"How helpful is the concept of counter-culture in understanding the changes that took place during the Sixties

"How helpful is the concept of counter-culture in understanding the changes that took place during the Sixties There were many changes, shifts in ideas and movements during the period of the Sixties, which may or not be easily defined by the term counter-culture. It can be argued that there were changes at this time which were a progression of earlier events over a long period of time, and therefore cannot be defined to the Sixties; also some changes appear to be more ideological than counter-cultural; and there were also changes which could be considered a reaction to the counter-culture itself, and therefore be considered counter counter-cultural. I am going to discuss changes in History, Science and Religion, in order to establish to what extent the concept of counter-culture can be of use in this study of the Sixties. By careful study of the Chronology in Resource Book 4, we discover that changes were happening to the social climate from 1954 onwards. In the USA, the fight for black civil rights and desegregation won a victory in this year when segregation in public schools was pronounced illegal in the Supreme Court. In the following year, the movement accelerated when 'Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat to a white man on a segregated Montgomery, Alabama, bus', and in the same town 'Martin Luther King leads a boycott of Montgomery buses' (Resource Book 4, p5).

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"In our society, prejudice causes just as many problems as it did in Jesus' day. It can take just as much courage to over come it today as it did then."

RE Coursework "In our society, prejudice causes just as many problems as it did in Jesus' day. It can take just as much courage to over come it today as it did then." Prejudice in Jesus' Day Prejudice doesn't just occur now, it happened just as much in Jesus' day and the consequences were just as severe. Jesus and Zacchaeus Luke:19 1-9 This story is all about a small rich man Zacchaeus who is a tax collector. One day when Jesus was passing through Jericho, Zacchaeus was curious so he tried to catch a glimpse of a man named Jesus who he had heard so much about. Due to Zacchaeus not being a very tall man he could not see Jesus because of the large crowd which had gathered. So he ran ahead to a place Jesus would go and climbed a sycamore tree. When Jesus got to that place he looked up and said to Zacchaeus, "hurry down Zacchaeus because I must stay in your house today." Zacchaeus hurried down and welcomed him with great joy but all the people in the crowd started grumbling saying "this man has gone as a guest to the home of a sinner!" The people who said this are being hypocritical because everyone is a sinner except Jesus. The crowd were said this because they despised Zacchaeus because he was a tax collector. He cheated people out of money while collecting taxes by adding more onto their tax so he could keep some for himself. He was a social

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Television was the key to black people successfully achieving civil rights. How far do you agree with this statement?

America Coursework Television was the key to black people successfully achieving civil rights. How far do you agree with this statement? There were many different aspects of factors that helped Black people gain Civil Rights. Television was one of these factors but also it was down to other types of technology to help black people get their views across to people. Two of these people are Martin Luther King and Malcolm X, these men are known as two of the most devoted and influential people in black history. The blacks of America craved basic civil rights, as they couldn't have any view for themselves without it. The civil rights movement started in the end of the 1950s and various protests broke the pattern of racially segregated public facilities in the South and achieved the most important breakthrough in equal-rights legislation for blacks in America. Civil rights are freedoms and rights guaranteed to a member of a community, state, or nation. Freedom of speech, of the press, of religion, and of fair and equal treatment is the basic civil rights. Black protestors like Malcolm X and Martin Luther King made many important speeches on TV that would have helped the nationwide campaign for civil rights. By putting their speeches on TV they are broadcasting their view on how blacks are being treated to a wider audience. Martin Luther King believed that the whites and Blacks

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In what way were the demands of the Irish civil rights movement similar to those of the American Black civil rights movement?

In what way were the demands of the Irish civil rights movement similar to those of the American Black civil rights movement? In many ways the demands of the Irish and American Civil Rights movements were both very similar. Formed in February 1967, one of the main aims of the Irish Civil Rights movement was to emulate its American counterpart, who had forced the US congress to pass Civil Rights Acts both in 1964 and 1965. Both movements gas educated middle class supporters who knew of their and were determined to improve opportunities and the way of life. Segregation and discrimination in society were the two things that they both wanted to end. They both also wanted to have equal and improved opportunities in areas like government, the law, education and employment. In February 1967, the NICRA was founded. This was not just formed by Catholics but by a wide range of organisations and individuals. It consisted of students, socialists and conservatives. The main aim of the NICRA was to create equal Civil Rights for everyone and to expose all situations of discrimination. Discrimination occurred in employment where the Protestants always got jobs over the Catholics. It also occurred in housing allocation as the majority of houses went to Protestants rather than Catholics. Education for Catholics suffered too, as a university was built in Coleraine, instead of Derry. The

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Explain to what extent the problems facing black communities had been overcome by federal legislations by 1968.

Explain to what extent the problems facing black communities had been overcome by federal legislations by 1968. Before 1940 there were a lot of problems facing the black public, segregation, bad housing, terrible education, discrimination in the work place and unable to vote and improve there situation. Black communities had not had help from the fed government to fix these problems, which were far worse in the South because of the Jim Crow laws, but through 1940-1968 many problems facing black people had been eradicated. I will explain the main points that contributed to the abolition of racism in America. The first breakthrough was in 1940 - 1953 during WW2, where the president, (Federal Gov) issued order 8802 banning discrimination in firms working for the government. As such it ended discrimination in the aircraft industry, however this had only limited results, as it was only government companies that were disallowed segregation and no general laws to end discrimination in employment. The South hardly benefited at all as they had less factories than the North and only 20% of cases held in court. It was the North, which benefited the most, 40% of cases held up in court, and as there were more industries in the North. However any progress is good progress, and as such I believe that these contributed greatly to the ending of segregation and discrimination. 954 - 57 were

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Martin Luther King Jr.

