1980

what if that future seems uncertain? What if the new day coming looks grim, foreboding, not hopeful at all? The 1980s were a time of excess and materialism. Fashion became more vibrant and eccentric. Movie plots were absurd. The music of the decade expressed a new need for material goods and the theatre was excessive and expensive. One might say that the American decade that was the 1980s was a nightmare of self -indulgence. When…

Both of these regulatory legislations were extremely beneficial for the saving associations in the early 1980s. These pieces of legislation were enacted to minimize the net withdrawal flow of deposits from the institutions, which would help reduce the liquidity problem. For example, NOW accounts allowed for an unlimited amount of checks to be written to each deposit account, which allowed for cash to be more readily available. Thrifts were now able to make consumer and commercial loans to issue…

The greatest time period in the history of the United States was by far the 1980’s. This isn’t to say that other decades in history were awful, or that nothing bad took place in the 1980’s, of course. This decade was just an overall period of steady economic growth, peace between the U.S. and other countries, and new trends. For starters, Ronald Reagan was elected to office in 1980. Initially, many were afraid of his presidency because he was strongly in favor of increasing military strength…

t was my last day of work at the Play Cafe, I woke up in the best mood, knowning this decision I was moving forward and bettering my future. Lauren, my manager, walked into work in a bad mood, for her she was losing her assistant manager. That night the play area was going to be open late for my going away party. It was also the day my younger sister, Courtney, was going back to college for her junior year in North Carolina. Which meant most of my family member 's were going with her to help…

Forever polish is an amazing polish that does wonders to everyone’s nails. Although, the product is not targeted to everyone, we specifically appeal to women, who are in the middle class. HGKS (Forever Polish’s company) made the price reasonable, so all women can feel forever beautiful. Besides, Forever Polish is geared towards all ages. In other words, Forever Polish appeals to the younger generation because in its collection the polishes are neon, sparkly and themed polishes, for example one…

Presidential Elections of November 4, 1980 The presidential election of 1980 characterized a race between the following candidates: Ronald Reagan (for the Republican Party), Jimmy Carter (for the Democrat Party), and John B. Anderson (Independent), were running – at that time – for the presidency of the United States. During the period of time – and after – the president election of 1980, some democrats came to be recognized as “Reagan Democrats.” Democrats gave millions of pivotal suffrages to…

emotion of strong affection and personal attachment. Having a good relation between parent and child is very important in every family. In the story "Fiesta 1980" by Junot Diaz and the story ''Sticks'' by George Saunders the boys tell their childhood memories and it shows how there's no love between father and son. In the story ''Fiesta 1980'' the son's vomitting represent that there's something wrong with him and that he's calling for help. However his father ignore that. And that effect…

For many Americans, the economic, social and political trends of the 60s and 70s ranging from crime and racial polarization in many urban centers, to the economic downturn and inflation of the Carter years created a mood of disillusionment. It also helped solidify the suspicion of government and its ability to deal effectively with the country’s deep-rooted social and political problems. Conservatives having the minority power at the national level were well positioned to take advantage of the…

to a specific issue. Therefore, the 1980 and 1995 Quebec referendums about pursuing sovereignty greatly rely on the general public’s view. Upon analysis of the results of both votes, it is clear that independence for Quebec should not be granted. In the 1980 referendum, in which 84.3 percent of the Quebec population voted, 59.5 percent of voters were opposed to the idea of Quebec seceding from Canada, leaving the remainder 40.5 percent in favor of the idea (“1980 Referendum”). All regions of…

To say that America experienced great advancements and developments in the 1980?s and beyond would be an understatement. Many of the things that happened during this time period have helped shape the America that we know and see today. It is because of these advancements and developments that we are able to experience such a high level of globalization, free markets, and neoliberal economic policies; if these changes had not taken place, we would be living in an entirely different country than…