Reflection+on+Sex,+Drugs,+and+Rock+and+Roll

=Reflection on Sex, Drugs, and Rock and Roll =   The phrase sex, drugs, and rock & roll is often used to describe the past few decades in American history. The role that sex plays in America is great. Images of sex are all around us. From perfume to restaurant ads, from sports illustrated to vogue, sex permeates the culture. Americans respond to these images. Marketers use them to sell their products. America provides an environment of sexual freedom. In America, sex is an obsession. It influences the lives of all Americans no matter if they engage in it physically or not. Despite the conservatism that our country was founded on, America has evolved to be a more open nation, where Americans are free to express themselves sexually.  America has waged a war on drugs ever since they were introduced into the culture. Whether we like to admit it or not, the use of drugs across the country influences our actions and the policies of our government. Our government tells us that doing drugs is a bad thing, but no matter what, the use of narcotics continues to persist in our country. Drug use influences American music, visual art, and literature. These things add meaning and depth to who we are as Americans and what we create. Drugs play a large role in the lives of American regardless of whether one chooses to use them or not. As the political, art, and business worlds are influenced by their existence and use.  The medium of music has always been an important place where Americans illustrate and explain their thoughts about life. Rock music has played a large role in American culture. Americans look up to musicians like Elvis, Jimi Hendrix, and Led Zeppelin. These artists have offered Americans hope and have given them faith. Their music provokes Americans to think about their lives and their surroundings. Sometimes rock and roll can even inspire Americans to create change in the world by speaking out against the flaws of our nation.  Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll have influenced our culture as Americans. These things provoke anger, art, happiness, and obsession among all Americans. They have created change within our country and especially within the last few decades. The conservatism that our country has been founded on is having difficulty accepting the modernization of the world. Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll are exactly the opposite of the conservative Puritan ideals our country was founded on and it is the responsibility of Americans to find a balance between the old and the new.

Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll