The+United+States+1960-1969

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Aaron B. In my collage I made it colorful and big because there was a lot of things that happened in the 60’s. Also it was like a time of change like all the assignations and bands. The main things on my collage are band, presidents, T.V. shows and movies from the 60’s. I have people and things like The Beatles, the Kennedy’s, Dr. King and also the Berlin Wall.
 * What happened in the United States between 1960-1 969?

Justin R. I have basely has all different types of pictures like the cartoon pictures are all from the 60’s like the jetsons the Flintstone, and the top cat. I also have some pictures of martin Luther King Jr, and the speech he gave I also has the march on Washington pictures. I also have pictures of the beetles, and I have a picture of the Jackson 5 I also have of the TV show the Little House On The Prairie. I have a picture of mahimad Alee.I have a picture of the first man on the moon, and I have a picture of Ted Bundy he was a crazy man that murder girls.

J.R. S-K ** ** In my 1960’s poster I have many different images of different things and those all mean something else. The reason why I picked these images for my project is because most of them were important in the 1960’s life style. From Martin Luther King Jr. making a huge difference in the segregation and by trying to make all people come together as one in peace, to the first drawing of Spiderman one of the most popular superhero cartoon, to me there all great photos. I also picked these images because it show a difference from the 1960’s to 2010 by the technology, the war, the music, the sports, and the TV shows and cartoons there’s been a huge difference. There are similarities but not as much as there are differences, if we were to make a 2009 collage and compare it to the 1960’s collage. By looking at both collages we would be able to see the huge differences between the times. I actually learned a lot about the 1960’s and the present time and how thing changed and how it was back in the 60’s this was a fun project. **

** Naomi S. **
My collage is all about the 1960's. This was the time period of peace,love, and drugs. When I found out I had to do this collage, I knew what I was going to incorporate. The 60's was the time period for the "hippies." The 60's was also mainly about peace. I think the reason this time period was all about peace was because of the Vietnam War. When people thought about the war, they wanted peace. So they started to live in peace, while the war was going on. Other things that I incorporated in my collage were famous tv show, movies, important U.S. events, and much more. I took a lot of things that happened and made it into a big collage. I learned a lot doing this project. Like books that came out, and new inventions. I know we all might look back and laugh about what they wore and the technology they used, but I think that if it wasn't for the 60's we would not have the technology we have today.

** Sasa **
My collage represents everything about the 1960's. The era of the '60s are mainly thought to be about peace, love and hippies. Every time you look at my collage you may notice something different. I tried to incorporate pictures that will help you realize what the '60s were all about. You may notice on my collage that there are a lot of peace signs. The reason why is because many people wanted there to be peace in the 60's. The main reason why people wanted there to be peace was because, if you think of the '60's you may automatically think of the Vietnam War. The Vietnam War was a very tragic event that occurred throughout the '60s, and not many people like to talk about it. Everyone wanted peace, because they wanted the Vietnam War to end. When people started to wear tie-dye shirts, bell bottom jeans, a peace sign around their neck, and usually had long hair and wore a head band around there forehand, they were then considered a "hippie". The '60's also had two major events that occurred and changed everything in the United States history, one was when John F. Kennedy was assassinated. Also, the time that Martin Luther King Jr. gave his, //"I have a dream"// speech. His speech was about stopping racism, and how all people should be treated equally, and not by their skin color. Racism was a very unfair way to treat people. Racism changed America dramatically. Thankfully, for Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech there is not as much racism around, and now we can be who we want to be.

My collage consists of bands and musicians of the 60's, along with some of the 60's style as well. Examples of the bands and musicians include Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Doors, Jimi Hendrix,etc. Of course everybody knows Jimi Hendrix. He was the best guitar player in the world, therefore making him a legend. Everybody also knows The Beatles. They were very famous, and still are to this day. Another thing I have on my poster is Woodstock. It was a very famous three day concert type event. They called it "3 Days of Peace and Music." Bands and musicians such as Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Who, Jefferson Airplane, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, and much much more performed at Woodstock. You'll also notice I have a lot of peace signs because that era of time was all about peace, music, and hippies. They strongly believed in peace due to the fact that there was the Vietnam war going on. They wanted it all to stop. Hopefully you can get an idea of what my collage looks like, and get a better understanding of what the 60's were about.
 * Olivia C.**

Lucero
My collage is about how back in the 60's there was a lot of drug usage. Why was there a lot of drug usage? It is because all the people where smoking cigarettes and drinking. So all the kids sead well our parents smoke and drink. Why don't we do something better then that. So most of the people started to use illegal substances. What they all stared to us was pot or weed. That was the drug that was used the most. Then they started to use other drugs like LSD, Cocaine and, many others. But weed is how it all stared. All these people did not think of what was going to happen. But that is why I disided to do my collage about drugs.



