秋葵的植物的栽培技术:The Hippie Generation

Through out history the world has seen some generations that have made an impact more than all of its predecessors.

The decade from 1960 to 1970 was definitely one of those eras. The people didn't follow the teachings of its elders, but

rejected them for an alternative culture which was their very own. Made up of the younger population of the time this

new culture was such a radical society that they were given their own name which is still used today. They came to be

called the Hippies. The Hippie movement started in San Francisco, California and spread across the United States,

through Canada, and into parts of Europe. But it had its greatest influence in America. During the 1960's a radical group

called the Hippies shocked America with their alternative lifestyle and radical beliefs. Hippies came from many different

places and had many different backgrounds. All Hippies were young, from the ages of 15 to 25. They left their families

and did it for many different reasons. Some rejected their parents' ideas, some just wanted to get away, and others

simply were outcasts, who could only fit in with the Hippie population.  Most Hippies came from wealthy middle class

families. Some people said that they were spoiled and wasting their lives away. But to Hippies themselves this was a

way of life and no one was going to get in the way of their dreams and ambitions. Hippies flocked to a certain area of San

Francisco on the corner of Haight Street and Ashbury Street, where the world got their first view of this unique group.

This place came to be known as the Haight Ashbury District. There were tours of the district and it was said that the tour

was the only foreign tour within the continental limits of the United States. The Hippies were so different that the

conservative middle class could not relate to them and saw them as aliens. The Haight Ashbury district lies in the very

center of San Francisco. In the years of 1965 and 1966 the Hippies took over the Haight Ashbury district. There they

lived and spread their psychedelic theme through out the whole area. In the Haight Ashbury district there were two parks

that that all Hippies knew well. The most famous of the two was the Golden Gate Park. The single most important event

that put the Hippies on the map was held at the Golden Gate Park. It was called the Trips Festival. The Trips Festival was

a week long festival designed to celebrate the LSD experience. Besides this festival dozens of other events took place at

Golden Gate Park, some of which were free concerts by The Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane and Anti-War rallies

held by Hippie political leaders. The other park is called the Buena Vista park and is known for housing hippies at night

and for socializing during the day. As the 1960's progressed, the youth in America united.  In 1969 400,000 young

people materialized for three dizzying days to listen to rock and blues music, to wear funny clothing or no clothes at all, to

talk, sing, dance, clap hands, to drink beer or smoke pot and make love-but mostly to marvel again and again that they

were all there together. This festival was held in a small town in up-state New York and came to be called Woodstock,

after the town it was held in. Also in Greenwich Village, New York Hippies had a place. The Village on every Sunday

was known to have hordes of singers with banjos and drums celebrating their youth together. One of the basic

foundations of the Hippie movement was the flagrant use of illegal drugs. There were many drugs that the Hippies used

but none was more used then marijuana. From 1960 to 1970 the number of Americans who had tried marijuana had

increased from a few hundred thousand to 8,000,000. The majority of these new users were from 12 years old to college

seniors. To some Hippies, drugs and music were the most important aspects of their lives. Another drug that was

prevalent in the Hippie population was LSD. Some Hippies thought that LSD “put you in touch with your surroundings”.

But that was not what always the case. On occasion a hippie would take bad LSD and would experience a "bad trip" or

would "freak out". When someone took bad LSD, freak out is exactly what they would do and sometimes they never

came back. Bad LSD was so common that even at Woodstock people were having bad trips and freaking out. Even with

this bad LSD everywhere people still used it, they went as far as to make a religion out of it. A man by the name of Dr.

