Connor Wade 12-A Period 8/9 10/16/12 1960’s Report Timothy Leary Timothy was an American writer and psychologist known for his advocacy of psychedelic drugs. He lived from October 22‚ 1920 to May 31‚ 1996 and was born in Springfield‚ Massachusetts‚ the only child of an Irish American dentist who abandoned his wife when Leary was 13. He attended the College of the Holy Cross and enrolled as a cadet in the United States Military Academy at West Point under the pressure of his dad
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Timothy Leary "Turn on‚ tune in‚ drop out." That saying has turned into the slogan of Timothy Leary ’s mind-expanding movement. Although a graduate of both West-Point and Berkley‚ and a Harvard professor‚ these were not his greatest lifetime achievements. Throughout his publicized life‚ he became the spokesperson of the psychedelic age. His devotion to the belief that LSD and marijuana were gateways to enlightenment resulted in a new church‚ numerous prison sentences‚ and a following of
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The term "hero" brings to mind many ideas‚ many events‚ and many people. However‚ one face it generally fails to conjure is that of Timothy Leary. Dr. Leary managed to create a level of infamy few Americans have achieved since this country ’s inception; he is the poster-child of the mind-altering hallucinogen LSD and has been labeled by many as the subversive leader of the counter-culture movement of the sixties. Not many people appreciate this great man ’s long string of accomplishments‚ his
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Hello class‚ I will be your psychology professor for the day. Today’s topic is going to be Tim Leary and his contributions during the counterculture movement. Towards the beginning of the 1960’s‚ the sudden influx of the use of psychedelic drugs influenced many people like you and me. One of the biggest influencers was Tim Leary. His controversial views were proven true to many and influenced people‚ but was harmful. His penchant for psychedelics began from his experience of magic mushroom tripping
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that when consumed‚ causes people to hallucinate into a fantasy world that doesn’t exist. • Who? - Albert Hofmann synthesized LSD. Mr. Hofmann didn’t realize the hallucinogenic properties of LSD‚ until an experiment he performed in 1943. - Timothy Leary popularized LSD in America‚ he also encourage American students “turn on‚ tune in‚ and drop out.” • What? - LSD (Lysergic Acid Diethylamide)‚ Lysergic acid is a type of Alkaloid metal (ergot fungus)‚ which is a process to create drugs
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budding drug market were all at the forefront of mainstream society‚ they all appeared to unify and consequently develop a new counterculture in The United States; the hippie. When the “hippie movement” is mentioned‚ one cannot think of it without Timothy Leary‚ The Beatles‚ Woodstock‚ and subsequently‚ the rise in LSD and marijuana use being brought to mind. The hippie did not attempt to alter society with the use of violence‚ but as an alternative‚ tried to revolutionize society by means of peace and
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the psychedelic effects of the drug by accidentally consuming some in his lab. While the discovery of LSD was an important event that accidently started a new counter culture‚ the drug was not popularized until the 1960’s by individuals such as Timothy Leary and Ken Kesey. During this time period‚ LSD saw an increase in popularity due
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Movement a) Overview and duration of the Hippie Movement b) The rise of the Hippie Movement c) Main aims of the Hippie Movement II- Important people in the Hippie Movement a) Janis Joplin b) John Lennon c) Dr. Timothy Leary III- The downsides of the Hippie Movement
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Hofmann dies" BBC News. 2008-04-30. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7374846.stm. Retrieved 2010-04-20. 2. LSD Discovery-Albert Hofmann + Hofmann at 99 years. Skeptically.org. 2009-11-16 3. Time Magazine. 1944-04-03 4. Novak J.‚Steven:"LSD before Leary: Sidney Cohen’s Critique of 1950s Psychedelic Drug Research"‚ Isis‚ Vol. 88‚ No.1 pp. 87-110 5. U.S. National Library of Medicine‚ A.D.A.M. Medical Encyclopedia‚ Diseases and Conditions‚ Alcoholism and alcohol abuse 6. Dyck‚ Erika. ’Psychedelic Psychiatry:
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them in the end? This whole movement was started by a man named Timothy Leary. This man had a PhD in Psychology and conducted experiments at Harvard University such as the Concord Prison Experiment. Leary was also around back when LSD and Psilocybin were both very legal drugs and were available to anybody who had the money to pay for it. LSD became big when Leary conducted his Concord Prison experiment. It started with Leary and his associates (which were prisoners) took a hit of LSD. After
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