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tremendous. There was an intense job competition for low wages. Since times were so desperate, the women took the lower paying jobs while the men worked the higher paying jobs. This was causing a great deal of discrimination as well. During the Second New Deal in 1935, an executive order, 7046, was issued to prohibit discrimination in hiring and wages in the Works Progress Administration in bases on gender. Following the Works Progress Administration (WPA), came the Social Security Act. This…

largely by people of English origin; Thus, one would think that, as a whole, the colonies would develop similar cultures and ways of life. However, nothing could be further from the truth. Despite having people of the same origin, the colonies in the New England region and the Chesapeake region developed radically differently from each other. By 1700, the two colonial regions had developed into two distinct societies; each had its own values, appearances, and economies. The difference in…

jobs. With the loss of jobs and lost hope of acquiring any land, the British set their sights on the New World. Many journeyed across the Atlantic to populate a variety of areas, ranging from the West Indies to Virginia and Massachusetts’s Bay. Although both the Chesapeake and New England regions were settled by the white English, by 1700 both evolved into distinct societies due to economic,…

The textual evidence is greater for both the Old and New Testaments than any other historically reliable ancient document. For example, the New Testament was written in the first century A.D. and had around two thousand manuscripts, and was copied a hundred years after the original. A hundred years after the original does seem like an extremely large…

explored through the usage of technology. In particular, television has been an essential aspect of entertainment to many Americans since its popularization in the 1950’s. Since then, it has taken the world by storm and become an integral source of news, connection, and enjoyment for people all over the world. Television has facilitated the spread of mass media through major broadcasting networks such as NBC, CBS, and ABC. However, despite its entertaining merit, television is an unsubstantial…

also helped the upcoming, talented jazz musicians gain a name in the music industry. People made up new dances to keep up with the upbeat music of jazz and ragtime. Dances like the shimmy, turkey trot, buzzard cope, chicken starch, monkey glide, and the bunny hug were inspired from African type of dances (Scott, 2006). Jazz wouldn’t…

a writer, teacher, editor, social activist, community organizer, and "product of the nineteen-sixties spirit" was born in 1939 and died of colon cancer in 1995” (Casmier). Bambara herself would have learned growing up during the 1940s and 1950s in New York City 's Harlem and Bedford-Stuyvesant communities. (Heller)Sylvia gives a sassy narration from a twelve year old on a learning experience that Miss Moore took a few kids from the Harlem ghetto neighborhood on a trip to FAO Swartz in downtown…

captive. The terrifying tales she 's heard of raids and attacks prove to be not as fearful in her eyes as the sharp weapons the Wampanoag carried, and she decides to test the fierce stories of abrasive savages that she has been told during her stay in New England. Although, the Wampanoag later perform actions that alter Mrs. Rowlandson 's preformed…

“Commit your destiny to GOD, be confident in him, and he will act, making your uprightness clear as daylight, and the justice of your cause as the noon” (New Jerusalem Bible Psalms 37:5-6). As talked about in the bible passage, one should commit him or herself to God. Contrarily, Martin Luther stated that faith in God is all that one needs to be saved, and many beliefs of his opposed those of the catholic religion. A fallacy believed by Luther and the followers of his religion was that, one’s…

The flooding of the Caney River has a huge impact on the residents of Bartlesville, including the people who live in CT 5. Transportation routes become inaccessible, which create barriers within neighborhoods, decrease social interactions, and limits availability to jobs, food, and medical and social service agencies. The flood level in Bartlesville is 13 feet, and in1986, there was a historic crest of 27 feet that resulted in a devastating flood that affected the community in various ways.…