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Artistic and Cultural Movements in the 20th century, 2007.
This paper portrays the trends in art, music and literature that emerged in 20th century France.
1,175 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 65.95
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The paper discusses how the late 19th and early 20th centuries enjoyed a prolific variety of artistic and cultural movements that forever changed the faces of visual arts, literature and music. The paper describes how the early 20th century in particular seemed to be a time ripe for intellectual and creative innovation. The paper mentions Pablo Picasso, Ernest Hemingway and Josephine Baker as a part of this amazing community of artists. The paper illustrates how Paris of the early 20th century experienced an epidemic of creativity that spilled over and infected countries around the world and started the ripples that would eventually build up to crashing waves of major artistic movements.
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"Paris reacted to the end of the war with absolute jubilance. It seems like a logical consequence that after facing half a decade of fear, violence, death and disease the city would explode into an atmosphere that nurtured anything that smacked of life. Drinking, drugs, sex, and the Running of the Bulls lured many up-and-coming and some already established artists to the city (Seigal 18). An unprecedented mingling of great minds and talents created such an artistically charged atmosphere left even the dullest among them inspired and eager to create. The city became an artist's Mecca, drawing in talents of all caliber and envy from those who couldn't make it."
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Major Holistic Movements Of the 20th Century, 1999.
Examines concepts and goals of globalism, person-centered psychotherapy, holistic health, equal opportunity education and population control.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 8 sources, AU$ 89.95
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"Some of the most important intellectual movements of the 20th century are those which encourage a holistic perspective of the world. The holistic perspective asserts that phenomena can only be understood when viewed in their broadest possible context. Five intellectual movements that have profoundly shaped the world we live in today are globalism, person-centered psychotherapy, holistic health, equal opportunity education, and population control.
The concept of globalism acknowledges the fact that the world is no longer constrained by national borders. A number of respected observers of world affairs have been arguing for more than a decade that our world has become a global village: "A popular belief since the end of World War II has been that the future world will see the development of a single homogeneous ..."
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Black Film Movement of the Early 20th Century, 2000.
An examination of its history, male & female directors, themes, depiction of blacks, quality, funding & support and racism.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 8 sources, AU$ 114.95
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"In recent years, both blacks and women have had to fight to become recognized in the film industry and to achieve any form of power. There are now a handful of black film directors, and a few women directors as well. In the silent era, though, when the economics of filmmaking were quite different, there were a number of women in the director's chair, many forgotten today, just as there were many black directors not in mainstream Hollywood filmmaking but in the all-black film movement. A number of these black directors were in fact women as well, and they constituted an early challenge both to white and male dominance of filmmaking.
The all-black film movement started in the silent era with the Lincoln Motion Picture company in Los Angeles in 1916, a black-owned and operated film corporation (Sampson 27). The most..."
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Cultural Change in Korea in the 20th Century, 2002.
Examines the impact that Japanese and American cultures have had on Korean culture in the past century.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 10 sources, AU$ 142.95
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Throughout the 20th century, Korea has found itself subject to strong external influences from Japan and the United States. This paper examines the evolution of Korean culture under these influences. It emphasizes the continuity of Korean nationalism and the cultural expressions of it in the face of foreign domination and partition.
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American Cultural and Political Movements.
This paper discusses cultural and political movements in America in the mid-20th century, including the 'hippie' movement, anti-Soviet policies, and Watergate.
1,325 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 4 sources, APA, AU$ 71.95
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This paper explains that these events illustrate the kind of society cultivated in America, the rise of individualism and modernism, the defilement of traditional values and customs, dirty politics and espionage, nuclear crises, and continued fear for new ideologies challenging America's advocacy for capitalism and democracy. The author uses the work of Tom Wolfe to explore the hippie movement and two political documentary videos to demonstrate that the 1960s served as a transition point from the radical behavior of the hippies to conservatism, which once again became the norm, and the prevalence of public activism in socio-political issues. The paper relates that "Reagan's Shield" illustrates the conservative, yet rash decision, which then-President Ronald Reagan adopted in order to compete against Russia's supposedly advanced state of nuclear technology, and the "Summer of Judgment" summarizes the Watergate hearings, illustrating how the powerful position of President became vulnerable and susceptible to public scrutiny due to the society's active involvement in American politics and governance.
