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    Marijuana Subculture

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    Subculture: Marijuana in the United States Fatima Alikhan ENG 122 Professor Kenneth Newton Monday May 23‚ 2010 The United States has an approved list of drugs that are considered legal and illegal that create adverse side effects and hold diverse political views. Marijuana is a substance that popular media holds in a negative undertone while other drugs such as valium and alcohol are supported‚ if not glorified. Popular media is a powerful tool that gathers a mass of people

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    high. The drug use in the book can be related to the dramatic increase of drug use by adolescents in the 60s. This counterculture also led to a generation gap that caused friction between the old and

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    some dropped out of political life altogether" (Baby Boomers-History Channel). This resistance from the baby boomers began the counterculture of the 1960s.

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    The Mob subculture

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    SPECIFIC PURPOSE: To inform my audience of the subculture of the mob. THESIS STATEMENT: I stand before you today to not only explain to you how the mob profits‚ but the men that knew how to work this system to its potential‚ and the impact of the mob today. The Mob INTRODUCTION I. “God seemed to be having a hard time killing him‚ and he’d be damned if he was going to make the job easy for mere mortals.” – Mario Puzo on Don Corleone in ‘The Godfather saga’. II. I stand before you today to

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    LSD and Counterculture of the 1960s LSD‚ lysergic acid diethylamide‚ is commonly regarded as one of the most powerful substances known to mankind. Its name is almost synonymous with the counterculture and the “hippy” movement of the 1960s. Though it is now listed as a Schedule I controlled substance‚ there was a time when LSD widely used and accepted without the harsh social stigma that it carries today (Jenkins). LSD‚ which is known to the younger population as acid‚ Lucy‚ and various other colloquial

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    (Sub) There’s many subcultures to be apart of in the Super Earth but the main three that stand out are Achromatic‚ Triadic and Monochromatic. Each sub cultures are named by their specific color schemes that they use: Achromatic is a more neutral color scheme consists of black

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    Hippies‚ sex‚ drugs‚ and rock and roll. These are some things that might come to mind when you think about the counterculture movement of the 1960s. But although it may seem that way‚ the 1960s was not just one giant party. It was a radical social‚ political‚ and cultural movement that changed America and much of the Western world. It consisted of students‚ anti-war protestors‚ political figures‚ social activists‚ environmentalists‚ civil rights movement leaders as well as famous musicians and was

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    Curtis Markosky English 15A‚ Section 001 12/9/10 Counterculture Essay: Woodstock‚ 1969 When one thinks of hippie movement of the 1960s‚ a few things come to mind: namely free love‚ drugs‚ and rock-n-roll. These things represented the counterculture of the time‚ in which the youth of the nation we rebelling against the stricter conservative values of their parents’ generation. All this came to a peak for three days in the summer of 1969‚ near the little town of Bethel‚ New York‚ in what was

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    Hello class‚ I will be your psychology professor for the day. Today’s topic is going to be Tim Leary and his contributions during the counterculture movement. Towards the beginning of the 1960’s‚ the sudden influx of the use of psychedelic drugs influenced many people like you and me. One of the biggest influencers was Tim Leary. His controversial views were proven true to many and influenced people‚ but was harmful. His penchant for psychedelics began from his experience of magic mushroom tripping

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    Snowboarding Subculture

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    experienced ones‚ show you what is proper for a snowboarder to do‚ and what isn’t proper. If you see a friend’s older brother‚ who has been snowboarding a lot longer than you have do something‚ you’re going to try and emulate it. Media plays a large role in the socialization of snowboarders as well. Three main snowboarding websites/magazines are Transworld Snowboarding‚ Snowboardmag‚ and Snowboardermag. Many people interested in snowboarding visit these sights‚ and read the magazines to catch up on

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