HELP!! I NEED IDEAS FOR AN ESSAYON THE 1950's?
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There was a hugh fear of communism in the '50s and you could write about McCarthyism and the blaclisting of actors in Hollywood during this period.  The movie about Edward Murrow "Good Night and Good Luck" would explain more on this subject.\n\nAlso, in the fifties the nuclear family was the "norm" and people tried to be like "Ozzie and Harriet" - the perfect family.  That could be another essay.\n\nOr the economic advantages of the generation in the 50s, where homes and cars were affordable, and these families went up within the middle class.\n\nBest wishes.
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Oh, yeah, right.\n\nIf that is really you're intention, go to your local library tomorrow morning and ask the librarian for a book of essays.
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These sites have quite a few sample essays.  I hope this helps.
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You need to write a little plan, to explain to yourself what ground you are going to cover - that way the essay will be balanced.  For example, I have never heard of Ann Hutchinson, but you probably need to cover\n\nWhat you are going to show in the essay (you may need to write this bit last.  You could say something like - In this essay I propose to show how AH's influence in the world of whatever she was famous for was influenced by her background, and how her influence affected the future development of whatever it was)\n\nBirth and death dates.  Family circumstances\n\nHow she learnt to be good at whatever it was\n\nWHat her special contribution to her field was\n\nDid she have any difficulties?  What were they and what happened\n\nHow this influenced the field\n\nHope this helps
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Here's a few from the sixties:\n\nhttp://www.twbookmark.com/features/lindamccartney/Sixties.html
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There's a little more to it than that. These sites will help you to find what you're looking for.\n\nhttp://www.disclosureproject.org/Outsidethebox-TedLoderPaper.htm\n\nhttp://www.disclosureproject.org/writings.htm\n\nYou can follow links in these pages to see the actual models built from patents aquired in the 1950's.\nYou could build one too.
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If you really want to have "fun", try arguing that our generation's values are no less worthy than those of our predecessors, especially the baby-boomers and whatnot.\n\nIt'll get your teacher's attention for sure, but you'll have to put a bit of work into it.
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Please don't take this wrong....\n\nDo your own essay!!!!!!!!
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Read and write.. essay.. should go together
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That sound like a great evening! Maybe you could have their senior pictures printed on a name tag, and laminated...that would be thoughtful and nice...maybe you could write a "guessing game"..."Guess who had the most children?" Maybe you could give prizes to the people who came from the farthest distance, stayed married to their high school sweetheart, etc. I don't know, but it really sounds great. Have a wonderful time!
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Try this website for information on women in the 1930's:\n\nhttp://kclibrary.nhmccd.edu/decade30.html
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http://www.fiftiesweb.com/fifties.htm\n\nThen the Way Back Machine\n\nhttp://www.archive.org/
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To the rescue!\n\nAll of the information you need for your research paper is at the below listed source.\n\nPlease read through the FAQ and find out what you want to include in your paper.\n\nThere is enough information for you to write a 500 page essay.
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Positing something different from the thinking that prevailed at the time.\n\nDo your own thinking for your homework.
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Rocking Around the Christmas Tree (Brenda Lee, or any one of jillions of other performers) blasting from a hidden sound system\n\nMaybe '50s deco stuff with a Christmas twist?  Look for vintage stuff and ideas from Happy Days, Norman Rockwell paintings, etc.  There are some cute antique-y Coca-Cola stuff with Santa on it (which has been a Coca-Cola tradition for a long long time).  Have people involved in '50s dress, only with a red and green flair (Christmas trees and snowmen on skirts instead of poodles, red or green scarves around the girls' necks or ponytails, guys in typical '50s dress with Santa hats)....  ummmm, aluminum Christmas trees, or was that more 1960's?  \n\nA diner setup would probably be easy.  A long, kind of high table lengthwise across the middle of the trailer, with barstools on both sides (to allow onlookers a uniform view; use two skinny "bars" with one or two soda jerks between them), a jukebox (real if you have it, or use a large peice of plywood or cardboard and paint one).  Enough of a "dance floor" to allow one or two couples room to dance to Elvis, Sinatra and Crosby Christmas tunes.  Include the big lights (not the little twinkle lights) for decorating the float and a Christmas tree.  Use icicles (heavy) on the tree.\n\nInclude all your stereotypes.  You know, the nerd, the cheerleader, the jock, the "greasers", the "pink ladies", the soda jerk or waitress.\n\nThis is the kind of float my high school choir would have done.  You don't specify what group you're with, but these are some ideas.  Hope something at least sparked your imagination!  :-)
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I once wrote a compare and contrast essay on romaine lettuce and iceberg lettuce. It was actually quite interesting, and I hardly had to do any research! \nOther topics: apples vs. tomatoes, written book vs. audio book, laptop vs. computer, US vs. Iraq, pen vs pencil...just look around the room, pick any two objects, and write about them!
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America hit its golden age after WW2.\n...out of the depression, economy strong,\nhigh patriotism, etc.  We had the opportunity\nto become a nation that every country could\nadmire.  We blew it in the 60s with an \nunpopular war...dissension, a misdirected\nrevolution against the establishment \n(misdirected because it included family,\nchurch, and law enforcement as part of the\nestablishment.)  All this led to a fragmenting\nof our country and a rise in violence, \nvulgarity, teen pregnancies, divorces, a\ndownward spiral in education...in short, what\nwe have today.  Granted, problems such as\ncivil rights for minorities and women should\nhave been addressed (and might have been,)\nbut opportunities that have resulted have\ncaused as much problem for the minorities as\nthey had before the 60s.  Anger and frustration\nare just as evident.