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"In the "Electric Kool-Aid", Wolfe illustrates in hippie language and description the life of the novelist and hippie culture leader Ken Kesey, who wrote the radical and influential novel, "One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest". As part of the group called "Merry Pranksters", Kesey embodies the typical American hippie of his time: an LCD user, happy-go-lucky, non-ambitious individual who lives the present and does not think about the past or the future. Wolfe's narration shows Kesey riding with his group, the "Merry Pranksters," in a bus, adopting the group name, "Intrepid Travelers". The bus, colored with Day-Glo paints, symbolizes the psychedelic movement of the 1960s, where dropping-out of school, LCD and alcohol addiction, and expression of one's self (that is "expression for expression's sake) are the norm."
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African-American Female Social Reformers Of The 19th Century-20th Century, 1995.
Describes the lives and careers of Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, Ida B. Wells-Barnett and Fanie Lou Hamer.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 4 sources, AU$ 114.95
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"The role of individual personalities in a social movement is often recorded in disproportion to the individual's achievement. Minorities have received short shrift in the past. Women in particular are apt to be slighted by historians who, until recently, were generally composed of educated white males viewing the past through a perspective that was sorely limited by lack of imagination and empathy. Needless to say, women of African-American heritage have been more likely lost in the shuffle of such opinion than white women and black men. As Arican-Americans in America moved from slavery to freedom, from segregated minority to still-being-attempted integration into the mainstream society, there has been a none-too-subtle discount of the black woman's accomplishments in the field of social reform. Nevertheless, there has been a strong spine of African-American ..."
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20th Century Imperialism, 2005.
An examination of imperialism movements in the 20th century.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 3 sources, AU$ 99.95
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This paper looks at imperialism in the 20th century. It takes a look at both the pro-imperialism and anti-imperialism points of view. Included are the pro-imperialism ideologies of Teddy Roosevelt and Adolph Hitler and the anti-imperialism arguments of Frantz Fanon and Mahandas Gandhi,as well as others. The political ideas of expansionism and protectionism are explored.
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"As the 20th century unfolded, the struggle for and against imperialism continued escalate and became a dominant issue on the world political stage. While political figures in countries as disparate as Nazi Germany and the United States supported and justified imperialism, those who were subjects of it willingly put their lives on the line to oppose it and, hopefully, bring it to an end. For the most part, the pro-imperialist, based their arguments on economic need and/or racism. Such is true in the cases of Jules Ferry, Theodore Roosevelt, and Adolph Hitler. On the other hand, those who stood against imperialism based their arguments on human rights and self-determination. Just before the dawn of the 20th century, both Ferry of France and Roosevelt of the United States led the charge for expansionism by their respective countries."
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Civil Rights in the 20th Century, 2003.
A sociological timeline of the civil rights movements of the 20th century.
6,900 words (approx. 27.6 pages), 2 sources, APA, AU$ 217.95
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This paper presents a sociological timeline of the twentieth century that focuses on women's rights, civil rights, and the gay rights movements. The paper discusses the societal issues that motivated, paralleled and accompanied these movements, which include discrimination, segregation, welfare, employment conflicts, unionization, the Depression and government response, and equal opportunity.
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"The formation of this group by Mary Dreier Rheta Childe Dorr and Leonora O'Reilly represented a grass roots movement by middle and working-class women devoted to unionization a..."
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Race in the 20th Century, 2002.
Discusses racial issues in 20th Century America, within the context of predictions on the subject by W.E.B. DuBois.
2,021 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 1 source, MLA, AU$ 103.95
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In 1903 W. E. B. DuBois said that race would be the most important issue of the 20th century. Some have suggested that this was prescient, but viewing how the 20th century unfolded, it may have been optimistic of him. This paper examines how the 'race problem' has unfolded in 20th century America, from the the Jim Crow Laws, the segregated South and the Ku Klux Klan. The paper looks at segregation in education, sport and other areas and questions why it took so long for America to pass the Civil Rights Act. Finally, the paper looks at the progress made in America in the latter part of the century.
