1946

The Post-War World II era saw the start of a transformation in the attitudes toward and the treatment of mental illness in the United States that was most significantly marked by the passing of the Community Mental Health Act of 1963 (CMHA: Public Law 88-164). The Community Mental Health Act––passed under President John F. Kennedy’s administration and notable innitiative––was revolutionary in proposing the implementation of two novel concepts that largely contributed to the…

Marilyn was doing while he was away, he wrote her several letters stating that she would have to give up her modeling career when he got back, Marilyn saw her chances in modeling and acting and decided to divorce him when he returned from overseas in 1946. Ben Lyon had then noticed Marilyn, he was a 20th Century Fox executive and was extremely impressed by…

has broken many records? People have changed our lives in many ways and one of those ways was James Naismith and his invention-basketball. Basketball has added so much to the world including its professional leagues. The NBA was founded on June 6, 1946 as the Basketball Association (BAA). It became the National Basketball Association (NBA), on August 3, 1949 after merging with the National Basketball League (NBL). Now, the question has to be asked-which team made all the records? The Warriors!…

Kim Diaz Humanities II/History II Mrs. Lamanteer 13 February 2015 Amon Goeth Amon Goeth was born in Vienna, Austria on December 11, 1908. He had a career as an author, since his family was involved and acclaimed in the book world. However, Goeth’s path changed when he joined a Nazi youth group at the age of 17. When Goeth was 22 in 1930, he joined the Austrian Nazi Party. That same year, he became affiliated with the Security Police, the Schutzstaffel (SS). Goeth also encountered two…

noticeable in capital cites like Melbourne and Sydney. These Italian restaurants vastly changed Australia’s dull restaurant scenery to what it is today. The vast difference in change has been beneficial in my opinion. The Italian migration is form 1946-1980. This was from the lack of work at Italy and the gold rush in Australia. This created a fresh culture in Australia, which before was only a small minority in Australia. The large majority of Australia…

Rachel Robinson in 1946. Jackie was born in Cairo, Georgia. Jackie became the first black player in the major leagues. Jackie signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Jackie’s last appearance at a baseball game was October 10, 1956. He has 137 home runs and his batting average is .311. Jackie was born into a poor family. He was the youngest of the five. Jackie went to John Muir High School, playing varsity level sports. Branch Ricky chose Jackie to play in the major leagues in 1946. Since that…

of the person whom is writing or speaking. In 1946, La Belle et la Bête was made into a French romantic/ fantasy film which included adaptations from the original fairytale. Then, in the 1990’s, Beauty and the Beast was transformed into a musical production by Disney studios. The production sparked an interested amongst many people all over the world. Which leads to the discussion, what are the similarities and differences of the original novel, the 1946 French film and…

Hiroshima by John Hersey in 1946, a year after this disaster, through the accounts of the six survivors of the tragedy. John Hersey was born in Tientsin, China, and he grew up in both America and China. He can speak two languages, such as Chinese and English. Hersey was known as a journalist and a novelist with many famous books, such as The Call (1950), Men on Bataan (1942), Into the Valley (1943), A Bell for Adano (1944), Hiroshima (1946), and other books. From 1945 to 1946, the author was…

Huston’s The Maltese Falcon (1941), Frank Tuttle’s This Gun for Hire (1942), Otto Preminger’s Laura (1944), and Edward Dmitry’s Murder, My Sweet (1944). The Nickname ‘Film Noir’, translates to black film, was given this nickname by Nino Frank in a 1946 news article (Dirks, T, Film Noir-films), this nickname ultimately stuck, and provided this genre with a name. Film Noir as a genre is sometimes seen as a definite mood or style used in a film instead of a genre. This style of films was very…

Censorship was in its full regulatory glory in the 1940s, with the Production Code Administration (or the PCA) carefully reviewing whether or not films met certain guidelines which were listed in the Production Code. One example of censorship under the Production Code is the film Black Narcissus, made in 1947, which follows an order of Anglican nuns’ acclimation to helping a remote village in the Himalayas. The Production Code, created by the Roman Catholic Church and enforced by the PCA, found…