book was about the 1970’s in America and the changes that occurred during the decade. Just like in the title a change in culture, society, and politics. Schulman talks about the rise of liberalism in America after WW2. He talks about that briefly, than points out the importance of the 1968 Nixon presidential campaign. About how he pushed away from the government and more towards the private sector. Schulman mentions that the 70’s were nicknamed or known as “the lost decade”. The main argument in Schulman’s
times of a rock and roll, hippy trippy phase we call the 70’s. This flashback became a dream i would love to make a reality. A reality where you experience love, peace, and trippy sensations that never want to make you go back to where you came from. The 70’s were real, and if i could go back in time to a decade where America created great history, the 70’s would definitely be the perfect era. Certainly, life in the 70’s was like no other. The 70’s unique culture included a hippy domination
Emcee Decade Blurbs 40’s-10’s 40’s: This decade is what we like to call an oldie but a goodie. Music in the 1940s was mainly built around the jazz and big band styles that were popular during the day. It was during this decade that artists like Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra began to bloom into true musicians. Our first decade is: the 40’s! 50’s: Now we have the 50’s, with music from artists like Elvis Presley, Ella Fitzgerald, Johnny Cash and Buddy Holly. It was around this time that Rock & Roll
Many historians regard the 60’s as the decade of positive change, particularly for minority groups. As a result the 1970s, which followed the socially impactful 60's, are often seen as “the decade where nothing happened” or, more specifically, “nothing good happened”. Edward Berkowitz attempts to break this “nothing happened” stigma through his novel, appropriately named Something Happened. The decade of the oil crisis, the Watergate scandal, and the Iranian hostage crisis, also provided legislative
The 70’s v. 2017 Life in the 70’s was very different than it is today. When you compare the 1970s to 2017 you can see the huge differences, and maybe some similarities. A lot has changed since the 70’s, including the style, lifestyle, pop culture, and more. Since the 70’s a lot has changed, we have changed in some ways and are similar in more ways than one. Here are the differences and similarities between the 70’s and today, 2017. In the 70’s the first president of the decade was Richard Nixon
Hippies, tie dye /and protesting were all part of the 70’s. The 70’s were a fun and colorful time in history and many things happened during the 70’s. The 70’s culture, the style, and the exciting historical events in this decade are the reason why the 70’s are such an interesting time in history. During the 70’s a new culture was brought to the world. That culture was very vivacious, and the lifestyle of the people in the 70’s was very exciting. Women were out doing what they wanted to do. They
The 90’s was a very important decade for intercultural communications and everyone in general. New ideas and morals were spreading around and changing from older beliefs. Tolerance was at high rates. The 90’s had a huge impact on intercultural communications because that is when they started to question if what they were taught was right. For example, during the 70’s, racial colorblindness was considered the right thing to do. Anything that is considered right is relative to time and region. Everyone
transferred to lyrics. There are three decades where it is obvious that society influences the famous music. The first one is the 60´s. The most popular music in this decade was folk-rock, which was inspired by the hippie vibe that existed in the United States because of the Vietnam War. The main themes that were spoken in the lyrics of the songs, was the freedom of the people and the seek of peace for the world. The next decade is the 70´s. In the 70´s, the type of music that arose is
In the United States we often associate the decade of the 1960’s with “free love” and radically liberated notions of gender and sexuality. Yet fascinating discussions around gender and sexuality were also happening in the early- and mid-1970’s, ones that illuminate not only the evolution of movements and ideas during these decades but also our own historical moment. This paper, which relies on primary sources, situates questions of sexual object choice, gender non-conformity, racialization, and “bisexuality”
The definition of the 1970's is "Afros and feathered perms: Earth tones and platforms" according to Light (Light). During the 70's many historical events occurred, for example the Watergate Scandal. Many types of media were influenced by the history of the 70's including music. Music and history had often been put together to express people's feeling towards events. In the 1970's music was affected by the Watergate Scandal. Many historical events took place in the 70's, for example, Elvis Presley