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    the only thing that ever has.” In 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 hippieshow this led to Woodstock and the end to the

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    In the 1960s‚ there was a change in people’s belief and their rights‚ and they were known as the hippies. Today‚ a similar change is occurring that is changing people’s belief‚ and that is the issue of the LGBT. In the 1960s‚ many Americans‚ especially younger ones‚ experience a change in attitude and how to express life. Both men and women began to wear long flowing clothes‚ beads‚ and headbands and often put flowers in their hair‚ which gave them the nickname “flower children”‚ or hippies. These

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    Briana Gish Mrs. Winters English 11 12.4.12 Hippies and Their Influence on American Culture Peace‚ love‚ and brotherhood were the call of the American hippie. The American hippie tried to live all three in unison in every part of the country. There were very few places where the hippie could not be found and even fewer that had never been influenced by the hippie movement. It seemed as if the hippies were becoming the new American culture‚ though it was only a subculture. The hippie movement

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    Positive influence of Hippies on Canadian society in the 1960s. Natasha Kelbas‚ Ms. Van Hatten December 17th 2009 CHC2D1-05 Hippies are the real activists of freedom who love each other in a positive way. The word hippies generally invoke sterotypes that involves drugs‚ sex and bare feet. Though it is true that many hippies did practice these sterotypes‚ they were people who fought for rights and freedom without violence. They gave up the traditional morals and values to promote new values

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    Aroused in the early 1960s in the areas of Haight Ashbury district of San Francisco and the East Village of New York City‚ were a group of liberalist who coexist amongst themselves with principles of peace‚ love and freedom. “Hippies” or hippie‚ stated in the Merriam- Webster Dictionary to be a usually young person who rejects the mores of established society (as by dressing unconventionally or favoring communal living) and advocates a nonviolent ethic. Generally Caucasian‚ middle-class‚ white

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    Hippies and the Revolution of a Culture "Tune In‚ Turn On‚ and Drop Out" was the motto of the hippie movement‚ a significant countercultural phenomenon in the 1960s and early 1970s that grew partially out of young America’s growing disillusionment with U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. Hippies were mainly white teenagers and young adults who shared a hatred and distrust towards traditional middle-class values and authority. They rejected political and social orthodoxies but embraced aspects of

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    Hippies of the 1960s developed their own music‚ fashion‚ perspectives‚ and styles of life. Many traditional morals of the past drastically changed due to the open minds of hippies and their views on society. Because of the hippies‚ unmarried couples can now live together without being frowned upon‚ religious and cultural diversity has gained greater acceptance‚ and the message of peace is widely spread. The hippie movement had a large impact on today’s society. Before hippies there was

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    The 1960’s‚ a time of rebellion‚ drugs‚ free love and most importantly‚ Rock and Roll. The 60’s were a time of transition‚ both socially and in the music world. Rock and Roll went from being considered the “Devil’s Music’ to being a prestigious and highly respected music genre. Some memorable and excellent bands were produced in the 1960’s‚ bands that are still listened toby different generations and are a nexus between parents and children. These bands performed in many music festivals‚ the most

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    of Sources Hippies? Everyone knows them as the peaceful and adventurous people of the 1960’s.They were the rebels‚ the black sheep’s‚ and the out casted group of people. Being that they were out casted they had a huge effect on society. The focus of my investigation is how the hippies affected the United States socially in the 1960’s. The origin of this source is an article that was written by Emily Marsden and published in 2014. Its purpose is to inform people like me‚ on the Hippies Movement of

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    The Beatles INTRODUCTION The Beatles were British most admired and popular music aggrupation of the 1960s and one of the most influential in the history of modern music. This rock group practiced the hegemony in the decade of the 60’s with a wise and sophisticated mixture of styles that would take the rock music to all the public and preluded later genres. With the youth of the 60’s whose manifestations were the hippie movement phenomena and the product of consumption in a decade filled with fashions

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