Biography John Milton Cage Jr is an American composer of the 20th century. John Cage was born on September 5‚ 1912 in Los Angeles‚ California and died August 12‚ 1992‚ in New York‚ New York. During his 80 years of life Cage had accomplished many achievements and left a great legacy that still remains today. Cage impact in the world of music is he proposing that the primary act of musical performance was not making music‚ but listening. While attending Pomona College for a short period of time‚ Cage
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Racism’s prevelance from WWI to the 1960s was apparent due to many facotrs such as‚ the segregation of blacks and whites‚ the cruel and often times violent mistreatment towards blacks‚ along with the need and push for equal rights. These facotrs indicate racism’s evident presence within American society during this time period. The segregation of blacks and whites is the most prominent of these facotrs in showing racism’s existance during this period. Segregation separated blacks and whites
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How the 1960 Presidential Elections Are Similar to the 2008 Presidential Elections During The Cold War in 1960‚ the U.S presidential elections were going on. Either J.F.K or Richard Nixon would become the 35th President of the United States of America. It is one of the most memorable events in history‚ and the world first telecasted presidential election. In 2008 the new presidential elections have begun‚ the race between B.Obama and J.Macain. This is said to be one of the most important elections
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The Beatles The Beatles were a legend during the 1960’s. They were a British rock band that even today influences music. The Beatles swept the world off its feet and are considered by many to be the most beloved band in the history of popular music. It all started in March of 1957; the band’s founder John Lennon started a skiffle (mix of Jazz and Blues) group with some of his friends. They called themselves “The Quarry Men”. Later that year‚ the group played at a gig in Liverpool when Lennon
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Marquis De Lafayette‚ not only contributed to bringing change to France he also played a significant role in battling the British alongside the American colonist. He had firm beliefs in democracy and a limited government. Lafayette is credited as being one of the great reformers of France. His achievements were widely recognized and appreciated in both France and America alike. It is because of these efforts that a “toast” must be made to Lafayette an admirable enlightenment thinker and revolutionary
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This essay is about hippie movement‚ which consist of “hippie chic”‚ “trippy hippie”‚ “ethnic hippie”‚ “fantasy hippie”‚ “retro hippie” and “craft hippie” that was popular in 20th century‚ developed in 1960s in United States and then had been spread around the world. Also‚ in this essay will be explained things like how the trend influenced economic‚ cultural and technological spheres at that time and how it impacts on today’s fashion. The term “hippie” came from “Hipster”‚ hipsters are people
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roles of American society during the 1960s shape the approach for recruiting soldiers into the Vietnam War? “The Things They Carried”‚ by Tim O’Brien includes an assortment of fictional war stories‚ providing a moral insight into the Vietnam War for those that were privileged enough to escape its grasp or miss it altogether. What is particularly fascinating about O’Brien’s novel is his incorporation of context regarding the different gender roles existent within American society during this turbulent
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Have you ever wondered who had the best philosophy for America in the 1960s? The civil rights movement was a fight mainly by African American citizens to have equal rights. During this movement there were some deaths because whites used violence against mainly peaceful protests. So‚ who had the best philosophy for America in the 1960s? A philosophy is what someone did to help a certain cause. Well‚ I think Martin Luther King had the better philosophy. My three reasons for that statement is because
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Vietnam‚ and the newly organized and experimental Airmobile Divisions‚ the 1st Air Cavalry Division in particular. The U.S. Marine Corps in South Vietnam also experimented with the M16 rifle in combat during this period. This occurred in the early 1960s‚ with the Army issuing it in late 1964. Commercial AR-15s were first issued to Special Forces troops in spring of 1964. The XM16E1 is seen here fitted with an AN/PVS-2 night vision scope. The first issues of the rifle generated considerable
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The 1960s were marked by a plethora of social and political changes‚ with the counterculture movement being one of the most widely historicized and familiar aspects out of this period. While this movement did contribute to positive changes in some ways‚ a rise in drug usage amongst young people occurred. Due to the inherent dangers drugs impose on the individual‚ concerns were raised throughout the country. In response‚ President Richard Nixon moved to enact legislation hoping to curb drug usage
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