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    Falling in the hippie style influence‚ came the hippie handcraft movement. This involved the movement of sewing your own garments‚ as ways to go against the establishment and create your own new clothes out of second hand items. Ketteler states in his book (2010) that by the 1970s‚ sewing did become a kind of political statement. The early 1970s saw recessional and inflation; all of the idealism and youthful energy from the sixties turned to alienation. Consumer culture and mass produced cheapness

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    On May 20‚ 2013‚ Time magazine published the article “Why Millennials Will Save Us All” written by Joel Stein. Joel Stein was born in the Generation X period‚ between 1960 to 1980‚ majored in English from Stanford University‚ and is a frequent writer for TIME magazine. Stein begins his article informing the reader on the adverse characteristics of millennials. Stein describes their exorbitant egos and lethargic attitudes‚ while also using data and expert opinions. Stein then switches his focus to

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    Call of the wild

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    Name: Instructor: Course: Date: A Problem of Nature in The Call of the Wild by Gary Snyder The poem Call of the Wild by Gary Snyder represents an ecological view on relationship between nature and Western civilization‚ as well as on peace and war. The image of the West in this poem is characterized by repression‚ ignorance‚ and violence. It ruins both wild nature with its forests and animals‚ and civilized human ’nature’. Thus‚ the term nature itself appears to be problematic. I argue that Snyder

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    The 60's Analysis

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    The 60’s was a time of social injustice‚ political protests over Vietnam‚ and the deliberation of powers. Socially the United States was in a terrible place. Since the Jim Crow laws were set put in place the constitution the country had been divided. When the civil rights movements started to move it brought social injustice to light (eldorado ink 15). Leaders in the civil rights movements included Martin Luther King‚ John F. Kennedy‚ and Malcolm X. These leaders were speaking out publicly and giving

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    were also popular during this time. As the decade progresses‚ hemlines of women’s dresses kept rising. Very short mini dresses known as micro minis made an appearance and was much favored by young women. 1970’s – during the 70’s people dressed as hippies because they thought war between America and Vietnam was unfair One of the most popular fashion trend in the ’70s is the bell bottom pants. Bell-bottom pants were also high-waisted with a prominently flaring hemline and were made with fabrics like

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    Smoothie Research Paper

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    Exploration of brief A smoothie/juice maker is a kitchen utensil used to mix foods such as fruits to make smoothies/fruit drinks. Many smoothie/juice makers are inspired by themes such as health‚ sport and nature. Smoothie/juice makers have become more affordable and most importantly‚ easier to use over the last number of years. History There have been many changes to smoothie/juice makers over the last 60 years. These developments consist of changes to shape‚ form‚ materials and colour as well as

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    An Oveview of the 1960s

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    | The Woodstock concert in upstate NY was a three-day celebration of 500‚000. Entertainment included Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin. Woodstock had rain‚ mud‚ drugs‚ two deaths‚ and two births‚ but no violence.The leaders of the counterculture‚ the hippies‚ did not seek to change society but wanted to create their own society that included communal living‚ rejection of materialism‚ long hair‚ and drug use. | Vietnam War | Johnson’s Vietnam strategy – Fine-tuned escalation of US force would lead to

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    The ‘60s was an eventful decade for the American public. Civil Rights‚ Hippies‚ Vietnam‚ the Apollo missions‚ The Cuban Missile Crisis‚ Student Protests culminated a decade that had some reasons to please‚ but many more to annoy. In the backdrop to all this chaos‚ Stanley Kubrick directed and produced Dr. Strangelove‚ a satirical film on the threat of nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union. Dr. Strangelove‚ one of Stanley Kubrick’s great directorial ventures‚ was released

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    In the novel Schooled by Gordan Korman‚ Capricorn Anderson’s life has changed for the better. Have you ever heard of a thirteen year old who got arrested two times in less than two months for doing a silly thing like driving‚ and being underage while doing it? Cap Anderson is a flower child‚ who lives in Garland Farms with his sixty-seven year old grandmother‚ Rain‚ who educates him until she has an accident. Cap is different from other characters because Cap comes from Garland which is a whole

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    Hipster

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    messy shag cuts and asymmetric side-swept bangs; thus‚ giving these styles the Hipster feel. The combination of attire and hair doe’s exhibited by these folks leaves an impression on the viewer. To most of society‚ Hipsters seem as unintelligent hippies who are looking for trouble. They are the outcasts striving for attention. On the contrary‚ many Hipsters are well educated and very intelligent. Most Hipsters delve into the Liberal Arts world earning respected degrees in that field of study. Others

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