present time, the memories of the war evolved. Memories of the Vietnam War are shaped and influenced according to the context of the time period. Right after the war, the American society appeared amnesic about this painful war. Then, by the late 1970s, a new image of the war developed. Indeed, Hollywood started questioning the war and portrayed veterans as victims. This had a big impact on the building the public memory. Politics played a major role in shaping the official memory. As time went…
immigrants in the U.S.. In 1865-1929 the population of immigrants mostly coming from european countries to today 2014 mexico being the leading country for immigrants. During world war 2 and the great depression(1930s-1970s) immigration hit a record low of 9.6 million immigrants. Since the 1970s the number of immigrants quadrupled, rising from 9.6million to 42.4 million in 2014. In 2014, 51% of immigrants were females and in 1980 53% of…
game, you can trust that there will be plenty of action and excitement. This team's history began in 1946, as an original member of the NBA. They have always played in Madison Square Garden, in the heart of the city. They had two NBA championships: 1970 and 1973. They're one of the few teams of the original NBA still located in its original city. Quite a few coaches and players both have been NBA Hall of Fame inductees over the years: Patrick Ewing, Dick McGuire, Jerry Lucas, Coach Red…
With that said: 1. Table 4.2 shows that Gini coefficient has increased from .349 in 1970 to .469 in 2005, indicating that income inequality in the has been a. increasing in the past 35 years. 2. In which year is the level of inequality is highest and lowest In the year 2005, the level of inequality is greatest, the Gini coefficient is 0.469, which is the closest number to 1 in the given data. On the other hand, 1970 had the lowest level of income inequality with a Gini coefficient of 0.394,…
The 1960s and 1970s was a time of civil rights revolution when Americans began to question the authority and claim their rights which led to several movements. In the 1960s women were limited in what they could do at home and in the work place. Women were expected to stay home and take care of home chores and children and to be committed to their husbands. Women at that time were limited to jobs as teachers, nurses, and secretaries. They were not allowed in other professions that reserved for…
Griselda Blanco was her name and other’s new her by her nicknames like the “Black Widow,” “The Godmother,” and “Queen of Cocaine” was born in Cartagena, Columbia on February 15, 1943 but she grew up in Medellin, Columbia. It is said that she suspected of murdering over 200 people. And while hiding from the law for 10 years she was responsible for having cocaine transported from her hometown Columbia to New York, Miami, and also Southern California. But she couldn't run forever because she got…
sunbelt include Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, South Carolina, Texas, roughly two-thirds of California, and parts of Arkansas, North Carolina, and Nevada. The Sunbelt was an Economy saver for America, in the 1970's. While the Steel belt in the north was "Rusting", the Sunbelt seemed like the last hope. The Sunbelt's warm climate made it easier to open businesses year round and it offered a more attractive climate to businesses year round. On top of that,…
One of the most notable dirty tricks being the New York City Hard Hat Riot. On May 4, 1970, four students were killed at Kent State University protesting the war in Vietnam and the Nixon administration.6 Mayor Lindsay of New York City ordered the flags of the City to be flown at half staff that day, prompting over a thousand students to…
products. Nokia acquired a majority stake in Televa three years later, and bought the state out altogether in 1987. There was also a political impetus behind Nokia’s decisions to buy a majority of Televa and the privately owned Salora. From the mid-1970s onwards, Finland’s largest coalition Social Democratic Party started getting more involved in the national economy with plans to establish a state-owned electronics company. This was perceived as a major threat to Nokia who led the industry…
The difference between baseball and football, that is a great question, first, they are not even spelled the same. The only thing I can see that is similar is that they both have the word “ball” in the spelling. Baseball seems to make sense by the spelling; it is a game with the involvement of bases. Football, by the spelling seems to be a game that involves your feet, which we all know is not the case, but seems ironic because most games are won by a field goal. A field goal is when the team…