1960s Dbq

During the 1960s, a new culture spread throughout the United States, stirring up the Flower Power movement as well as the aversion from the typical American lifestyle. These “Hippies” as they were known, didn’t want to fit in with the mainstream crowd. The name “hippie” was taken from the term “hipster”. It described how the Hippies believed that we should make love, not war, their vocal opposition to the United States’ involvement in the Vietnam War, and the increasingly rocky road to shared civil rights among all Americans led to this new, alternative form of activism. But the Hippie movement wasn’t just about experimentation. The concept of Flower Power also emerged as a passive resistance to the Vietnam War during the late 1960s.

The 1960’s was a happening decade. It was a time when many people came together for a common good and stood against injustice. The 60’s is often recalled as the era of the peace sign, one ridden with hippies, marijuana and pacifism. While true of much of the era, some of the movements calling for immense social change began as non-violent harbingers of change and later became radicals. The reason for this turn to radicalism, as seen in the case of the Students for a Democratic Society, and as suggested by the change between this organizations earlier Port Huron statement and the later Weatherman Manifesto, is due to the gradual escalation of the Vietnam war.

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The teenagers of those families wanted more than anything else to experience life to its fullest, before it was too late. The irony was that “ behaviors by counterculture youth were and are an easy target for criticism, especially on the part of those eager to belittle the decade’s significance ( Morgan; 170). There were two waves of the counterculture (hippie) movement; the first dealt with the shock of JFK’s assassination, government aid to Vietnam, the student sit-ins and the militant stance of the Black Panthers. All of which caused a weariness to hippie-dome beginnings over the expectations of war, and what would happen after the passage of the civil rights act. The second wave dealt more with the humbleness of counterculture youth and their followers and in general. On the one hand, a community with a vision of freedom; and on the other hand; a nuclear war and a world without vision. Also, the use of drugs to experience the feelings of self-gratification, and it’s opposite the loneliness of an obsession. “Of all the phenomenon of the Sixties few were widely feared and loathed by mainstream America than the counter culture (Morgan; 169). Although, the decade of the sixties was economically prosperous for the U.S., in its later years it became senselessly vain for

In the 1960s, youthful Americans attempted at new ways of life and foundations. They dissented the realism, consumerism, and craziness for achievement and goals that drove American culture. They encouraged individuals to investigate their own government and military tactics. They supported new ideas of encompassing sex and marriage. What's more, they contended that all ways to more profound satisfaction, even those

The 1960s was a time of great development. After the conformity and fear that controlled people in the 1950s, many people began breaking loose and acting out in ways never seen before. The 1950s brought the severe threat of nuclear war and fear of communism which caused extreme conformity. However, with the onset of the Cold War, the Civil Rights Movement, and the Vietnam War certain people were extremely determined to change the views of the world and stand up for what they believed in. One of the largest groups of individuals pushing for change were Hippies. Hippies were a unique group of young individuals who began to break out in their own ways in the country. They were the most extreme anti-conformists. They were the people of the

The Beatles have always been influenced by drugs, even before their visit in 1964 to Ed Sullivans studio in New York City making their clean-boy band image nothing, but a cover up. The Beatles openness to usage of drugs really tarnished that image. Throughout the 1960’s we can see how drugs influenced their lifestyles, music, and relationships not only with fans, but with each other as well. Many fans today view their drug use as historical content. However, many fans today deny the beatles being an influence towards drug use.

The second half of the 1960’s seen another upsurge of young adults; a subgroup opposed to the fundamental thoughts of others and their social and economic supports; mainly because they believed that dominant mainstream culture was corrupt; and needed to believe as they did in a way(s) of life, (offensively promoted) to defend against some (thing) lewder. Conceivably, the worst scenario of something lewder might have been/or could be nuclear war, totalitarianism, overcrowding, alienation, and abusive living conditions, the Russians landing on the moon first etc... All things more or less off in some degree to some primary good; furthermore, within an idea that its combination with some/thing and/or others could not be earned, or easily bought,

“If you remember the sixties, then you really weren’t there” - Robbin Williams. The 1960’s Hippie Movement, one of the most prevalent topics of the decade, is one of the hardest occurrences to recall for psychedelic drug abusers. As a result of increased counterculture activity, mind-altering drug abuse spiked in popularity over the decade. Formerly a therapeutic drug, LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) later affected the mentality of everyday people worldwide. The Hippie Movement of the 1960’s influenced recreational drug use among American teenagers.

