John Lennon's contributions?

Question

I am doing a powerpoint on John Lennon, and I need to know what contributions to society he made. I need to know nothing about the Beatles, so do not post this. Otherwise, I'm open to answers.

Answer 1

Imagine!

Answer 2

The Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam was a large demonstration against United States involvement in the Vietnam War that took place across the United States on October 15, 1969. The Moratorium developed from Jerome Grossman's April 20, 1969 call for a general strike if the war had not concluded by October. David Hawk and Sam Brown, who had previously worked on the unsuccessful 1968 presidential campaign of Eugene McCarthy, changed the concept to a less radical moratorium and began to organize the event as the Vietnam Moratorium Committee.

By the standards of previous anti-war demonstrations, the event was a clear success, with millions participating throughout the world. Boston was the site of the largest turnout; about 100,000 attended a speech by anti-war Senator George McGovern. Bill Clinton, while a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford, participated in the demonstration in England; this later became an issue in his Presidential campaign.

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The first nationwide Moratorium was followed a month later, on November 15, 1969, by a massive Moratorium march on Washington, D.C. which attracted 500,000 demonstrators against the war, including many performers and activists on stage at a rally across from the White House.


The rallying cry of this demonstration was a song written by John Lennon a few months prior called 'Give Peace a Chance'. I would say that is a pretty good contribution to society.

Answer 3

well, you have to understand that when he was in the Beatles, they were the biggest band in the world..... he was an icon to ppl everywhere. then, they broke up, and he did his own thing for a while, and dropped out of the limelight for quite a bit.

what really made him a factor in society was when he resurfaced though. all his fans from the beatles days were now grown up, and would certainly pay attn to John when he spoke out about things, especially political things. there were masses of john lennon fans out there that would hear his opinions, and follow his beliefs, enough so that they could easily have chosen the next president, and if he were to say something like "burn down the white house" there would have been ppl out there that wouldnt have hesitated.

luckily he was just a hippie that wanted everyone to be mellow, and not burn down the white house.

i'm not really a fan of hippies (get a job and take a shower! lol), but the beatles made a lot of good music, and have had tremendous impact on music in general.

Answer 4

Hmmm, It seems like there is something big, but I just can't place it. Maybe you should try an online encyclopedia. John Lennon is an amazing person, whether he's with or without the Beatles. His music is great.

Remember this from one of the Beatles songs? He lived by this:

"The love you take, is equal to the love you make."

Answer 5

Well he did a lot for raising awareness about peace...it sounds silly but he really did get people into that whole Peace movement, especially when Yoko Ono entered the picture. The two of them used their celebrity for good, not evil (like Paris Hilton...cheap shot I know)... Also, dunno if this is a contribution to society per se, but he did write a few books that were pretty good (Skywriting By Word Of Mouth is my fave) and I suppose he helped up and coming musicians gain some sort of foothold in the industry...but heck if I can think of any. Good luck mate!

Answer 6

In my humble opinion it's....the perfection and purification of rock and roll....all of the finest rock bands come from England. The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath, The Rolling Stones, The Who amongst many, many others. Even Jimi Hendrix crafted and perfected his artwork even as within the UK. This all got here approximately from the British formative years of the early Sixties being excited about American blues song and black tradition. Have you ever heard the pronouncing "the blues had a youngster and so they named it rock and roll"? These younger and upcoming rockers have been all immersed within the blues. And for my part as a result took rock and roll to it is maximum peaks. So virtually England's finest contribution has been ROCK.

Answer 7

1)he beat both of his wives very badly,one of them into a miscarriage, helping to advance misogeny and cowardice, 2)after remarrying, he treated his first born and first wife as if they'd never happened, both in his conduct toward them and in his estate planning, helping to champion the dead-beat-dads of our society, and 3) by imploring us to "imagine no possessions" from behind the frame of an alabaster grand piano (snidely adding "I wonder if you can"), he helped erase the unjust and burdensome stigma hypocrisy had always borne previously in modern society.

If you need more ideas, may I suggest the work of the brilliant American biographer Albert Goldman? Hope your presentation knocks em dead. Sorry I couldn't help more.

Answer 8

push to social reform. one of the first to push young people to vote. re., "rock the vote". although not his phrase, this is what it has grown into. hope this helps, peace.

Answer 9

This is a very interesting question

Answer 10

the beatles..

and when he died, everyone mourned for his death..

good luck dude..

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