Oh how the countercultural revolution changed things. It seems like one minute we had many
quiet youthful people just following in the foot steps of their parents to a
very voiceful and outgoing group of educated college students. Hippies will symbolize a time that I
think will always be remembered.
Drugs where experimented with and sex was no longer something you waited
to do with one person when you were married. In my opinion this time period of hippies greatly changed
our perspective on life. The new
outlook was if it feels good we should do it! The thought was both sex and
drugs make you feel good so why not do them all the time. People believed in love and peace and a
good time. Women’s focus on
equal education, jobs and the right to abortion started making changes in womens
opportunities that we should be thankful for today.
I never really fully understood what the Watergate upheaval
was about before reading this chapter.
I knew it was about Nixon and I knew he tried to cover up a scandal and
tapes were involved and I knew he resigned because of this scandal. However, I never knew the scandal was
about his dirty tricks to win and security break in involving wiretaps.
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