1960s

The 1960s was a tumultuous decade for the United States. Along with the escalation of the Vietnam War, this decade was rocked by the Civil Rights movement and the second wave of the Feminist movements, creating an immense amount of social tension. As a result, people turned to politically-charged music, predominantly Rock n’ Roll, to release their frustrations. However, an equally important musical genre, Soul, was left in the background. Despite the fact that Soul music was not as popular in…

society. At this time the Vietnam War broke out and communist organizations were made for Viet Cong. In the 1960s Doctor Strange based his anti-patriotism off the causes of this war. The creator of this comical hero was “Steve Ditko” who was born November 2, 1927. He was best known as the artist, and behind Spider-man and the mystical Doctor Strange in the marvel comic books of the 1960s (Ditko,Steve,biography). Although Stan Lee, born December 28, 1922, was the co-creator and wrote one of his…

for the development and structure of writing in many ways. It helps the reader picture what is going on by giving context, and also gives background to the story. In “A&P” by John Updike, the setting creates a bland, routine-like atmosphere of this 1960s New England town—this helps depict what life and social values were like during this time era. The setting reflects Sammy’s struggle to find his true identity as he works at a dead end job dealing with “sheep” (Updike 295),…

America is the land of the free and the home of the brave. Here, it is believed that anyone can achieve any goal they have and be successful in their life. This ideal is known as the american dream and has been part of our culture for years. However, this dream is slowly becoming more difficult to reach and seems to more frequently no longer apply to the American culture. In my opinion, I believe that the american dream is a dying ideal which cannot be saved. One aspect of American culture which…

The civil right movements of the 1960s lead to the passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 made it illegal for public or private businesses to refuse to hire or fire anyone based on race, sex, or religion. As a result of this act the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) was created to enforce laws against discrimination in the work place. Soon after the Voting Right Act of 1965 was put into effect. The act eliminated the use of literacy test and…

From the time of the pilgrims until around the 1960s, the divorce rate climbed up. The rate is finally slowing down, and is continuing to decrease after 1985. The rationales for the reductions are both: persons getting married at an older age; and their increase in receiving a college degree. Divorces…

begin a secret affair. During their relationship, Ben contemplates his life choices, and in the end, he decides to leave Mrs. Robinson to be in a relationship with her daughter Elaine. This film is an example of Hollywood renaissance films from the 1960’s and 70’s. Like other films from this era, the plot and characters can be analyzed through historical criticism to the issues occurring during the cold war and other conflicts of post war America. Historical criticism is a crucial way to…

Throughout the history of this nation change has been brought about by acts of civil disobedience, violent and non-violent. In the 1960’s many social changes were made, particularly in the treatment of Negro Americans, due to Non-Violent civil disobedience. You have to wonder, given the current culture in America of looking out for one’s self, how effective those methods would be today. Some believe that it would not be effective because we are a country that tends to follow the status quo…

segregated schools, and widespread hostility toward Blacks. Thus, the Black leaders of this time period had to not attempt to challenge the oppressive system to have any hope of communicating their ideas without subjugation. The Black leaders of the 1950s-1960s took a more confrontational approach, one allowed to them by the achievements of the Black leaders before them. They sought to directly challenge southern segregation and dismantle the system of systematic oppression under which they…

So, one of the most heavily influential topics in the 1960s was discrimination against blacks. In early 1960, segregated restaurants were common, and so when a small group of black college students had seated themselves in a one there was a lot of controversy. They politely asked to be served, but they were disregarded by the staff…