...Women in wrestling have never really been taken seriously. In the 1950's women like Billy Kay, Fabulous Moolah, and May Young were some of the only women in the wrestling business. They are competed as the men did and were treated with respect. When Vince McMahon Jr. took the wrestling world by storm he put the the idea in the heads of wrestling fans that women are not as good as the men. McMahon never booked the women seriously. Fabulous was womens champion for eight years, not becuase she was just that good, because she was, but because Vince didn't bother with the womens division for eight years. During the attitude era womens wrestling went completely out the drain. Vince brought in super models instead of women wrestlers. He put these women in bra and...
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...About The 1950s In Stephanie Coontz essay "What We Really Miss About the 1950's" she makes an interesting analysis of what we think we miss about past decades. In the essay Stephanie Coontz talks about the history and progress of family and discuses in depth the movement of the family from the 1920s to the 1970s. She begins her argument by stating some reasons why the, “nostalgia for the 1950s” exists. Coontz uses the logos appeal towards her audience with statistics, facts and numbers to explain why the 1950s was such a great decade. She uses great evidence to compare the 1950s to past declares to persuade you that the 1950s is what we really miss. Stephanie Coontz’s essay “What We Really Miss About the 1950s”, she uses the persuasive appeal logos throughout her essay. By using the logos appeal in Cootnz’s essay it strengthens the argument about the 1950’s. Coontz uses facts about how in the 1930s the stock market crashed and the great depression. She compares the 1930’s to the 1950’s by providing more data that murder rates were higher in 1933 than the 1950s. Coontz also explains by using statistics that ninety percent of all households in the United States were families, in comparison with the seventy one percent by the 1990’s. She continues to provide facts and data to show the audience that the 1950s was better than any other decade. Stephanie Coontz talks about how in a poll done by the Knight-Ridder news agency in 1996, 38 percent of voters chose the 1950's as the best...
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...The 1950’s conformity didn’t create a confident America, but individuals would say most people felt anxious. The 1950 conformity took place in suburban areas and cities. Individuals became anxious due to conformity because of having money new appliances and increase in technology. The 19502 created an anxious America but did not create a confident America. In the 1950’s American women became anxious which is shown in document D. The American women of the 1950’s were house wives she shopped for groceries, made beds, took care of the children, matched slip cover material chauffeured cub scouts and brownies, and lay beside he husband at night. From document D it shows that women took care of everything around the house and had no freedom of a job or to leave the house. This made women feel anxious because they felt they could do more and should have more freedom. In the 1950’s money made people anxious which is shown in document F. From the document...
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...In the book, Something From the Oven, by Laura Shapiro starts off with a lengthy introduction and entitles it, “Do Women Like to Cook?” While this is not what the book is about, it does ask some questions and make some statements that resurface throughout. Such as, the women do the cooking, men go to the kitchen as a profession, and the most important the food industry confronted millions of American women and tried to refashion them in their own image. This caused Americans to think differently of their eating. She also says in this introduction that the 1950’s were not what you thought they were. The purpose of the author writing this book was to inform us that the 1950’s were not what we thought it was, and especially not the food industry....
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...and Human Rights in the 1950s and what many individuals and groups did to combat segregation, separation, fear, ignorance and sexism.” Following the war filled 1940’s came a time of social justice. Following WWII many social issues came to light that many wanted to fix. Many strong people and organizations rose up to try to resolve these social issues. The two main issues during the 1950’s were civil rights and sexism. Both were large issues that many fought to try to resolve during these times. Civil rights was arguably the biggest issue during the 1950’s and saw many positives towards success. The NCAAP (National Association for Advancement of Colored People) become the most influential organization during the civil...
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...Canada experienced many changes in the post war period, the 1950’s and the 1960’s such as population growth, new expectations of women, and the immigration policy. Key changes to Canadian culture in the 1950’s and 1960’s had a significant impact on Canada. These key changes include social changes, mass media, and also immigration and citizens. Some of the social changes in Canada faces in the 50’s and 60’s included the Baby Boom, changes to women’s roles, urbanization and suburbia. The Baby Boom was a very significant social change that Canada had to face from 1945 to 1967. Just in those twenty two years Canada’s population grew fifty percent, from twelve million to eighteen million due to the children being born post-World War Two....
