...
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Music And Its Effect On PeopleI think that music has quite an effect on people in today's society, but then again, I also think that today's society has a great effect on the way the music industry works. If no one likes a certain artist and no one buys their music, then obviously society has had an effect on the music ...
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A Brief History Of The BluesJoseph Machlis says that the blues is a native American musical and verse form, with no direct European and African antecedents of which we know. (p. 578) In other words, it is a blending of both traditions. Something special and entirely different from either of its parent traditions. (Although ...
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Tobacco: Opposing ViewpointsNow, more than ever, more and more people are beginning to look at tobacco use as a major public health concern. It is nineteen ninety nine, and the number of smokers is rising while the average age of smoking initiation decreases. There are those that believe using tobacco of any type should be ...
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Their Eyes Were Watching God 5When Janie returns to Eatonville, the whole town seems to turn out to watch her walk down the street by herself and up to her own house. She had disappeared some years before, with a young man named Tea Cake. The townspeople wonder why he has not returned with her. In fact, the town is viciously ...
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Breast CancerIntroduction
The human body is an amazing machine which functions with systems that
are more advanced than any which man has ever created. However, as with
any machine, malfunctions can occur and these are the diseases which cause
death. Cancer is one of these diseases; it causes death and ...
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An American Tragedy: Comparing "The Crucible" And "The Scarlet Letter"Two American authors, of two distinctly different time periods had one
very similar task, to turn a piece of American History into a believable tragedy.
Arthur Miller with The Crucible and Nathaniel Hawthorne with The Scarlet Letter.
Perhaps one might wonder which author did a better job in ...
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The Changes In The Movie IndustryThe fifties was a learning year and the 60’s became the time to express everything that they learned. The 60’s was a time for new and innovative ways to entertain the people. Since the blacklisting continued in Hollywood, the making or films became very difficult to express. The restrictions, ...
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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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BoB DylanRegarding significant musical movements in history,
the twenty first century, few were more important than the
took shape in the mid-nineteen hundreds. One of the
leaders of this
revolution was Robert Allen Zimmerman, known by his popular
assumed
name, . Born in 1941 in Minnesota, Dylan grew ...
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Neal Cassady: The Man Who Set The World Free
grew up as a quasi-homeless wayfaring boy with his alcoholic, unemployed father in the projects of Denver. His unconventional upbringing led to adolescence rife with theft, drug use, and extreme sexual awakening at a young age. Cassady grew up quite quickly and ...
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1968An Indignant Generation.\" With all its disruptions and rage, the idea of black revolution was something many white Americans could at least comprehend, if not agree with. When rebellion seized their own children, however they were almost completely at a loss. A product of the posts war \"Baby ...
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Tennessee Williams - Outcasts In His PlaysMore than a half century has passed since critics and theater-goers recognized Tennessee Williams (1911-1983) as an important American playwright, whose plays fellow dramaturge David Mamet calls "the greatest dramatic poetry in the American language" (qtd. in Griffin 13). Williams's repertoire ...
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A Cappella? Is That How You Spell It?A Cappella? Is That How You Spell It?
The phrase a cappella is among the most butchered and misunderstood musical
terms. The predominant, and most "correct" spelling, is ...
a cappella - two words, two "p's", two "l's."
A Cappella, A Picky Definition
Musicologists have fun debating the extent to ...
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Edward James Hughesis one of the most outstanding living British poets. In 1984
he was awarded the title of the nation's Poet Laureate. He came into prominence
in the late fifties and early sixties, having earned a reputation of a prolific,
original and skilful poet, which he maintained to the present day. Ted ...
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History Of Rock And RollIn the early 50's, at the end of the big band swing era, came a
form of music that, like others, parents would reject and their children
would love. This type of music is known as Rock and Roll.
Rock and Roll is defined as a popular type of music played on
electric instruments and characterized ...
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Banned And Censored MusicThe discussion of whether or not the censorship of music is constitutionally sound has come about. This problem has been around since the beginning of music in one way or another. The fact of the matter is that there is technically no such thing as the censorship of music in the United ...
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David Selznick And Since You Went Away"I have a different concept of producing than
other producers. Some producers are money men,
and others are just lieutenants. For me to
produce is to make a picture. As a producer,
I can maintain an editorial perspective that
I wouldn't have as a director. I consider
myself ...
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