Hippies

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The paper discusses and provides a broad definition of "hippieism", its culture and values. The paper describes the origin of this rebel generation movement of hippie culture, the music that evolved from the group, the participation in drugs and the accompanying lifestyle, free love, antiwar sentiments and the emergence of the green peace movement. The paper further notes that antiwar protests and civil rights marches and demonstrations in favor of the gay and lesbian communities were prominent in this community. The paper highlights that although the hippie culture started in America, it spread world wide taking many of its features from Eastern cultures. The paper concludes that in spite of its excesses, the hippie movement transformed American social values, especially among the youth.

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"Although the hippie movement was mainly an American phenomenon, it infected the entire world's social and creative arts scenes. Hippie culture also borrowed heavily from Eastern cultures for imagery and ideology. Eastern philosophies including Buddhism, Hinduism, and Taoism influenced the development of the open-minded and tolerant hippie worldview. Pop culture icons like the Beatles helped popularize Eastern philosophy and practices like meditation and yoga, which became relatively well-known during the hippie generation. In fact, the hippie generation spawned the widespread interest in New Age spirituality that emerged at least one decade later. Alongside interest in Eastern spirituality, hippies also cultivated appreciation for indigenous arts and crafts including those from Native American cultures."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Binkley, Sam. "Hippies." St. James Encyclopedia. 2002. Retrieved Nov 14, 207 from http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_g1epc/is_tov/ai_2419100587
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