Final Project 1960 Time Capsule Kaplan University January 12‚ 2014 After receiving a very intriguing call from my colleagues‚ about a great time capsule find‚ I made my immediate departure for a little place we call the Red Zone previously known as Colorado. As I arrive I help my colleagues to unearth a time capsule from the period of the 1960s. We carefully opened the capsule that had intrigued us all so much to find five articles inside that told a great story of our past and of the decade
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artist with her own backing groups‚ The Kozmic Blues Band and The Full Tilt Boogie Band. Her first ever large scale public performance was at the Monterey Pop Festival; this led her to becoming very popular and one of the major attractions at the Woodstock festival and the Festival Express train tour. Joplin charted five singles; other popular songs include: "Down on Me"; "Summertime"; "Piece of My Heart"; "Ball ’n’ Chain"; "Maybe"; "To Love Somebody"; "Kozmic Blues"; "Work Me‚ Lord"; "Cry Baby"; "Mercedes
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caused by the events overwhelming the country. The popular Rock ‘n’ Roll music‚ along with the bands themselves‚ during the “Swinging Sixties” had a great deal of influence that affected the counterculture‚ the psychedelic scene‚ and the endless concerts/festivals from the beginning of the decade up until the early seventies. The origin of Rock ‘n’ Roll‚ which dominated the music scene in the sixties‚ dates back to the late fifties and early sixties with the underlying roots of folk‚ rhythm
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Does the Effect of Rock Music Cause Violence? Growing up listening to rock music was a part of my life‚ discovering from my older brother the band Kiss was just awesome and then later actually seeing them in concert when I was 15 was even better! So to me music is an essential part of life in America today. Millions of Americans listen to recordings from a variety of artists every day. Since the advent of Rock N’ Roll‚ politicians‚ law enforcement‚ and several independent organizations have
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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 love. These international
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In 1970 the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) was put into place by the Congress of the United States Government. This Act‚ Title II of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act‚ is the federal U.S. drug policy which regulates the possession‚ use‚ manufacturing and importation of certain controlled substances. The substances controlled under this act fall under various classifications. These classifications are known as schedules. The legislation created 5 schedules with different
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The counter-culture movement The 1960’s hippie counter culture movement involved a variety of social concerns and beliefs. The youth were frustrated due to racism‚ gender issues and began to question the traditions and culture values. This is how the hippies’ primary belief was that ‘life was about being happy and not about what others thought you should be’ attitude came in. Their attitudes neither include little thought nor concern for the consequences of their actions. The youth were dissatisfied
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Airplane and The Grateful Dead saw an immense increase in their number of fans‚ due to large amounts of people who had an affinity for this new‚ jam rock style of music which was very popular with the psychedelic drug scene (“American Culture: 1960-1969”). Many artists at the time were coming out with albums dedicated to drugs‚ or albums whose content was about drugs. One such album was The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band‚ which‚ in addition to including drug-oriented songs‚ presented
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Hippies When one mentions the word “hippie” most think about the 1960s. They think about the flowing skirts and long unkempt hair. They cannot forget the LSD and marijuana usage either. The peace loving hippies were more than just happy stoners. They were young people who were redefining their thoughts on the issues of war. This generation of liberals brought about one of the most history defining social movements. The anti-war peace movement was one of the largest movements of its time. These hippies
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open-minded ideals‚ they created a powerful group compelled to change the country. To understand what this time was really like‚ one should know how the hippie movement began‚ the distinct ideals and lifestyle choices of the hippies‚ how this led to Woodstock and the end to the hippie movement. The 60s were viewed as an exciting and impactful time; however‚ some alluring events and groups preceded
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