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The 1960s: A Decade of Freedom and Change, 2006.
An essay evaluating the decade of the 60s based on the famous introductory paragraph in Charles Dickens' "A Tale of Two Cities".
1,772 words (approx. 7.1 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 57.95
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This paper takes a look back at the turbulent decade of the 60s in America and explains how what Charles Dickens said in the opening paragraph of his famous novel, "A Tale of Two Cities" might well apply to the 1960s. The paper explains how the 1960s had elements that made it both the best of times and the worst of times and that this decade epitomized the worst and the best in America.
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"For average Americans, it was the beginning of a decade that offered a strong economy; plenty of jobs; large families, unprecedented educational opportunities, liberal thinking, liberal political and social attitudes, and plenty of second chances. Before the end of the decade, use of the birth control pill would be widespread (likely helping to ushering the era of "free love" [there was no such thing as AIDS then] for which the 1960's is perhaps most fondly remembered). "No fault divorce" would facilitate the endings of many unhappy marriages, and much of the former social stigma of divorce, with so many now divorcing under the new rules, seemed to disappear that decade. It was as if, during the first years of the new decade, that the sky was the limit, if even that. For all of those reasons, the 1960's seemed then, at least early on, to truly be both "an epoch of belief" and "the best of times.""
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Social Protest of the 1960s, 2004.
This paper discusses the 1960s, a decade filled with change, when Americans threw off the aura of conformity from the previous generation.
2,800 words (approx. 11.2 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 83.95
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This paper explains the equation that caused the explosion of the 1960s was a simple one. ?Consumerism + cold war + denial = conformity?. The paper gives details about two leaders of the 1960s movement for change, Abbie Hoffman and Janis Joplin, each of whom contributed to the social protest mindset of the 1960s in a different way and became symbols of importance to the counterculture. The paper states that, if it were not for the 1960s, blacks might still be forced to the back of the bus, women would still be expected to stay home and not have career ambitions, and Viet Nam might still be going on.
Table of Contents
Introduction
What Came before the Storm
Social Protests
Compliments and Contrary Effects
Abbie Hoffman and Janis Joplin
Conclusion
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"The social protests began at various stages. The south had them erupting because of the segregation that was still an accepted practice in that area. Other parts of the nation had them because of the Viet Nam conflict and all that it represented by way of government lies and the loss of innocent lives. Innocence was destroyed during this era, as the younger generation pulled back the curtain of the Wizard and saw that it was only a man dressed as the American government. Once the untruths became evident, the grass root movement to change the nation took hold and social protest became a way of life for the American people."
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Cultural Change in the Light Of Absurdity, 2002.
Explores J. Tanizaki's work, "Diary Of A Mad Old Man", on cultural change during the 1960s in Japan.
4,900 words (approx. 19.6 pages), 12 sources, $ 178.95
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A paper on "Diary of a Mad Old Man" by J. Tanizaki, which discusses absurdity as it accompanies the author's notes on Japanese cultural change in the 1960s and according to what seems to be strongly Freudian themes.
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"The Reckless Decade: America in the 1890s", 2005.
A review of H. W. Brands novel "The Reckless Decade: America in the 1890s".
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper discusses H. W. Brands novel The Reckless Decade: America in the 1890s,and is a review of the work. Through discussion of Brand's thesis in relation to the work, as well as underlying themes present in the novel, the paper relates Brands' views on the history surrounding the last decade of the 1800s. The paper further discusses Brand's views on this period, as well as offers opinions about the book overall.
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"H. W. Brands, author of nineteen books and The Reckless Decade: America in the 1890s, has created a work that's purpose is to lead the reader into the past so that he or she is capable of understanding the present ("H.W. Brands"). Brands discusses a period in the American landscape in which the economy, employment, and equality were becoming monumental concerns for the American people. His focus throughout the novel is on providing a journey through the American past that those in the United States can understand in order to better our world today. He further provides an account of events that changed the entire history of the United States and that aided our society in an evolution that was both destructive, and forward thinking all at once. By the 1890s Brands contends that the vast frontier of America had all but disappeared (Lamb 1)."
