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    com. A&E Television Networks‚ 2012. Web. 8 Oct. 2012. <http://www.history.com/topics/red-scare>. Woods‚ Tyler. "Search the Citizen." Retroflections Before Hippies There Were Beatniks Comments. Wordpress‚ 11 Jan. 2010. Web. 7 Oct. 2012. <http://tucsoncitizen.com/retroflections/2010/01/11/before-hippies-there-were-beatniks/>.

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    amorality ... woe unto those who attack it on the grounds that they simply don’t understand history and the yearning of human souls ... woe in fact unto those who those who make evil movies about the Beat Generation where innocent housewives are raped by beatniks! ... woe unto those who spit on the Beat Generation‚ the wind’ll blow it back. -- Jack Kerouac The Beat Generation or “Beatness”‚ if you will‚ has always been looked down upon by society simply because they were a misunderstood generation… much

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    Chemical bonds Music and drugs have long been linked‚ with shifts in genres often running alongside trends in narcotic consumption. Kevin Sampson tracks the history‚ from Miles Davis to Happy Mondays‚ and wonders if the link is still strong • Share46 • • • inShare2 • Email • Kevin Sampson • The Observer‚ Sunday 16 November 2008 When Jack Kerouac first coined the term ’the Beats ’ for his loose-knit group of world-weary bohemians‚ he meant it in the sense that they were outsiders -

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    The music of the 1969s greatly reflected the people and behaviors of the decade. It affected everything from the clothes they wore to the drugs they used. Under the influence of drugs. Everything appeared to be a double entendre with a deep hidden meaning. (Kurlansky 183) The drugs made the music come alive. You not only heard the music‚ you could see it and feel it as well. With psychedelic music of bands like the Grateful Dead it was no surprise that people were usually stoned when they listened

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    various movements. When the anti-war movement was in full swing the hippy style began and when the women’s rights movement was on going hemlines rose. It is very evident that politics and governments effected style in the 1960’s. The post war baby boom created 70 million teenagers that were influenced by rock and roll and fashion from abroad. The 1960’s saw a new freedom and expression regarding dress‚ and the free spirited hippies began in the 1960’s. Rock and roll caused a massive change regarding

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    FACHARBEIT aus dem Fach Englisch Thema: The Hippie Movement Verfasser: Florian Kunkel florian_kunkel@web.de 1. 2. 2.1. 2.2. 2.3. 2.4. 2.5. Introduction The Times‚ They Are A-Changing – The Fifties and early Sixties Increasing affluence Rising dangers Growing radicalisation New culture He was a friend of mine - the early Sixties 1 1 1 2 2 3 5 7 3. If you’re going to San Francisco… The Hippie Movement 3.1. Hippie philosophy 7 7 8 3.1.1. New culture of living 3

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    would not have been the same without the usage of LSD and marijuana‚ free love‚ and the all famous rock and roll music. Drugs seemed to be the way of life for the hippies; they were using all kinds of drugs throughout the decade but the two drugs that were most associated with the Summer of Love were LSD and Marijuana. To the hippies they used the term “dope” instead of “drugs” because dope was good; but drugs included both good and bad substances. Miller stated‚ “Substances that were perceived

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    Comparison Between Pop Culture Generations! The two generations have many strengths and weaknesses. When I think of the generation gap I laugh because I would never imagine myself in the accepted population‚ I’d be a hippie. I would be a hippie because I believe that all humans can be equal (but I do not agree with gays) and if an adult wants to do drugs and listen to Jimmie then so be it. Yet I am a true 90’s kid and love Nickelback‚ NSYNC‚ Backstreet Boys‚ and Boys 2 Men. I can’t imagine growing

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    Leslie Castromayor Costume History Fashion Zeitgeist and Icon Report February 19‚ 2013 With the end of World War II came the rise of the comfortable middle class. In Britain‚ middle class families were experiencing an increase in wealth; there was no longer a need to rely on elder children of the family to provide money for survival. This provided a new kind of consumer. Teenagers and young adults were acquiring after school jobs to have extra income‚ parents could afford to give them bigger

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    William A. Darity‚ Jr.. Vol. 9. 2nd ed. Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA‚ 2008. P120-121. “Darity” 2. Dictionary of American History. Ed. Stanley I. Kutler. Vol. 8. 3rd ed. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons‚ 2003. P523-524. “Dodgson” 3. Bowling‚ Beatniks‚ and Bell-Bottoms: Pop Culture of 20th Century America. Ed. Sara Pendergast and Tom Pendergast. Vol. 4: 1960s-1970s. Detroit: UXL‚ 2002. P862-864. “Berg” 4. St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture. Ed. Sara Pendergast and Tom Pendergast. Vol.

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