I have been summoned to Central Park in New York City. Some of my colleagues were informed about some sort of artifact that was located on the west end of the park. Upon checking out the capsule‚ there is a date inscribed on it for the year of 1969. My colleagues believe that this is a pretty important find and have requested that I come to New York City and be there when the capsule is opened. While I am on my flight to New York‚ I have thought about how excited I am about this capsule.
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language‚ dress code and grooming style. These parameters helped to serve as universal visual reminders of their fight for individual rights. Woodstock was the pop culture music event of the decade and arguably to this day the single most profound event in the history of music. Acts from all around the world met at Max Yasgur ’s Farm in Bethel‚ NY on August 15-18‚ 1969 for a
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The counterculture movement dominated the second half of the 1960s‚ its most famous moments being the Summer of Love in San Francisco in 1967‚ and the Woodstock Festival in upstate New York in 1969. Psychedelic drugs‚ especially LSD‚ were widely used medicinally‚ spiritually and recreationally throughout the late 1960s‚ and were popularized byTimothy Leary with his slogan "Turn on‚ tune in‚ drop out". Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters also played a part in the role of "turning heads on". Psychedelic influenced
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materialism. Through outspoken writings and loud rock concerts‚ American counterculture was loudly expressed and changed America to what it is today. The Beat generation was a group authors who explored and influenced American culture through literature in the post-World War II era. The Beat writers were prominent in the 1950’s and their culture included experiencing with new drugs‚ explored new Eastern religions‚ and rejected materialism. One of
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The 1960’s were‚ in my opinion the most influential decade in the history of the world. Some people went from being preppy‚ well-kept human beings to turning into long-haired‚ earth- loving and careless people. When the citizens of today look back at the ‘60s‚ they think of one of the happiest decades their generation has ever seen if not the happiest they’ve ever went through. The “hippies” stressed that everybody be happy‚ calm and find peace through love and tolerance. This means that everybody
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of the CountercultureIn its most common and initial sense‚ the counterculture refers to the culture‚ especially of young people‚ with values or lifestyles in opposition to those of the established culture in the dictionary. Until its appearance in 1969 in Theodore Roszak’s influential book‚ The Making of a Counter Culture‚ "counterculture"‚ written as one word or two‚ has become the standard term to describe the cultural revolt of the young. Although distinct countercultural undercurrents exist in
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from the starting of Woodstock. Drugs were an effect on rock singers‚ contributing to varied factors. During Woodstock era sex and drugs was a free for all‚ it was a social norm for the laid back hippie culture. Several artists suffered from drug and alcohol addiction‚ such as Elvis Presley‚ Johnny Cash‚ Janis Joplin‚ and several others. Rosenberg‚ Jennifer. "What Happened at the Groovy Woodstock Festival of 1969?"ThoughtCo. N.p.‚ 12 Mar. 2014. Web. 02 May 2017. Today’s Woodstock would be Coachelle
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The Spanish Armada took place in 1588 where King Philip II of Spain had planned this conquest with the hope of overthrowing Queen Elizabeth I of England. He had many reasons as to invade England in the first place. England had the establishment of Protestantism whereas Spain was Roman Catholic‚ and Philip was in disagreement with that. He also wanted to stop the Dutch interferences in the Spanish Netherlands because they were seizing Spain’s treasure and were funding the people in the Netherlands
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For my conceptual memorial I decided to pay a homage to both the fallen American soldiers in Vietnam‚ and the American citizens back on the homefront promoting peace and an end to the war. During the war‚ America had been involved in direct combat from 1961 all through till their defeat in 1975. During this time of direct-involvement over 50‚000 troops met their end‚ and back home an outpour of emotion and sorrow was displayed. American citizens were no longer in approval of the war‚ and so began
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the Woodstock Generation There were 3 presidents in the 60s: 1. John Kennedy: 1961 - 1963 2. Lyndon Johnson: 1964 – 1968 3. Richard Nixon: 1969 – 1974 The decade that began with the election of the youngest president and the quote‚ “Ask not what your country can do for you‚ ask what you can do for your country‚ “ ended in civil unrest‚ turmoil‚ and the election of a president who would lie to his country and would be forced to resign. Classification: | Notes: | Woodstock Generation
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