Their median age at first marriage hit a record high of 24.5 years in 1994, up from 20 years in the mid 1950's (Crispell, 1996). ... Men's economic status has substantially deteriorated since the 1970's (Oppenheimer, 1994). ... While over three-fourths of all women in the United States aged 35 to 39 are married, fewer than two thirds of these are professional women. ... "Even though not all young women label themselves feminists, the idea that women can and should have aspirations other than wife and mother has been widely accepted" (Unger & Crawford, pg. 364). ... Policies that...

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If the company is to prosper, the employees must be treated well. All employees are eligible for Starbucks' health care and benefits package, as well as a starting wage above the minimum. ... Schultz believes his company will succeed well into the twenty-first century. ... The Company holds approximately 39 federal trademark registrations in the United States. ... Develop enthusiastically satisfied customers all of the time. ...

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One of the reasons that sumo is so popular in Japan is undoubtedly the belief that sumo is a unique combination of sport and ritual peculiar to Japan. ... That Sumo is a Japanese national sport is a matter of common sense to the Japanese people, but that is not sufficient. ... The ritual side of sumo, Bolitho implies, all the Shinto symbols and practices that nowadays are evoked to represent sumo's "tradition," in fact dates only back to the late Tokugawa Period. ... Thompson writes, "The yokozuna emerged as a rank only in the last hundred years, well into the modern period. ... It is ...

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The 1960's was a decade that changed the world. ... The 60's were very volatile and unstable. ... By the end of the decade African Americans were given the full rights as all other Americans and thus began the adjustment to the changes the Civil Rights Movement brought. ... This was the flame that started the fire that burned strongly throughout the 1960's up until the Civil Rights Act was signed thereby giving African Americans the same rights as all other Americans. ... Despite justice being served well after the initial bombing it is good that justice prevailed and these men ...

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In April 1968, Martin Luther King, Jr. went to Memphis, after the strike leaders, was assassinated at age 39. ... s family originated in African-American Baptists. 15 years old studious gold with honors enter Moore House School to study sociology at the end of their studies Koji Atlanta Moore College, Bachelor of Arts degree. ... Why he can win this prestigious position and several well-known presidential tied? ... The evening of 4 April 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee Lorraine Motel story was assassinated racist, aged 39 years old. ... s sentence becomes short, the tone gradually improved. ...

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The most substantial evolutionary development occurred in the late 50's and early 60's was the preclusion of polyurethane foam and fibreglass. ... It was in the late 90's that science and common sense were combined to create an even more successful board, squarer ends and a much greater concave shape were a result. ... I think one of my favorite sessions was getting "restaraunts" in Fiji all to myself one morning for 39 of the best waves that I have ever ridden. ... Great waves and good friends, that is kind of what it is all about when you get older. ... Maybe if I could ge...

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For example, feminists believe that the concepts of scientific neutrality, or objectivity, or the belief that we can achieve "pure" knowledge of the social world, have all contributed to the androcentric status of the social sciences. ... Finally, in the end we will suggest that feminist epistemologies strongly challenge not only the theoretical basis of conventional epistemologies, but its application to the methods of investigating the social world as well, offering feminist versions of traditional theories. ... Stanley and S. ... As S. ... Before turning our attention to the differen...

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As rationing had ended, the percentage of Americans living below the poverty line fell dramatically and soldiers returned home with the dream of a house and car of one's own. It is at this important juncture that cars and culture collide. ... "However, after the end of World War II, production levels quickly reached those of 1940, as American factories that had been converted for war quickly converted back. ... In 1955, Chrysler added fins on its quarter panels, and in 1957, when Ford finally gave in, all of the Detroit big three had fins. However, tail fins would see their demise at the ...

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s that there are less layoffs and other downsizing efforts. ... They want the company to do as well as it can, because as the company prospers, so does the stock price. ... Milton Friedman, a well-known economist, said that, "Taxes have a depressing and inhibiting effect on the economy." ... In the end the bill passed 238-195 in the house, and 89-11 in the Democratic Senate. ... He was not against all regulation measures themselves, but believed virtually all should be amended or eliminated. ...

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So it is possible to say that, even though the U.S was anti-Communist; the war wasn't over Communism but a hatred of two powerful and well-equipped nations. ... They were so far ahead of all the other countries in power and influence that they were called "superpowers". As soon as the war ended, the relations between America and Russia cooled. ... The lesson of the 1930's seemed to be that dictators must be faced and stopped, by force if necessary. ... If America was ever in a serious war, the world's population (especially Russia) knew that the end of the world could co...

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I want to raise the point that not all cults are involved in killing or using drugs. ... And hopefully at the end they to can become a member of that group. ... He assembled a large following of over 900 members in Indianapolis IN during the 1950's. ... At first, the visit went well. ... Instead, Jones made the proclamation that the time for the end had come for the people of Jonestown. ...

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They started forming strong friendships that would act, as a family as well as a bond between band members that is rare to find. ... That performance helped earn U2 the headlining spot on 1986's "Conspiracy of Hope" tour for Amnesty International. ... The band would need a CD however that would become a staple to all music listeners. ... (Jackson 44) In response to this need came about " All that you can't leave behind- in 2000. ... It's first single " A Beautiful Day- finally sounded like a U2 song that people found themselves hearing all over the place. ...

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During the 1980's the Alliance seemed to have a stranglehold on power which according to Robertson and Tamanisau had looked after the the interests of Fiji's "ruling class". ... New political parties sprang to life based on class rather than race, with good support from both Indian and Fijians whose interests had not previously been served well, those of the working class 10. ... The 1997 constitution saw inclusion and power sharing which was supported by all parties 17. ... Some say that the 2000 Coup was a reaction to fear of loss20. ... According to Dr Jon Fraenkel, at the elect...

