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- 301: American Colonies
- ... change that the colonies in America had to make was to become a society quite different from that in England. By 1763 although some colonies still maintained established churches, other colonies had accomplished a virtual revolution for religious toleration and separation of church and state. During the mid-1600's England was a Christian dominated nation; the colonies, however, were mainly Puritans. When Sir Edmond Andros took over a Puritan church ... over. England could not do this because England so defined the social classes and they did not have enough land that they could give to every male and his indentured servant. In a similar economic revolution, the colonies out grew their mercantile relationship with England and developed their own expanding capitalist system. The idea of a set amount of wealth in the world and that if one were to become wealthy ...
- 302: Jazz Movement In The 1960s
- ... a new state of mind (Time Video)." As the country changed so rapidly, there were both high and low spots in history. For example, the country came together and watched as Neil Armstrong landed an American space craft on the moon, and his words "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" still can bring chills to those who watched live as he took his first steps onto the ... on Washington, D.C. in August 1963, and he saw both the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 pass through congress and become laws. The country saw another great American in the 1960's: John F. Kennedy. As the country was enjoying a rather prosperous beginning of the decade, the young and good-looking Kennedy held the presidency. Kennedy was charismatic, and brought hopes of ... deaths of these two men held the country together in one common emotion... grief. Another problem facing the nation in the 1960's was the Vietnam War. "The Vietnam War was highly unpopular with the American people. Democratic president Lyndon B. Johnson lost the election to Republican Richard M. Nixon. Young people carried on anti-war demonstrations at the Democratic convention in Chicago. The high expenditures for war influenced inflation ...
- 303: Events Leading To The American
- ... should be destroyed, thus separation from England. A new society would follow, where the people of the society would have these rights necessary for self-autonomy. The Declaration of Independence was a strong justification for revolution. The Revolution follows the Declaration of Independence, where a transition occurs. The transition has to do with the rights of the colonists. The colonists acquire their rights through resistance to british imperial conformity, by resisting certain policies ...
- 304: Technology and the Future of Work
- ... robotics, electronic miniaturisation, digitisation and information technology with its social implications for human values and the future of work. It will argue that we have entered post modernity or post Fordism, a new age technological revolution, which profoundly effects social structure and values. Some issues that will be addressed are: elimination of work in the traditional sense, longevity, early retirement, the elimination of cash, the restructuring of education, industry and a ... adjustments if extreme social unrest, inequity, trauma and possible civil disruption is to be avoided. Yonedji Masuda (1983) suggests we are moving from an industrial society to an information society and maintains that a social revolution is taking place. He suggests that we have two choices Computopia' or an Automated State', a controlled society. He believes that if we choose the former, the door to a society filled with boundless possibilities ... as exhibiting information values where individuals will develop their cognitive creative abilities and citizens and communities will participate voluntarily in shared goals and ideas. Barry Jones (1990) says we are passing through a post-service revolution into a post- service society - which could be a golden age of leisure and personal development based on the cooperative use of resources. Jeremy Rifkin (1995) uses the term The Third Industrial Revolution' which ...
- 305: Fanon's Three Stages Related to the Indigenous People of Chiapas
- ... s Three Stages Related to the Indigenous People of Chiapas The passage Shadows of Tender Fury by Subcommander Marcos of the Zapatista Army explains that the people of Chiapas are currently facing a period of revolution. The Zapatista army (consisting of Chiapian campesinos) has risen to combat the intolerant system of oppression by the Mexican government and has attempted to create a better lifestyle for the campesinos of Chiapas. Frantz Fanon's three stages to national culture; assimilation, self discovery, and revolution, relate to the struggle of the campesinos of Chiapas. In the last 500 years, the indigenous people of Chiapas have faced all three of Fanan's stages during their struggle for the development of a ... about what his people have done in the past, and as a result, he starts to look toward the future with new guidance. It is during this second stage when the colonized people decide a revolution is the only way to regain land and freedom. In Chiapas, the elders remember Zapata, the revolutionary hero of the Mayans. He rose up for his people shouting, "land and freedom." In the following ...
