It may have been a decade of a myriad of effulgent paintings and intrepid
             space excursions, but for most people, resplendent canvases don't come near
             the mind when someone mentions the 1960s. So just what do we associate the
             decade with? The most intriguing part of our prior erudition: hippies, flower
             power, peace, love, drugs, and Woodstock! All of the preceding are the very
             essence of the '60s in America; all of them had a distinct impact on the world.
             Presumably the most prominent aspect of the '60s was the evolution of
             the youthful generation into a powerful strong-minded group of people known as
             the hippies. Around the late '60s, there was a copious amount of young men and
             women who were just reaching their late teen years, re-evaluating their
             sentiment on important issues. But just what was a hippie? Hippies were mostly
             young people who were often characterized by long hair and flowing skirts. They
             had very confident convictions, particularly in regard to the Vietnam War.
             Because this new generation possessed a blatant loathing for the affect of
             Vietnam on the country, they rebelled against everything the war was about.
             This resulted in a shared conception of love, peace, and happiness. They held
             protests and anti-war love-ins promoting their anti-violence views, unity, and,
             also, drugs. Previously unmentioned, hippies were also druggies. Dr. Timothy
             Leary was a drug guru who was much loved for his preaching. He said things
             such as "Turn on, tune in, and drop out" and used new pronouns like "She" and
             "her" to promote gender equality. He brought about a new philosophy that
             conceived that your state of consciousness is reflected in your environment.
             Leary had four exercises to a life of expanded intelligence: 1) Look at yourself in
             the mirror, change your manner of dress and your behavior so that you float like
             a god, not shuffle...