Youth Culture and the New Left of the 1960s
Youth Culture and the New Left of the 1960s A Rebellion of Youth Many historians describe youth culture of the unturbulent 1950s as a precursor of the openly turbulent 1960s. In this view, the cultural contradictions of the 1950s,and the struggles that grew out of them,were the first shock waves of the countercultural earthquake that shook mainstream American society in the 1960s. Teen films(like James Dean´s "Rebel without a cause") and rock'n'roll musicians (like Elvis Presley) served as oppositional benchmarks for the emerging counterculture. The rebelliousness in Presley´s music and in several teen films attracted the restless youth of the 50s. The more adults condemned rock'n'roll music, the more teenagers loved it. The teens elevated the characters played by James Dean("Rebel Without a Course") or Marlon Barndo("The Wild One") to cult status, because for their overturning of respectable society´s morels. The Beats (Beatnik Society) A group of nonconformist writers known as the Beats expressed a more fundamental revolt against middleclass society. In such works as Allen Ginsberg's Howl (1956) and Jack Kerouac's On the Road (1957), the Beats despised the competition and materialism of the fifties corporate world and derided the and derided at the "square" America. Kerouac described it as "rows of well-to-do houses with lawns and television sets in each living
War Of The Worlds
War Of The Worlds War of the worlds was a radio drama anthology series performed and written by a theatre group called Mercury Theatre. Mercury Theatre was a theatre company founded in New York City by Orson Welles and John Houseman. The war of the worlds was the first broadcasting radio that caused chaos and havoc though out the country. The war of the worlds was broadcasted on CBS for the first hour it was broadcasted as a news bulletin saying that there was a Martian invasion and killing people. The Ghost Train The British play written in 1923 by Arnold Ridley was a BBC radio drama. The Ghost on the train was about group passengers who are stranded in an isolated station. I am legend A population destroyed by a man made virus leaving Neville as the last human survivor in the city and possibly the world. Everyday Neville the protagonist of the story is watched by mutant infected victims turned to blood sucking vampires from the plague. Neville's life for months after the plague as only been to survive by fixing his boarded home with garlic necklaces, wooden stakes and prays for sunlight. The last remaining human is outnumbered by the infected he tries to find a cure. The War Of The Worlds (Independently Produced) The war of the worlds was broadcasted on October 30th 1938 as a special Halloween drama but no one knew. The first half hour of the drama was set as if
Why is Coca Cola such a successful company?
Why is Coca Cola such a successful company? Why is Coca Cola such a successful company? Most companies become successful in the first place due to a successful marketing campaign. The factors of whether or not, it becomes successful depends upon the marketing mix. Some of the dynamics to the marketing mix are endorsement, merchandising, product placement, exhibitions, public relations, sponsorship and of course one of the biggest parts to marketing advertising. Here are some facts about Coca-Cola. It is a well-known beverage company since a pharmacist, Dr. John Stith Pemberton, founded Coca-Cola in 1886 in Georgia, U.S.A. Today, the Coca-Cola is sold in near 200 countries all over the world, and becomes a kind of world wide brand-named beverages. It was the 41st on the list of the 100 Largest Economic Entities in 2001.Until 1905, the soft drink, marketed as a tonic, contained extracts of cocaine as well as the caffeine-rich kola nut. By the late 1890s, Coca-Cola was one of America's most popular fountain drinks. With another Atlanta pharmacist, Asa Griggs Candler, at the helm, the Coca-Cola Company increased syrup sales by over 4000% between 1890 and 1900. Around the same time, the company began selling syrup to independent bottling companies licensed to sell the drink. Even today, the US soft drink industry is organized on this principle. Until the 1960s, both small town and
