1980s Essays

Primary Document 08: Phyllis Schlafly - The Fraud of the Equal Rights Amendment (1972) 1) Why does Phyllis Schlafly oppose the Equal Rights Amendment?  Is she justified (please make sure you understand what “justified” means)?  Why or why not? Women have dealt with and lost to inequality prior to the 1970s. However, the 1970s marked the first major conservative victories with the defeat of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). The ERA urged to update the Constitution to amend, “equality of rights under

Before the 1900s, the Rubensque women painted by Rafeal and Renoir dominated the ideal female body image. The Bathers, painted by Pierre Auguste Renoir in 1887 was also an example of what the ideal female body looked like. Women having extra weight reflected wealth and beauty then. In the early 1800s, women preferred having pale skin because it showed that they spent less time outdoors working, which reflected wealth. Also women at that time were expected to have small hands and feet as a sign

Justice for Juveniles “Approximately 2,570 children are sentenced to juvenile life without parole or "JLWOP" in the United States.” (END JUVENILE LIFE, para. 1). Juveniles should have an appropriate trial prior to a life in prison. Some observe life punishment as justice in our country. However, sentencing teenagers to a life in prison without a proper trial is not justice but cruel punishment. Multiple citizens may believe it is best for America’s safety to have these individuals in jail for life

Beverly Hills Supper Club Fire Introduction On May 28, 1977, the Beverly Hills Supper Club in Southgate, Kentucky, experienced a tragic fire that claimed the lives of 165 people and injured hundreds more. The incident remains one of the deadliest nightclub fires in U.S. history and serves as a reminder of the importance of fire safety codes and regulations. This paper will explore the events leading up to the fire, the fire code violations that contributed to the tragedy, the changes that were made

The 1920s is known for the jazz age also called the roaring twenties. In that time America was undergoing lots of changes economically, socially and culturally. One of the major changes that took place was in the fashion. Fitzgerald in his writing shows not only the fashion but also the clothes symbolizes other too. One of the symbols greatly used in the great Gatsby is the symbolization of clothes, how they represent different things at different times. My paper will look into how Fitzgerald presented

NAME: ROLAND ARMOOH PROFESSOR: LETIA BROWN COURSE: ENGL101 DATE: 16 DECEMBER 2017 NEW YEAR’S DAY: MY FAVORITE Some people have interest in various holidays such as : Veterans Day, Christmas, Thanksgiving, Labor Day, and memorial Day , just to name a few. During my time in high school, I felt Veterans Day as my favorite holiday since is the time for honoring people who served in the united State Armed Forces. Coming from a family with many past and present service members, I

Washington’s Farewell Analysis Vanessa Bates Liberty University Online (GOVT 200-S02) Instructor: Sarah Barber November 22, 2015 The President George Washington’s Farewell Address is a letter written behalf of the president at that time George Washington for the American people. The Farewell Address is one of the most important writings in American history but was written by Alexander Hamilton. The presidents Farewell Address is filled with insight and urges the American people

Mikoda Lancaster Thespian? Rock of Ages: The Other Rock Musical Rock of Ages by Chris D 'Arienzo opened this past weekend at Topeka Civic Theatre. Directed by Shannon Reilly, set in the Mid-Late Eighties the show’s music and story is heavily inspired by 80’s classic and especially glam rock of that time. Starring Greg Myer, bethany Dunham, Jeff Boyer, Brian Chambers, Danny Lassley, Jim Ramos, and many others. Originally first performed July 27, 2005, it ran for ten years and is the 27th

The Villisca Axe Murder House The Villisca Murder House is a very popular house. It is located in the small midwestern town Villisca, Iowa. The name “Axe Murder House” comes from the fact that murder victims were killed by an axe. In fact, there is even a mark on one of the walls from an axe. Ninety-seven years ago a family was murdered on June 11, 1912 which was a Monday. The house is an old, white frame house and is located on a small residential street. There isn’t any lights outside or inside

