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Homer Hickam/October Sky

of this minister, and "his belief in Gods sense of humor and His fondness for neer-do-wells," inspired Sonny, as this fueled the ...

Historical Context of 'The Caine Mutiny'

In 6 pages this paper considers the Communist paranoia of the 1950s as depicted in this film's desire to prosecute Queeg during a ...

Lawsuits Have Changed How Schools are Funded

money because they do not have it. These schools and districts are severely limited in what they can do to provide a quality educa...

Comparisons Between Violent and Nonviolent Civil Rights Protests

2006). Most blacks in Montgomery at that time relied upon public transportation to travel to their jobs, but were forced by law t...

1950s Women's Roles

to their social and political benefit. Womens portrayal in Theodore Roethkes "I Knew a Woman" reflects the difference betw...

Hubbert's Peak

(The Coming Global Oil Crisis 2003). Some Middle Eastern countries said their oil peaked in 1970, which allowed OPEC to create an ...

REBT by Ellis

Ellis joined cognitive therapy with behavioral therapy and introduced it as Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy in the mid-1950s. ...

Film Festivals and their History

This research paper pertains to the history and development of film festivals and focuses on the specific histories of the festiva...

Basketball History

This research paper presents a short history of basketball that describes how the sport began and then traces the high spots in it...

Going to the Movies: Then and Now

In the 1950s, the film industry had begun to recognize the importance of marketing strategies and methods to bring viewers into...

Women on TV, Then and Now

comedic formula that this was never going to happen. Nevertheless, Lucy and Ricky were happily married, more or less, and offered ...

McCarthyism and the Red Scare

The writer discusses McCarthyism and its part in the Red Scare in America in the 1950s. There are three sources listed in the bibl...

Fashion of the Fifties

provocative clothing was acceptable. For perhaps the first time ever, people dressed to reflect what they were feeling. In doing ...

Special Needs Children and Early Psychological Studies

In six pages this paper examines 1950s and 1960s psychological studies of children with special learning needs and emphasizes the ...

Change Through Protest

In eight pages this paper examines social change through protest in a consideration of the civil rights and women's liberation mov...

Television Mothers and How They Have Evolved

favorite housewife. Perhaps because she and her real-life family were the stars of "The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet," it was eas...

Questionable Guilt of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

In fifteen pages this paper examines the Cold War 'Red' hysteria that gripped the United States during the early 1950s and how thi...

Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry and Its Life Parallels

In nine pages this paper analyzes the life parallels between the society of the 1950s and as the play reflected the life of playwr...

Contemporary Influence of the Beat Generation

In 10 pages this paper examines the works of Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Allen Ginsberg, and Jack Kerouac in an assessment of the 1950s...

'The Creature From the Black Lagoon' vs. 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers'

wrong. Young Jimmy Grimaldi is saying that the woman who looks like his mother isnt really his mother, and Wilma claims that the ...

'Nightmare of History'

In three pages this paper examines the observation by J. Baldwin that James Joyce 'is right about history being a nightmare--But i...

The Crucible by Arthur Miller

Ini six pages this paper first examines the playwright's life and effects of the Great Depression on Miller and his writings and t...

Discussion of 'Seven Reasons Why a Scientist Believes in God' by A. Cressy Morrison

In this paper consisting of five pages the essay written by a scientist that was widely published and discussed during the 1940s a...

Mississippi During the 1950s and the NAACP

In five pages this paper examines the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in 1950s' Mississippi. Eight sou...

Coming of Age in Samoa by Margaret Mead

In five pages this controversial 1950s' text is reviewed with comparisons made between U.S. and Samoa adolescence. There are no o...

Crime and U.S. Soldiers in Korea

In five pages this paper discusses the crimes that U.S. soldiers committed while stationed in Korea from the 1950s' war crimes to ...

Three Decades of Cinematic Representations of Their Respective Times

In six pages this report analyzes how Gold Diggers of 1933, Casablanca, and Invasion of the Body Snatchers each represent their re...

Cold War and Propaganda

a profound psychological impact. But hindsight is always twenty twenty. One must look back at history in order to grasp why there ...

Arthur Miller's Play The Crucible and the Film Interpretation

In five pages this paper contrasts and compares the 1950s' play with the 1990s' film version with McCarthyism among the topics of ...

Media and Chicago's Highway Construction During the 1950s

This paper examines the media's portrayal of Chigago's highway construction and other industrial projects during the 1950s. This ...