Timothy Leary was a Harvard professor who had ideas about LSD. He said "LSD is western yoga. The aim of all

Eastern religion, like the aim of LSD, is basically to get high; that is to expand your consciousness and find ecstasy and

revelation within". Another preacher of the use of LSD was an author by the name of Ken Keasey. He traveled around

the United States in a psychedelic bus giving LSD to anyone and everyone who would take it. Hippies were notorious for

there out of the ordinary music. Many Hippies were actually musicians themselves. Hippies used music as a way to get

their thoughts and ideas out. One of the most influential musicians of the time was Bob Dylan. The lyrics of the song "Like

Rolling Stone" express the thoughts of many Hippies. They say: How does it feel How does it feel To be without a home

Like a complete unknown Like a rolling stone?”  These lyrics expressed Dylan's personal thoughts to what was happening

to him. He did feel "like a rolling stone" and so did his peers. His simple but meaningful lyrics are what made him so

popular and successful. Many Hippies considered Dylan as a spokesman for their beliefs. Drugs were also themes in

many bands songs. Jimmy Hendrix's "Purple Haze" is about marijuana. "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds," is a Beatles

song about LSD. The Grateful Dead also took part in the fad with their song "Casey Jones," with lyrics such as "High on

Cocaine" and "You better watch your Speed." Besides their music and drugs Hippies did some out of the ordinary things

that were as shocking as their day-glo clothing. It was common for hippies in the Haight Ashbury District to put a nickel in

a parking meter, then set up blankets and lie down in the space for a half hour.  This was unusual behavior so it is not

strange that the public did not take them seriously.  Television shows like the successful Laugh In made fun of this counter

culture. Movies made fun of them as well. One called the Presidents Analyst was extremely successful. The movie was

dedicated "to the life, liberty, and pursuit of happenings," and was based on the Hippies wacky antics. People all over the

America were outraged at how strange these people were and at the same time were in tears at how funny they were.

Even though from afar the Hippies were entertaining, in reality they were devastating the American family and were tearing

the country in two. While the adults of the time were conservative, hard working, and caring mainly about money, the

Hippies didn't care about any of that. They were party animals. Many didn't work unless it was completely necessary,

they never went to church nor did they care for saving their virginity until after they were married. They were anything but

conservative and their families rejected them for it. Hippies easy going attitudes and fun and games lifestyles were put

away when the topic of politics came up. Indubitably the instigator for their existence, politics played a huge role in their

lives. Having strongest feelings for the Vietnam War and for the Civil Rights Movement, the Hippies made their beliefs

known to the world. They did this in many ways including musical shows, pacifist folk songs, and through peaceful sit-ins.

But none of their actions were more seen and heard of then their protests and rallies. The Hippies were aware that the

war was being lost and that thousands of American soldiers were dying. They took it upon themselves the make their

beliefs heard. They put together a protest larger then the ever before. Once organized not just Hippies came, but students,

intellectuals, radicals, and citizens of all classes took part in it. This protest was held in Washington DC in the heart of the

United States. 250,000 protesters gathered for one common goal. They wanted their troops to come back home and for

United States involvement in the war to be ended. Through the years of the Vietnam War hundreds of anti-war rallies

were held. By the decades end protests seemed to have done some good. Sixty five percent of all Americans had similar

views as the hippies. They wanted their troops back and that's what they got in the 1969 when the President gave the

word to bring them back home. Hippies had other feelings about racism and persecution. They took part in the civil rights

movement, just as they did in the for the Vietnam troops. When President Kennedy tried to pass his Civil Rights policies

and they never went through, the Hippies were more aggravated Eventually some Hippies tried to make their own

colonies where there was no racism and persecution. There were Hippie communes all over the United States. Some

communes believed that they were "fighting against the white man's perverted society of pollution ,war, and greed”. These

communes didn't get very popular and failed after a few years. Hippies still fought for racial equality. Finally when the

1960's were over new laws were put into action helping racial equality which would not have happened without the

Hippies. During the 1960's a radical group called the hippies shocked America with their alternative lifestyle and radical

beliefs. They were young people who enjoyed life to its fullest. They used illegal drugs and listened to rock and roll music.

With their alternative beliefs and practices they stunned America's conservative middle class. Concerned chiefly protesting

the Vietnam War and with civil rights they made a huge impact on the America and the world. Even today the effects of

the Hippie movement is still felt. They made huge advantages and set examples for the youth of today and years to come.
 

  

Political Aspects of Hippies - Their Music - Drug Aspects of the Hippies