- 306: Mexican-American War
- Mexican-American War The Mexican War was a war that lasted from 1846 to 1848. The two major issues behind the war were the inability of the Mexican government to establish political and economic control over its ... the westward movement and dynamic expansionism of the United States during the 19th century. Before the war occurred, Mexico had already lost control of much of its northeastern territory as a result of the Texas Revolution. This land, combined with the territory of Mexico at the end of the war, would eventually form what is now part of the United States today. This territory is now part of Arizona, California, Nevada ... Mexicans, although viewed their loss of the territory in the North as, an unnecessary war that had been thrust upon Mexico by a land-hungry United States. The Mexican War started when Mexican soldiers, shed American blood on American soil. When the Americans heard of this, General Stephen W. Kearny commanded his army to take over the city of Santa Fe. They did so without even having to fire a ...
- 307: The Spanish-American War
- During the last years of the nineteenth century, the United States would find itself involved in what John Jay, the American secretary of state, later referred to as a "splendid little war; begun with highest motives, carried on with magnificent intelligence and spirit, favored by that fortune which loves the brave." From an American standpoint, because there were few negative results, and so many significantly positive consequences, John Jay was correct in calling the Spanish-American War a "splendid little war." The defeat of the Spanish forces marked the end of their rule in the Americas and also marked the rise of the United States as a global military power. ...
- 308: The Computer Revolution
- The Computer Revolution The computer revolution has brought about a total change in society, as we have known it. From the fifties and early sixties culture of make-do-and-mend to the materialistic, customer orientated society of today, IT has played an ever increasing role. We can now no longer spend even an hour without some form of interaction with IT based products. The IT revolution has had a pervasive growth from its start in the large corporations of the sixties. At first huge computer systems were solely the reserve of companies such as IBM and ICI who used their ...
- 309: Native American Women
- Native American Women On few subjects has there been such continual misconception as on the position of women among Indians. Because she was active, always busy in the camp, often carried heavy burdens, attended to the household ... pottery making, were shared fairly evenly. In the Southwest, the men did most of the field work, house building, weaving, cloth manufacturing, and animal skin processing. Female prestige among the Iroquois grew greater after the Revolution-ary War, and male prestige ebbed due to continual losses and defeats and the inability to do much hunting due to scarcity of game. By the nineteenth century, mothers played a greater role in approving ... cooking, packing, and unpacking), others varied by region, means of food production, and social organization. Such variances in gender roles further exemplify the diversity that existed among Native Americans. Refrences Dozier, E.P., (1971). The american southwest. In Leacock, E.B., & Lurie, N.O. (Eds.), North american indians in historical perspective. Illinois: Waveland Press, Inc. Faiman-Silva, S. (1997). Choctaws at the crossroads. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. Leacock, E. ...
- 310: Fanon's Three Stages Related to the Indigenous People of Chiapas
- ... s Three Stages Related to the Indigenous People of Chiapas The passage Shadows of Tender Fury by Subcommander Marcos of the Zapatista Army explains that the people of Chiapas are currently facing a period of revolution. The Zapatista army (consisting of Chiapian campesinos) has risen to combat the intolerant system of oppression by the Mexican government and has attempted to create a better lifestyle for the campesinos of Chiapas. Frantz Fanon's three stages to national culture; assimilation, self discovery, and revolution, relate to the struggle of the campesinos of Chiapas. In the last 500 years, the indigenous people of Chiapas have faced all three of Fanan's stages during their struggle for the development of a ... about what his people have done in the past, and as a result, he starts to look toward the future with new guidance. It is during this second stage when the colonized people decide a revolution is the only way to regain land and freedom. In Chiapas, the elders remember Zapata, the revolutionary hero of the Mayans. He rose up for his people shouting, "land and freedom." In the following ...
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