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    hippies

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    still used today. They came to be called the Hippies. The Hippie movement started in San Francisco‚ California and spread across the United States‚ through Canada‚ and into parts of Europe (Hippie). But it had its greatest influence in America. During the 1960 ’s a radical group called the Hippies shocked America with their alternative lifestyle and radical beliefs. Hippies came from many different places and had many different backgrounds. All Hippies were young‚ from the ages of 15 to 25 (Hippie)

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    highly influential figure of the time period. Hippies were vital to the American counterculture‚ fueling a movement to expand awareness and stretch accepted values. The hippies ’ solutions to the problems of institutionalized American society were to either participate in mass protests with their alternative lifestyles and radical beliefs or drop out of society completely. The government and the older generations could not understand their way of life. Hippies were often portrayed as criminals‚ subversive

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    The Flapper

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    The Flappers Women during the Victorian age were considered as incompetent (pretty much like children)‚ were supposed to submit to men‚ be morally perfect and were socially controlled by many cultural rules. But the Roaring Twenties would see a new type of woman called "the flapper" which would change many things to women ’s condition. What was socially acceptable and the attitudes of women changed radically due to the flappers and their influence can still be felt nowadays. From the end of World

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    The Flapper

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    The Flapper Throughout history there has always been rebels of society‚ flappers were the rebels of society in the twenties. Fashion at this time was a good indicator of the change the country was undergoing. Women in this time period disregarded traditional conduct and dress; they wore smaller‚ more revealing pieces of clothing. Flappers were a huge influence in the 1920’s by helping the American woman open up and become more independent and by demanding the same equality as men. Flappers influenced

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    Flappers

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    Flappers are the so-called new style of Western woman‚ and the term “flapper” was invented to describe this so-called new breed. Initiated earlier this year‚ the term “flapper” described women who flamboyantly flouted their contempt for what was deemed as societal behavior that was conventional. Flappers are women who were characterized by their choice of bobbed hair‚ short skirts‚ and their enjoyment of jazz music. They are formerly branded as brash for their enjoyment of casual sex‚ drinking‚ immoderate

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    The Hippy

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    [pic] Internal Assessment Resource Achievement Standard Digital Technologies 91369: Demonstrate understanding of advanced concepts of digital media Resource reference: Digital Technologies 2.42 Resource title: HGHS Prospectus Credits: 4 |Achievement |Achievement with Merit |Achievement with Excellence | |Demonstrate understanding of advanced |Demonstrate in-depth understanding of |Demonstrate comprehensive

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    Hippies Counterculture

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    Imagine a world without hippies‚ or hippies at heart. What a dull world it would be. Hippies were the counterculture of our world. Many people tend to think that the term hippies and hipsters are the same thing. In reality‚ A hippie and a hipster are absolutely two different things. The term “hip” was made during the jazz age. Hipster is a subculture‚ while hippies are a counterculture. Hipsters started during the 1960’s‚ just as hippies did which is why there is so much confusion between the two

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    Flapper

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    Andy Le April 1‚ 2014 AMH2020.010 Thomas Berson Exam 2 The presidential administration of F.D.R. differed dramatically from those of the 1920s (Harding‚ Coolidge‚ and Hoover) about the role of the federal government in the economy and in the lives of ordinary Americans. How and why did this occur? The presidential administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt differ dramatically from those of the 1920s such as Harding‚ Coolidge‚ and Hoover is that he played an important role in the economy. He

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    Hippies In The 1960s

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    the 1960s‚ there was a group that was thoughtful and committed‚ referred to as hippies. Although the group consisted of young college students‚ they had a large impact on the time. With their open-minded ideals‚ they created a powerful group compelled to change the country. To understand what this time was really like‚ one should know how the hippie movement began‚ the distinct ideals and lifestyle choices of the hippies‚ how this led to Woodstock and the end to the hippie movement. The 60s were viewed

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    History of Hippies

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    History of Hippies There were many stereotypes concerning hippies they were thought of as being pot smoking‚ freeloading vagabonds‚ who were trying to save the world. As this small pocket of teenage rebellion rose out of the suburbs‚ inner cities‚ and countryside’s‚ there was a general feeling that the hippies were a product of drugs‚ and rock music this generalization could have never been more wrong. The hippie counterculture was more than just a product of drugs and music‚ but a result of the

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