Function of Popular Culture Although many people believe that popular culture is negatively effecting our and our children ’s lives‚ because it is saturated with meaningless information and dumbing us down to drones which sit in front of televisions or computers‚ it is actually a very important aspect of our lives which allows our society to function more smoothly and easily. Before we get into this we should first define popular culture. Popular is defined as “of‚ pertaining to‚ or
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A Special Person Carneshia Smart English Composition 1 En120 November 12‚ 2013 A Special Person Throughout my life I have had many people come in and out. Within these past twenty-two years of my life I was blessed to have a very special person enter into my life. That special person has been there for me since birth. Who’s that special person in your life? Everyone has a certain person in their life that means the world to them‚ but it really takes
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in music since she was a little. She used to sing along her mini plastic tape recorder to Michael Jackson and Cyndi Lauper’s hits. There was also a point in her childhood where she turned to sounds performed by The Rolling Stones and The Beatles. By age four‚ she had taught herself to play piano by ear. When she was a teenager‚ she penned her first song and played in front of public for the first time during an open mic night at New York’s Bitter End with a band she formed. GaGa’s music career
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Experts have stated that urban legends are an essential part of popular culture because they provide intuitiveness into our fears and aversions. Urban legends exist to give us examples of life lessons‚ conspiracy theories but mostly because they are fun to tell. An urban legend is often a story told by mouth with different variations to entertain a particular crowd. It is almost always impossible to find the original source of the legend since it is passed around from one to another. There is almost
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Joseph Wilson January 28‚ 2015 Good Person Ever since the existence of man‚ mankind has tried to define what a good person is. The greatest philosophers and the most influential people in history have tried to lead lives and be an example of a life worth living. My favorite and most influential political figure that I know and have studied is Nelson Mandela. His life experiences have taught me that I have been given a life to lead not for oneself‚ but for others and that to lead that life one
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situation was becoming worse‚ Lim Goh Tong decided to take the plunge in venturing out to Malaysia which was known as Malaya at that time by following his cousin‚ Lim Kheng Chong’s footstep. He left China through Xiamen in early February 1937 at the age of nineteen. He worked for his uncle as a carpenter in the first two years‚ learning the Malay language in the meantime. The Japanese invaded Malaya in 1942 and caused Lim to have a few near-death experiences. During the early Japanese Occupation
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Middle Ages should be labeled as The Dark Ages because barbarians invaded places‚ people fled from towns to forests and hills‚ and people were slaughtered. In addition to The Dark Ages the label Age of Faith is adequate because there were lots of loyalty and protection. The label Age of Feudalism is a poor label because there is very limited evidence to show that. The only evidence we have is that people owe service to a fief and the King and he will pay them back. In addition to The Age of Feudalism
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Folk and Popular Cultures 1950’s and 60s I love Lucy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7OkZrvSLcM In this episode it doesn’t really show any type of entertainment. They are spending time together and at the end playing some drums. For the outfits the women are all wearing vintage dresses. The Men are wearing are wearing suits and slacks. The little boy is dressed up nicely for a little boy. Slicked back hair. Using lots of hand expressions to speak. 1970’s The Brady Bunch: They are playing
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Film and Popular Cinema Jenny Richardson ART/101 November 12‚ 2014 Dr. Adolf Mizzell Film and Popular Cinema After reading this week’s assignment and researching different types of film and popular cinema‚ I have realized some of the differences between the two. I always thought they were the same thing but found that to be far from the truth. Film is a way of putting art into motion. I viewed several pieces on different websites‚ in particular‚ on YouTube. I watched one called White Noise. It had
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Persuasive writing- who has inspired you? (Essay) Everyone in this world has someone that inspires them. They think that this specific person is inspirational and they look up to them. Everyone has an inspirational idol‚ celebrity‚ family member‚ friend‚ teacher (...Etc) no matter what. I personally have a lot of people that I look up to and think of as an inspirational person. But the two people who inspire me the most are my parents. First of all‚ my mom is one of the two great people who inspire me.
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