... for the positive and understood that some of the events that were occurring in the world were for the better. He understood the positives of space exploration, walking on the moon and the technology advances that we got from that. He also believed that music changed for the better and ... appreciates the artists that came about and how they changed the industry. Some things about the 60's that were upset to my father was the idea of media and politicians. My father liked the days of respecting the President and politicians and had complete trust in them to make the right decision for the...

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... ship was detected a few miles away. No one seemed to know what to do. They feared it was the Vietcong soldiers. In the mist of confusion, my father proceeded for help. He waved at the ship, shouting and screaming like a rock star. When the ship came near, he leaped over and asked for ... Kong. In Hong Kong, we stayed in a refugee camp for 3 months. Life was strange. We waited in long lines for food and water. We shared space, clothes, and accessories with hundreds of other people. We spent many hours everyday filling out papers to get approval to come to America. But we were transported...

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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 cranium when someone mentions the 1960s. So just what do we associate the decade with? The most intriguing part ... . There were many speeches written advocating drug use, especially when the issue was marijuana. The authors of such speeches said things like "Marijuana makes each person God" and "It's never "my dope," it's "our dope," everything for everybody." These words helped illustrate how drugs could unite, which was the primary intent...

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