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    Hippies Interview

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    from “hip‚” a term applied to the beats of the 1950s‚ such as Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac. 7.They were generally considered to be the precursors of hippies. 8.The movement arose in part as opposition to U.S. involvement in the vietnam war (1955–75). 9.Hippies were often not directly engaged in politics. 10.They opposed to their activist counterparts known as “Yippies” (Youth International Party). 5 Facts about Michael L. 1.Enjoys listening to the beats from 1955 2.Has a long beard with

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    of the work? How are issues we’ve discussed in class (race‚ literacy‚ gender) represented in the work? How is the author/creator using a specific craft technique throughout the work‚ and what does that do for the work’s meaning? Example: Genre- Beat Poetry Focus- Political Propaganda Primary Source- America by Allen Ginsberg What to Consider- How is political propaganda treated/represented by Ginsberg in America? How many different ways does Ginsberg address politics‚ and what does his use

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    Every generation faces new challenges and new problems. What do you think is the biggest difference between your generation and older generations? How do you think these differences will affect the future of our country and/or your career choice? Every generation is different in so many ways‚ but at the same time‚ we’re exactly alike. We‚ as teenagers‚ are unsure‚ insecure‚ and confused about who we are and what we want to do with our lives. But in the bigger ways‚ we are completely different than the older generations

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    revolutionary mind of Ken Kesey‚ where within the influence of the beats‚ had ‘different’ beliefs from everyone else at the socio-cultural context of the time. The characterisation in this plot is carefully made by the author‚ where each character is built to represent a different thing for the audience and to challenge society’s beliefs in the early 60’s. For example‚ The characters of the Chief and McMurphy were placed to reinforce the beat beliefs and to show that ‘illness’ for society at the time

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    Breaking News: Bebop Jazz Influences Beat Poets The 1950’s was an unusual decade to say the least. Some would say it was a lost decade because it doesn’t get mentioned much in the history books. But there was plenty that happened that would shape the decades to come. In a time when the United States was heavily conservative due to the popularity of the fight against communism there was a little known revolution taking place by a group of young rebels who were known as the Beatniks. Some of the

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    Vocab from 1984

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    List #1 1. As I was preparing dinner for my family‚ I could tell the beats were good because of the sanguine juice that dripped out of it as I cut them into many piece and mixed them in the salad. 2. Even though the girl was no as skinny as her other friends‚ more guys liked her because of her pneumatic body shape. 3. This weekend I watched the Avengers‚ and during the fighting scene near the end of the movie‚ the formidable army relentlessly attacked the city. 4. The urbane queen of

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    Manhattan Thirties Flash

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    The poem Manhattan Thirties Flash is exactly what the title states. It is a quick description of Manhattan in the 1930’s. The author‚ Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997) was a well-known firebrand‚ Ginsberg was a leader of the "beat movement" of the 1950’s and of the cultural and political protests of the 1960’s. He often writes about spiritual survival in a dehumanized‚ repressive society. You can see the dehumanization throughout the poem for example in line one when Ginsberg writes‚ "repetitive machine

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    Professor: Peter Barnes Student: Isaac Coriat Date: September 29‚ 2013 Comparative Essay: Contemporary Hipsters and Classic Hippies Throughout the years people always had the need to express their individuality‚ and the way its been done has constantly varied in multiple dimensions. Of course time has played a key role but it’s not been the only determinant. It seems for societal changes to occur on a prolific wave-like manner‚ infecting people‚ giving them a sense of identification with

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    Cellissa Hernandez Mr. Ansaldo CSU ERWC Period 2 30 November 2012 Wrongful Doing One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest by Ken Kesey is a book in which the patients of an insane asylum rebel and try to “break” their leader‚ Nurse Ratched. Nurse Ratched is basically the form of government in the institution and the patients do not like how she is controlling them so they find ways to make her crack. Kesey shows similarities between the Declaration of Independence and what is going on in the book‚ McMurphy

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    How are the characters in Ken Kesey’s‚ “One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest” affected by fear? In the novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest‚ Ken Kesey uses several characters to demonstrate the theme that a person must fight his fears in order to remain healthy and sane. Kesey uses the characters Billy Bibbit‚ Dale Harding and most importantly Chief Bromden to illustrate this theme. Fear is a key theme in the book‚ from the first line‚ “they’re out there” we can see how the narrator is paranoid and

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