"I have a dream..." are the famous words stated by Martin Luther King Jr. on August 28th, 1963 in civil rights movement speech (King). have a dream..." are the famous words stated by Martin Luther King Jr. on August 28th, 1963 in civil rights movement speech (King). "I have a dream..." are the famous words stated by Martin Luther King Jr. on August 28th, 1963 in civil rights movement speech (King). Although King expressed his feelings on that summer day in 1963, his ideas directly reflect his life previous to the speech and have a huge impact on many people even today. Throughout his life, King devoted so much time to the civil rights movement due to his many limits by segregation laws as he was growing up, in addition to the many influences of both people and his religion throughout his life. As a result of Martin Luther King Jr.'s dedication, the blacks were given equality throughout the United States, and people were more encouraged to pursue their goals due to his great success. After King's birth on January 15th, 1929, King grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, where the white people were extremely racists toward their African American neighbors. During his childhood, King was faced with many hardships due to the segregation laws in his area. Anywhere King went, the young boy was faced with "white only" signs and places, which were off-limits to blacks, he included. The colored

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"...violence against women constitutes a violation of the rights and fundamental freedoms of women..."

"...violence against women constitutes a violation of the rights and fundamental freedoms of women..." Women all over the world have been discriminated against, be it a cultural or a religious discrimination. Violence against women is the harshest in the third world countries like Afghanistan, India, Iraq, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Thailand. Although there might be some charity groups in Canada that help out these third world women, Canada as a whole has not been playing a huge role in protecting these women from such ill treatment. There are many discussions and arguments on the treatment of these third world women: firstly, there are many ways that Canada is helping out these women because of groups like the United Nations; secondly, the Canadian government will only help these women (in the third world) if it affects them directly; and, lastly, when these immigrants arrive in Canada the cruel treatment still goes on in some of the households, and the Canadian government does not do anything to help. Thus, although there is a few problem solving that Canada is doing to help the third world women, but Canada has not completely been able to give these women total freedom as of yet. Women in Saudi Arabia, whether Saudi Arabian or foreign, come out time and again as victims of discrimination and human rights violations because of the gender bias in law, social mores

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"America-Sweet Land of Liberty"

"America-Sweet Land of Liberty" Amy Gladd 172 Queen Junction Rd Butler, PA 16001 (724) 637 3173 165 70 0515 Herold J. Thompson American Legion Post 243 West Sunbury, PA 16061 Carl and Sara Gladd "America-Sweet Land of Liberty" Many Americans have different views on liberty. The definition of liberty is freedom. Martin Luther King Jr. shared his dream of liberty for all ethnic races to millions. John F. Kennedy believed free America needed to help the poor and unite nations. Lastly, Martin Luther took advantage of his freedoms and told the Catholic church all of its' faults. These three men expressed their views on liberty in unique ways. Martin Luther King, Jr., a son of a preacher man grew up to be regarded as one of the greatest leaders and heroes in American history. Mr. King expressed his desire for all races to be free by giving heart-felt but intense speeches. He also held strikes, picket lines, and started boycotts. He emphasized for people to put an end to violence and to dispute their differences. He desired for the white human race to give all the other ethnic races the same treatment. He longed for his children to grow up in a town where white and black children could play together. His view of liberty was that everyone should share it together. All races need to be free. President John F. Kennedy longed for America to assist other nations

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Why did an organised campaign against segregation and discrimination emerge in the southern states during the 1950s?

Why did an organised campaign against segregation and discrimination emerge in the southern states during the 1950s? During the 1940s Segregation was practised throughout the USA, although it was beginning to be challenged by the 1950s. During the 1950s there was an apparent rapid increase in the battle against segregation and discrimination. The aim of reaching racial equality was set to be achieved by a three stage plan, which involved making people aware that segregation was not a good thing, to put an end to it and to make it illegal (unconstitutional). Achieving these would give Black Americans moral, political, economic and legal power. It believed in deliberate action to force the government to make changes in the law. In the late 1940s President Truman had backed the campaign but he did not make much progress during his presidency, after the war he attempted to improve the legal position of the black population were vetoed by congress. Then when Eisenhower came to power his dislike to government intervention led to many successes for the black population in the courts. The late 1940s, early 1950s there was an economic boom, there was a labour shortage and as a result wages went up and led to a consumer boom. This gave rise to blacks having economic power, due to higher disposable incomes. The first attempt at trying to abolish segregation in the southern states was

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Essay on Malcolm X.

Have you ever wondered about Black History Month and what it means to us? Well listen! And listen up carefully... Black History Month is a great month dedicated to the lives, history and the past well being of all black people all around the world throughout all the ages till now and the strong phenomena behind them. Today, we see them as role models, national heroes, stars and most of all people that will be remembered for all time. It is our duty to therefore honour, respect and follow after their courage, success and reputation. This October I have chosen to present a strongly fascinating and encouraging essay about a man who stood up for the human rights of millions and millions of black people all across the globe which effected both then and now. He was positively a stubborn ideological hero. His boldness, braveness and public outcries without ceasing all soured him up to the utter most well recognized position on the world stage. My great audience, this is a wonderful yet chilling reminder of the man who was and forever will be known as MALCOLM X. It all began on May 19, 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA when Malcolm Little (as he was known then) was finally born. His rather busy mother, Louise Norton Little, was a homemaker occupied with a family of eight children. His father, Earl Little, was an outspoken Baptist minister and avid supporter of Black Nationalist

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