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LSD (Lysergic acid diethylamide) was little know at this time, but still legal, and was commonly used by John, Paul, George, and Ringo. It had an “[immense] effect on the Beatles songwriting and recording” (“Beatles and Drugs”). The first released song to mention acid was “Day Tripper,” but “over time its influence resulted in less explicit and more abstract…

politically influential individuals who have shaped modern government as we see it today, John Locke and Plato, have given this topic much thought and have delivered to us their own answers. Plato believes that a government is legitimate as long as its fundamental basis is justice and is driven towards goodness for all involved within the government and the community that it governs. While on the other hand John Locke believes that a government is legitimate as long…

Throughout one’s lifetime, their character is ever changing and being molded by their experiences. John Steinbeck’s childhood was something he remembered to value and cherish even into adulthood. His adoration for literature fueled his pursuit to become a writer. Setbacks, however, caused his career to start slowly. Nevertheless, with hard work and dedication his career quickly took an opposite turn and flourished. During the Great Depression, Steinbeck was affected by what he witnessed in…

written by the victors has existed for centuries, with original phrase attributed variously to figures ranging from Niccolò Machiavelli to Walter Benjamin to Napoleon Bonaparte. Historical revisionism—history rewritten—is a theme that is discussed in John Gardner’s Grendel in the form of the Shaper, a minstrel who sings at the court of Hrothgar, king of the Danes. The Shaper frequently sings ballads that seek to enhance the status of Hrothgar and his allies, and portray others as weak or…

The quoted excerpt exhibits an access to Brahmanical knowledge and the endeavour of the late eighteenth century Orientalists to represent and translate for the West the Hindu myths and legends which would have an impact on Coleridge. Coleridge had begun making references to India and its mythologies comparatively late in his career as a poet. His approach to India had been that of a traditional Platonist, an attitude which experienced a renaissance through the work of these Orientalists in the…

Every human has civil rights, political rights, and social rights. These human rights were establish by nature and clarified by the philosopher John Locke. He wrote up a social contract that established the authority of state over the individual that make up the state. Mr. Locke claims that individuals have consented, to submit some freedoms and surrender to the government or the law of the land. These concessions are made in good faith that the state or nation can protect civil, political, and…

The Election of 1800 Year 1800 witnessed a historically election that was fought between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams for the President of the United States. The results of the election would act as one of the most important pages in the book of history that would shape the country’s future for generations to come. The election took a big turn when John Adams came in third, and there was a tie between the two Republican candidates, Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr. The audio of Thomas…

of the lone cowboy, and the freedom that he is longing for. Within my genre there was a director who was known as a great. John Ford originally John Martin Feeny was an American man who was born on February 1, 1894 in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. John Ford was married by the young age of 26 to Mary. During their marriage, they were to have two children, a boy and a girl. John Ford would go on to become one of the most respected directors despite the fact that westerns were not taken seriously. “He…

In 1967, Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, and legendary guitarist player Peter Green formed the first Fleetwood Mac. It was numerous years before they had the awareness that Christine Perfect, Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham even existed. The original band had a successful string of number one singles in Europe. Including a Peter Green classic made famous in the US by Carlos Santana, Black Magic Woman. But through the years, the band had a series of guitarist front men and back up singers that…

As John Gillingham states, “no other king of England ever caught the imagination of his age as did Richard Coeur de Lion. Troubadour, knight-adventurer, war-lord, Crusader-king, he was all of these things.”1 Undoubtedly, Richard's military skills were exceptional, as his numerous military successes as a knight and captain prove it. However, even as a knight, Richard was far from irreproachable. As John Gillingham says himself, Richard “was a warrior who lived all his life at the centre of the…