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Contemporary America Review
Who said “One small step for man, one giant leap for man kind”
• Neil Armstrong
What event was he referring to?
• First man on the moon
What technologies have made information more accessible?
• Cable TV• Computers • Internet • Cell Phones
What did Dr. Jonas Salk do?
• Invent the cure for polio
Who was the first Amerinca to orbit the earth?
• John Glenn
How has technology improved our lives?
• Access to information• Better commutation • Connection to rural area• Improved the quality of business
What are the two largest immigrant groups coming to the US?
• Latin American • Asian
How has immigration shaped our culture and society?
• ESL classes• Public policies – voting etc• Music• Food
What are the 2 reasons immigrants are coming to America?
• Political Freedom• Economic opportunity
What specific immigrant group has accounted for the largest population to the US?
• Mexicans
Who was Geraldine Ferraro?
• First Female VP candidate (1984)
What are some issues concerning women in the workplace?
• Equitable pay• Affordable day care• Adequate health care
education, that allows students form multiple schools that have the same teacher
• Distance Learning
Who was the first female Supreme Court Justice?
• Sandra Day O’Conner
bilingual education
• ESL
Who is Sally Ride?
• First US Female Astronaut -
science & technology that involves communication by electronic devices
• Telecommunications
a television distribution system, subscription TV
• Cable TV
perception that career advancement for women is not equal to men
• Glass ceiling
a computer designed with a micro processor, in order for individual use
• Personal Computer
provides the public with constant information (CNN, MSNBC, etc)
• 24 hour news
low prestige, low paying jobs for women
• Pink Collar Ghetto
belonging to the same time period
• Contemporary
salaried or professional works, whose jobs do not require manual labor
• White Collar Jobs
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