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"It would be easy to despair over what has and has not happened in the last century. To us, as Americans, it seems like a very long time since the Emancipation Proclamation. It seems that in over 200 years we should have accomplished more. But the sad truth is that laws and the citizens who are supposed to follow those laws don?t always run in tandem. In fact our country has a long and honored tradition of defying laws if we feel them to be unjust, starting before the Revolutionary war when Colonists climbed onto a ship in Boston Harbor and dumped tea in the salty water rather than be denied the freedom to import their tea from whomever they chose. While it seems irrational now, in the early 1950?s, many Southerners thought that their way of handling race relations was appropriate, and they resented what they viewed as federal intrusion. The governor standing on the steps of the university, with an axe handle in his hands suggesting that he would fight armed federal soldiers for what he believed in, felt as justified in his action as the Colonists did when they tossed tea into the harbor."
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Korean in the 20th Century, 2002.
Discusses Korea's cultural change in response to political and economic upheavals of the 20th Century.
2,650 words (approx. 10.6 pages), 11 sources, AU$ 157.95
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An 11-page paper explaining Korean cultural reactions to political and economic hardship through the course of the 20th century. As a country and culture long positioned between aggressive powers, Korean civilization is used to self-direction, incorporating some influences and moving away competing forces of influence.
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Propaganda in the 20th Century, 2003.
A discussion regarding David Welch's argument that propaganda "had an essential, and not always dishonorable, role in the conduct of affairs in the 20th century."
938 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 3 sources, MLA, AU$ 54.95
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This paper reviews and discusses the role that propaganda played in the 20th century. The paper discusses David Welch's opinion of the impact and influence that propaganda had on the 20th century, and argues against some of his arguments. The paper is written from a personal perspective.
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"When Welch writes that "propaganda is most effective when it reinforces already held ideas and beliefs," I think he's right. The problem with that is that, though, is that the recipient of the propaganda has to be willing to receive it. If one is unwilling to believe the propaganda, it won't be effective. I think that's why so many people don't vote anymore - they're too cynical of the process and information they receive from those who want to hold office. For use on political activists on each end of the political spectrum, propaganda can be quite effective, but the disseminator of the propaganda isn't really influencing their opinions."
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Women's Labor Market Positions in the 20th Century, 2007.
An analysis of the changing conditions of the 20th century women's labor market in Canada.
2,402 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 4 sources, MLA, AU$ 118.95
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This paper discusses how Canadian women went through a shift in their labor market position over the course of the 20th century, towards less exclusion and more entitlement to waged work. The paper shows how the division of labor has changed through the 20th century towards greater female equality in the workplace, entitlement and security. It then discusses how, in spite of the changes, women still appear to work for less income than men while also continuing with childcare duties.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
World War I
World War II
A Society Described as One Society
Reflection and Discussion
Conclusion
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"One begins to wonder too how typical working class girls were, as none of the materials seem to refer to women who went to university, took business courses, taught school, served as nurses in the World Wars or, for that matter, completed medical school in the later 19th century. A reader could get the idea that such women did not exist in Canada till the 1950s or later. One also begins to think of wives and mothers who were widows after World War I and how they managed - their work in raising children on small pensions, apparently, not something in which we should be interested, today. What do the authors see as women's paid work and why is it so very important compared to other women's achievements that perhaps do not have to do with the boring topic of class formation or industrial labour. A reader who was not curious would be given nothing with which to imagine the kinds of societies in which women lived through the early 20th century. Canada had no 'safety net' till after 1945, and this is very important in terms of how one tries to see the world to which women were born. (See Porter 2003) The custom of seeing men employed, who would then support women and children, came from something other than wishing to 'imprison' women in the home, as they were responsible for dependents where deep poverty was possible. If a man lost his income, there could be serious deprivation for several people who depended on him in the absence of state relief."
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Revolutions of the Early 20th Century, 2004.
An analysis of revolutions of the early 20th century.
