Market research showed that the heaviest TV watchers were the most likely to become active do-it-yourselfers and amateur artists. ... In fact, since most American men rarely used their new tools, the possession of a "fetishistic tool" often served as the object of the hobby (57). ... Painting became one of the most popular hobbies of the 1950s, with the new paint-by-number sets for adults at the center of a "national mania," selling $10 million worth in the first two years. ... Clearly, most Americans did not have the same problems with filling in a numbered space and calling it art as did ...

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Regardless of why this genre of film is popular, questions of whether it is ethical to portray such events in such graphic detail in a fictional context can arise. ... Themes popular throughout this era were the depiction of Jews in hiding and Jews as successful, accomplished individuals who were unfairly persecuted. The Diary of Anne Frank, which was made in 1959 was one of the more popular films of its time. ... Ozick (1999) argues that these type of images have become staple in this genre to the point where they are so recognisable and clichéd that even the most liberal of heart...

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The cold war also saw a revelation in tanks as the most developed main battle tanks with harder shelters and a greater range in shooting power were invented. ... During the Roman Empire the most popular dish would have been pottage which was a mixture of a variety of vegetables and some meat as well as that it was either eaten with rice or cooked with risotto to eat as a scrumptious dish with bread (it wouldn't actually taste very good in that time period compared to what we could make these days however it would be edible but a bit bland). It would have been a delicacy to eat as most peo...

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However, its most distinct characteristic was the use of non-professional actors who relied greatly on improvisation. ... It had a grainy documentary-esque visual style that often had a gloomy look; this was partly due to the poor quality black and white film stock used as opposed to the popular Technicolor process popular in Hollywood film. ... Though "Rome, Open City,"" introduced the world to Italian neo-realism cinema, its most renowned and critically acclaimed film would be Sica's "Bicycle Thieves"." ... It touches on Italy's institutions and cultures--the government bureaucracy...

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However, its most distinct characteristic was the use of non-professional actors who relied greatly on improvisation. ... It had a grainy documentary-esque visual style that often had a gloomy look; this was partly due to the poor quality black and white film stock used as opposed to the popular Technicolor process popular in Hollywood film. ... Though "Rome, Open City,"" introduced the world to Italian neo-realism cinema, its most renowned and critically acclaimed film would be Sica's "Bicycle Thieves"." ... It touches on Italy's institutions and cultures--the government bureaucracy...

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After the horrors experienced in the First World War, isolationism had become popular, as no one wanted to repeat the same disastrous circumstances that claimed millions of lives. ... The soulful tunes of Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra were beloved household hits, and though the Television had yet to come into use, radio was still extremely popular. ... By almost the middle of the 20th century, American expansionism that had been so popular in the early part of the century had waned to a standstill. ... Most clearly, it is a prime example of how history repeats itself, and, if one heeds the war...

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Raymond Kroc became one of the most influential businessmen ever. ... After visiting his most popular customers Richard and Maurice McDonald and witnessing the success of their restaurant, Kroc encouraged the McDonald brothers to take their business internationally. ... The young generation of the era was probably the most to benefit from the situation. ... Guadalupe De La Cruz, a student who commented on Elvis Presley's influence on America, wrote that: Elvis illustrated the culture of the 1950's by changing the face of popular music forever His unusual style, that included sexy m...

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This popular political belief permeated throughout Nazi propaganda. ... A popular societal belief in Germany was that Jews were especially responsible for Germany's loss in the war because the Jewish community had certain members who profited during the Great War. ... The popular assertion that German Jews did not do their part in the war was invalidated by a census taken of the German military forces. ... Most of the German population went on believing that the Jews of Germany were not doing their part for the War effort. ...

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- North Korea has one of the world's most primitive levels of mental disorder treatment - Mentally ill patients are called "Number 49 subject" - Not many people survive in mental hospitals - Psychiatry is the least popular concentration among medical students In South Korea, Seoul National Mental Institution's reconstruction and relocation plan has been an issue of contentious debate amongst the community residents since 1995. ... It is not easy for someone to get a new job with a record of mental hospital treatment, since most of the employers shun employing 'Number...

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By the turn of the decade, most Americans believed that the Soviet Union were invincible in space and this in turn led to the popular belief that the Soviets were superior in terms of missiles and rockets. ...

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The cartoon Pokémon or Yu-Gi-Oh cards was very popular among the younger generations both originated from the Japanese. ... Further on popular culture, Japanese Anime and Manga have gained such widespread global attention, including Canada, to the extent that there are conventions held all over the world where fans dress up and socialize. ... Japan has managed to effectively share its most appealing elements with the outside world and continues to do so on a consistent and progressive basis. ... The embassy continues to play a significant role in continuously encouraging all of the afor...

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With something as detrimental as the atomic bomb it is often hard to be the devil's advocate and see the opposite side of popular opinion. ... President Truman was the one who made the decision to use the atomic bomb, and one of the most admirable things about president Truman was that despite the scrutiny of the use of the atomic bomb, he stood his ground in the decision he made, he didn't try to push it onto someone else to better his popularity with the people as he quotes, "Let there be no mistake about it. ... More often than not whenever there is a decision made that invol...