Straying away from the mainstream can be difficult unless there is a group of people with a common interest that brings them together. The 1960s was a time of not only prominent mainstream culture but also counterculture. The mainstream culture was notably defined by four different concepts that connected white middle and upper class Americans: Patriotism, believing in the institution of marriage, the American dream, and the idea that conformity kept society ordered. In contrast, the counterculture of the time went against all of these ideals, believing in rejecting traditional American society by dropping out and forming communes, taking part in free love, and the rebellion against conformity and materialism. What made the community of hippies, or people who rejected the mainstream and followed the ideas of the counterculture, so strong was the common thread that brought them together. This common interest was psychedelic drugs, like LSD,

When listening to The Beatles discography, it is essentially impossible for anyone to deny that their music had changed drastically, both instrumentally and lyrically, around the year 1966. The albums such as Please Please Me, With The Beatles, and A Hard Day’s Night which were responsible for the phenomenon of Beatlemania were a stark contrast from the albums that they would release in the twilight of their career: Revolver, Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Heart’s Club Band, The Beatles, and Abbey Road. The latter albums engaged in much more philosophical topics, featured far more complex instrumentation, and were made complete with far more sophisticated lyrics. However, the question to be asked is: What exactly prompted this drastic change in sound and meaning? While it is easy to believe that it was simply a natural maturation in songwriting, many, including The Beatles themselves, attribute this evolution to their use of LSD. LSD was the psychedelic drug of choice in the 1960’s, known for it’s mind-altering effects that could impose life-changing thoughts and feelings upon its users. When listening to The Beatles music from before and after their LSD usage, it is very apparent that it had a major impact on the evolution of their music.

Introduction When one mentions the word, “hippie” most people picture dirty, drug addicts with long hair. This perception, however, suggests negative aspects to hippies when they lead one of the largest historically defined movements. Hippies were the upcoming generation of America in the 1960’s that reconstrued their judgments on war and society. At a time when the Vietnam War was without recourse, hippies used peaceful movements to show their discontent with war.

The promotion of drugs in counterculture music, such as marijuana and lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), was in part inspired by Beat poetry as a way to deviate from convention. For Ginsberg, drugs provided a higher level of consciousness for inspiration. He believed that his duty as a poet was “to bring a visionary consciousness of reality to his readers” or an alternative understanding and interpretation of what reality was (Charters). The Beatles, known for their experimentation with a wide variety of musical styles, began to use drugs as a part of their creative process during the counterculture movement. “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds,” one of their most popular songs from their album, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club, exemplifies the surreal aspects of drug

There are a number of similarities existent between the countercultural movements of the 1950's and that of the 1960's. The former was primarily known as the Beat Generation, while the latter became known as the epoch of Hippies. These movements were important because they represented one of the final times during the history of America (up to the present moment) that there actually was a nationwide countercultural movement. An examination of the similarities of these movements will inherently elucidate differences between them.

Context, being the time and place in which the medium is being produced, assumes a major responsibility in the portrayal of drugs themselves, the user, the dealer and the trafficker. Zinberg’s (1984) description of drug use as ‘drug, set and setting’ presents strongly in the notion of context. This is evident in the portrayal of a drug on-screen as it becomes increasingly popular amongst the public. Social and political changes affect usage and its representation of drugs in a community and the wider world. The 1960s and 70s saw a hippie, anti-establishment counterculture emerge and with this came an expansion of drug culture. Music and videos released at this time by The Beatles such as the psychedelic Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds video (1967) and much of the 1967 album,