1980

Allegiant is the third book in the Divergent series, it starts out where the second book ended when a genetic experiment is the cause of the faction system in the city of Chicago. The factions and factionless have rose to take over the city under Evelyn's rule. Evelyn is the mother of Tobias, who is Tris’s love interest. Tris, the main character has been invited to join the group, called the Allegiant, who rebel from Evelyn’s rule. Tris and Tobias then decide to break her brother Caleb out of…

In the 1980s, Japan was largely viewed as the world’s most powerful economies. Their economy exploded after three decades of growth, and they had risen to become the world’s second largest economy. Japanese companies were eliminating American industries, from automobiles to consumer electronics. Also, Japanese companies were purchasing assets in the United States, like movie studios, golf courses, and real estate. Their stock market, Nikkei, was booming during that year. Property prices had…

fifty short stories since the 1970’s. While the cover is nothing too impressive, I noticed that out of the fifty total works, only approximately three or four appeared to be written by authors of color. The story that caught my attention was “Fiesta 1980” by Junot Diaz. I have not read many stories, written in English, by authors of Dominican descent. Getting a different perspective piqued my interest. In addition…

IN 1980s the seven sisters (shell,exxon mobil and all) were set aside and new seven sister replaced those companies. What was the raeson behind this shift? Old seven sisters: 1. Anglo persian oil company (United Kingdom) 2. Gulf Oil (United states). 3. Royal dutch shell (Netherlands/United kingdom). 4. Standard oil of California (United states). 5. Standard oil of New Jersey (United states) 6. Standard oil company of New York (United states) 7. Texaco (United states). New seven sisters: 1.…

New York in the 1980s was full of crime, both in and around the city. Crime, unemployment, and homelessness were high; also, according to Smith, “crack was blighting whole families and neighborhoods. Violent-crime rates were rising for the third straight year, and homicides would set a record” (Smith). In addition, I can see from the video that the 1980s were a bad time for New Yorkers. The police were out of line when doing their job because they were very aggressive to the boys. They did not…

television remain fairly similar throughout the ages. We’ll explore 3 different television advertisements throughout three decades and compare the similarities and differences of each advertisement. The advertisements reviewed are from the 50s, 70s, and 1980s. Each advertisement is designed to appeal to three different demographics. The first being a teen audience, the second and adult audience, the final being marketed primarily to children. The advertisement from the 1950s is for Coca…

During the 1980’s there was a movement towards a democratic government from dictatorships. The leading four factors, that the author Padraic Kenney thought to be causing the change in the type of government from dictatorships to a democracy was: nonviolence, technological advancements, transnationality, and the emergence of human rights. Dictators weren’t as popular in countries under that type of government because the people of those countries wanted better human rights and that meant voting…

crucial to familiarize ourselves with the past mistakes so that we can set up precautions and measures to ensure that another housing disaster does not occur. In the 1980s, we were faced with what was called the Savings and Loan Crisis. According to Kenneth J. Robinson, author of his article, Savings and Loan Crisis, “In the 1980s, the financial sector suffered through a period of distress that was focused on the nation’s savings and loan industry.” As the inflation and interest rates rose in…

manifest, it is often the complete and impulsive dismission of a “circumstance, quality, or person”, with no after thought as to the origins of this gut-reaction. Throughout history we have seen many instances of these taboo-like topics. During the 1980’s, people suffering from HIV/AIDS took the brunt of the disapproving glances and hushed comments from the general populace in the United States. Toilets seats were said to be contaminated and the sick were barred from working at deli counters.…

Ch.1 Finally, it’s Friday. That means two days of freedom from the demons of Dieruff high school. I honestly can’t wait to get into bed which is scary because i’m always dying to get out that hell hole I call home. Normally on Friday’s nights, I could count on mom and dad being out having their precious date night, but that hasn 't happened for a couple years since we’ve moved to Asheville. Tonight the house will either be dead silent or so loud with their screaming that you’d think we were…