Nick Braun Mrs. Scott Honors US History Period 4 25 April 2017 Decades Project – US History – 1980s Society and Culture Science and Technology • Anxiety: During the 1980’s many disasters involving scientific development occurred. These included the discovery of thousands of hazardous wastes sites in the US, a hole in the Earth’s ozone layer being discovered, and the nuclear meltdown at Chernobyl. The overall effect of this startling news caused Americans to support another anti-nuclear movement

However, Halloween also grew increasingly commercialized in the 1980s, when its popularity among adults increased. In 1982, with the launch of Halloween seasonal shops, extravagant decorations received a significant boost, and they later made an appearance in pharmacy stores and supermarkets as well. In an effort to reverse his October slump, Joseph Marver, a garment store owner from San Francisco, decided to start selling costumes that year. Little did he know, the company took off. His sales skyrocketed

The 1980´s and the 1990´s are both unique in their own ways. The 1980´s was a time of great technological advancement and innovation. In the passage, it states “ Technology is best when it brings people together”. Many of the inventions and technologies that we use today were developed during this time. For example, the telephone, the automobile, and the airplane were all invented during the 1980. These inventions changed the way we live and work and paved the way for even more technological advancements

1980s Film The 1980s, known as an image driven decade, was a time full of new technology. The new technology of the 80s transformed the way movies were made and seen by viewers. The decade was a time of transformation in both technology and film. Because of the fundamental changes in standard living during the 1980s, Americans enjoyed many transformations in technology and their way of life. Although it was available in the 1970s, cable television became standard for most American households. ESPN

Americans enjoyed many fundamental changes and embraced a new conservatism in social, political and economic life during the 1980s. The fashion, sports, and technological industries all expanded with the rise of the economy where new products, styles, and leagues were introduced. Furthermore, many historical U.S. and World issues occurred. Led by President Jimmy Carter, then Ronald Reagan and later President George H.W. Bush, the U.S. faced several impactful situations. Sandra Day O'Connor became

The tendencies in Yugoslav film in the 1980s are the answer to its political and social problems. When trying to analyze where Yugoslav film fits into the official Yugoslav ideology and in what way it criticizes this ideology, one can naturally start from the Yugoslav Black Wave and argue that

In the 1980s ethics was starting to take hold of major corporations and institutes around the world. Although not every business was taking part in the ethics revolution this was the beginning of what would eventually become the standard business practice. In the 1980s bribery and illegal practices where a common practice in corporations. Corporations where making illegal deals to bolster their economic standings only to falter later by hiding the actual earnings of the business. One such disgrace

ruined, especially morally or spiritually; (of the soul) damned. In the 1980s, same-sex attraction was very often seen was a sin and a moral wrongdoing. In the passage, Harper states that “maybe lost is best”, which implies that perhaps it is time that Joe embraced his sexuality; and although the usage of the word “lost” emits a negative connotation, it is nonetheless very meaningful because being openly homosexual in the 1980s was not something that was often encouraged, and it is in the context that

From Queen to Duran Duran to Madonna, people look back on the 1980s’ with fondness. Nostalgia gives us a warm feeling when we think about it, but the 1980s’ weren’t all synthpop and leg warmers, this decade has a dark side. In 1981, healthy gay men started to develop PCP, an uncommon lung infection, and Kaposi’s Sarcoma, a form of cancer known for being incredibly vicious. Later the same year, the same lung disease was found in drug users who took drugs intravenously. By the end of 1981, 121 people

The 1980s were a time when people were in their prime and changes were happening all around. Because of the creation of a new economic policy, supply-side economics, in the 1980s, the modern government’s involvement in the economy evolved into a mix between a free market system with government intervention and regulations that still exists today. Before the 1980s, the economic policy known as Keynesianism was the primary policy used by the government. It was created in the 1930s, by a man named

Since the 1980s the prison population has grown by 800 percent. Many of the prisoners that got convicted and sent to jail was innocent of their crime but the jury finds them felonious and gave them a sentencing. In the 1980s people started adapting to the lifestyle of drugs, alcohol and also started a lot of violence “The origin of this unseemly record is in our panic about the explosion of addiction in the early 1980s. Alcohol, heroin and marijuana had already been wrecking lives, but a tipping