1970 And 1970
Imagine existing in the 1970´s, drug trade was increasing, music was evolving and lifestyles were changing. Disco was an upcoming genre for many people, and “funky” was becoming a word. Throwing parties every week, and hippies were becoming the common man. There were peace rallies, and war was in effect. The DEA was cracking down on marijuana use while Pablo Escobar was on solely the rise of becoming an imperialistic drug dealer with a growing empire. There were thirty-eight Presidents throughout the 1970’s, but one very important one was President Richard Nixon.
Nixon was a very peculiar President; he was paranoid of most things, but Nixon was not that bad. He ended a long time of non-relations with China and ended the trifling war in Vietnam (Edelstein and McDonough 74-75). The war in Vietnam (including black power) were the cause for many protest songs (Edelstein and McDonough 65). Growing education was a big factor in the 1970’s. “From 1961 to 1971, the number of bachelor’s degrees doubled; the number of master’s degrees almost tripled; and the number of Ph.D. degrees more than tripled. In fact, the United States is temporarily experiencing problems arising from excessive numbers of Ph.D.’s in certain fields”(Progress of Education 1). …show more content…
In just ten years, from 1962 to 1972 there was a 5.5% increase of high school graduates enrolling for college (Progress of Education 1). Degrees in Healthcare and Nursing were number eight in the top career choice, but now Healthcare is in the top three (Most Popular Career Paths). Number 3 in 1970's most popular careers was Business, about 115,386 degrees were given out just within that decade (Most Popular Career Paths). Singing and dancing were also careers that many “average Joe's” chose. At the time, singing against the war was what made many songs top-hits (Edelstein and McDonough 65). But throughout all of 1970's, things were finally coming up for the
Nixon was a very peculiar President; he was paranoid of most things, but Nixon was not that bad. He ended a long time of non-relations with China and ended the trifling war in Vietnam (Edelstein and McDonough 74-75). The war in Vietnam (including black power) were the cause for many protest songs (Edelstein and McDonough 65). Growing education was a big factor in the 1970’s. “From 1961 to 1971, the number of bachelor’s degrees doubled; the number of master’s degrees almost tripled; and the number of Ph.D. degrees more than tripled. In fact, the United States is temporarily experiencing problems arising from excessive numbers of Ph.D.’s in certain fields”(Progress of Education 1). …show more content…
In just ten years, from 1962 to 1972 there was a 5.5% increase of high school graduates enrolling for college (Progress of Education 1). Degrees in Healthcare and Nursing were number eight in the top career choice, but now Healthcare is in the top three (Most Popular Career Paths). Number 3 in 1970's most popular careers was Business, about 115,386 degrees were given out just within that decade (Most Popular Career Paths). Singing and dancing were also careers that many “average Joe's” chose. At the time, singing against the war was what made many songs top-hits (Edelstein and McDonough 65). But throughout all of 1970's, things were finally coming up for the