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    The hippies, a group of young free-spirited, peace-loving, drug-obsessed individuals, who changed the way of life in the 60’s. They had a lasting impact on music, lifestyles, love, relationships and many more. that has carried on into modern society. The counterculture during the Summer of Love was an American revolution that would change the ways people lived for generations long after the hippies of the Summer of Love. This group of people believe in living one's life the way they wanted it to

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    time where American culture moved from being conservative to new and insightful ways of thinking. With these changes, it brought a new counter culture that would be known as the hippie culture. The hippies led way into a new sexual revolution that would break the old fashioned boundaries. The hippies also ushered in a new era where drugs became popular to a large public as well as within their own culture. Drugs were becoming a part of American culture, as well as new scientific research, into the

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    mainstream American life. The “hippies” believed in free love, sexual liberation, and equality for the minorities in society such as women and African Americans. They opposed nuclear weapons and war, and sought to seek a new meaning in life. This, being one of the most controversial eras of all time, definitely sparked a change in everyday lives worldwide. Many outcomes came from this campaign, good and bad, but drastically influenced modern day life. The origin of the hippies began with the Bohemians

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    Jacqueline N February 10, 2012 AP/ US History Ms. Lombardi Period 5 Colorful Hippies To many it may seem as the glorifying symbol that describes the era of the 1960s, but to others not so much. The Hippies showed a different part of reality to us and to the world, a part that we did not know existed but that caused great harm to us. Hippies were members of a reform movement that was absolutely unnecessary to society. This is due to the reason that it caused the destruction of American

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    beliefs. “Hippie” derived from the word “Hipster” was coined from a jazz musician by the name of Harry Gibson from his song “The Hipster”. Hipster was a lifestyle of jazz musicians, which included the way they dressed and their use of drugs. The hippies lead their life with just being happy with themselves and not letting society molds you in a way of becoming anyone but yourself. With a carefree attitude, they rarely have any conscience what consequences their actions would bring. This hippie counterculture

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    The movie “Summer of Love” was about the rise and fall of the world of hippies. In January 14,1967 there was a gathering in Gold Gate Park in San Francisco were people came together for the purpose of love and peace. It was a different from many other gathering because it wasn't a specific event but just people coming to socialize. Most of the people were baby boomers who lived their lives during the assassination of President Kennedy, Civil Rights Movement, and the Vietnam War. All these dramatic

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    generation was not all about rebelling againsed their parents or doing drugs and having sex, Hippies are people who believe that the way to peace is love. They believe that in order to love one another it is important that they accept one another for who they are but the people in their time others did not see this. They just saw kids that were breaking the law. They did many wild things that people other than the hippies frowned upon like, doing many different drugs and experimenting with sex, listening

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    played a huge roll in our lives and futures. First off, when you hear about the 60’s and 70’s the first thing most people think of are flower children, better known as hippies. Flower children were mainly young college students or young immigrant children that rebelled against their parents. Hippies believe in peace and love. Hippies peacefully held anti-war protest against the vietnam war. They protested that the war end and peace be made. Also among their beliefs is love. Flower children encourage

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    Regardless of whether or not a collaborative group album ever sees the light of day, it is undeniable that Black Hippy is unique in the climate of today’s music industry. The individual successes of Lamar, Q, Soul, and Rock are the product of their core values as a group: charisma, substance, lyrics, uniqueness, and work ethic. Kendrick Lamar is the most popular, and he writes about African-American history, race relations, and his experiences as a good kid in a mad city. ScHoolboy Q writes about

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    experience different perspectives. Giving people a sense of belonging, culture defines people’s way of life. An example that would fit the definition of both subculture and counterculture, would be the hippies of the 1960s. Having different clothing, activities, music, and beliefs of other Americans, hippies

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