You have received a gift of money. The money is enough to buy either a piece of jewellery you like or tickets to a concert you want to attend. Which would you buy? Use specific reasons … On my 20th birthday my parents gave me 500 euros to spend however I choose. I couldn’t believe my eyes! There were a lot of things I could buy with 500 euros but about a month ago I had set my eyes on a wonderful piece of jewellery and was determined to buy it. It was an exquisite pearl necklace that would match
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American Studies April 20‚ 2012 Woodstock Woodstock was a music festival‚ or also called "An Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace & Music". It was held at Max Yasgur’s 600-acre dairy farm in the town of Bethel‚ New York‚ from August 15 to August 18‚ 1969. During the sometimes rainy weekend‚ thirty-two acts performed outdoors in front of 500‚000 concert-goers. It is widely regarded as a pivotal moment in popular music history. Rolling Stone called it one of the 50 Moments That Changed the
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Explain why negative externalities are an example of market failure? Market failure refers to the failure of the market to allocate resources efficiently. Market failure results in allocative inefficiency‚ where too much or too little of goods or services are produced and consumed from the point of view of what is socially most desirable. Hence when there are negative externalities caused during consumption and production‚ this causes a welfare loss further more causing market failure. Negative
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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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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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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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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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