Reflection

I choose to research the Counterculture after watching the movie Across the Universe. Which is a musical using all The Beatles songs to re create the war protest, the Electric Kool Aid bus and the lives of young adults and how their lives were effected by the war. 

I went about creating my blog by wanting a more retro style looking background, with a media player that played only The Doors and The Beatles songs. I also wanted a crazy looking picture that was related to the 1960's and their lifestyle. Everything that i wanted for my blog ended up working out for me the only trouble that i had  was getting the font color to show up on my blog and making sure that the words didn't get cut off at the end of the blog. 

I have learned a lot about the 1960's. Before I researched this topic I thought that only the U.S had a Counterculture that stood up against the war and everything that the government stood for. After doing some research I learned that the Counterculture really started over in England and the went to Asia then Europe. I also learned that the Counterculture stood for more then sex, drugs, and music. They wanted everything from sexual liberation, freedom,to end the war and bring the troops back home safe. I also learned about the important people who had a great impact on the counterculture Timothy Leary being one of the people.  

I still really like my topic and find it fun to research, but as the weeks go on its getting harder to find new information, and people who had major parts in the counterculture.  The only thing that I can think of that I really havent researched is the war revolts, and the calamity  it brought to the cities it was in, who started them why they decided to preserve with the revolts , and how they ended. That is what I plan on researching for next quarter.