The 1950s in the United States is often characterized as the age of conformity, housewives and the beginning of suburban sprawl. But beneath the conformist veneer, many important artistic, cultural and political events were occurring. There was the emergence of the teenager and teen rebellion, roc...
But in the San Gabriel Valley today, some longtime residents are attempting to keep one step ahead of a growing Asian presence by fleeing suburbs in the western valley for what they regard as more stable white suburban communities in the east valley and in Orange County. For every one Asian ...
We stood in silence, waiting until the last of the audience had strolled away, but the woman ignored us and began to gather up her own belongings in preparation to leave. ‘Look,’ I said in desperation, ‘my coat's still there, no-one's claimed it, and everyone's gone home, who...
Sheree North, a wonderful presence in too few films in the 1950's. She was up there with the best and you only have to see her in ' No Down Payment ' to see how seriously good she was. I am one of the lucky few who taped this film back in the 1980's when it was shown on...
(1)细节理解题。根据第一段In the US,families that live in the suburbs,or in small villages and towns,usually have their own yards.(在美国,住在郊区的家庭,或者在小村庄和城镇,通常都有自己的庭院。)可知在美国,住在郊区的家庭通常有自己的庭院。故选A。
the 1950s the American “dream〞 was to have a house on the outskirts.Now things are changing.The children of the people who __12__ the cities in the 1950s are now adults.They,__1314__ continue to move to cities in the Sun belt.Cities are __15__ and the population is increasing...
Cautious homophile efforts of the 1950s and 1960s achieved mixed results. While Mattachine Detroit, situated in the city, managed to attract a mere dozen members, a similarly closeted Detroit chapter of ONE Incorporated, centered in the well-to-do suburb of Grosse Pointe, made important inroads...
Deep inside an icy mountain on a remote island in the Svalbard archipelago, halfway between mainland Norway and the North Pole lies the Global Seed Vault. The purpose of the facility is to store seed samples from all the world’s crop collections. Millions of seeds from more than 930,000 ...
Onlyforafewyears,theywouldmovetoahouseinthesuburbs Suggestion MostAmericanarehappytotalkabouttheirhomes.Dress Inmanyregionsoftheworld,peopleweartraditionalcostumesatfestivalsorholidays,andsometimesmoreregularly.Americans,however,donothavedistinctivefolkattirewithalongtradition.Exceptforthevariedandcharacteristicclothingof...
Father’s Day is the one day we pay homage to the men who raised us. For me, it is about acknowledging the father that is no longer here in the physical form, but is with me everyday and everywhere I go. My dad who was as lenient as they come, who would do anything for his ...