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The Influential Decade Of 1910-1920, 2002.
Cites social, political, economic & artistic accomplishments of the decade.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 5 sources, $ 39.95
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Cites social, political, economic & artistic accomplishments of the decade. Long-term impact of the 1917 Russian Revolution & growth of power of the Soviet Union. World War I and its effects. Emigration to the U.S. of European immigrants. The Lost Generation. Post war prosperity in the U.S. Effect of Stock Market Crash.
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"The issue of which decade should be considered the more influential creates a dilemma, for the 1980s are simply too recent to be judged properly, while the influence of the period from 1910 to 1920 is much more apparent and clearly reached far. The two decades are related primarily because the years between them constitute the lifespan of the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union came into existence with the Russian Revolution in 1917 and ended with the breakup of the union in 1989. We know what effect the founding of the Soviet Union had on the next seventy years of history and on much of the world, while the consequences of the breakup are only beginning to be discerned and have only had a decade to make any difference at all. By any measure, socially, politically, economically, and artistically, the period from 1910 to 1920 was certainly more..."
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Machiavellian?s The Prince and Discourses on the First Decade of Livy, 2001.
The following paper is a comparison between the theoretical frameworks of Machiavellian?s "The Prince" and "Discourses on the First Decade of Livy".
1,300 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 2 sources, APA, $ 43.95
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The following paper explores two central questions. The first is how Machiavellian argues and supports, in both "The Prince" and "The Discourses," the idea that the welfare of the people is the highest law by analyzing Machiavelli?s doctrines and the second is what evidence there is in both works that Machiavelli's ideas were a product of Renaissance humanism.
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?One of the most believed scholars in history, Machiavellian, wrote ?The Prince? as a part of a larger work which was later known as ?The Discourses? According to this work ?Discourses?, Machiavellian made a great statement of this belief of the political state of the French Empire. His understanding was bolder then that mentioned in The Prince where his argument was more tentative and a bid for a position in Lorenzo?s court. Although this view is much merit, it was nevertheless a point of view that was similar in both the works. Both book was intended to inform the ignorant state of self interest aspect of life, and the conviction that man acts through self-interest only when he feels like it.?
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The 1950s: A Decade of Peace?, 2008.
This paper provides an outline of the 1950's political and social climate.
1,182 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 40.95
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The paper discusses how the political climate of the 1950s was shaped by the Cold War, the fear of Communism, economic changes seen in the rise of big business and the military-industrial complex and by the aftermath of the success of the U.S. in World War II. The paper looks at the Korean War that started the decade and the foundation for the Vietnam War that was set by the end of the decade. The paper also examines the social change and social turmoil, with the Civil Rights Movement's birth. The paper illustrates how this era was not one of absolute peace, although it is seen as peaceful when compared to the demonstrations and protests of the 1960s.
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"A security crisis developed in the 1950s with the fear of communism and the certainty that subversives had infiltrated nearly every facet of American life. The McCarthy era, as it came to be known, was referred to by many as a witch-hunt. This was a political crisis that was used by Senator McCarthy as a way of elevating himself and boosting his career, but the mass hysteria of the time made it possible for him to do this and also caused others to be accomplices in accusing people of being subversives."
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Major Social Change, 2007.
An overview of the feminist movement in the U.S.A.
946 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 33.95
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This paper examines how one of the most dramatic movements of social change in the history of the United States has been the feminist movement. It looks at how many feminist scholars separate the feminist movement into waves, and label the women's suffrage movement the first wave and the equal right's movement of the 1960s as the second wave. It discusses how, although the leaders of both waves of the feminist movement did not accomplish all of their goals, it is obvious that the feminist movement has resulted in tremendous advancements for women in America.
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"In addition to a backlash against women, the mid 19th and mid 20th centuries were also marked by tremendous change in race relations. Women played an active role in both the abolitionist movement of the mid 19th century and the 1960s Civil Rights Movement. Women's participation in these movements led to an increasing dissatisfaction with their circumscribed roles in greater society. Women were extremely active and vocal in the abolitionist movement. However, many of these early abolitionist leaders began to question their roles in the movement, since the same rights that they were seeking for slaves were rights that were denied to free white women. These problems became exacerbated after emancipation because feminist abolitionists saw a dramatic legal change in the status of ex-slave males, but no change in the legal status of women in America."
