Hey Jude

The Beatles were a pop/rock band active from the early 60’s to around 1970. They contributed so much to rock and pop music and have been awarded multiple grammys and prestigious awards over their short span of only around ten years. However their legacy still remains. Formation of the band In the 50s guitarist and singer John Lennon formed a band known as “the Quarrymen” In 1957 “the Quarrymen” added guitarist: Paul McCartney, to the roster. Not much later George Harrison (a friend of Paul…

fifteen weeks at Number one (which was longer than all their other albums) and the album has sold over eight million copies. Then, in late 1967, “Hello Goodbye” went to number one in both America and Britain. In August they released McCartney’s “Hey Jude” which went number one and was backed by Lennon’s “Revolution” which was number twelve and they both sold over six million copies worldwide. They had their last public appearance which was an impromptu rooftop concert at Apple Corps headquarters…

broken with all the restriction, that are being imposed when the conservative side looks at it not has restriction, but more like a way to promote safety. The devate is going to be going on for many more years and is probably never going to end. But hey all I really hope so is that im not on this earth when society starts looking at abortions has something normal. Killing a human bean is killing in general no matter how pretty you try to discase…

There is always that moment in one’s life that changes the way they look at oneself, makes the individual think about their shortcomings, and how they could use those experiences to shape who they can become in the future. In The Kite Runner, that moment for Amir was in 1975 when he was twelve and says that event made him who he is. In the text though, Amir is a prisoner of his own mind because of his past memories of Hassan and uses these feelings as an excuse for how he treats the people…

who dressed in the particular style in that decade. Furthermore, the music chosen for this segment is praised as the ‘Best of British popular music heritage’ (Roberts, 2012: 1), and a package of the landmark hits of many famous artists, such as ‘Hey Jude’ of the Beatles, and ‘My generation’ of the Who (The Opening Ceremony,…

A lot of things were going on during the 1960s. The Vietnam War was going on. The British Invasion happened. John F Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr were assassinated. We even landed a man on the moon. In other not so “drastic” events, many tv shows, bands, styles, etc. were formed. But how did it affect what society turned into during the ‘60s? An important thing to know is what pop culture is. According to the dictionary, pop culture is “cultural activities or commercial products reflecting…

: 2 The 1960’s was a decade of revolution and change in politics, music, and society around the world. It was an era of protest. The decade shaped the country and made it how it is today. There were numerous amounts of leaders, presidents, motivators, etc. that changed how the society lived then, and how we now live our day to day lives right this very moment. They all wanted a change in equality, and freedom for the people. Martin Luther King Jr. was the most influential voice of the…

The Beatles embarked on a highly publicised trip to the region of Rishikesh in Northern India in February of 1968. The reason for their joint venture was, principally, to attend a transcendental meditation course taught by the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, whose exclusive seminars they had previously attended in London and Wales. The images of the four men and their wives at the train station leaving Britain for India made headlines all over the international press, and greatly spread the idea of…

and never looks both ways to check for cars. She stops by the coffee shop on her way in. Two mocha latte’s, Large. The same price everyday; 5.68. Cheap for coffee, at least that's what she thought. She then went on down the street to her office. St. Judes. She…

The Beatles: Fine Tuning Britain “The thing the sixties did was to show us the possibilities and the responsibility that we all had. It wasn 't the answer. It just gave us a glimpse of the possibility” (Lennon). The empowering musical legend, John Lennon, recalls the sixties as a time of maturation and optimism for the world as a whole. Instead of fighting world wars, cowering in economic depression, or riding the wave of regularity, people began to express the values near and dear to…