Woodstock (Sandow‚ 1). Many were caught in traffic jams on the way to Woodstock and ended up walking. People walked as many as twenty miles to get to the concert‚ all the while singing songs of peace and love and carrying placards displaying their hippie sentiments(Hubbard 1). Originally‚ Woodstock was a buy-in-advance ticket concert‚ but ended up being completely free to almost anyone because the fences were torn down. Due to the number of people that attended‚ there were many shortages on food‚
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style of “punk rock‚” in the late sixties‚ Black Sabbath brought “metal” to America. While many bands were bringing in a new genre‚ quite a few were conforming to popular American artists’ style. The Zombies and Ten Years After started making protest/”hippie” music‚ the Rolling Stones were performing songs that sounded like a mixture of a Led Zeppelin-like sound and a Beatles-like sound. Some American bands took a stronger and hard rock type of sound to protest songs. Janis Joplin used her strong voice
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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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“That’s one small step for a man‚ one giant leap for mankind“ – Neil Armstrong . One of the greatest events that happened in the 60’s was the landing on the moon. Other events in the 60’s included important people such as Martin Luther King Jr.‚ Neil Armstrong and John F. Kennedy. These people not only changed the 60’s‚ but changed America’s future. They also lived in a time where fashion was starting to change. The 60’s fashion was influenced by particular events creating changes throughout the
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prints so did the music of the 70’s. One such print was Tie Dye which was made popular by Jimi Hendrix who wore tie-dye shirts while performing (“Top”). Let’s not forget the disco era and the polyester jumpsuits‚ hot pants and low necklines. From hippie to foxy momma music had a major effect on fashion. One thing that the British Invasion and the music had in common was celebrity influence. Let’s face it musicians were famous and many celebrities started some of the fashion trends. For example‚
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Chapter 1 Summary Bryon and Mark start this chapter in a pool hall where they are planning to make some money hustling pool. They are only sixteen years old‚ so it is illegal for them to be in a pool hall with a bar in it but they are usually successful at hustling because they look so innocent. After checking for an undercover cop and not finding one‚ Bryon asks Charlie‚ the bartender for a CCoke. Charlie reminded him that he and Mark already owed for three dollars worth of CokeCokes and refused
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to begin looking‚ or how to begin searching deep into myself to find the answers. Born in 1979‚ I was a child on the end of a new world. My parents were hippies. They may have grown up‚ but they never lost those traits a person associates with the hippie generation. Peace‚ love and happiness. Deliberately or not‚ those values were passed on to my brother and I. My Dad still celebrates John Lennon’s birthday‚ as well as the day he died. My young life was filled with a variety of people. I grew up in
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We Can Make a Change - Together Growing up queer in a conservative family‚ is not exactly what I’d call an ‘ideal’ situation. There are a vast number of instances where I have to take a step back and remind myself that there is nothing wrong with me‚ that there’s nothing wrong in wanting to marry a girl someday‚ and absolutely nothing wrong in wanting to be truly happy. I was in History class‚ about a year ago (when I wasn’t out to anyone except for my parents) playing with the rainbow wristband
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biggest cultural figures of the sixties‚ a psychedelic voodoo child who spewed clouds of distortion and pot smoke.(Stones) Again‚ with Jimi Hendrix a part of Woodstock‚ that goes to show the cultural figure that he was. Although‚ not just with the hippie culture‚ but maybe even one a bit closer to him. Culturally‚ Jimi Hendrix gave the black community a boost in the field of music. Not a single african american had ever played like him before. He felt bad for his minority brothers‚ but never considered
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Baxandall and Gordon’s article “The Women’s Liberation Movement” discusses the trials and tribulations that women have had to go through to gain traction politically‚ socially‚ and economically. The article starts off with them identifying the myths that revolve about women’s liberation. They prove to the reader that these weren’t just white upper-class women whining just because they wanted to hear the sound of their own voice. These were real women trying to help better the world and achieve gender
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