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Terrorists or Freedom Fighters - A Decision of Perception. Terrorists or Freedom Fighters?, 2002.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 8 sources, $ 35.95
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This is a question of perspective and of side. Depending upon the side you find yourself upon, your ideology, and your religion, determining who is fighting for the greater good and who is simply a terrorist is an impossibility of perception. Culturally, there is a great deal of support for freedom fighters. They are associated with the development of anti-oppression movements that we most closely associate with the American Revolution. To the British, the Boston Massacre was the suppression of terrorists, to the Americans, it was the massacre of innocents seeking nothing more than personal and communal freedom. This is how the world perceives Afghanis, members of Al Qaeda, and the combatants in Chechnya - as either terrorists or freedom fighters. It is the purpose of this paper to examine differences in perspectives on terrorism and how each group is perceived.
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"The Crucial Decade--and After: America, 1945-1960" by Eric Goldman, 1992.
A critical review of the political, cultural and ethical changes in U.S. after WWII.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 1 source, $ 79.95
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"Eric Goldman, author of The Crucial Decade--and After: America, 1945-1960, was a history professor at Johns Hopkins University and at Princeton University. Mr. Goldman has written articles for scholarly journals as well as for popular magazines. He is the author of a number of books, of which the most famous is Rendezvous with Destiny. Goldman's point of view is that of a historian, an intellectual and a scholar. He looks for themes, trends, and cause and effect, not for a mere telling of events. He places the events in the tenor of the times and describes the shifts in popular culture and psychology. This gives his work a hint of the point of view of a sociologist, as well.
In his preface to the book, Goldman states that two questions pressed upon him as he considered the history of the United States between 1945 and 1960. One of the questions..."
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Unipolarity in its Second Decade, 2004.
Examines the current unipolar political relationship between the lone world superpower, the United States, and the Western European powers and Japan. What has influenced cooperation and how can we predict the future nature of these relationships?
5,100 words (approx. 20.4 pages), 17 sources, MLA, $ 128.95
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Since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the subsequent end of the Cold War, competing international relations paradigms have had a problematic time adequately explaining the persistence of stable and cooperative relations between the United States and its Cold War allies. By examining the competing international relations paradigms and adapting several explanatory variables, this paper creates a model which applies the independent variables of geographic position, unipolar threshold, institutionalized nature of the international system and a necessity for a return to power/security threat. The paper argues that the dependent variable, continued stable and cooperative relations between the hegemonic power, the United States, and the great power states within the hegemonic order, Western Europe and Japan, is a result of the following independent variables: overwhelming power of the United States, a close security relationship within the hegemonic order and the lack of an imminent non-hegemonic threat.
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"Japan, while an active member of the United Nations, does not have permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council like the United States (U.S. - 5, Japan - 0). While it is difficult to determine that actual number of significant unilaterally led international actions by Japan, I will list what I consider the most important. Japan has acted provocatively, against the advice of other regionally based states while exploring for oil and gas in the East China Sea and while negotiating control over the ownership of the Senkaku islands. Japan regularly asserts the sovereign right to violate international whaling laws and other fishing arrangements to the outrage of the international community. While Japan's constitution limits the use of offensive military force, the state has used diplomatic power to continually place pressure on both the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the Republic of Korea, and the United States over the perpetual threat of nuclear, chemical, or biological brinkmanship on the Korean Peninsula and the Sea of Japan."
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"The Crucial Decade and After: America 1945-1960 ", 2002.
A book review on Goldman's work about the transformation of the post-World War II peace into the globalization of the Cold War.
1,540 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 50.95
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The paper sets out to prove that, while Eric Goldman is valuable as a source of details about the era, his work holds little value as an historical piece of work. It traces the life of Goldman and his writing of the work. It criticizes the lack of objectivity in the work and explains the reasons for this lack. It looks at the disparity in writing style of the work and concludes by evaluating the work's value as a whole.