Alex N. Part 1
The Vietnam pictures and protest pictures could be covered in Vietnam was one of our most famous wars and it had a huge impact on the U.S. We were the ones who decided to go into that war and when the promises about ending the war were not fulfilled, we revolted. The two pictures of the presidents could also be considered U. S. The elections obviously had an affect on the U.S. It decided who led our country. It also decided how the war in Vietnam was going to be handled. Maybe if one of the presidents that had won had lost, the war would have turned out different. The Vietnam War was very significant and my collage would not be a 60’s collage without it. The "I Have A Dream" speech is considered U.S. When Martin Luther King jr. gave the “I Have A Dream” speech, it was a time of change and a time of inspiration for African-Americans in the U.S. It was a very important time in the 60’s so it obviously has to be in the collage.

Ashley
My collage isn’t about anything in particular. In fact, it’s about the 60’s in general. However, there are three things I put on my collage for a reason. There is this picture of a Beatles a lbum called Try Anything New. People are hanging upside down by their feet. I choose this picture just because I had a liking to it. I thought it would look really cool if I flipped the picture of people hanging upside down upside down. You’ll notice a picture of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. saying his famous “I Have A Dream” speech. Whenever I seen videos of this special event I was moved. I figured that putting a picture of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. making his speech on my collage would be the perfect opportunity to show my feelings toward the event. Now you can’t miss the small 3-D staircase in the middle of the collage. On the staircase is a spring from a salad spinner that is supposed to represent a Slinky, which was extremely popular during the 60’s. I’ve always thought that Slinkys were an ingenious idea and have had more than twenty of them in my life. They’re supposed to be able to go down any sloped service. I wonder whether or not it could go down Mt. Everest.



Cassidy
For my collage, I don't have a general theme to it. Instead, I put numerous themes that made the 60's memorable. I don't think the 60's could be categorized in just one word. There was music, popular culture, social movements, and huge events that changed history. The war in Vietnam, the Berlin Wall, the assassinations of two great leaders, and more made the 60's some-what horrifying. This changed how the way many people acted. Many people from the 60's believed in peace, love, and happiness. There was also many protests and music icons that were a huge part of the 60's. Martin Luther King Jr. changed the way how people of color were treated. The Berlin Wall, (even though it wasn't part of the United States) divided Germany. Woodstock changed the way people thought of music in the 60's. If the 60's didn't exist, imagine what state of mind in society we would live in now?

Nate B.
My collage is about 60s music, movies and TV shows, politics, and other significant things that happened in the 1960s.

I put pictures of some popular bands from the 60s like The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, and The Who, in addition it has pictures of Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones. and The Grateful Dead. I also have pictures from one of the biggest music festival of all time Woodstock. I believe The Beatles and The Beach Boys were the best rock band in the 60s, because they sang about the times, what they believed in, and they had some really good songs.

I put pictures of some popular movies and TV shows from the 60s like The Sound of Music, Mary Poppins, and James Bond, in addition I have pictures of The Great Escape and Batman. I put those pictures on my collage because they were some of the best movies in the 60s and I like most of those movies. Some of the TV shoes that I put on my collage are Get Smart, The dick Van Dyke Show, Star Trek, The Pink Panther, and Gilligan's Island. I put those TV shows because those TV shows are very funny and good shows.

