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1923, at the University of Minnesota, women were permitted to participate in cheerleading.[19][20] However, it took time for other schools to follow. In the late 1920s, many school manuals and newspapers that were published still referred to cheerleaders as "chap," "fellow," and "man".[21] Women cheerleaders were overlooked until the 1940s. In the 1940s, collegiate men were drafted for World War II, creating the opportunity for more women to make their way onto sporting event sidelines.[22] As…

Every September in Coos Bay, Oregon, a race called the Prefontaine Memorial Run. The race is held in honor of a track athlete from Coos Bay named Steve Prefontaine. Steve Prefontaine did not win an Olympic gold medal, but Steve Prefontaine is considered to be one of the greatest distance runners who ever lived. In his senior year of high school, Steve Prefontaine, nicknamed Pre, broke the U. S. high school record for running two miles by nearly seven seconds. He ran two mines in eight minutes,…

was created to honor the courageous US armed forces members, who died or went missing while fighting in the Vietnam War. It is located on the northwest corner of the Nation Mall. The Vietnam War began on November 1st, 1955, and ended on April 30th, 1975. It lasted for 19 years, 5 months, 4 weeks, and 1 day. In the late 1970s, an organization called Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, Inc. arose to help raise money for a memorial to help people to remember the lost soldiers. Congress decided on an…

The Vietnam War and the Fragmentation of American Society At the end of World War Two, Americans experienced a period of remarkable national consensus and of “fervent faith in American exceptionalism.” Despite having deployed atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which caused the excruciating deaths of tens of thousands of civilians, many Americans viewed their country as exceptionally benevolent in its treatment of others. As historian Christian Appy writes in American Reckoning: The Vietnam…

fall of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia INTRODUCTION The Khmer Rouge is a term coined by Prince Norodom Sihanouk, literally meaning ‘Red Khmers’, to describe the Communist Party of Kampuchea, led by Saloth Sar, or more commonly known as Pol Pot. From 1975-1979, the Khmer Rouge seized power over Cambodia and conducted the tragic Cambodian genocide. Inspired by Maoism, they believed in the creation of a classless, communal society to achieve equality of all, and enforced this through the evacuation…

Differing values and beliefs are the core of conflict theory. Modern day Conflict Theory mostly sticks to defending modern capitalism. Savur claims that resolution of conflict of intrest leads to a higher phase of equilibrium within the capitalist system (1975). Well known conflict theorists include Karl Marx and Augusta Comte. Conflict Theory is also considered a macro theory, meaning theorists study large groups rather than small individualistic groups. Many people still see conflict theory…

problems. Both pharmaceutical and talk therapy treatment are valid options for treating the sociopath/psychopath (King, 2011). However, they are much more sophisticated and wielded with greater expertise than at the time of this film’s production in 1975. It is germane to note that mandated psychotherapy is not individually driven and may be less successful as was evident in the movie with…

A virtuous person reads as one who shows high moral standards. The nature of virtue dates back to aristotle. Aristotle, one of the most known and respected philosophers stated that virtue is an essential element to the good life. Aristotle praises virtue as being the way one should choose to be in life. The novel The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini uses moral development and virtuous actions frequently. The purpose of Khaled Hosseini’s use of these principles is to provide depth into the lives of…

Amir and Assef in the beginning seem to be two different characters and personalities. Amir comes from a wealthy, high status, and pashtun family; having servants and social prestige. Assef is a half german Pashtun who is power hungry and unlike other boys. Assef has blonde hair and blue eyes significantly making him different than all the other boys, Hosseini does this to make him stand out. In the first section, Hassan is shooting a “one eyed German Shepherd” with his slingshot. This is…

born April 3,1934 in London to Mortimer Herbert Morris-Goodall and Margaret Myfanwe Joseph. She was later married and was then formally known as Baroness Jane Van Lawick-Goodall. She was married to Hugo Van Lawick from 1964 through 1974. She then in 1975 married Derek Bryceson until their divorce in 1980. She is very well known for studying chimpanzees and all the contributions and such that has increased that very field today. In July 1960, Jane goodall traveled from England to what is now…