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After World War I, Germany slumped into a devastating economic depression, which allowed anti-Semitism to reach its most vicious point. ... Many Europeans took the title of an anti-Semite and took a popular stance of defending the public against the Jews. ... In Eastern Europe, Jews were allowed to own no land and were forced to live in the western-most part of the Russian Empire known as the Pale. ... Most Germans believed they were no anymore guilty than any other country for the start of World War I and knew they had also suffered great losses, yet they were being punished. ...

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From this, he left us with one central insight: that in a culture gutted with information, where most people experience most things through second or third hand through T.V. and print, through images that become banal and disassociated by being repeated, there is a role for affectless art. ... So, he looked not inward but outward, toward easily recognized manifestations of popular culture. Warhol's painting of the Campbell's soup cans is probably one of his most famous images. ...

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In the late nineteenth century most of Africa and Asia had fallen under European protection. ... Most European countries adopted some form of compulsory military service, though this was not always popular. ... Military service was probably accepted most readily in Germany where the army enjoyed enormous influence and respect. ... The development which most serious repercussions was that of the German navy. ... Many years of patriotic education combined with the recent war scares, luridly reported in the popular press, to create the 'mood of 1914'. ...

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As a result of a devastating and bloody world war, popular sentiment in America returned to a foreign policy of isolationism. ... Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemmingway, termed this popular public sentiment as the "Lost Generation". ... This would work since most immigrants were poor and could not afford English lessons ("How and Why Did the USA Achieve Prosperity in the 1920s?...

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One of the most essential causes for the industrialization of Europe was an increase in European population, better known as Mass Society. ... Their life would be constantly changing, with the popular concept of Mass Society evolving. ...

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Huntington states the "most important conflicts of the future will occur along the cultural fault lines separating" (Huntington, 1993) what he identified as eight specific civilizations: "Western, Confucian, Japanese, Islamic, Hindu, Slavic-Orthodox, Latin American and African" (Huntington, 1993). These are not absolutely exclusive of each other, and there are various degrees of similarity between them, what does differentiate them from each other are their languages and histories, traditions and cultures, but "most important, religion" (Huntington, 1993). ... Fo...

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"Combat readiness" involves nuclear weapons testing and is one of the most essential government operations vital to the security of our nation ("Government and Military"). ... Throughout most of the Cold War period, nuclear physics was the popular science that got most of the nation's public funding. ... This is the very reason why we are able to regulate most of the good or bad effects that happen on earth. In spite of this, we do not do what is best for the environment in most cases. ...

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Americans started preparation to take their part in the war in Near East with almost full support of most western countries including (at least formally) Russia. ... The most serious crisis undoubtedly begun in Crimea Peninsula in 2014 and was aftermath former uprising in Kiev. ... What is more important, this brings back a popular belief that Russia had a possibility to change borders using its power, yet they did not do that. ...

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The most important development in connection with the back-to-the-land movement, "subsistence homesteads", made its beginnings with the Dayton Homestead Unit in Dayton, Ohio. ... Perhaps one of the things that most characterize the 1950's society was the strong element of conservatism and anticommunist feeling. ... Rock n roll music was popular with teenagers who were trying to break out of the mainstream conservative middle class mold. ... Perhaps the most far-reaching change in worldwide communications was the advancement of television broadcasting. ...

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On October 5, 1919, a Navy station in New York City inaugurated a nightly broadcast of "various items of interest to the amateur", in order to "maintain the interest of radio amateurs and to train them in receiving code", as reported in Navy to Broadcast News for Benefit of Amateurs, from the December, 1919 Popular Science Monthly. ... By this time, half of America had radios and most people accepted and applauded the idea of national broadcasting. ... America is a society where everyone owns at least one television set, and is the most used appliance in households where watching it daily ha...

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Economic sanctions are an increasingly popular way of economic statecraft available to governments. ... Despite their frequent use, most efforts to apply economic sanctions have failed. ... While the sanctions were being applied, opinions differed, but now that apartheid has been officially lifted, most believed that the sanctions eventually paid off. ...

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The Korean War was extremely popular domestically because it was part of the Cold War. ... Therefore, not wanting to engage in an all-out war with China and the Soviet Union, which would most likely have led to the Third world war, Truman was forced to negotiate, and thus the Korean War ended in stalemate on July 1953 after long negotiations for peace a cease-fire was finally signed. ... Most South Koreans believe that the North are "engaged in a deceptive peace offensive in a bid to cover up their aggressiveness by misleading world opinion" America too keeps a watchful eye on North Korea,...

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Although it was not specifically created to refer illicitly to the Korean War alone, NSC 68 highlights the potential for growth of revolutionary and Communist ideas in Asia as they would be popular amongst what American policy makers would consider a, "particularly receptive audience." ... This is most clear throughout the CIA daily summaries and reports during 1950 in Korea with persistent references to 'some third party.' ... Asiatic policy at the time; the need to form a commonly shared enemy in the region was a key issue as most Asian nations didn't share one, making it dif...

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