unforgettable eras: one‚ the glamorous nineteen twenties; the other‚ the revolutionary seventies. In the twenties‚ alcohol was sipped cautiously behind the walls of speakeasies; glasses clinking under the flashing lights of entertainment signs. The hippies of the sixties and seventies passed pipes of burning marijuana‚ promoting peace while protesting for the rights of millions of Americans. No doubt‚ both drugs have had a major influence on the country‚ both have had their “glory” days. After a time
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1920’s vs. 1960’s Over the past century‚ people living in the United States have experienced many changes. As the times change‚ so do the people. In the 1920’s‚ people acted differently then compared to the people in the 1960’s. Yet‚ they both have one thing in common; they shaped our history. In the 1920’s‚ about 106‚521‚537 people inhabited the United States. It was a rough period in our history‚ with about 2‚132‚000 people unemployed and murder‚ swindles‚ and racketeering as the most popular
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Aug. 2011. Web. 11 June 2012. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-15598511>. Friedman‚ Emily. "Woodstock Nation." ABC News. ABC News Network‚ 14 Aug. 2009. Web. 11 June 2012. <http://abcnews.go.com/US/Woodstock/story?id=8276354>. "Hippies and the Counterculture‚ 1960-1969 (Overview)." American History. ABC-CLIO‚ 2012. Web. 10 June 2012. <http://americanhistory.abc-clio.com/Topics/Display/1187588?cid=41&terms=woodstock+music+festival> Kenney‚ Kim "Leave It to Beaver." Wikipedia
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revolutionize society by means of peace and love. These international changes in popular culture during the sixties era had significant affects on the illegal drug use patterns in New Zealand‚ influencing the increase in drug related statistics. Hippies had become an established social group by 1965 in the U.S and the movement spread as far as the United Kingdom and here in New Zealand. This generation of liberals brought about one of the largest movements of its time; the anti-war peace movement
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bad influence‚ Willies’ father o Lester: Sexist‚ interested in Rosie‚ antagonist (to Willie)‚ flirt‚ bad influence‚ o Father Benedictus: main antagonist‚ creepy/weird‚ racist‚ strict‚ weird sense of humour‚ o Slippery: Hippies‚ German‚ respectful‚ Father B’s son‚ o Annie: Hippies‚ gullible‚ kind‚ racist o Pastor Flakkon: religious‚ aboriginal‚ o Roxanne: Aboriginal‚ funny‚ drunk‚ married‚ [Some parts of the movie are choreographed (e.g. Rosie and her friends sitting down in the cinema) to add
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Wilda François Ms DiBrienza US. History I 2 April 2014 The Chautauqua Movement The Progressive Era was a time when many Gilded Age issues and problems were either improved or resolved. Some of the greatest improvements were in the areas of the Arts and Education. At the turn of the 20th century‚ education was very scarce. Many people were illiterate and not many children had the opportunity to go to school because they were too busy working in factories or on farms. However‚ it had
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would never do much. Reaching for dreams and goals doesn’t always come as easy as it seems. Zinsser underlines most aspects of why people should not be afraid to fail‚ but he doesn’t mention one important thing. As he says‚ today’s dropouts and hippies are not as afraid of failure as their parents or grandparents were and the thing which he doesn’t include in his piece is why that is. This country‚ over many years developed‚ many opportunities‚ fields of jobs‚ increased higher education access and
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Bohemian fashion is all about expressing yourself with a free-flowing sense of mind‚ combining garment styles from vintage‚ hippies‚ gypsies and exotic cultures. This is where many women do wrong style-wise. Let me explain... It’s a pretty casual outfit style which many women tend to over exaggerate‚ resulting in looking like a homeless street beggar. They either put on too many layers that their body size can’t handle or simply combine clothes in a way that says that they have absolutely no sense
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1964‚ when they were between 8 to 16‚ they took part and were eyewitnesses to their arrival in the US. The 1960’s were a time when people finally said and acted on what was really on their mind. It was also a time of broadcast‚ everyone thinks of hippies when they think about the 60’s but there was also a strong conservative side as well. And often time they clashed. Things back then were more black and white (politically wise) than they are today. The 60’s were an important time for human rights
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Living in the 60’s was hard for many Americans. With the end of WWII not forgotten many families were not happy to be sending their children to war. While others became more uneasy in the way they live and were treated. This was the time of African American civil rights‚ Vietnam War‚ and women’s rights. Emmet was a young African American boy who went through a spiral of events in the 60’s. Emmet wished to avenge his father and change the world through any means. Emmet’s wish to avenge his father
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