of World War II (1939–45)‚ many people considered the 1950s to be the beginning of a modern world‚ full of new products that would make their lives easier. The bright‚ the shiny‚ and the new were valued above all‚ and fashions reflected this. Hair spray‚ made of liquid plastics and vinyl that harden when they are sprayed on the hair to form a kind of shell that keeps the hair from falling out of its style‚ became very popular during the 1950s and early 1960s. Styles were crisp and clean‚ and hairstyles
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the 1990’s since then it has been spreading vastly throughout the globe. With the Internet becoming part of everyone’s daily life‚ it might spark up some controversy over American cultures being spread through it‚ later leading to the future of the internet’s effect on “cosmopolitanism.” The three possible effects of American popular culture spreading would be through Television‚ globalization and business advertisements. For starters‚ Television has emerged drastically since 1927. In the previous
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2010 Roland Marchand and Kelly Schrum: Critical Analysis of Consumerism Post WW II American was a place full of optimism and fear. The American people had survived 20 years of depression and war to find new prosperity and an increase in mass production of goods and services that improved quality of life. This meant better times for Americans‚ but fears over the Cold War‚ threat of an evermore intrusive American government and loss of individualism existed as well. These high expectations and anxieties
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compose and perform at the same time. Four ingredients that help music swing are steady beat‚ syncopation‚ lilting quality‚ and rising and falling of the melodic line. Charles Mingus was a jazz bassist known for his composing and improvising. Dizzy Gillespie was a modern jazz trumpeter who devised a highly syncopated style of improvising. Jazz musicians usually begin playing a tune they all know and then they make up their own music. Chapter 2 Jazz musicians follow common practices while performing
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Week four Discussion Questions Luis A. Resto Perez University of Phoenix Introduction to Popular American Culture SOC/105 Juan Gonzalez December 05‚ 2012 Week four Discussion Questions What specific beliefs‚ actions‚ and types of relationships do reality television shows encourage? Provide an example and explain your answer. Jersey shoes is a program that the only thing you can learn is sex‚ drink alcohol and dance‚ this program only teaches everyone that if you want live a perfect
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FEMALE EVENING WEAR COSTUME IN 1890- 1900 GAY/ NAUGTY NINTEIS REASERCH SEMINAR IN THE HISTORY OF COSTUME Table of contents Introduction……………………….…1 History and Events…………………..1 Art and Architecture…………………4 Fashion in the 1890s…………………6 Conclusion…………………………...11 Appendix………………………………12 Bibliography…………………………22 "Humanity takes itself too seriously. It is the world ’s original sin. If the cave-man had known how
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“Punk rock‚ perhaps more than any genre in the history of popular music‚ is almost impenetrably tangled in ideologies.” Amazing isn’t it‚ more popular than any other genre. Punk has changed many lives in many ways. Punk Rock was developed in 1975 in the U.S.‚ U.K.‚ and Australia. Punk was exchanged between the U.S. and the U.K. many times (PUNK ROCK). It has combined Rock N’ Roll‚ Grunge‚ and Heavy metal. It was formed into many different waves for different listeners‚ such as from ‘Punks’ to ‘Rebels
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celebrities and popular music as ways to show off their products. They should be allowed to use popular music in their commercials as is their freedom of expression. With the use of CDs becoming more irrelevant every day‚ and online music is more widely used through things like the Google Play store and ITunes. Musicians need a way make themselves known. Most musicians pay for their music to be in advertisements and in this way they can reap huge profits. If companies would stop using popular or unknown
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The Big Bang Theory is a popular American sitcom from Chuck Lorre Productions and Warner Bros. Television‚ which airs on the CBS television network in the United States. The Big Bang Theory is centered on physicists Sheldon Cooper and Leonard Hofstadter‚ whose geeky and introverted lives are changed when Penny‚ an attractive waitress and aspiring actress‚ moves into the apartment across from theirs. Penny quickly becomes a part of Sheldon and Leonard’s social group‚ which includes the equally geeky
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(ALL ABOUT MUSIC: The African American Language) Thesis: Music was a means‚ a leverage‚ a shrewd resort; it was for the real Negro who was‚ beneath the melody‚ thinking‚ and planning and advancing. “Communication in song was certainly safer than direct talk” and “slaves could further disguise their message by singing about freedom” (Russell Ames). To understand‚ what was called spirituals‚ a person must understand the language of slaves who song them. The language established by enslaves
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