Many things led to the birth of the counter culture, but the war in Vietnam became the most significant. This becomes obvious when Evans and Kingsbury states “The single factor that galvanized the concern of the US youth like no other was the concern of US youth…[and] their country’s involvement in the Vietnam War” (14). The counter culture’s beliefs and ideas are what soon led to the creation of Woodstock. Woodstock was originally planned only to fund a new studio but so was fueled by counter culture ideas and the want to share music and art to society. The organizers of Woodstock had no idea how large this event was really going to be.
1 hit “Not Over You,” especially when Colbie Caillat came back out to the stage to do the duet with Gavin Degraw. It was a great way to end a perfect show. I was really glad that I attended her concert. The songs that Colbie was singing, Fallin’ for You; The Little Things; Begin Again; Realize; I Do; Let’s Make It Rain; Shadow; Lucky (with Andy Grammer); What If; I Never Told You; Favorite Song; I Won’t; Brighter Than the Sun; and Bubbly. My all-time favorite song from Colbie is Bubbly.
The Vietnam War The Vietnam War was considered by the U.S. a part of their containment policy and to be a way to prevent the communist takeover of South Vietnam. U.S. involvement grew over the years due to the military draft. Many people opposed the war during the peace movement and some even took to the streets in protests of their opinions. There were basically two viewpoints that began to evolve during this time. One group of people felt that there were good ideas for getting involved in the conflict, however they thought it would be a useless battle with too much burden on the economy.
In the story “Love,” O’ Brien’s tells the story of the reunion of Martha and Cross; this is a reference to the fallout of Vietnam. When the war ended, soldiers realize the dreams they put on hold and try to pursue them, but the end result isn’t what they usually expect. The structure in “Spin” is very fragmented, jumping in time, purpose, and degree. I think the author does this to show how a soldiers mind keeps jumping around in his past. By describing O’Brien’s personal story, he makes a broader comment on the skepticism soldiers faced when the demands of their country went against their principles and conscience.
“It was my view then, and still is, that you don’t make war without knowing why”. (pg. 71) Since day one, Tim has taken a stand against the war; he believed that you shouldn’t start a war without knowing what the real issues are. When Tim is originally notified of his draft, he is emotional, scared and angry. A million thoughts were going through his head all at once.
Paradoxes of the Vietnam War that affected America “But the hospital had changed all that…Now I wanted to know what I had lost my legs for, why I and the others had gone at all.”(Born on the Fourth of July, ) Vietnam soldiers return home and realize they have missed out on a lot. Soldiers are left physically and mentally scarred and no legit reasons as to why. The Vietnam War resulted in serious contradictions that changed America as a nation. The American people were split over whether the war was right or wrong. There was the anti-war and pro-war Americans fighting about patriotism and if the government was right or wrong.
Later when their band spread around they received the description of “snobbish soul band.” Bluesology had many offers to be signed to a lot of record companies. After trying to become a lead singer for quite some time and not getting what he wanted, John quit the band and decided to go solo. He has always wanted to be a lead vocalist but seemed to always get shot down in every opportunity
The effects of war not only affect the soldier, but also cause an effect on families and loved ones. It is hard for the family to accept what had done war to Henry, but it is even tougher for Henry, who is blind by the terrible things he saw and lived at Vietnam, and does not see another way out than committing
Joe had two different mind sets about dying in the war. During his whole life, he lost the things he had the most. The war changed his perspective on what living life should be. Joe Bonham,
This book was all about Vietnam and to most people Vietnam is really known as the war that we shouldn’t of been in, in the first place in short terms The war shameful war. This war was not like any other wars when the Vietnam soldiers came home they weren’t not treated with respect they were shamed for even going and fighting for it. "My conscience told me to run, but some irrational and powerful force was resisting, like a weight pushing me toward the war. What it came down to, stupidly, was a sense of shame." Chapter 4, pg.