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It also puts forth the non-economic considerations as well as the non-economic consequences. ... rom the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1950 to the early 1970's, the governmental policy was one that favored a fast growing population. ... "The total population of mainland China has increased from 542,000,000 in 1949 to 1,236,260,000 by the end of 1997" (Peng 13). ... In the 1970's "the Chinese government introduced a national family planning programme that promoted a policy of later birth, longer spacing, and fewer births" (Peng 25). ... If population growth i...

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Nick's impression of these two women in particular, as well as the others he encounters during his brief stay in New York, are noteworthy in that they demonstrate the vapidity and emptiness of the wealthy and socially connected crowd during that time. ... Myrtle Wilson's sister, Catherine, declares that Myrtle was "crazy about [George, her husband] for a while" (p. 39). Myrtle Wilson vehemently denies being "crazy in love" with George, but rather, that "[t]he only crazy I was was when I married him" (p. 39). ... "All right," I said, "I"m glad it's a girl. ... During the Buch...

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National cinema - an introduction S. 04 - 06 1.1 "The Hollywoodisation- phenomenon S. 03 - 04 1.2 Australian national cinema S. 04 1.3 S. 05 - 06 2. Elements of National identity S. 06 - 10 2.1 Ethnicity S. 06 - 07 2.2 Gender S. 07 - 08 2.3 Race S. 08 - 09 2.4 Class S. 09 - 10 2.5 Nation S. 09 - 10 3. ... It can be argued that this interesting balance has been struck in Australian films of the 90`s, contributing to their originality and charm. ... Australian films of the 20`s, 30`s and 40`s portraye...

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Contemporary researchers of the family insist that no definition of the family fits the reality of all the cultural groups and historical periods. ... "All the energy of the group is expended on helping the children to rise in the world, individually and without any collective ambition: children rather than the family.... In a society where the conception of social life is individualistic, drama has to deal with how the character copes with such a society and how the family deals with the problems which beset it with such tedious familiarity: "most characters do not cope at all but o...

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Jean Toomer's Cane was published in 1923, a miscellany composed of fifteen poems, seven stories, six prose vignettes and a play that all focus on Negro life during the 1920's. ... The New Negro movement was a bi-product of the Harlem Renaissance, it was the result of the overlapping social and intellectual circles that were present in New York during the 1920's. ... Toomer was a middle-classed and educated mixed-race man, making it highly probable that he would have been called this slur as well, as he did not want to be 'confined' by his race as a Negro man. ... Fea...

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Amongst all other decisions, business owners often overlook the rules and policies on hiring practices because they feel that they can make any and all decisions that are feasible for the growth of their company. ... All of them are ambitious" (85). ... They believe that when a particular race is dubbed with certain qualities, all decedents of that race will have the same qualities. ... I thanked her for her time and ended the call at approximately 3:16 pm. ... Using Kollision King's example, the company should use the term bodywork instead of body men according to Peres (39). ...

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s foreign policy toward Jewish refugees, we must identify the relevant factors upon which such decisions were made. ... They had tolerated his military build-up and occupation of the Rhineland, both violations of the Treaty of Versailles, as well as the annexing of Austria and the take-over of the Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia. ... From July 1941 until the end of 1942, U.S. ... However British intelligence was the focal point of all news coming out of Occupied Europe. Early reports from aerial reconnaissance, returning soldiers, escaping citizens, prisoners of war, neutrals, as well...

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We all have had to accept the fact that failure to observe these rituals will result in coma, acidic blood, amputation, loss of sight and hearing, or even death. ... A child that knows it is going to die also has an effect on the hospital staff - if they do not see the disease as treatable, and if the child does not see itself as treatable, all procedures and medications are worthless and all past procedures have been in vain. ... The end goal of all of them is to allow the child to communicate their frustrations and feelings in dealing with their illness, and come to accept their situation,...

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We as a population might have been stuck with the technology of the 1930's. ... At Approximately the same time the government terminated the rocket project World War II was coming to an end. The Soviets had captured Germany; and seized the technology, physicists, and engineers, who had been working on the rocket project and later forced to work for the Russians (Neal 39). ... When America was just starting their own space program Russia was well into theirs. ... Kennedy announced to America that we would put a man on the moon by the end of the decade. ...

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The modern age of terrorism began in the 1960's. ... As the 1970's passed by, the explosion of extremist groups and related incidents sparked a new awareness of the dangers of terrorism. In the 1980's, Canada was the victim of several terrorist attacks carried out by Armenian and Sikh extremists, including a bombing of an Air India flight originating in Toronto, which exploded off the coast of Ireland, killing 329 people. ... All this is done while exposing the terrorist to minimal risk when compared to war. ... Iran donates vast amounts of money to Hizballah, which among other ...

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The use of mercenaries has been historically a constant phenomenon till almost the end of the XX century, when their activities were criminalized by the international community. Parallel to that phenomenon European States, during their colonial expansion over all continents, authorized two other forms of similar violence by non state actors: the corsairs and the colonial merchant companies, such as the East India Company or the Hudson Bay Company. ... In this regards, it must be noted that the International Convention against the recruitment, use, financing and training of mercenaries was adop...

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Emotional abuse is probably the least understood of all child abuse, yet it can be the cruelest and most destructive of all types of abuse. ... For example, single parents who are unable to shoulder all the responsibility that is entailed with raising children might lash out at what they perceive to be their source of unhappiness. ... Abuse and neglect occurs in all socioeconomic, religious and ethnic groups. The consequences of abusive, neglectful behavior sometimes ends up in the headlines and on the news. ... Studies show that 30 percent of abused children become abusive parents whereas onl...

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