1980

The art of the 1980s was a simple, colorful, yet controversial time for most artists. It was often simplistic and easy to produce for most of the art was repetitive and at a glance plain. Critiques questioned the definition of art and what defines art since art started to become a bit more abstract and restrained from imitating life. For example, a very controversial artist from the 1980s, Andy Warhol was often looked down upon by others seeing that his pop art included much repetition of the…

The art of the 1980s was a simple, colorful, yet controversial time for most artists. It was often simplistic and easy to produce for most of the art was repetitive and at a glance plain. Critiques questioned the definition of art and what defines art since art started to become a bit more abstract and restrained from imitating life. For example, a very controversial artist from the 1980s, Andy Warhol was often looked down upon by others seeing that his pop art included much repetition of the…

Hollywood’s Depictions of African Americans in the 1980s The 1980s, characterized by Ronald Reagan’s presidency and policies, saw the many black economic and social gains of the previous decades come to an end. Things like college attendance rates, income levels, and the proportion of two-parent families all declined. At the same time, crime rates escalated and poverty levels increased. Hollywood was not interested in showing this unpleasant reality to its audience; the industry was interested…

best friend, lying motionless in the street. I thought he was dead, until I could hear a faint cry for help between the shots of gunfire that seemed endless. Social scientists started studying and debating the effects of video game violence in the 1980’s. With technology advancing in great strides, video games today are more realistic and bloodier than ever before. New research does show that playing games can and does stir hostile urges and mildly aggressive behavior in the short-term. Yet it…

The term “restraint” is used to indicate the cognitively mediated effort to resist the urge to eat. A Restraint Scale (RS) was developed and revised by Herman and Polivy in 1980 and since the revised RS has been proven to be one of the most valid test for measuring dietary restriction and weight fluctuation in comparison to other eating questionnaires such as the Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire (DEBQ) and the Current Dieting…

City Year exists as an education-focused nonprofit established in 1988 in Boston Massachusetts by Michael Brown and Alan Khazei. What City Year does is become partners with various public schools in order to help keep the students enrolled in attendance and on track to graduate. A team of young AmeriCorps members are brought together to commit an entire year of full-time service to these schools. AmeriCorps members focus on a few important key things while servicing the schools: they support the…

the educational world. Technology started its journey into the educational world in the 1980’s, so this idea is not a new one, but something that has been around for awhile. We have been trying to incorporate technology for over thirty years, but now it is becoming more of a necessity. School systems are having to incorporate technology to fit in with the growing and changing times. At this point, back in 1980, researchers could not even…

When looking back at American culture in the recently past decades, many will fondly recall the neon era of the 1980’s. The Berlin Wall was no longer and the Cold War paranoia that had plagued the previous generation had drifted out of mind. Not only was the world stage dramatically changing in this decade, the 1980’s were also a significantly important time period for pop culture. One of the most quintessential and iconic feature of the 80’s was the teen movie. As one pictures their favorite…

Drago. Films of the 1980’s relating to the Cold War era influenced culture in the United States more clearly than any other historical era depicted on the silver screen. It is important to know the background of the Cold War so that people better understand this long-lasting battle between two of the most powerful countries in the world at this time. Movies made during this time helped make connections between the reality and the film industry. The films released during the 1980s influenced the…

Men and women have always differed in terms of salary. This has been true for many years and still continues today. Equality in the work force has always been a common issue of debate because of the pay gap that exists. The pay gap not only effects women but also effects people of minorities. Though there has been progress in working towards reducing the gap and creating a more equal environment for all, there is still much progress to be done. In the working world, as of 2012 women made 80.9…