...Rachel Maddow vs. Bill O’ Rielly In August 2008, MSNBC announced The Rachel Maddow Show would replace Verdict with Dan Abrams in the network's 9 p.m. slot the following month. Following its debut, the show topped Countdown as the highest rated show on MSNBC on several occasions. After being on air for more than a month, Maddow's program doubled the audience that hour. Early reviews for her show were mostly positive. The Los Angeles Times writer Matea Gold stated Maddow "finds the right formula on MSNBC," and The Guardian writes Maddow has become the "star of America's cable news." Associated Press columnist David Bauder said she's " Olbermann's political soul mate" and the Olbermann-Maddow shows are a "liberal two-hour block." Distinguishing herself from others on the left, Maddow said she's a "national security liberal" and in a different interview that she's not "a partisan." The New York Times called her a "defense policy wonk" that is writing a book on the role of the military in postwar American politics. (The book, titled Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power, was published in 2012.) During the 2008 presidential election, Maddow did not formally support any candidate. Concerning Barack Obama's candidacy, Maddow said during the primaries, "I have never and still don't think of myself as an Obama supporter, either professionally or actually." In March 2010, Republican Scott Brown, the junior United States Senator from Massachusetts, speculated that Maddow was going...
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...Levittown: Visionary Urban Design or just Urban Sprawl? Gail A Bigelow April 23, 2006 University of Central Florida Levittown: Visionary Urban Design or just Urban Sprawl? Levittown isn’t a visionary product of high design, there weren’t any major architects to give it pizzazz yet it endures today, by sheer force of will, to be the working stiff’s utopia, his escape from the inner city, the place where he could get away from the noise and dust of the city, a place that was affordable, where he could be king of his own single-family detached castle, he could enhance his quality of life and be just far enough away, but not too far… After World War II the returning veterans demands for housing became more insatiable, it was a right, given what they had been through. Returning veterans were living in attics, basements and Quonset huts or sharing housing with others in the same boat. The young men and women were ready to get back to a normal life – get married and have families and that meant finding a place of their own. The houses were their reward. A single-family house in the suburbs, fully equipped with the best appliances, became a patriotic mission. Many were looking for something new and different than what they had grown up with, they wanted to get out of the inner cities. They knew they’d have to work in those cities, but they didn’t have to live there or raise a family there. During the...
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...Summary Notes on Levittown by Kushner 1. From a sociological perspective, the Levvittown story is significant for many reasons but some of the most important ones are: * The use of and power of prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination in setting the rules of inclusion and exclusion of the “American Dream.” * (What is the American Dream?) * the ability of individuals (e.g. the Levitt brothers) to monopolize an entire housing industry. * the actions or inactions taken by our national (and state/local) government that encouraged segregated housing in the U.S., even for veterans, who obviously had served in our wars. * the permanence of the housing segregation from the actions of the Levitt brothers and the U.S. government even now, as housing in the U.S. continues to be segregated by race/ethnicity (as well as socio-economic status). * the intricate connection between housing and quality of schooling at the K-12 level in our country. The higher the value of one’s property, the more taxes one pays, and the better the schools those taxes help support. * the intricate connection of quality of schooling and going to colleges, especially highly-ranked colleges * the intricate connection between college degrees and well-paying jobs, and even closer connection to college degrees from certain colleges and universities to well-paying jobs – almost a pipeline from K through graduate degrees * the intricate connection between jobs and ability...
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...Over the years historians have described the 1950s as a decade of prosperity conformity while the 1960s were a decade of turmoil and violence. It is clear that these stereotypes are accurate portrayals of these times shown through the prosperity of Levittowns in America, but the turmoil and violence due to the different views of civil rights. During these decades there was both social and political changes, resulting in prosperity and conformity of beliefs during the 1950s and violence, turbulence, and disillusionment in the 1960s. During the 1950s society began to shift into a new culture of prosperity. Due to the prosperity of the 1950s new towns called Levittowns emerged. These towns were the first mass produced suburbs, where similar houses were built close to each other. As shown in the image of Document A, these houses were...
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... 40 million Americans moved to the suburbs, one of the largest mass migrations in history. Rural regions suffered the most dramatic decline in population. Because few houses were built during the war, the U.S. had a severe shortage of urban housing. Newly married veterans who needed housing looked to the suburbs. Rural regions and older industrial cities suffered dramatic declines in population. At this time of peak demand, developers began to quickly build affordable housing. William Levitt became a leader in mass producing suburban homes. Entire rows of houses in Levittown were built using the same plan. Workers could build houses in weeks rather than months built three Levittowns—in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania—which became blueprints for other suburbs soon springing up across the country. Home buyers could use an installment plan, paying $58 a month towards the cost of the home. Levitt built three Levittowns—in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania—which became blueprints for other suburbs soon springing up across the country. Other developers adopted Levitt's techniques, and suburbs were soon springing up across the country. New home buyers received low‐interest home loans courtesy of the GI Bill of Rights and the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). FHA‐backed loans allowed home buyers to pay as little as 5% to 10% of the purchase price and to pay off their mortgages over 30 years. As populations increased, suburbs became self‐contained communities with shops...
