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    VALUES AND LIFESTYLE OF THE “HIPPIES” Origins and Beliefs of the Hippies. The 1960s counterculture movement was comprised of the baby boomers who had grown into their teenage and young adult years in the 1960s‚ so they were often found in large numbers. The people involved were youths of America who were typically Caucasian‚ white‚ and middle-class‚ with ages ranging from fifteen to twenty-five. However‚ the conformity and peaceful times of the 1950s were not enough for their children‚ who were ambitious

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    Pleasantville The movie‚ Pleasantville‚ had a large number of sociological theories and ideas expressed in very concrete ways. The people of the town were so obsessed by their norms that they were unable to function without them. It is a wonderful example of the functionalist perspective in action. I found it fascinating that the town was overwhelmingly concerned with “conventional morality which is based on right and wrong as embodied in social rules and laws” (notes). They never even thought

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    youth came as a complete surprise” (Give me Liberty!‚ 1103). A new age of free thinkers‚ inspired by a variety of factors found themselves questioning their government‚ challenging the steady diet of “propoganda” they had been force-fed. The counterculture was historic in that “millions of young people openly rejected the values and behaviors of their elders” (Give me Libery!‚ 1112) Historically‚ the difference between oppression and revolution

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    The 1960s is sometimes referred to as the "decade of protest" for good reason. There were a very high number of protests regarding a range of issues. The biggest movements at the time would have to be The Civil Rights movement and the anti-vietnam war movement. The 1960s started off with a new President‚ John F. Kennedy. After campaign and finally winning his presidency Kennedy began to try and create what History.com calls‚ “The most ambitious domestic agenda since the New Deal: the “New Frontier

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    From Hitler to Hippies: The Volkswagen Bus in America by David Dyer Burnett‚ B.A. Thesis Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School of The University of Texas at Austin in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts The University of Texas at Austin May 2002 i From Hitler to Hippies: The Volkswagen Bus in America APPROVED BY SUPERVISING COMMITTEE: ____________________ Janet Davis ____________________ Jeffrey Meikle ii TABLE

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    50’s‚ hippies were looked down upon. Like those from before‚ hippies did not represent the educated and the rich. They represented the middle class‚ especially those who opposed the Vietnam war. While hippies were only one of the facets of the counterculture movement‚ they totally corresponded with rock ‘n’ roller’s rebellious and carefree

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    In the duration of one year‚ 1968‚ the American national mood shifted from general confidence and optimism to chaotic confusion. Certainly the most turbulent twelve months of the post-WWII period and arguably one of the most disturbing episodes the country has endured since the Civil War‚ 1968 offers the world a glimpse into the tumultuous workings of a revolution. Although the entire epoch of the 1960’s remains significant in US history‚ 1968 stands alone as the pivotal year of the decade; it

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    The counterculture movement dominated the second half of the 1960s‚ its most famous moments being the Summer of Love in San Francisco in 1967‚ and the Woodstock Festival in upstate New York in 1969. Psychedelic drugs‚ especially LSD‚ were widely used medicinally‚ spiritually and recreationally throughout the late 1960s‚ and were popularized byTimothy Leary with his slogan "Turn on‚ tune in‚ drop out". Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters also played a part in the role of "turning heads on". Psychedelic influenced

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    Forest Gump Despite his low IQ‚ Forrest Gump leads a truly charmed life‚ taking part in many of the most memorable events in his lifetime. Without trying‚ Forrest teaches Elvis Presley to dance‚ becomes a football star‚ meets John F. Kennedy‚ serves with honor in Vietnam‚ meets Lyndon Johnson‚ speaks at an anti-war rally at the Washington Monument‚ hangs out with the Yippies‚ defeats the Chinese national team in table tennis‚ meets Richard Nixon‚ discovers the break-in at the Watergate‚ opens

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