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...role of women in society has been greatly overseen in the last few decades. In the early days women were seen as wives who were intended to cook, clean, and take care of the kids. While men took care of having jobs and paying any bills that had to be paid. Women have made vast improvements in their lifestyles in the past few decades from holding positions in governments, to simple things like getting a job and supporting themselves. In 1920’s, all women were given the right to vote. In the 1930's, the roles of men and women varied greatly. From the workplace to the home, the expectancies were different. The views of both genders were also very different. And things kept changing from one decade to another. The role of women and their importance...
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...Globalising World “ Popular Culture” ( 1950s ) Fashion In the 1950s, America exerted a huge influence on Australia through cinema. Ripple-soled shoes, leather motorbike jacket, long jackets and thick-soled shoes. Young women would wear tight-waisted skirt with the equally tight jumper influenced by Marilyn Monroe Short back and sides haircut for young men were replaced by long styled hair. Young men would have their hair slicked back with grease and this was influenced by Elvis Presley. Black sweater, chunky costume jewellery and turned-up pants were worn as casual clothes when going to the cinema. A lot of fashion that were popular in Australia came from Hollywood through the movie industry. American fashion dominated the youth scene....
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...Which fashion model a thin, rail like figure popular in the 1960's? Fashions and styles very much different from the 1950’s, you can say, the styles were much bolder and revolutionary from the proper and prim attitudes and styles of the 1950’s. Have never been accepted prior to the 1960’s were popular, like the mini-skirt and form fitting dresses and skirts. Another fad or style that became popular in the 1960’s was being thin, especially for females. In order to wear the popular mini-skirts and other form fitting dresses, many women had to be thin enough. Thinness became popular with comp the 1960’s brought on a whole slew of fads, fashions, and styles very much different from the 1950’s. You can say, the styles were much bolder and revolutionary from the proper and prim attitudes and styles of the 1950’s. Clothes that would have never been accepted prior to the 1960’s were popular, like the mini-skirt and form fitting dresses and skirts. Another fad or style that became popular in the 1960’s was being thin, especially for females. In order to wear the popular miniskirts and other form fitting dresses, many women had to be thin enough. But the bigger reason why thin was becoming more and more popular was because of models like Twiggy, a popular model in the 1960’s known for her extremely thin appearance, showcasing their extremely thin bodies. All of sudden, thinness became popular with company executives, the entertainment business, and society as a whole. It was...
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...small town in Colombia, South America, set in the 1950’s. According to the Colombian culture, it is a terrible sin to take the virginity of an unmarried woman, so in the novel, this sinful man is murdered by two of the woman’s family members. Many motifs and symbols are embedded within the text of...
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...Michael Tarantino Ms. Banks 50’s & 60’s (7) 16 November 2014 1950’s DBQ The 1950s is considered to be the model decade of America. Families were close, children respected their elders, workers worked hard to provide for their families who grew up in nice neighborhoods, and the economy was booming. The forced conformity, neglect of the poor, and segregation are often overlooked when talking about the decade as they were during the time period. The 1950s were a prodigious time period for family life but not for the individual or societal ethics. The ’50s boasted the archetype for the model family. As document H exemplifies, suburban families, coined the nuclear family, resided in ideal neighborhoods for raising the family, were close-knit, and the family was open with each other. These families would discuss any problems in their lives while eating nightly family dinner or sitting around the boob tube. Society dictated the norm for proper family etiquette such as how to behave in order to maintain a perfect household. Document I, “The Good Wife’s Guide”, offers tips on how to be a good wife so that the family machine runs smoothly. This decade received much praise for the development of this era as shown in document L, “With the growth of suburban developments, many families found they needed two cars to transport all members of the family…” This quote shows how the growth of familial development stimulated the economy. The ’50s may have been a great time for families...