1,055 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 3 sources, MLA, AU$ 60.95
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This paper discusses the revolutions in India, Mexico, and Russia at the beginning of the 20th century. The paper presents a brief history of the British occupation of India, leading up to the unrest around the time of World War I. The paper describes the Mexican Revolution as one of the great social upheavals of the early 20th century and explores the economic difficulties of the country. The paper analyzes the Russian Revolution of 1917, claiming that it was a result of a strain on the political system due to Russia becoming more industrialized.
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"India came under British rule in 1757 with the ?defeat of the Nawab of Bengal at Plassey, and by 1818 the British controlled nearly all of India south of the Sutlej River and had reduced to vassalage their most powerful Indian enemies, the state of Mysore and the Marathas. Only Sind and Punjab remained completely independent (Unknown).? While Great Britain controlled the agricultural interests of India and created a negative impact on the exportation of cotton goods, they were instrumental in improving irrigation and transportation."
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Russian Democratic Crisis of the 20th Century, 1999.
This paper explores the idea of Russian democracy at the end of the 20th century. The writer discusses the history of democratic movement in Russia as well as the unique characteristics and problems modern Russia faced at the end of the century.
2,092 words (approx. 8.4 pages), 7 sources, MLA, AU$ 105.95
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The paper attempts to explain why the idea of democracy was new to the Russian people and the implications this had on its attempts at reform. The writer shows that at the end of the twentieth century, there were several reasons why Russia was approaching its second democratic crisis: Yeltsin's presidency, economic failure, military upheaval and organized crime.
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"For the past seventy years Russia was the heart of the Soviet Union. The fall of the ?Evil Empire? in 1991 shocked the world. Many democratic nations were happy to see its enemy turning into a new democratic country based on capitalistic economy and Western ideologies. But not that many people asked if Democracy would work in Russia. In the long run, Russia had a democratic experience in 1917, for half a year and it failed (Daniels, 1972). Will the history repeat itself or will Russia eventually become democratic? It is still hard to tell. Our democratic experience from February to October 1917 and today?s situation are very similar. As in 1917, modern Russia experiences political, economic, and cultural crisis."
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Race and Immigration in Early 20th Century America, 2008.
A discussion of race and immigration in late 19th and early 20th century America, focussing on the case of "United States v. Bhagat Singh Thind," and the 1924 Immigration Act.
1,498 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 4 sources, APA, AU$ 79.95
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This paper examines how, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a national debate regarding the immigration of several ethnic groups to the United States led to two major legal decisions, Thind v. United States (1923) which attempted to clarify the "Meaning of White," and the Immigration Act of 1924. Thind, a native inhabitant of India, was found ineligible for American citizenship because his physical appearance was "distinctively different" from what was defined as being white. The writer explains that this and many other racially-biased opinions were further propagated and supported by the Immigration Act of 1924. The paper concludes that, although the act was revised in 1952, it nonetheless strengthened purely racially-based viewpoints on people from different cultures and on immigration into the United States.
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"In essence, the racial/immigration debate in American society in the early days of the 20th century centered on one very simple question--what exactly is an American? With the first question, part of the answer appears to revolve around labor and employment, for in 1908, Samuel Gompers, one of the founders and original leaders of the AFL (American Federation of Labor) points out that white Americans were losing thousands of jobs to Asians, especially the Chinese and those whom he calls "Mongolian." Gomper's main argument is that "Mongolians" have made it nearly impossible for white Americans to obtain jobs involving menial labor, such as working in a factory or some other type of industry that manufactures household goods and clothing."
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The Most Influential Person of the 20th Century, 2006.
An essay arguing why President John F. Kennedy was the most influential person of the 20th century.
1,726 words (approx. 6.9 pages), 8 sources, MLA, AU$ 89.95
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This paper argues that President John F. Kennedy was the most influential person of the 20th century because he signed the Limited Test Ban Treaty of 1963 which prohibited nuclear weapons tests or any other nuclear explosion in the atmosphere, in outer space, and under water - making the world safer for everyone.
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"In a portion of the speech, Kennedy cited the achievements of the Russian people in science and space, in economic and industrial growth, in culture and in acts of courage. He pointed out that no nation in the history of battle suffered more than the Soviet Union suffered during the course of W.W. II, and noted that at least 20 million lives were lost in that war."
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