Counter+Culture+(EW)

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The 60's in America started off with an entirely new culture; a culture that consisted of a unique mixture of flamboyant clothes, rock music, drug use, and communal living. Unlike the nationalistic students who sought out to change government, the hippie culture sought out to reject the norm of rational society and create a utopia, one that would encourage love and help bring society closer to nature. There method of living included living together in communes (group living arrangements where everyone contributed to the comunity as a whole). One main contributor to the hippie age was music. During the 1960's rock n roll became an icon that represented the salvation of freedom and nonconformity. Musicians such as Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, and The Who became titans of this social movement and showed the world their influence during the Woodstock festival.