University of Rijeka Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Department of English Language and Literature THE SWINGING SIXTIES Student: Tea Schmidichen Course: English Language 2 Course Instructor: Irena Meštrović Štajduhar‚ M.Ed. Ac. Year: 2012/2013 The sixties were a time of rapid changes in all spheres‚ including fashion‚ music‚ literature‚ politics and sport. Everything was characterized by a revolution of some sort‚ either sexual revolution‚ political revolution or even revolution
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Throughout history‚ fashion has provided an avenue for highlighting inequality‚ injustice‚ and oppression. Designers around the world have worked to create meticulous designs that reflect all different kinds of defiance‚ from social awareness to political protest. Even after being legally granted equal rights with the 14th and 19th amendments- equal protections and suffrage- women continue to be seen as inferior as a result of their sex. This phenomenon is described by a group of Finnish intellectuals
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The ‘swinging sixties’ was a period of time which introduced that changes of fashion‚ music and technology. I will judge the three representations on comprehensiveness‚ objectiveness and accuracy‚ to find out which has the best interpretation of the 1960s. The best representation is Representation 2 as it has the widest range and the most truthful views on the 1960’s. The first representation that is going to be addressed is Representation 1. Representation 1 has very limited views on the 1960’s
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Fashions Of The Sixties A Guide For Costumes Women Early 60’s - Dresses were worn at knee length. The "Jackie Kennedy Look" was very popular. It included sleeveless A-line dresses‚ short boxy jackets with ¾ length sleeves‚ slim skirts‚ pillbox hats‚ white gloves‚ and large sunglasses. Hair was worn in bouffant styles. Mid 60’s - Dresses and skirts were worn about 4 inches above the knee. Fabrics were brightly colored and black and white optical art patterns were popular. Short white go-go
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Fashion of the Roaring Twenties and The Sixties Fashion is the style prevalent at a given time. It usually refers to costume or clothing style. Everybody has to wear clothes‚ making fashion a part of everyday life. The way someone dresses says a lot about his or her personality‚ age‚ culture and experience. At times of economic or social change‚ fashion often changed. The 1920s and the 1960s are big eras were economic and social change were happening. They are both largely known for their fashion
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Britain in the 1960s 1960s The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969. It is known as the Swinging Sixties and is associated with the birth of British pop music and fashion. Events 1961 - First man in space 1966 - England won the football World cup 1969 - First humans to walk on the Moon Population 1960 Population of Britain was about 53 million 1960 World’s population was just over 3 billion. Homes and households Most houses now had a refrigerator
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the Swinging Wonder Recently‚ an American manufacturer developed a scientific demonstrator named « the Swinging Wonder ». Intended for use in schools as an aid in understanding certain principles of Physics or in the home as an educational toy‚ this small demonstrator quickly became an object of fascination for both the science teacher and the layman. The purpose of this device is to demonstrate Sir Isaac Newton’s law of motion‚ in which action and reaction are equal and opposite.
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The Swinging Bridge Discrimination can be found in many different forms and it can happen to anyone. Some people are discriminated against their race‚ gender or age. Some people are discriminated by religion ‚ culture‚ belief or how wealthy they are. Some people are even discriminated by their physical ablities or sexuality. Discrimination is a very ghastly thing and it is a major issue faced by the many of the characters in the novel The Swinging Bridge. The characters Mona Singh ‚ Kello
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“People today are still living off the table scraps of the sixties. They are still being passed around - the music and the ideas.” - Bob Dylan (Hilburn‚ R. 1992) The ‘sixties’ is an era that is more commonly noted as a time period from 1963 through until 1974. It is an era that is recognised for the fashion‚ the music‚ the drugs and the changes that occurred in relation
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Beginning in the late 1950s‚ the idea of higher education had become something tangible and many middle and upper class students began to think of college education as a right‚ rather than a privilege. Those students arriving at Berkeley were extremely different than their parents were at their age‚ and because of its location‚ Berkeley became the most notable campus full of student energy and emotion. But it wasn’t all fun for the students. Most of them were politically and socially conscious. They
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