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"As far as the relevancy to his subject matter, it is difficult to find fault in Goldman?s work. He does not wander from the topic and his work is very focused. His intent was to give an overview of the events that shaped the cold War. He has access to many first person accounts of conversations and letters written at the time, which other historians could only dream about. He knows little know facts and stories, some of which he witnessed with his own eyes. His coverage of the topic is thorough and complete. "
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The Decade of the Entrepreneur, 2002.
This paper looks at a company called Career Masters International, a new company with a vision for providing products and services that will help entrepreneurs succeed in the 21st century.
2,535 words (approx. 10.1 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 76.95
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The paper breaks down the company in order to show how it can help entrepreneurs. The writer asks questions and receives answers from the founder of the company who advises future entrepreneurs on the details of a successful endeavor. Some examples of the types of services that are addressed in the paper are-- franchising, marketing and financing.
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"A close review of CMI?s Business Plan reveals that the information contained within these seven categories correlate with management?s objectives. ?A major part of the CMI program is training and business development?to provide on-going assistance to all members in the operation of their business including advice on all aspects of a business from start up to maturity; to provide personal coaching advisors for entrepreneurs in order to build their business and achieve their goals; to provide a forum for individuals and groups with a common interest in home-based and small business; to offer specialized training which includes advertising, promotion, marketing, financial planning, business planning, and tax planning? ."
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Feminism And Poverty In The 1960s, 2002.
Analysis of how the rise of feminism and widespread poverty brought about social and political change in the 1960s.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 31.95
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Analysis of how the rise of feminism and widespread poverty brought about social and political change in the 1960s. Factors that undermined traditional gender roles and changing roles for women. Formation of the National Organization for WOMEN (NOW) & Betty Friedan & its impact. Poverty & racial inequality. Passage of the Civil Rights Act. Antipoverty programs and President L.B. Johnson's commitment to the poor and the War on Poverty.
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"In the 1960's, two major factors contributing to social and political change were feminism and poverty. The feminist movement in the 1960's promoted choice and equality for women in many different arenas of their lives. The National Organization for Women was and remains an instrumental group in bringing about such changes. President Lyndon Johnson declared a nationwide War on Poverty and pushed through a significant amount of legislation to assist the disadvantaged in the United States.
Several factors contributed to the rise of feminism in the sixties. An increasing number of mothers were working, which was becoming more accepted. Additionally, access to education for women increased; in 1960 35 percent of college students were women. Traditional gender roles were undermined by these ..."
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Freedom of Speech, 2006.
The paper compares and contrasts freedom of speech and freedom of expression in the United States and Mexico.
4,520 words (approx. 18.1 pages), 15 sources, MLA, $ 117.95
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The paper discusses freedom of speech in the American and the Mexican systems in light of the fact that the two countries are growing closer together in trade. The paper states that American individuals and businessmen need to understand the differences in the laws and customs on freedom of speech, as well as other cultural and legal differences between the two countries, in order to understand the meaning of actions and statements made by Mexican leaders. Examining the issue of freedom of speech in Mexico as compared to the U.S. can illustrate the differences and some of the reasons for those differences. The paper concludes that both systems are protected and neither can be seen as perfect in the degree to which it protects these freedoms. The Mexican government wants to be represented well in American thinking and to work with the American government for an improved economic situation for Mexico. Freedom of expression has been guaranteed by the Mexican Constitution, and now that promise has to be strengthened in order to assure that it is maintained.
Introduction
Mexico and the U.S.
Freedom of Speech
Freedom of Expression
Conclusion
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"The United States has a long tradition of political freedom, while Mexico does not. The United States as a nation is more than 225 years old, while Mexico as a nation is a little more than a century old. The United States emerged from its Revolution as a country with a new form of government, one crated as a counter to the kind of rigid and hierarchical society the settlers had known in Europe. In the U.S., freedom of speech is divided into freedom of speech and freedom of the press as related concepts differentiated largely by whether the expression is written in a publication or expressed verbally or through actions (in some cases). Case law has established both these types of expression as fundamental rights based on their inclusion in the Bill of Rights in the First Amendment."
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