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    Thesis: During the 1950’s the hippie movement began‚ hippies rebelled against society‚ had their own way of living‚ and had an impact on the world. I. Introduction A. How hippies formed B. What inspired them to be this way C. Thesis II. Rebelling Against Society A. Drop out 1. From school 2. From materialistic life B. Drugs 1. LSD‚ marijuana‚ etc. 2. Sold them to stay living III. Living style A. Fashion 1. Clothes and shoes 2. Hair and

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    In 1963 the Sandoz patents expired on LSD. Also in 1963‚ the US Food and Drug Administration classified LSD as an Investigational New Drug‚ which meant new restrictions on medical and scientific use.[ Several figures‚ including Aldous Huxley‚ Timothy Leary‚ and Al Hubbard‚ began to advocate the consumption of LSD. LSD became central to the counterculture of the 1960s. On October 24‚ 1968‚ possession of LSD was made illegal in the United States. The last FDA approved study of LSD in patients ended

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    The Hippy Subculture

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    drug use was in Haight-Ashbury and how prevalent drugs were in the counterculture” (Brownell). The use of LSD was unknown to the public until the 1960’s when a psychologist at Harvard University named Timothy Leary began to experiment with LSD and encouraged his students to use. (Brownell) Timothy told young people to “Turn on to the scene‚ tune in to what is happening‚ and drop out—of high school‚ college‚ grad school‚ junior executive—and follow me the hard way.” “The drug influenced everything

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    Fear And Loathing in Las Vegas “Strange memories on this nervous night in Las Vegas. Has it been five years? Six? It seems like a lifetime‚ the kind of peak that never comes again. San Francisco in the middle sixties was a very special time and place to be a part of. But no explanation‚ no mix of words or music or memories can touch that sense of knowing that you were there and alive in that corner of time in the world. Whatever it meant.” A poignant description of the peace movement of the 1960’s

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    On February 7th‚ 1964‚ Great Britain was known for a lot of things: tea‚ spiffy tailoring‚ the Queen. “Exciting musical exports‚” however‚ was not high on the list. Everything changed 50 years ago today when four young British musicians landed at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York and detonated a cultural explosion. I refer‚ of course‚ to the thrilling arrival in America of that one-of-a-kind band that we have all come to know and love‚ this great band that transformed American music

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    1960s Counterculture

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    Despite the negative portrayal in mainstream 1960s media‚ justifications expressed by counterculture activists for further investigation‚ education and experimentation under government control of LSD were rational and valid arguments. Sex‚ drugs‚ protests‚ war‚ political upheaval‚ cultural chaos‚ and social rebellion; the many comforts TV dinner eating‚ republican voting‚ church going‚ suburbia conformists tried to escape through conservative ideals‚ town meetings‚ and The Andy Williams Family Hour

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    passion for Nationalism that existed whilst John O ’Leary was alive. He does this by installing a sense of guilt. "Romantic Ireland ’s dead and gone / Its with O ’Leary in the grave"‚ these lines repeated throughout the poem point out that the Nationalist cause is being forgotten because the leader is no longer there to enforce it. By doing this Yeats attempts to regain the impetus for Nationalism that once existed by making out that the cause O ’Leary spent his life working for was fading away and would

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    Round Up‚ Viking‚ 1994 Biography: American writer‚ who gained world fame with his novel ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO ’S NEST (1962‚ filmed 1975). In the 1960s‚ Kesey became a counterculture hero and a guru of psychedelic drugs with Timothy Leary. Kesey has been called the Pied Piper‚ who changed the beat generation into the hippie movement. Ken Kesey was born in La Junta‚ Colorado‚ and brought up in Eugene‚ Oregon. His father worked in the creamery business‚ in which he was eventually

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    Rachael Campbell Caitlin Martin Eng 105 9 April 2014 Hallucinogenic Effects on Music Hallucinogens have affected music for over 100 years-- whether it was interpreted by a listener‚ played by a musician‚ or studied by a psychologist. With that said‚ the history of hallucinogens is not exactly lengthy‚ but many musicians and artists have used these psychedelics for inspiration. A musician or composer’s work while under the influence of hallucinogens is directly related to why the music sounds very

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    The Beatles‚ also known as the White Album‚ is the ninth studio album by the English rock group the Beatles‚ released on 22 November 1968. A double album‚ it’s plain white sleeve has no graphics or text other than the band’s name embossed‚which was intended as a direct contrast to the vivid cover artwork of the band’s earlier Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Although no singles were issued from The Beatles in Britain and the United States‚ the songs "Hey Jude" and "Revolution" originated from

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