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Rave Community

            
             According to Webster's dictionary a community is defined as a body of people living in the same place under the same laws. With this definition, the concept of a community can virtually be applied to any group of people anywhere, and it is. Our society has numerous communities weather they are religious educational or geographic. There is one community that is present in almost every other community through at least one person. This is the rave culture. Some people might beg to differ that a rave fits the definition of a community. By looking at the history of how the rave community came to be, the people who embody it, and the "laws" or philosophy that they share, it is obvious that ravers have community all of their own existing perfectly in beat with all the other communities in today's society.
             When a person examines a culture, a community or a society it is vital to study it's history and origin so that we can gain a better understanding of why they are as they are now. The rave culture and community can be traced back as far as one would like to research it. Many people see a correlation between the rave scene and the 1960's hippy movement with the be-ins the love-ins and the acid tests (hyperreal.org). Native American and African spiritual dances are very similar to the rave community's gatherings (Brown) and some times even resembles the anarchist revolution in France and Italy (Collin, 84). The history is so complex that it could easily make a paper on it's own, however the actual rave community that we know today has a more solid origin. .
             Prior to 1987- 1988,the rave community was virtually non-existent. Around this time however small dance parties were springing up around Europe, mostly in England and Germany. As the popularity of these European all night parties grew so did its popularity around the world. With in years it had traveled to Australia, Japan and eventually America (Eisenburg, 103).


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1. Rave Culture and Youth in the UK

... and sources of entertainment such as cinemas, bars and rock or jazz concerts. We can argue that this was the stage where "Rave culture" started, as a progression of the inevitable development of the interests of the youth community. Originally started in Manchester, it quickly engulfed England, Scotland, Wales and the Northern Ireland. The participation rates were very high, while revellers ... the situation with "one-night stand" relations. For instance, there are some recorded cases of an occasional sex as a result of taking drugs during the parties of the rave community. (Michael S. S...

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2. Rave Culture

... promised I would enjoy the experience talked me in to going. I can not say I enjoyed it but it was an experience. I had no idea what a rave was at the time, therefore I was completely shocked. I felt like I entered a different world due to the loud techno music, the lights and special effects, ... and feel, and generally clothes that is very comfortable to dance with. A sense of unity is formed between the partygoers, they attempt to form a community of sorts through there individuality (Kleiner, 2000). People feel free to go up to strangers and start up conversations. They also become ...

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3. Rave Culture

... parties has been evolving. These gatherings are known in the media as raves, and are often simply called parties by those attending them. A rave is an all night event where usually young people gather in a social atmosphere while listening to hypnotic dance music. These parties have slowly evolved ... feel, and generally clothes that is very comfortable to dance with. A sense of unity is formed between the partygoers, they attempt to form a community of sorts through there individuality. People feel free to go up to strangers and start up conversations. They also become very comfortable...

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4. MDMA -The Party Drug

... ravers Reference 3: Ravers Displaying Popular Items (Kandi, Pacifiers, Colorful Outfits) will bring items such as pacifiers, glow sticks or even gum with them to a rave or a dance party. A very commonly reported unfavorable side effect of the drug, similar to other forms of amphetamine is jaw clenching and tightness, so people will ... obliged to follow the four essential tenets of peace, love, unity, and respect (PLUR). Several other practices are related to the rave community, such as colorful, outlandish dress style, the exchange of back rubs, glow sticks and light shows, communal lov...

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5. Raves

... for raves where drugs are peddled. They approved of this Thursday, April 19, 2001. The range for jail term runs from two weeks to six months (Rave). But why are raves getting the reputation they are? Raves are getting bad reputations because of the drug peddlers that go to the raves to sell their ecstasy ... have to train them and all that takes money away from the city but, I think it would be a lot better to spend the money on the community that way they stay out of trouble. So why don't groups that want to keep kids off the streets and to stay out of gangs help support the ... raves...

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6. Drugs And Their Abuses

... become widely known for its use as a date-rape drug, it is abused more frequently for other reasons. It is abused by high school students, college students, street gang members, rave party attendees, and heroin and cocaine abusers to produce profound intoxication, boost the high of heroin, and modulate the effects of cocaine. Flunitrazepam is usually consumed orally, is often combined ... its alleged ability to release a growth hormone and stimulate muscle growth. Although GHB was originally considered a safe and "natural" food supplement and was sold in health food stores, the medical ...

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7. Ecstasy: Invading Our Youth

... ), has brought a fatal blow to the War on Drugs. The "love drug,"" as MDMA is sometimes referred to, has spread from its previously isolated dwellings within the darkness of the "rave- scene (a rave is an all-night illicit dance party), into high schools across the United States and Canada. "Police say the manufacture, smuggling, and availability of ecstasy are booming- (Oh 4/24 ... ineffective. Adolescents do not want to be preached to, trust me I am one. I suggest making addicts, or dealers, who have been arrested, speak on the subject as part of their community service. When I was at ...

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8. Drug Abuse and Needle Exchange

... the addict where they are while not condoning their drug use gives them a safe way to use and dispose of their used syringes. The Community Model organization's definition of harm reduction states (communitymodella.org) "Harm reduction is a set of practical strategies that help people reduce the ... Examples of this outside drug use would be a parent giving the teenager birth control, seatbelts in a vehicle or handing out water bottles at rave parties where dehydrating drugs are used. These "exchange stations" are set up in known high volume drug areas as well as any ... to take more ris...

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9. Animation In Education

... it." (Schatz, 3) Knowles also said, "There's a real hunger for really good, practical art instruction and we"re seeing that by the interest we"re getting from the schools systems- With rave reviews from students and teachers alike and awards to boot, Doodle is making its mark on art education (Schatz, 3). Cartoon Network also got into animation technology in schools. The company ... Character was developed to give teachers a resource to teach students positive character traits. The educational program focuses on three character behaviors: Respect for Self, Respect for Others, and Respec...

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