The Eighties in America - Salem Press (2009)

compete for a good two decades in a field in which success is often measured by one’s performance in only one or two competitive ...

subsequently distanced themselves from the term, “deconstructivism” became a common description of the particular look and appro ...

New Tools Deconstructivist architects made un- paralleled use of computer-aided design (CAD), which by the 1980’s was a common t ...

gling fifty-five pounds of cocaine (valued at $24 mil- lion) to the use of communications facility charges to help finance his f ...

1952 law, however, by coming under the sponsored labor program, whereby an immigrant agreed by contract to work in mining, farmi ...

The foreign-born population was concentrated most heavily in Ontario and western Canada; about 90 percent settled in Canada’s fi ...

Population Distribution and Density Canada’s pop- ulation generally lies in a string along the U.S.- Canadian border, with more ...

In 1980, the U.S. Bureau of the Census reported that the total population of the United States was 226.5 million people. Ten yea ...

tween 1960 and 2000. The estimated life expectancy in 1989 was seventy-nine years for women and seventy- two for men. In 1980, t ...

1980, the number and percentage during the 1980’s actually declined modestly. In 1989, the number of affected children was over ...

in part to the disproportionate number of single- parent families among these two minorities. Impact Demographic trends that had ...

dotes of eccentric ancestors. The material high- lighted the show’s Southern charm and showcased the talents of the cast, partic ...

musical skills. Outlets like MTV, however, repeatedly exposed viewers to the rich visual references the band employed. The group ...

creased flavor with additional salt or, in the case of low-fat foods, additional sugar. In the 1980’s, nearly 20 percent of the ...

Disability rights movement Definition Social movement to win and protect rights of equal access and equal treatment for people ...

The Ragged Edge),Deaf Life(founded 1988), and Mouth: The Voice of Disability Rights(founded 1989). San Francisco’s Bay Area, a c ...

the marketplace was buzzing with high-tech prod- ucts inspired by an expanding high-tech society. The cameras were especially po ...

DNA profiling is extensively used by forensic sci- entists for human identification. The first practical application of DNA prof ...

in Atlanta and nicknamed Spike by his mother Mary, Shelton Jackson Lee was raised in the Bedford-Stuy- vesant (Bed-Stuy) neighbo ...

WhileDo the Right Thingwon several important critics’ awards, including those of the New York, Chi- cago, and Los Angeles film c ...