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Economic Impact of Taxes

that total taxes, which means both state and local, increased over the years: they averaged 24.7 percent of the GDP in the 1950s, ...

Generational Effects of Rock and Roll Music

to understanding the cultural changes it brought. The 1960s was a decade defined by race relations. Thus, it is interesting to not...

Essay Explication on Three Varying Topics

This 9 page paper examines three essays in detail, comparing and contrasting the concepts used. The papers are entitled Robust Sat...

I've Got the Light of Freedom by Charles M. Payne and Organizing Tradition

In five pages the organizing tradition as it evolved in Mississippi during the 1950s and 1960s as depicted in this text by Charles...

American Mass Hysteria's Exacerbation of Class Struggles

In five pages this paper examines how mass hysteria contributes to U.S. class struggles in a consideration of the Communist 'witch...

Sexual Orientation Alternatives

In a paper containing eight pages social policy changes regarding homosexuals, bisexuals, and transsexuals are considered in terms...

The Crucible by Arthur Miller and Its Meaning to 1950s and Contemporary Audiences

In six pages the play and its meaning are discussed within a contrasting context of what it meant to 1950s audiences and what it m...

A History of Surf Music

This paper traces surf music from its beginnings in the 1950s through the present, discussing trends and artists. This fifteen pa...

J.J.C. Smart and the Identity Theory

In five pages this paper examines the relationship between the mind and brain in a consideration of UT Place and Herbert Feigl's i...

A Political History of Cuba

in 1515. Cubas position in the Caribbean has made it attractive to non-natives for centuries. The Spanish gave it extra at...

The Importance of Women's History

women to the sidelines of history, as insignificant to the progress of humanity. By implication, this view says that women did not...

Overview of the Manufactured Home Industry

In nine pages this paper discusses the evolution of trailer parks in this consideration of how the manufactured housing industry h...

An Overview of Advertising

see the buyer, and see how the sales message is getting across and the seller can change his approach if necessary. From the above...

History of the United Kingdom Police Force

the criminal groups. In addition, the mutually antagonistic attitude which divides the police from the sub-cultural groups f...

The Journalist in Combat

The history of reporting in war is the history of telling America's story. This paper explores that history and how the war story ...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

The Spending Habits of America

that money can buy. The only things they lack are the non-material items such as time spent with their children and time left alon...

Successful Presidential Campaign of Dwight D. 'I Like Ike' Eisenhower

much less "modern" Republican than Eisenhower, would win by a landslide (Edwards PG). Eisenhower proved to possess what has been ...

God, Church, and Flag by Donald F. Crosby

In five pages Crosby's book as it portrays the relationship between the Catholic Church and notorious 1950s Senator Joseph McCarth...

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 ...

Later Years of Architect Frank Lloyd Wright

In six pages this paper considers the latter stages of Wright's amazing architectural career focusing upon the 1950s. Seven sourc...