Changes During the Fifties and Sixties When the fifties and sixties were talking shape the Second World War had just ended, America was going through a reconstruction process and many changes began to take place all over the world. ... The change in time from earlier to later years meant a new type of person, one that was laid back, lazy, and uncaring about things that were going on, they were called the Beat nicks. ... Bulky furniture was replaced with chairs with steel legs called the Butterfly, the Womb, the Coconut, and the Wire but it was not uncommon to see two styles in the same hom...

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Teens argue that if they are old enough to vote, to marry without parental consent, to be held legally liable for a crime, or to go into war and die for their country, then they are old enough and mature enough to buy a six-pack and handle the consumption of its contents. ... They believe that if they are able to go to war and die for their country, then they should be able to buy a six-pack. ... If the majority of teens are going to use their eligibility to vote as a reason to lower the Magnuson-2- drinking age, then the majority of them should actually go vote when it is time. ... For ...

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When I say soon I didn't know it was going to be that upcoming Wednesday. ... My father had been replaced by a green individual with 2 antennas with eyes on the end, long slimy green fingers with round tips, he had big transparent belly, and long skinny legs with feet and toes to match his incredibly ugly hands. ... My father motioned for me to get out of the car, assuring me that everything was going to be okay if I just came to him. ... It was a lot going on for me to take at one time. ... My father and I joined my mother in the sister in the corner and began to explain to us what was g...

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Preview Statement: I am going to set the record straight and tell all of you the truth about the way we have been taught to eat. ... PETA's 1994 undercover investigation revealed birds suffering from dehydration, respiratory diseases, bacterial infections, heart attacks, crippled legs, and other serious ailments. ... Taken from their mothers only a few days after birth, which causes severe emotional trauma to both the calves and their mothers, they are chained in stalls only 22 inches wide with slatted floors that cause severe leg and joint pain. ...

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Also new clothes that they wore often much shorter than had been seen and tended to expose their legs and knees. ... Many investors became conditioned to think that stock prices would continue going up because they had always gone up before. ... The depression took a while to get going but by the winter of 1932 it was at its worse. ...

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I see that we are both human and have two arms and two legs, so I can acknowledge the fact that he has some much more potential than myself. ... But as Branch Rickey explained to him then, Jackie was going to experience a great deal of public hatred by racist fans and fellow players. But because the world was going to be watching this great social experiment, he advised Jackie "to turn the other cheek." Rickey recognized Robinson's behavioral responsibility and the fact that he was going to be challenged and constantly tested. ... As stated in the Dictionary of Sports Quotatio...

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Perhaps the best way to go about phasing out affirmative action is to take on the limited approach. If universities were the only ones to have the right to use affirmative action, then minorities would essentially still be getting their "leg-up " but wouldn't continually benefit over and over again for the rest of their lives. ...

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There are several aspects to suicide and the law, but we are only going to discuss a few of them. ... People have to characterize suicides because a lot of times they don't understand what that person is going through so by grouping them and placing criteria on them it allows them to accept it in an easier manner. ... Depression can come from several different things, such as a loss of something like a job, a loved one, a limb such as an arm or leg, or anything else that might be held dear to that person. ... There are alot of arguments that these are rational reasons but just because y...

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Wide leg pants were shown by a number of designers for next spring, and vintage clothiers report 60s styles selling along with those of the 50s. ... The skirts are so long that I go into brief mourning for the calf-length black leather skirt that I cut to thigh-length when short was in style. ... She admits that the old stuff she has in her closet may never go out of fashion. ... This goes against the thought that a shocking new trend will just die out and never withstand. ...

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They want everyone to cover their legs and their head. ... Instead of saving the money we go out and fulfill our wants and desires. ... They do have one holiday where everyone goes to a church and they honor the deceased people. ... "It was like going to kindergarten again." After a few months she wanted to go back to her home country. ...

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