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    want to be a part of and highly condemned.” (source 1) At this point teens and young adults were using rock n roll to protest everything that was going on and the break the restrictions placed on them. “Music fused together all the facets of the counterculture -- the search for equality‚ the anti-war movement and drugs -- and spread among teenagers..” (source 3) How amazing is it that one genre made such a huge movement that it got banned and changed how teens not only acted but handled

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    documentation of the sacred usage of mushrooms from all over the world. They have been used in religious ceremonies‚ as well as an escape from people’s monotonous‚ mundane lives. A spike of usage occurred during the 1960’s‚ in accordance with the counterculture‚ as a gateway into higher consciousness. Psychologists such as Timothy Leary experimented with mushrooms to see the connection from sacred mushrooms‚ to understanding a human’s subconscious. The magic mushroom is a psychoactive drug that alters

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    According to Jennifer D. Keene‚ “In the 1960s the Civil Rights Movement and the hippie counterculture assault on sexual taboos inspired some gay people to “come out of the closet” and challenge the ways that American society ostracized them.” (Keene et al. 2015‚ pg.28.3.2) During the Stonewall Inn‚ the gay rights movement came into action on June

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    Audi‚ a car that purrs like a cat when driven and has a unique black shine‚ which seduces the eyes and brings the viewer a feeling of strength and confidence. In the 2013 Audi Super Bowl commercial‚ the audience meets an 18-year-old boy attending senior prom alone. The ad targets an audience between ages of eighteen and adulthood because not only does it appeal to teens but also reminds adults of a relatable time in their lives. When the father throws his Audi S6 car keys to his son‚ the mood changes

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    later found in 60’s music. Anderson paraphrases that protesting music against the war was “a source of strength‚ unification‚ and expression” which helped others see the views of the protesting. In the chapter “Popular Music Trends through the Counterculture Era” in the novel American History through Music‚ author James E. Perone talks about how most of the popular music was between 1960 and 1975. The most

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    Integrating Culture and Diversity in Decision Making: The CEO and Organizational Culture Profile BUS520 Examine the culture of the selected organization. Explain how you determined that the selected organization showed the signs of the culture that you have identified. Determine the factors that caused the organization to embody this particular culture. Determine what type of leader would be best suited for this organization. Support your position. Imagine that there is a decline in

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    Rock and Roll has influenced everyone’s life whether we like it or not. It is a style of music that has been around since the early 50’s‚ born out of a combination of Gospel‚ Blues‚ Jazz and Country music. In the early days‚ Rock and Roll was a new form of music that had a very simplistic sound which also introduced the electric guitar for the first time‚ combined with a drummer and bassist. Since then‚ it has been drastically changed and evolved into a multitude of different genres including

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    Many state and local history sites and museums offer antiquated interpretations of local and state histories‚ their specificity mirrors early twentieth century Southern historical analysis‚ like that of the Twelve Agrarians‚ focused on an identity outside of the nation and based in romantic‚ nostalgic notions of regional‚ state‚ and local histories. However‚ key texts in the history and historiography of the twentieth century South‚ show that understanding the local and regional experiences requires

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    the military to create music‚ and little did we know to change our lives. He was a musical prodigy‚ he was able to create sounds that nobody thought possible‚ inspiring many while he was doing it. Culturally‚ he was a proud hippie who led the counterculture movement‚ and also impacted the black community. He also impacted the social aspect of our lives by crossing the racial border in our music of the time. The pot smoking‚ free love‚ anti war musician we all knew and loved was responsible for changing

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    During the 1980s and the early 1990s MTV was responsible for multiple changes to rock music. MTV became the first global network for music on television. MTV provided a change in “the way that the industry operated.” (Schloss‚ et al.‚ 250) It allowed artists to create music videos that portrayed their songs in funny‚ or even satirical ways. MTV also speed up the process of promoting a band and getting it out there. Due to the fact that MTV was a great promotional tool‚ rising artists could use “music

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