not find a new place. They became wives and mothers‚ only in a more chaotic and rebellious framework. o Someone needed to care for Neal Cassady’s children o Someone needed to hang Jack Kerouac’s T-shirts to dry o Someone needed to type "Kaddish" for Allen
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In both Allen Ginsberg’s poem “First Party at Ken Keseys with Hells Angels” and Chapter 3 of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby‚ there are scenes of an exclusive‚ extravagant‚ fun party. Both writers employ a series of literary techniques in order to help convey their theme. The use of characterization and establishment of the setting of their parties in both works help depict a common theme that everything is not as it seems. This is shown in Kesey’s poem through his imagery when establishing
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Much of what we associate with the 1960’s originated in the 50’s‚ including new attitudes toward sex and the family and a new interest in ethnicity and diversity. Jewish and black writers‚ even a few openly gay writers‚ cut a path for the multicultural writers of the 80’s and 90’s. The margins of the culture were beginning to erode the conservative center. Elvis was influenced by black rhythm and blues‚ while writers like Norman Mailer and Jack Kerouac idealized black culture. Counterculture writers
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Allen Ginsberg‚ Gregory Corso‚ Bobby Neuwirth‚ and William Burroughs all played a crucial role in transforming Smith into a rockstar. Gregory Corso was a poet who was the youngest of the beat generation and gave lists of dictionaries‚ books‚ and poems to Patti
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Ginsberg because publicly known as a leader in the Beat Generation‚ a group of authors after the second world war who impacted America culture. According to Author‚ Ginsberg “led many jews in the 1960s and 1970s to explore Eastern religions” (235). Similarly to NAME‚ Ginsberg experimented with LSD. After having difficulty writing‚ he decided to travel East “looking for a language” (237). Ginsberg turned to Buddhism for unanswered questions. He
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At first glance‚ it appears that Billy Collins poem‚ Another Reason Why I Don’t Keep a Gun in the House‚ is about the legality of purchasing and owning a weapon. However‚ after reading the poem‚ it is clear to see that the seriousness of the title gives way to an artistic poem about a neighbor’s incessantly barking dog. Owning a gun is a contentious issue that evokes emotion from many who are involved in the debate. In many respects‚ this is a political poem about the second amendment rights--gun
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Timothy Leary "Turn on‚ tune in‚ drop out." That saying has turned into the slogan of Timothy Leary ’s mind-expanding movement. Although a graduate of both West-Point and Berkley‚ and a Harvard professor‚ these were not his greatest lifetime achievements. Throughout his publicized life‚ he became the spokesperson of the psychedelic age. His devotion to the belief that LSD and marijuana were gateways to enlightenment resulted in a new church‚ numerous prison sentences‚ and a following of
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spiritual level‚ and it is this that can help to drive home the artists message in his or her works. Natalie Czech’s “A Poem by Repetition by Allen Ginsberg” combines two powerful pieces of art‚ poetry and photography to create one cohesive piece of art. The art is inspired by writings documented in Ginsberg’s personal journal; not originally being a poet‚ Ginsberg later had his journal turned into a poem. Czech later discovered the poems and altered the ending to a broader form of self-appreciation‚
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"Whoever controls the media‚ controls the culture." - Allen Ginsberg It is because i agree with Allen Ginsberg‚ I affirm the resolution‚ "RESOLVED: The influence of the media is detrimental to the American political process." The value i will be upholding in this debate is Process. This being the most appropriate value as process is of course necessary for our political process to unfold and achieve it’s goal. Democracy is of course nothing without the process of the people’s involvement. The
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Laws of Life “Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” – Oscar Wilde Life is complicated. Life sucks. Life is hard. Yeah‚ yeah‚ I know those are cliché. Everyone has stated one of those statements before in their lifetime to describe a point where they felt like stuff wasn’t going their way. I used say those statements all the time and still do every now and then. But I learned not to make excuses like previously stated with this law of life: Be yourself. From 6th to 8th grade‚ I wanted
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