1950s

coming out with more commercials like ones for “winston” products and “marlboro” too. They would just tell you how cool it is to smoke a pack of cigarettes and how you will get more friends by smoking them. Commercials that aired around the 1949-1950’s…

“The Plastic Pink Flamingo” A new trend for the 1950’s was idolizing pink flamingos. The claims of boldness consisted of rich families vacationing in Florida and the distinct color of the flamingo. American’s were in desperate search of something new, but the author questions the reasons behind the pink flamingo’s popularity when he/she inquires about why the birds were called pink flamingos, why American’s were intrigued by the flashy color, and why flamingos were such a popular trend. Why…

Society trusts those that conform, and distrusts those that that don’t. By conforming to society's expectation, you gain trust from the society. A disadvantage to conforming to society is when you join the group, you’re technically no longer your own individual. George S. Patton once said, “If everyone is thinking alike, then sobody isn’t thinking.” It’s like you’re a sheep, and when you conform to society's beliefs, you join the rest of the herd. Hysteria was a major factor in the accusations…

4, How does food diversity change in the United States between the 1930s and the 1950s? Give specific examples In the 1930’s great depression, People stressed to make food on the table had the decision of buying lesser grades of meat (chuck instead of sirloin beef) and industrial alternates (Crisco instead of butter). Peoples who needed help were served by private soup kitchens and government programs. In 1930’s snacks like Snickers, Tootsie Pops, Fritos, 3 Musketeers, Ritz Crackers…

A Raisin in the Sun, by Lorraine Hansberry, delves into the African American psyche during the 1950’s in the way a lower class black family deals with acquiring new money and moving into a new neighborhood. All of the members of this family have their own dreams, and the different ways they handle their dreams getting seemingly crushed reveals a lot about the African American psyche during this time period. Beneatha, the daughter of Mama and sister of Walter, has a dream to become a doctor and…

of their society. The baby boomers generation were born in the 1950's time period and are known to be a Independent and self reliable generation compared to society in 2017. How is identity shaped over an individual's life? A persons identity is who they are. Meaning, their culture,ethnicity ,beliefs…

trips to extravagant getaways near and far, 1950s trips are much different from our customs now. As teenagers in the 1950s, my grandparents’ experiences of traveling are quite different from what I am used to. The dynamic of family road trips, accommodations along the way, and destinations abroad have changed throughout the years. Road trips were the typical vacation of the era consisting of the whole family squeezed into the car. It was not until the 1950s when the construction of the…

warlike state can be eliminated under stable rules. Similarly, Machiavelli feels that humans are innately self-interested, and can turn deceitful when they want something.While they admire virtuous people, most do not possess these qualities (Machiavelli 1950). This state causes Machiavelli to instruct princes to act virtuously whenever possible, but not being afraid to lie in order to maintain control of the people. While Hobbes and Machiavelli have similar pessimistic views of human nature,…

and Naomi Levy Ginsberg (poetry 1) from having a rough life from childhood to adulthood it had an impact on his writings and poetry. Therefore having a rough life he had different sexual preferences that made him different during the beat movement in 1950’s. Hence when someone who has been scarred from their childhood to adulthood; someone like Allen Ginsberg who expressed himself with his feelings and ideas in his poems. Poetry is an expression of your feeling and ideas using distinctive…

Ball was the typical 50s housewife in the show "I Love Lucy". Lucy stood up for herself, was independent, did not let her husband control her, nor let anyone tell her what to do. The role of her character stood for what women dreamed of. Since the 1950s, gender roles have become more flexible. Women gender roles now include high power careers while men’s gender now includes domestic life. Gender roles have advanced, but there is still room for growth. Gender roles have not only progressed for…