I put pictures of John F. Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, Martin Luther King, President Johnston, the first man to walk on the moon and pictures from the Vietnam war on my collage. I put those pictures on my collage because those were some of the most important people and things that happened in the 60's. I put John F. Kennedy, and Robert Kennedy on y collage because they were both assassinated and they were brothers and both were in politics. I put Martin Luther Kings photo up there because he had a huge part in racism

Jamie W.
My 1960’s collage is about the Hippie culture. The Hippie culture was a significant countercultural phenomenon in the 1960’s and early 1970’s. Hippies were manly teens and young adults. The hippies were against political and social orthodoxies but embraced aspects of Eastern religions, particularly Buddhism. Hippies where recognized by there political outspokenness and for their long hair and colorful clothing. Since the hippies did not like the Vietnam War they became one of the most significant aspects of the growing antiwar movement. Hippies spread their word out to the world by art, street theater and music. The hippies reached their peak of summer of 1967 a big concert in San Francisco Golden Gate Park it was called “ Summer of Love.” They also reached another peck in 1969 there was a even bigger concert and there were more then 500,000 people and that concert was called “Woodstock.” Woodstock was the best aspects of the Hippie movement. By the mid-1970 the hippie movement started to disappear by many aspects music and fashion had worked their way into a mainstream society. So the hippies of 1960 no longer existed soon after the Vietnam War ended.

Madelyn G.
When this project was assigned to the class, I immediately became excited. I love projects, art and in particular collages. Though, my project might be confusing in some points of view the overall purpose was to capture the old Life Magazines that I so greatly admire. Over the years I’ve glanced at a couple. Everything about them can cause a flashback into history. Today, when reading Teen Vogue or Marie Claire I become aware of the world around me. When I pick up an old Life Magazine the commercials themselves scream pop culture and styles of the times. Sometimes, something like that is more powerful than reading chapters in a history textbook. Having something at your fingertips brings more meaning to the table, somehow… So, with saying that I decided to base my collage off one of them. This is the cover of a Life Magazine from now thats based off the 60’s. The cover is a collage in itself and on the right is a column where it gives you a heads up on what is inside! Another thing I slipped into my collage was the flowers. Out of the hand I drew with different shades of pencils and watercolors I had a flag flower and two other Life Magazine flowers pop out of the collage. I believe The theme of the collage is “Freedom” as spelled out by my sisters hands. I chose this because I felt like it was a big word of the times. From the Vietnam War to the hippie movement, people had to interpret its meaning in the 60’s for themselves because everyone’s point of view was a different one. So, have fun looking at my collage! I hope you enjoy glancing back at Woodstock, Peter Paul and Mary,Dr. Martin Luther King giving his famous I Have a Dream speech and Andy Warhol. I had a great time putting this all together, I sure hope I captured the 60’s essences of Freedom Peace and Music.

~ Madelyn

**Adam H**
====The reason why I picked the Vietnam War is because it has a lot of cool weapons. I like there guns but I especially there tanks. The tanks in the Vietnam war were so cool because in just on shot another tank will be destroyed. I am going to put all of the weapons that the people in Vietnam. I like the Vietnam War because I think my dad's dad went to the Vietnam War in the 1960's.====

Edhela
This collage is about a few things that happened in the 60's. It is not based on one thing. I chose to put up a few pictures about the Vietnam War, John F Kennedy, and the Civil Rights Movement. I also included pictures of Woodstock and the first man on the moon. The reason why I put a few pictures of the first Batman is because I wanted it to stand out a bit. Batman really doesn't have anything to do with my collage, so I thought it would make it look a bit eccentric. I included the Beatles because I thought they were a big subject during the 60's. As you may have noticed, all the pictures on my collage are black and white. I did not print my pictures to be black and white. They were originally that color. I chose to pick only black and white pictures because I thought it would be pretty interesting if I did.

** Charles X. **
I chose the pictures of the super heroes of the 1960's because to show the modern comics heroes. I also chose the important television, dates, and important features of the 60's. I think it was important to show what modern day civilization for them. JFK was a very big part of the 60's. To show the politics of their time. Also Martin Luther King Jr was a civil rights leader. I put the JFK picture to show how great our USA president was to us. I put Martin Luther King Jr. to show the march on Washington. I wanted to show how these great leaders lead the USA to a better country. Many comic books were released during this time. Many were from the company Marvel.

My favorite picture is the 1960’s Cotton Bowl. That is the one where the player is running the ball. That picture is Syracuse’s fullback Art Baker running the ball. That game was Syracuse Orange Men vs. the Texas Longhorns. By the end of the game the Orange Men beat the Longhorns. The final score was Syracuse 23 to Texas whom scored 14.