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...happening at the time. Before the 1950’s, society had struggled for two decades with wartime restrictions and rations. It was a new era and everything was looking up. With all the new technology including credit cards, buying clothes and keeping up with fashion was easier than ever. After World War 2 there was a push for women to get back in the home and do the traditional woman duties of raising children and looking after the house. Advertising portrayed that housewife look for women. Fashion in the 1950’s for women emphasized femininity in the form of soft shoulders, stiletto heels, wrist-length gloves and full, billowing skirts. Even working women's outfits’ hinted fragility, with pencil-slim skirts and little hats with veil and feathers. Men’s fashion was clean cut and conservative. Suits and penny loafers were favored by men. Hats became less popular for men and they started wearing their hair in a crew cut. Fashion for teens also completely changed in the 1950’s for the first time they stopped imitating their elders and invented a new type of dress and way to express themselves. As rock and roll gained popularity so did sexual appeal. Rock and roll artists like Elvis really emphasized this change in teenagers. Elders saw rock and roll as a danger, but the youth loved it and they became more rebellious than ever before. Leather jackets, black jeans, ankle boots and checkered shirts became the fashion trend of youth, the whole punk look. The 1950’s was the start of a more modern...
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...----------------------- Ten New Creations of The 1950’s So today I am going to tell you about the top ten inventions made in the 50’s, in order from least favorite to favorite (at least in my head). And staring at last place is the Barbie Doll that was invented in 1959, come on man no one cares about a stupid doll. But right in front of Barbie we have the Microchips invented in 1959 also, mico means small now why would you want something small? It’s like I always say bigger is better. Now in 8th place we have the Laser made in 1958, sure there really isn’t any point to it right now but I belive it has pointless. Right after 8th place we have 7th place and claming that spot is a way to prevent babies! It’s the Oral Contraceptives, or in other words birth controle, made in 1954. Clamming the spot right before Oral Contraceptive is the Bar Code, I have a fealing that’s going to be something big in the future. Now in 5th place and made in 1958 is the Hula Hoop , keeping children occupied so you can have some alone time with the wife. Now in 4th place is this thing called McDonalds Corp. invented in 1955, and you can just tell it is going to be big. Next is something to keep you skinny it’s the Diet Soft Drink made in 1952. Then in 2ed is the Hover Craft invented in 1956 now who doesn’t want a flying car? Last but not least in 1st place is MR. POTATO HEAD from 1952. [pic] THE BEATNIKS The beatniks are people those people that are changing the 50’s. They are the people that are rejecting...
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...Americans across the country denounced their resistance to the Vietnam War due to the deprivation of illusion associated with the loss of many innocent lives without purpose . President Lyndon Johnson used his best efforts in persuading the nation that the Vietnam War would “restore world order” and keep communist efforts “at bay” which would enable them to have independence (Document H). However, many Americans believed that the U.S. should leave Vietnam. The dissension over the war continuously grew because American politicians continued to support the war despite widespread American resentment for the war. Women began to truly fight for their rights during the 1960s. Women were discontent with the simplistic lives they were handed to live...
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...I have to agree with Campany’s point of view on the “complex balance of gender and power”, the movie Rear Window does a complete switch of gender roles and in the 1950’s it was the man doing everything and the women always being saved. Lisa was the star women in the film, she seemed to be in a higher career than Jeffries, she seemed to dress better and prepare herself much better , she really did not seem like the correct women for Jeffries, but rather a women in his dreams. Jeffries seemed to be much more vulnerable than Lisa, she seemed as though she was wearing the pants in the relationship and Jeffries only had her, without her he really would be nowhere and in the 1950’s that was very strange. A scene that really is unusual for the time was Lisa in her expensive dress inside of Jeffries worn out apartment where everything seems to be cheap, but Lisa in the room made the backdrop seem even worse. The scene is very unusual because in the 1950’s the man was supposed to provide everything nice the women owned including the dress and even the dinner Lisa ordered from the expensive restaurant. At the end Lisa was not known as the passive female but rather the heroine. She was the one to come up with all of the plans of going over to Lars Thornwalds and digging up the garden, in search of the body that Jeffries had suspected. When Lisa was caught by Thornwald she showed Jeffries, how much she really cared for him when she cried to him and all he could do was sit in the wheelchair...
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