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...Korea. He also fired MacArthur for insubordination. | |NSC-68 |The National Council Report 68. A study done by the National Security Council that influenced foreign policy. | |Inchon |The location of a surprise American invasion that pushed North Korea back across the 38th parallel. | |Martin letter |The letter that MacArthur wrote to Joseph Martin that lead to his dismissal. | The Fabulous Fifties From the following list, choose five and identify their significance during the 1950s. The Hula Hoop, Disneyland, The Mickey Mouse Club, Interstate Highways, Dishwashers, Hi-fis and Stereos, Poodle Skirts, McDonald’s, Drive-in Theaters, Levittown, Dr. Spock, Ozzie and Harriett, Leave it to Beaver, I Love Lucy, Father Knows Best, The...
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...fired MacArthur for insubordination. | |NSC-68 |The National Council Report 68. A study done by the National Security Council that influenced foreign policy. | |Inchon |The location of a surprise American invasion that pushed North Korea back across the 38th parallel. | |Martin Letter |The letter that MacArthur wrote to Joseph Martin that lead to his dismissal | The Fabulous Fifties From the following list, choose five and identify their significance during the 1950s. The Hula Hoop, Disneyland, The Mickey Mouse Club, Interstate Highways, Dishwashers, Hi-fis and Stereos, Poodle Skirts, McDonald’s, Drive-in Theaters, Levittown, Dr. Spock, Ozzie and Harriett, Leave it to Beaver, I Love Lucy, Father Knows Best, The Honeymooners,...
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...fight communism. But that would be further from the truth; simply put it was the result of plans being put on hold due to the Great Depression and World War II. Many American’s after the war looked forward to starting a family because of the growth in corporate America. Unions promised increase in salaries, so with more money comes the need to buy material items, something they went without growing up. The thought of providing a better life for their children, was not just going to be a dream, it was became reality. Like stated above, materialistic living became something to do, that also meant having a beautiful home to match the nice items being bought. That meant a demand for home developers such as William Levitt who brought the “Levittowns” to New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. This brought on the development of tract houses, meaning modest homes that were designed to look alike and built in mass quantities, this being called Suburban living. Thanks to the GI Bill offered to the returning soldiers, buying a home in the suburbs was attainable. It was actually cheaper to buy a house, than it was to...
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...Wildlife Planet has been going after Marc Ching pretty harshly and just a little info we actually love all the death threats and anyone who wants to stop on by our address is 2 Silversmith lane Levittown NY 11756... If you need direction call us we will be more than happy to send them to you. BTW please also include your next of kin so we can notify them. So I believe I fully answered what I believe of all the little piss ant wannabe tough guys out there who somehow believe a moron email is going to somehow scare me you now have your reply. On with the business at hand. For Marc Ching to be using the hashtag #SeeTheTruth is actually quite ironic since we could clearly see the truth in these Pictaram's he posted For Wildlife Planet it sums...
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... | |Dishwashers |Persistent poverty | |Automobiles |Black urban migration | |Hi-Fis and stereos |Urban renewal | |Poodle skirts |Beatniks (beats) | |Drive-in theaters |American Bandstand | |Levittown |Elvis Presley | |Dr. Spock |James Dean | |Event |Significance | |American Bandstand |This show took the nation by storm. It introduced new and different cultures and showed new musical talent. It| | |was a phenomenon. | |Elvis Presley |Elvis Presley was known as “The King of Rock and Roll”...
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...University of Phoenix Material Fifties and Sixties Culture, Consumerism, and the Economy Matrix Student Name: Keyiana Moye Section 1—Economic Miracle. Create a matrix overview of the economic expansion following World War II. Select five of the following topics to shape a response, and explain their significance to American history: Dwight D. Eisenhower, Adlai Stevenson, The Fair Deal, Nuclear Power, Government Spending, Suburbs, The Modern West, Keynesian Economics, Corporate Consolidation, The Postwar Contract, AFL-CIO, Antibiotics, The Salk Vaccine, DDT, Television, UNIVAC, Interstate Highways, Paul Samuelson |Topic |Significance for American History | | | | | | | | | | | ...
