The Drug War And Its Effects On The City Of San Francisco

same laws, which allowed police to shut down brothels as “public nuisances” as long as there were complaints from concerned citizens and the judge agreed with their opinion. Consequently, many cities began shutting down their red-light districts, but some notable cities such San Francisco, New Orleans, and San Antonio didn’t enforce the new laws. There were four leading factors that prompted every state to create their own prostitution laws, the first being the Progressive movement. The second factor

The San Francisco earthquake hit on October 17, 1989. It has been the strongest earthquake recorded since 1906. The earthquake “also called Loma Prieta earthquake… struck the San Francisco bay area” (“San Francisco - Oakland Earthquake” 1). Numerous areas were affected by the earthquake, but San Francisco was hit the hardest. The earthquake “struck just after 5:00 PM and lasted about 15 seconds with a

Drug Laws and Drug Law Enforcement Since the late 19th century, the federal and states governments of the United States have enacted laws and policies to deter the use and distribution of illegal drugs. These laws and policies have not only deemed what drugs are legal and illegal, but have also established penalties for the possession and distribution of these substances and established federal agencies to control drug use and administer drug law enforcement. This essay will not only examine

Ginsberg wrote Howl was characterized by a lot of activity and emotions were often running high. In the spring of 1954 Allen had been staying with Neal and Carolyn Cassady in San Jose, but after finding Neal and Allen engaged in oral sex in her house, Carolyn told Allen to leave (Cassady 246). He did, and wound up in San Francisco where he worked in market research for a year and was terribly unhappy about the direction his life was going. He had been going through psychoanalysis and one day he told

to this day. They came to be known as, the Hippies. The Hippie movement originated in San Francisco, California and spread across the United States, through Canada, and into parts of Europe (World Book), but the Hippie movement had its greatest influence in America. During the 1960's a radical

alternative culture, which was their very own (Harris 14). This new subculture was such a radical society that it was given it's own name which is still used to this day. They came to be known as the Hippies.      The Hippie movement originated in San Francisco, California and spread across the United States, through Canada, and into parts of Europe (World Book), but the Hippie movement had its greatest influence in America. During the 1960's a radical subculture

Burroughs's Naked Lunch (1959) are often considered the most important works of the Beat Generation. The term "Beat" was reported to be coined by Jack Kerouac in the late 1940s, quickly becoming a slang term in America after World War II, meaning "exhausted" or "beat down" and provided this generation with a definitive label for their personal and social positions and perspectives. They are influenced by Eastern philosophy and religion (e.g., Zen Buddhism) and known especially for

American Hippie started in San Francisco during the 1960s and 1970s, hippie was one of countercultural movement, which affected American life. The movement originated on college campuses in the United States, and it spread to other countries, including Canada and Britain (“ The Hippies And American Values”). The hippie also spelled hippy or hipster (45). 1955 to 1975 was known as their movement which against the Vietnam War. Although hippies arose in part as opposed the war, they were not directly engaged

epidemic spreads across countries (then being identified as a pandemic) the affliction of the disease affects people of all varieties, being excluded from no cultural or social background. From The Black Death of 1347 to the Spanish Flu during World War I, pandemics have deeply affected populations throughout the world, sparking extreme social, economic, and medical advancements that have helped to shape communities of all diversities. One particularly influential pandemic that spread through Californian

They wear odd clothing. Ken Kesey is their commander and their home base is The Warehouse. Ken Kesey: The commander of the Merry Pranksters. Kesey is on the run in Mexico for the use of drugs. He is now in San Fran. jail about to post bail. According to Wolfe, he was a talented author until he got caught up in drugs. Neil Cassady: Cassady is portrayed as Dean Moriarity, the crazy character in Kerouacs novel, "On The Road". Wolfe connects Cassady and Kerouac as similiar people. Cassady is portrayed