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    In Native American culture‚ it was common to see many women with powerful roles in the community. Most families were Matrilineal ‚ with the woman’s family in charge. When the Europeans arrived in the late 1600’s to early 1700’s the roles of women began to change from the usual life they had before‚ to a whole new set of guidelines. In the early days of our history (before Europeans explored the new world) Native Americans settles all over the western hemisphere. While the men were predominantly

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    Popular culture and Popular art. Contextual Studies 19 August 2013 “An artist is somebody who produces things that people don’t need to have.” - Andy Warhol But is it art? The popularised adage to the interrogation of much of today’s conceptual art seems most appropriate in assessing the body of art that Andy Warhol is most famous for. In a sense‚ the perpetual question was born out of a similar dissatisfaction that characterised

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    and thus large audiences 2. Segmentation -> refinement in the business model Advertisers could separate groups based on the type of audience Packaging up demographic groups and selling them to advertisers Principles of the production of popular culture Contradictions embedded -> what aspects of reinforce the current system and which are against it We have a classes system -> Marxists think that these classes are submissive Late 1800s – early 1900s -> working class and what they talked about

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    singlehandedly the most atrocious thing that mankind as a whole has created. The horrors these innocent men‚ women‚ and children faced on a day to day basis was parallelled perhaps only by the soldiers fighting the war over their freedom. Though slavery was full of negatives‚ it also blossomed with positives as a means to cope. African-American slaves used several aspects of their native African culture to cope‚ two primary components being music and religion. Slaves worked under constant watch by

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    SPANISH MUSIC & DANCE CULTURE Spain is known for it’s unique music and dance culture that has helped influence the way we see music today. The Spanish culture is filled with traditional music and dance that many other Spanish speaking countries have taken the art and modified it into their own culture. Music and dance‚ a huge part of the Spanish culturehas many different varieties that gets the whole Spanish community up out of their seats‚ partying. The music of Spanish culture is mostly

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    decade etc. we are all introduced to something new that gets the world of pop culture excited. This could affect music‚ fashion‚ social media or all at the same time. When something new approaches‚ there is usually a reason or a spark that makes it grow and therefore become popular. In specific‚ a prime example of a sprout of popularity is the rise in trend of everything 90’s incorporated in the way people dress‚ the music that is made along with shows‚ movies and games that are used in todays time

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    Transcendentalism in Modern Day Popular Culture Characteristic of Transcendentalism Quote or example Description Explanation/Analysis Free Thought “Come along follow me as I lead through the darkness As I provide just enough spark that we need to proceed Carry on‚ give me hope‚ give me strength Come with me and I won’t steer you wrong Put your faith and your trust as I guide us through the fog To the light at the end of the tunnel We gonna fight‚ we gonna charge‚ we gonna stomp‚ we gonna march Through

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    Throughout the years continuing positive advances of the Internet have impacted American culture and lifestyles drastically. From advances in the medical field‚ the way we communicate and how education has changed over the years. There are many advantages and disadvantages having the Internet so prominent in our lives. For most of us the Internet plays a very important role in our lives. The growth of the Internet has helped the medical field advance enormously. Without the needed technology a lot

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    text (ST) and 241 words in the receptor text (RT). Grammar: - There is an old saying in Finland: “If one is happy‚ one must be silent.” ( ST is a non-subject sentence. - Ngạn ngữ Phần Lan có câu: “Im lặng là đỉnh cao của hạnh phúc.” ( RT has change in grammatical structure. - Many summer retreats are farmhouses that have been handed down by the families whose breadwinners now live in the city. ( Passive voice sentence - Nhiều nhà nghỉ mùa hè là các trang trại được các gia đình có

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    Since I live in Hawaii I am very aware of the popular ‘surfing’ culture prevalent here and in warm coastal areas of the U.S.‚ Australia and many other countries. The sport may have been brought to Hawaii by the first Polynesian settlers. It was popularized and associated with Hawaii by Duke Kahanamoku‚ an Olympic athlete and champion surfer (Bourne‚ 2013). The media spread and popularized the surfing culture to southern California and Australia through Hollywood films e.g. Gidget [1959] and The Endless

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