Often referred to as the Contemporary Period, the end of the Second World War until the present day represents the span of our last period of literature. Why it is difficult to come up with a list of qualities that accurately describe the Contemporary Period of American Literature may be because the population has grown so large, or because printing and computer desktop publishing is so common, the situation is more chaotic than ever before. ... In literature, especially, most schools no longer emphasize the traditional canon of works and authors, but are instead teaching the literature of ...

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Cannabis is not the only psychoactive drug pervading contemporary culture. ... While an all-too-brief glimpse of modern psychoactive drug use in the United States, this author hopes to illustrate the popularity and pervasiveness of the aforementioned drugs. ...

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Body Modification and Contemporary American Rites of Passage INTRODUCTION Rites of Passage The term "Rite of Passage" describes any rite or ritual which marks or induces a change in an individuals social position. ... Because contemporary rites of passage have become extremely personalized, there really can be no culturally universal rites of passage. ... However, because they all contain the important element of alteration of the body, they are comparable enough to document the use of body modification in contemporary rites of passage. ... As one author wrote in an essay found online: ...

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In their book, the authors advocated women taking the lead within the household in order to be successful contributors to the society in which they live. ... Thomas Cole, among other contemporary artists produced works centered around nature. ...

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Authored by the Justice Policy Institute, a Washington-based research and advocacy group, the study showed that in 2000 there were 791,000 men in jail or prison and 603,000 enrolled in colleges or universities. ... This subculture has historically ranged from the enchained position of slaves to more contemporary manifestos of political prisoners. ...

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