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Kavosh's Pop Culture! The 1980's are seen as the “me” years because of the strength of the economy. For this reason, more people had more and more money, in which they spent on themselves. Money was spent for luxuries and conveniences. This is why the 1980's were called the "me" years. Michael Jackson revolutionized the music industry, and he was on of the most influential artists of all time! media type="youtube" key="n_3v-_p3ESo" width="425" height="350" Other influential artists and bands of this decade are, Prince, Madonna, Bon Jovi
 * Why are the 1980’s seen as the ‘Me’ years?
 * Who were the influential musicians of the 1980’s and how did they impact this era?
 * He impacted this era by:
 * Being the first African American man to be on MTV
 * He impacted dancing in this era, starting with his famous dance move, the moonwalk.

The removal of the Berlin Wall impacted western Berlins culture by ending communism and establishing democracy. The fall of the Berlin wall also allowed people to travel from one side of Berlin to the other to see their friend and family, as before, they would be killed if the attempted to cross it.
 * How did the removal of the Berlin Wall impact on western culture?

The 1990's were considered to be the "Electronic Age" because If it weren't for the internet, which was first used in the 1990's, this website wouldn't exist. The 1990's were the start of many technological inventions such as the internet, DVD's, MP3, Windows 3.0, 3.1 95, and 98, i mac computers and many more. The 1990's were the decade of technology, so many technological advances were made that some people even refer to it, as the "Electronic Age".
 * In what ways were the 90’s the ‘Electronic Age’?

Computers impacted language by introducing e-mail and chat features, this new software caused millions of PC users to use what most people call, "Computer talk" or Text talk", this new type of text may effect the writing of children in school. In "text talk" words are shortened, and not properly used. Example- Before/b4  Got to go/g2g  laugh out loud/lol  rolling on the floor laughing/rofl  see you/cya  you/u  what/wat  oh my gosh/omg  talk to you later/ttyl  later/l8er
 * How did the advent of personal computers impact on language?


 * Where were the beginnings of terrorism evident?

Terrorism is something that has been occurring for hundreds of years, (proof of this can be found on "List of terrorist incidents" Wikipedia page: [] ) Terrorism has been going on far before the 1800's (previous sentence only makes sense if you looked at the link) Assassinations, and murder have been happening for thousands of years around the globe. Currently, in this point in time, much terrorism occurs

The initial attack on the World Trade Center occurred on February 26 1993, Ramzi Yousef attempted to weaken the foundation of the first building in the World Trade Center enough to collapse into the second, using a "truck bomb". He calculated that this horrible act of terror would kill approximately 250,000 people. But despite all his efforts, he was not able to achieve his goal. Thankfully, he was only able to kill 6 people, and injure another 1042. Yet, his bomb caused about $ 300,000,000 in property damage.



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In what ways has ‘terrorism’ become a part of life? Terrorism has become a part of life because of the amount of terrorism that exists. Currently, their is even a war raging in the middle east, called "The war on terror" Hijackings, assassinations, bombings and murder have became more and more common. Terrorist attacks have escalated in quantity and quality. Attacks have became larger and more advanced. The September 11 2001 attacks on The World Trade Center in New York are considered to be one of the largest terrorist attacks of all time.

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The war in the middle east has expanded to a much larger scale then it was several years ago. Currently, their are troops in Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Israel, and many other countries in the middle east. This world event has had an impact on our lives by causing thousands of people to leave their homes and families to train, and fight in this terrible war. A small number of which do not make it back home, these tragic events are things that have had an impact on our lives.
 * What world events have had an impact on our lives?

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One event shaping our life today is the massive B.P oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, it is laying wast to the economy and the worlds oceans, killing thousand of fish and other sea creatures as well as affecting the business of local fishing and tourism industries.
 * What world events are shaping our lives now?