Argumentative Essay On Woodstock

Entrepreneurs controlled the Gilded Age creating a growing economy with booming businesses and yet this has not changed over the years. John Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie can be compared to those with the names Steve Jobs and Bill Gates. Multibillionaires, who know what the consumers desire, is what these men are best at. They knew and now know business well enough to be able to control our country’s’ economy. However, these successful business men do not do it together.

Wes Pomeroy was the head of security at Woodstock. He originally said no to helping out with the event, but after Stanley Goldstein, director of operations, told him the reason for the event and the goal they were trying to reach, Pomeroy agreed to help out because he believed in what they were trying to accomplish (Makower, 1989, p. 60). Pomeroy was a highway patrolman, World War II veteran, and a chief deputy in California for years. He agreed to help with Woodstock without using violence of any kind because they wanted this to be a peaceful event (Makower, 1989, p.61) Throughout the event, Pomeroy tells about all the drug use, how dirty everything was, sexual freedoms and how happy everyone was.

Russ Carreker grew up playing football and had the opportunity to play collegially at Auburn University. He started to study to become a veterinarian, but that did not work out. He finished school in business and was looking for something that he could start making money from. Mr. Carreker believed in seven different things that could help a business become successful: You must have a good product at a great price or a great product at a good price, selling skill at the right market, be able to be the accountant of your own business until you can find someone who can do it for you, start off with enough capital because in a new business something is going to go wrong, ability to get others to help you get to where you want to be, be passionate

Did this drug actually make people mad and cause violence or was it being overblown in any way. According to Campos, there was an overwhelming stigma that marijuana did in fact cause madness and violence amongst its users. Hundreds of indigenous reports of violence were conveyed and being spread to the masses. In chapter four of this book, Campos shows the ways marijuana was portrayed in the media and by yellow journalism. In the early twentieth century, media outlets had picked up substantially in North America, including Mexico.

Conclusion In Chapter 5 of Brave New World, Bernard and Lenina have meaningless sex under the influence of drugs. These events demonstrate Huxley’s depiction of the degrading society that he saw in the Roaring Twenties when he visited the promiscuous United States. By magnifying these concerns in his utopian society, he allows the reader to question the direction of the real world’s values. Bernard acts as Huxley’s voice of reason, he does not believe that someone should take drugs yet he does it to fit in with those around him.

August 15 to 17, 1969, an event called Woodstock took place. Woodstock was a music event to promote peace. Many artists through the '60s wrote songs to protest against the war. A 1966 anti-war music poster advertised the popular rock groups Jefferson Airplane and Mystery Trend. The event, a benefit dance held at the University of California at Berkeley on March 25, 1966, features a large war scene drawing at the center.

On a more positive note, John looks back on the Woodstock Music Festival of 1969. John believes that this celebration took a role in defining his generation. He declares that the festival helped to provide them with an icon and show the world what they had to offer. This event affected America in the way that it changed the outlook on music and societal behavior. It also lead to a sense of empowerment among the nation.

Woodstock: The icon of the 60’s The 60’s encompassed new styles of music, marches for peace, unforgettable fashion statements, civil rights rallies, drugs being experimented with, and Woodstock, the most famous rock festival during the 60’s. Woodstock is known for its three days of peace and music, even though it led into a fourth. Woodstock started as a single idea from the minds of four young men, but today is known as an icon of the 1960s. (Rosenberg, n.d.)

Music has brought humans together for century's. Woodstock was no different, it might not have gone to plan but it brought people together. The event was seen by most as a dirty,drug filled, hippie gathering and others, well the others were the ones who went to Woodstock. Some things wood stock faced such as a struggle to land a solid venue, keep customers from camping out, and even get performers to stage is what made this concert so special.

In addition to the bands’ and fans’ heavy drug use, the Grateful Dead inadvertently protested American ideas, because of the anti-establishment implications that surrounded them. This rebellion happened in the midst of people assigning political meaning to everything they did at the time, despite the band claiming to be apolitical. The Grateful Dead frequently refused to take any political stances because they didn’t want to ostracize any groups from enjoying their music or the LSD experience associated with them (Olsson 56). With prominent issues during their prime, such as the Vietnam War booming in the 1960s or the War on Drugs beginning in the 1970s, celebrities were often expected to take a stance, especially in regards such polarizing

Starting a business is not always an easy path to success, as it requires determination to overcome obstacles that are along the way. Lemonade day illustrated that not everything always goes according to plan. Having multiple lemonade stands all in one area caused numerous challenges for our group as the competition was fierce. Although our group made some money, we could have done significantly better and donated more money to charity. In the end, lemonade day demonstrated that many things went well in our group, while there were many things that could have gone better.

The day the music died, a whole movement for that matter, ended with the Altamont Speedway concert on December 6, 1969. One this day, 300,000 to 500,000 people gathered for one of the largest rock music events in the United States in which lives were also lost and brought into this world. After a criticized tour and multiple venue changes, the Rolling Stones faced one of the greatest music disasters which no was prepared for. This day has lived on in history, but could have been prevented.

These three individuals built businesses in industries that seemed to be struggling in order to help themselves

From working in dime stores to owning his own, growing up during the great depression taught Sam Walton the importance of diligence and hard work that led him to become the founder of America’s largest company. His hard work ethic led him to a life of great success, and left a legacy like no other. Despite moving all throughout the midwest as a child, Sam Walton remained an eager child through all of his activities, allowing him to thrive throughout his educational years. His exceptional attitude allowed him to move employee, to employer, to business mogul in a matter of years (“The Walton Brothers”).

The Woodstock music and arts festival was an unimaginable success. Millions of people from all over came to take part in this sharing of great rock music in one of the most successful nonviolent rebellions against the Vietnam War. This festival was filled with young hippies who overflowed the surrounding town and even caused a serious lack of supplies. Rock festivals popped up all over America after Woodstock and the spirit of rock and roll traveled faster than ever before. Woodstock and festivals like it were the prime of the "flower power" movement before the unfortunate deaths of many stars and rock legends in following years, like Jimi Hendrix (Woodstock Music Festival Epitomizes the 1960s).