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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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    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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    The Regions of America

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    Living in America means that we have the freedom to express ourselves‚ no matter what region we live in. In America‚ there are 3 million square miles from one end to another. The geography of the state’s beginning and end is determined by river lines‚ political lines‚ and mountain ranges. There are four main regions in the United States like: Northeast‚ Midwest‚ South‚ and the West. Each region has different jobs‚ foods‚ religions‚ and style of clothing‚ customs‚ music‚ sports‚ and much more

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    These resistances are necessary and growing more urgent as we face increasingly undeniable global climate changes due in part to the effects of the petroleum industry. When people come together... from the young students to the retirees‚ from the hippies to the veterans... for a common cause‚ that gets attention and that raises awareness. The goal is to make everyone aware of potential environmental and safety concerns and to show that our voices and opinions matter. It is empowering for the participants

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    you mean well. That was not the only thing incredibly dangerous in this war‚ the social aspect of all of it was tense as well. In America social tension was growing rapidly. According to an excerpt from “Born on The Fourth of July”‚ by Ron Kovic‚ hippies and doves were seen as “traitors” to some men sent to Vietnam. The hawks and doves had some great tension in the time of war. I would move away to avoid the draft‚ also avoiding the social tension of this

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