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...Industry Art It was a time of assembly lines and factories, booming population and industrialism, it was the 20th century and it was building speed. As the suburban American family turned the doorknob to their brand new, mass-produced, Levittown house they were clueless to the impact that their Model- T Ford would summon on the new modern art era. Hundreds of artists filled the modern era, but Marcel Duchamp, Andy Warhol and Banksy were among the few who were influenced by the new industrial world to change the face of art. In 1887, Marcel Duchamp was born to an artistic family in France. At age sixteen, he desired to be a painter (Stafford). Duchamp was introduced to the Dada art movement that sprung up in 1914. Leadership, bourgeois culture and support of war disgusted the Dadaists and they eliminated the act of labeling art (The Art Story Foundation). So Duchamp moved to New York in 1915 to begin production on his new readymade art. He took everyday objects, a bicycle wheel or snow shovel, put it in a gallery and let the consumer deem it art. The most notorious work of Duchamp, and considered the most influential piece of modern art (Higgins), a urinal turned on its back and renamed Fountain shown at an exhibition for the Society of Independent Artists in 1917 (The Art Story Foundation). A urinal, undoubtedly plucked off an assembly line months before, intended for public usage, was sitting in a gallery underlining the interdependency between art and realistic life. Duchamp's...
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...Personal Reflection Paper BSHS 345 August 26, 2014 Personal Reflection Paper Invidious comparison is the act of comparing one person to others according to their class, race, sex, or religion. This act can have a negative effect on people who are aware of it. Growing up in California, where the predominant Hispanic races were of Mexican and Central American origin, I was constantly compared to those Hispanic backgrounds. This was frustrating because I am Colombian and the Colombian Culture is very different from the Central American culture. My mind could not understand why people would compare me to them if I am South American. The traditions, food, music, slang, and even accents were different. American non-Hispanic people would call me, among many other things, a “dirty Mexican” or “wet back.” This was extremely frustrating because neither one of my parents hopped the border nor were they dirty. My young mind did not know how that these people were just ignorant so my frustration turned into anger and total repulsion of races of those other backgrounds and countries. A sense of insecurity and even self-hate would overcome me. I did not want to be Hispanic, I wanted to be white, and I wanted to be accepted. My way of seeing things changed in 2006 when the Immigration Equality Movements became popular. Latino activists would speak at events and in a sense give the people a sense of empowerment and hope. Attending these events made me feel proud of my Hispanic heritage...
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...MGMT 597 Week 2 Assignment: Cases 14.2, 16.10, 18.2, 20.3 Ifeyinwa Onyekwena Keller Graduate School of Management 14.2 - Real Property Robert Briggs and his wife purchased a home located at 167 Lower Orchard Drive, Levittown, Pennsylvania. They made a down payment and borrowed the balance on a 30-year mortgage. Six years later, when Mr. and Mrs. Briggs were behind on their mortgage payments, they entered into an oral contract to sell the house to Winfield and Emma Sackett if the Sacketts would pay the three months’ arrearages on the loan and agree to make the future payments on the mortgage. Mrs. Briggs and Mrs. Sackett were sisters. The Sacketts paid the arrearages, moved into the house, and continued to live there. Fifteen years later, Robert Briggs filed an action to void the oral contract as in violation of the Statute of Frauds and evict the Sacketts from the house. Who wins? Briggs v. Sackett, 275 Pa. Super. 13, 418 A.2d 586, Web 1980 Pa.Super. Lexis 2034 (Superior Court of Pennsylvania) In this case the statute of frauds applies in 3 ways. The statute of frauds states that a written contract is required under the following circumstances present in the case: • When real property is involved – A home is classified as real property, therefore any transfer of ownership is required to be written; • When the contract cannot be performed in one year – Since the mortgage transfer had a remaining duration of 24+ years (including payments in arrears) it satisfies the criteria...
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...GB 320 Assignment #1: Secondary Research Bentley University How Today’s Suburban Main Street Can Remain Relevant, A Case Study in Lexington, Massachusetts Group 6: Mohamed Al Khouri, Tomas Allen, Bridget Gioia, Jeffrey Quigley, Kenneth Ukaigwe, Paul Wolfenden Section 1 “Company and Product” Description The town of Lexington, Massachusetts is cemented in the minds of many Americans due to its profound historical significance. On this site, the first shots of the Revolutionary War were fired, beginning the campaign for independence. On the morning of April 19, 1775, seventy-seven minutemen fought their first skirmish against the British (Tour Lexington, 2013). Today, Lexington continues to honor its place in American history with numerous statues, monuments and historical sites (Tour Lexington, 2013). Lexington’s historical significance provides an opportunity to capture tourism from both domestic and international visitors. Lexington is a mid-sized town of just over 32,000 people situated within the Greater Boston Area in Massachusetts (DemographicsNow, 2012). With families occupying 90% of all households within the town and a highly-ranked school system, Lexington attracts wealthy professional residents (Berg, Biedron, Bueller, Horst, 2011). Like many American towns, Lexington contains a central business district (CBD), a central area of the town where the majority of commerce takes place. Lexington’s CBD is the stretch of Massachusetts Avenue bordered by Clarke...
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