Allen Ginsberg‚ Gregory Corso‚ Bobby Neuwirth‚ and William Burroughs all played a crucial role in transforming Smith into a rockstar. Gregory Corso was a poet who was the youngest of the beat generation and gave lists of dictionaries‚ books‚ and poems to Patti (Smith 138). Smith gained creative insight from Corso‚ “Gregory would heckle them‚ punctuating the mundane…I made a mental note to make certain I was never boring if I read my poems
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feels about them. He describes his generation and says that he saw the best minds of his generation get destroyed by madness. These best minds he mentions are his friends‚ literary associates‚ and acquaintances. All of these will be associated with the Beat generation. His people are the protagonists in his poem. The poem focuses on the fractured lives of the best minds. Ginsberg uses the “who” to start many of the lines and to designate these best minds as the characters of the poem. Some of the people
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Nicole 815097199 English 220 Brooks 4 October 2012 Option B I saw the best minds of my generation‚ consumed by the hatred and temptation‚ roped in by the idea that theres no greater sensation‚ than picking up the needle without any contemplation‚ had an eight year full ride‚ he could of led a whole nation‚ sacrificed his love for music‚ to pawn his Gibson‚ get his fix and use it. If he could go back in time I wonder if he would still choose it. I saw the best minds of my generation
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Wimmer English 1B Professor Kleinman 5 March 2013 Brief Literary Analysis Lost America: An analysis of “A Supermarket in California” Allen Ginsberg; philosopher‚ activist‚ poet‚ a man highly revered as a groundbreaking figure between the 1950’s Beat Poetry Generation and the counter-cultural revolution of the 1960’s (poetryarchive.org). Ginsberg’s first book “Howl and Other Poems‚” was published in 1955‚ his work was involved in an illustrious obscenity trial because of the use of homosexuality
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The beat generation was one of the largest cultural movements of the twentieth century. What started off as a literary phenomenon quickly progressed into a life-changing attitude for thousands of people across the country. The movement embraced originality and individuality in the way that people thought and acted. The generation’s writers coined the term “beat” to describe the type of generation in which they were living in. However‚ this is not to say that they did not see the world around them
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When I was a child‚ I used to spend my summer holidays at my grandparent’s in Point Place‚ Wisconsin. It is a small suburban somwhere near Kenosha. This town is extremely small and has a dismally low population. However‚ I like this place. There are a lot of things to do in such a small town. There is the Lake‚ Mount Hump‚ Bargain’s Bob or the Point Place Shopiing Mall. But my favorite part is undoubtely the Old Point Place. Indeed‚ this area which dates back to the 60s is actually the place to go
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The Statue of Liberty‚ a symbol of freedom to many‚ is engraved with the famous poem‚ “New Colossus”‚ by Emma Lazarus. It reads‚ “… give me your tired‚ your poor‚ your huddled masses yearning to be free‚ the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these‚ the homeless‚ tempest-tost to me‚ I lift my lamp beside the golden door!” Our country embraces diversity‚ yet one of the most controversial and debated topics in the United States is immigration. The founders of the United States were
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The British Invasion had a huge influence on our culture and was one of the greatest musical revolutions in American history. In the year of 1964‚ the British Invasion began‚ and for the few following years‚ British rock & roll bands flooded the American market with their music. However‚ rock & roll music originated in America and was still in its early ages during the late 50s‚ but has also undergone a steady decline in quality. The British Invasion also involved the virtual domination of AM radio
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How to Beat Shyness and Anxiety Before It Beats You Estimates range that from 3 to 12 percent of the overall population suffers from social phobia or extreme shyness. Most individuals who are affected never seek help because of fear of humiliation and embarrassment. For this reason‚ social phobics are very much an unstudied population. Those who do seek help often receive inappropriate or ineffective treatment. Most current treatment of social anxiety is based on medication. For many individuals
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How the Hippies got hip with the beat of the Beat Movement Jack Kerouac once said‚ “the only people for me are the mad ones‚ the ones who are mad to live‚ mad to talk‚ mad to be saved‚ desirous of everything at the same time‚ the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing‚ but burn‚ burn‚ burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars” (Kerouac 5). Kerouac was the symbol of the Beat Movement. He was the rebellious and adventurous man‚ who during his time was
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