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    20th Century Design Slt 1

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    Studio Learning Task 1 – What is Design? Q1. What was the industrial revolution? When did it occur? How did industrialisation lead to the creation of the design profession? How was industrial manufacturing different from the traditional way of making a product and what role did the designer play in creating new products? The industrial revolution, which began in England around the 19th century, was the transition of a once rural and agricultural society into one in which new manufacturing processes

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    Abstract The purpose of this paper is to pinpoint various social inequalities featured in the popular television show American Horror Story: Coven. In addition to violence and black magic, the miniseries explored some new horror themes: racism and sexism. Coven was highly heavily criticized by its viewers for including many black stereotypes, trivializing rape, and distastefully portraying women as a mysterious species to men. Sexism and racism are quite prominent in our society and instead of

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    Did you know that most African Americans weren't allowed to vote until 1965, just a little over 50 years ago? This was just one among many struggles faced by black people during the 1950's. Though slavery was finally no longer a hindrance, this did not put an end to racism and financial disadvantages. Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun follows a family of African Americans and how they attempt to overcome these racial barriers in order to live out their individual dreams. When a patriarchal

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    The Impact of Television on African American Stereotypes When you look at the amount of African American stars on television, it is easy to tell that stereotypes of African Americans are being portrayed negatively. Since the 1960s, black television has thrived in many different ways. From “Different Matters” to “Insecure”, African Americans have tried to get rid of this stigma. African Americans are constantly shown as. However, with the increase of representation comes an increase in misrepresentation

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    The Ku Klux Klan During World War I

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    Social change always creates a spark of controversy, and new attitudes will always have opposition. The Ku Klux Klan, which had died out in the 1870s, rose again to combat the turmoil that the nation was experiencing during World War I. The group came out resilient and often deadly, and members had influence in the United States that had not been witnessed before. Therefore, the second Ku Klux Klan that emerged during World War I was much more powerful than its former manifestation. The Klan arose

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    serious problems that the Southeast Queens Community is facing is obesity. Obesity has led to many other health concerns in this community such as Type 2 diabetes , heart disease, stroke, and even certain cancers. This presentation looks into who is at risk, and why? And what can be done to help this community. B1. Description of Community The Southeast section of Queens, NY is 1.802 square miles with a population of 34,929 people. (U.S Census Queens County Quick Facts, 2010, para.

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    Articles on Leadership Theories Merriam Webster has many definitions for the term theory. For example, Merriam Webster (2017), defines the term a,” abstract thought or a belief, policy, or procedure proposed or followed as the basis of action (Merriam-Webster, 2017). There are many different leadership theories ranging from many decades to the present. Everyone can relate to a specific or multiple leadership traits. I relate to the transformational leadership theory. James McGregor Burns a leadership

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    portrayed throughout the movie, mostly by characterizations. I happened to notice that when Ben Marco was having his reoccurring dream, the audience was white and so were most of the people. When the African American man was having the same reoccurring dream, most all of the people in it were African American. Mrs. Iselin's admiration for Abraham Lincoln in my own opinion is due to the fact that he was a Loyalist and not a Communist, and she hates Communists, and he was also a great and powerful leader

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    which resulted in no records of who paid for taxes. “The Women’s March” was a movement where nearly 20,000 people marched on Versailles Palace to remove the king and queen and bring them back to Paris. People were angry due to the high grain prices that resulted in a struggle to feed their families. Ultimately the king and queens were arrested and brought back to Paris. In 1789 the National Assembly issued the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen, modeled on the US Declaration of Independence

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    today with the refugee’s debate currently happening in America. While white immigrants are coming into the country and being accepted even on welfare programs, other races are titled ‘welfare queens’. 6. The Latino community is affected by racial tensions, because they are often broken off by their race. African looking Dominicans are treated differently than Spanish looking Puerto Ricans, because of their skin colors. This racial divide can come from where they originally immigrated from, but it is

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