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    Unit 2 Individual Project One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest‚ by Ken Kesey‚ was published in 1962. The story is set in a mental hospital and is narrated by the character Chief Bromden. Chief Bromden tells the story of a fellow inmate‚ Randle McMurphy‚ who is in the hospital to avoid serving the rest of his prison sentence on the claim of insanity. Randle McMurphy is rebellious and stands up to the cruel Nurse Ratchet all throughout the novel. The novel discusses the various treatments given to patients

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    Howl By Allen Ginsberg

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    position within American culture. Everything concerning the poem‚ the first reading of it in the Six Gallery which‚ according to Raskin is extremely important because: If there had not been a Six Gallery reading‚ there would not have been an ongoing Beat Generation”(2)‚ the obscenity trial and simply the quality and energy of the poem are all reason

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    Jack Kerouac

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    befriended a group of soon to be men that would‚ in next to no time‚ classify a literary movement. He met Allen Ginsberg and William Burroughs. These men are ultimately going to be the leaders of the Beat Generation of writers (biography.com). There were many other people of the Beat Generation‚ also. For example‚ Neal

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    develop the Beat Generation‚ which originated from a group of American writers in 1950’s New York City. The Beat Generation writers‚ also known as “The Beats‚” had very liberal views‚ creating a culture involving non-materialistic ideals‚ sexuality and drugs‚ interests in Eastern religions‚ and‚ most-notably‚ the ecstatic expressionism of living. These ideas from the Beats eventually expanded into the hippie movement during the 60’s‚ creating a new cultural movement in America. The Beats spread these

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    ENGLISH-AMERICAN STUDIES ALLEN GINSBERG‚ ¡§HOWL¡¨ AND THE LITERATURE OF PROTEST Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997) was an important figure in the Beat Generation Movement that took place right before the revolutionary American 60¡¦s. Other major beat writers (also called ¡§beatnicks¡¨) were: Gregory Corso‚ Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs. The beat poetry was meant to be oral and very effective in readings. It developed out of poetry readings in underground clubs.(a beautiful image of these secret

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    Generation Me

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    In Generation Me‚ by Jean Twenge‚ the attacks on the generations’ ways of life and standards for living are far-fetched‚ in my opinion. Twenge remarks on how generation me is self-absorbed‚ politically uninvolved‚ too direct and to the point‚ against tradition‚ and all about personal happiness. These things have little to do with major problems such as global warming or the oil crisis‚ and are more about Twenge’s own personal pet peeves. Yes‚ we want to be happy‚ but who doesn’t? Doing well by ourselves

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    The Generation Gap

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    THE GENERATION GAP. As generations come and go‚ they each possess individual values‚ attitudes‚ and goals that strike them apart from other generations. A gap has always been noted between the current generation and the others before it. Acting like a barrier‚ it keeps the different generations distinct. A number of factors play a role in the creation of this barrier. The previous generations have played a big role in shaping the newest generation by offering more help to them. Also‚ the newest

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    segregation‚ the Vietnam War‚ and 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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    countries during the 1960s referring to differences between people of younger generations and their elders‚ especially between children and their parents.[1] Although some generational differences have existed throughout history‚ modern generational gaps have often been attributed to rapid cultural change in the postmodern period‚ particularly with respect to such matters as musical tastes‚ fashion‚ culture and politics. A generation gap is not only about the true age difference between parents and children

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    The Dumbest Generation

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    Medina 1 Vanessa Medina Mr. Lombardi AP Eng. 3 November 2014 Dumbest Generation “Students today live and learn in a world with vastly more complex technology than that of previous generations.” Many adults believe it’s the technology of today’s times that interferes with a child’s education. Children enrolled in schools seem to be spending more time and giving all their attention to the technology that surrounds them‚ but of course‚ rarely any child will admit to this. As a victim who spends too

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