HIST101-1303A-08 Modern American History: 1950 to the 21st Century Phase 1 Individual Project Crystal Simpson The Baby Boom Being separated from families for long periods of time while serving in a combat zone is a feeling all too familiar, the only thing on a soldiers mind when they get home is making up for lost time. Soldiers serving in different armed forced from different countries coming home from their tours of duty overseas during World War II were eager to get back
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(Hippie). They left their families and did it for many different reasons. Some rejected their parents' ideas, some just wanted to get away, and others simply were outcasts, who could only fit in with the Hippie population. Fewer than twenty-five became a magical age. Young people all over the world were united by this bond (MacFarlane, 71). This bond was of Non-conformity and it was the Creed of the Young (MacFarlane, 75). Most Hippies came from wealthy middle class families. Some people said that
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Why I chose KSU I chose to come to KSU for many different reasons. Some of them being money, commute, friends, and of course the food. It didn’t take me long to choose KSU because all the things I was looking for in a college were right here, it worked perfect because I am only ten miles from home, so my life didn’t change that much. So far KSU has been a great experience and I am looking forward to becoming fully submersed in campus life. The main reason I chose to attend college at KSU was the
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We Are Not A Gang! We Are Family!: Juggalos Fight Back Abstract “Juggalo” is the name of the very dedicated fans of the Insane Clown Posse and the other artists on the bands record label Psychopathic Records. In 2011, the FBI’s Gang Activity report listed Juggalos as a growing gang threat in the United States. Since then, Juggalos from across the country started flooding Psychopathic Records and the Insane Clown Posse with e-mails stating that they were being harassed by law enforcement just
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The Sixties was a decade known to be unconventional and a crucial time in our history. It was a decade where there were various political and social issues, which also affected people’s values and the media. It was a crucial decade where people felt the need to express their values like never before. During this time Rock and Roll blew up, and hippies wanted to promote peace and love like never before. Culturally, the sixties was a time of major change for young and middle-aged citizens as sex,
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father later changed his name to James Marshall. His mother had passed away when Jimi was only 16 and his father had left right as his mother gave birth to his two brothers Leon and Joseph. Jimi had a rather tough childhood, living with many different families and acquaintances, but it was music that
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Winston Churchill Winston churchhill was born on November 30, 1874, in Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, England, an died in Hyde Park Gate, London, England, on Janaury 24,1964. Also, he came from a wealth family, and started serving in the british military at a young age. He was a many things a journalist, Prime minister, and Serve in the british military. He was known mostly as a prime minister. As prime minister, Winston Churchill rallied the British people during WWII, and led his country from the
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Dimitriadis Mr. Karl Gibson April 15, 2011 When I think of music and how it influences my life I come up with many different types to consider, and at various times. Music I associate with my childhood are various songs heard during family picnics, family gatherings, and times or events of this nature. I grew up as a child in the 1960’s and listened to what my parents were listening to. Songs like Finger Popping Time by Hank Ballard and the Midnighter’s, I got a Woman, Ray Charles, The
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the Garden of Eden, but it ended up resembling more like the depths of hades. England was a country that was deemed perfect by one leader, chosen from God, most followers thought. King Richard II took his role as King of England and betrayed his family, his people, and his country. The serenity, the beauty, and the peace that once filled England were no longer there. Serenity Thou, old Adam's likeness, set to dress this garden, how dares thy harsh rude tongue sound this unpleasing news? What
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fighting for independence. "Brazil's nineteenth-century experience, not only retained a monarchical form of government while every other independent country in Latin America became republic, but declared independence while keeping the Portuguese royal family on the throne." (Levine, xiv) Though Brazil was an exception because there was no war of independence but there was chaotic mess. One important leader who helped create the monarchy and guided the first emperors of Brazil went by the name of Jose
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