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    ever-popular phrase “Make Love‚ Not War‚” free love and sexual liberation went hand in hand with the reform on society the hippie’s lifestyle stood for (Sexuality & Modernity: The Sexual Revolution of the 60s). Refusing anti-capitalism views‚ the hippies pushed

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    Morose 1 Clara Morose Mrs. Crown English 3 Hon – 7 18 March 2011 The Sixties Is it possible to summarize the sixties into one sentence? Impossible! If there ever was as good as a time as any to leave conservatism‚ it was in the sixties. The contributions of literature from talented authors like Harper Lee and William Styron‚ “out there” styles for men and women‚ and the creation of dance fads like the Twist and music by the Beatles created the culture of the 1960’s famously known as “The

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    dressing. While grunge music and style were absorbed by a large youth following‚ its status as a self-conscious subculture is debatable. People who listened to grunge music did not refer to themselves as “grungers” in the same way as “punks” or “hippies.” However‚ like these subcultures‚ grunge was co-opted by the music and fashion industries through its promotion by the media. Nirvana singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain‚ Seattle‚ Washington‚ 1990. Fueled by a back-to-basics ethic‚ the grunge movement

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    The 1960’s experienced a lot of instances where hippies and non conformists would be subject to massive backlash due to the lack of conformity that they would give off. This film reasserts the fact that the 1960’s was a period in which anyone would get in trouble if they attempted to challenge the Establishment

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    the initial support for the Vietnam War. The main goal of the hippie is to develop their own values which involved love‚ peace and rock n roll. Rock and roll music played a key role in the integration and establishment of the hippie movement‚ many hippies protested during the movement by

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    counterculture was created. Now we have a modern day hippies that could be considered a subculture rather than a counterculture. They are a slightly modified version of the original hippies. They have adapted and their beliefs to our current culture and current events happening. Their clothing is a modified version of what was worn by the original hippies. The 1960s hippies may suggest that modern day hippy’s behavior could be called real culture. Some modern day hippies may look the part‚ but may not actually

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    The times they were a changing’. The 70’s were tumultuous with protests in America and the Vietnam War taking place in‚ of course‚ Vietnam. In previous wars‚ Americans willingly took part in war effort but Vietnam just brought out our resilient spirit. We were pushing against the Government now more than in decades before and didn’t want to believe all of their paraphernalia. Society had gained this awakened spirit and spread it to all aspects of pop culture‚ including fashion. The skirts got short

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    Themes and Values of the Beat Generation As Expressed in Allen Ginsberg’s Poetry Perhaps one of the most well known authors of the Beat Generation is a man we call Allen Ginsberg‚ who expresses the themes and values in his poetry. He was‚ in fact‚ the first Beat Writer to gain popular notice when he delivered a performance of his now famous poem‚ ƒ±Howlƒ°‚ in October of 1955. The Beat Generation is typically described as a vision‚ not an idea and being hard to define. It is characterized as ƒ±a cultural

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    1960’s  Revolts     Business & Society Wild  six2es  –  a  century  full  of  change   June  1969   Woodstock  fes9val‚  NY‚  USA   Mar  to  Mai  1968   Student  Movement‚  FRA   Feb  1968   An9-­‐War  Movement‚  GER   April  1965   An9-­‐War  Movement     WA‚  USA   Apr  to  May  1968   -­‐assault  of  Rudi  Dutschke‚  GER     -­‐students  protests

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    Captain Fantastic is the story of a father who raises his children in the woods separated from most of society. The father‚ Ben‚ taught his kids skills that would not be taught in school or learned in the typical American society. When Ben’s wife and mother of the children‚ Leslie‚ passes away the family feels obligated to fill their mother’s final wishes despite the push back from society and family members. They go on their mission to rescue Leslie and their lifestyle is forced to work in society

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