IS OUR NEW RELIGION FAME‚ AND CELEBRITIES OUR ‘GODS’? Are Hollywood news or gossip shows like Entertainment Tonight ‚ Extra ‚ The Insider ‚ and Access Hollywood among the TV programs you regularly watch? Have you ever felt almost giddy with anticipation while standing in line for tickets to the newest movie featuring your favorite actor or actress? Do you enjoy the parade of A-Listers walking down the red carpet prior to the Oscar‚ Emmy‚ and Tony award ceremonies? If you answered yes
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Beastly Facts Hi fellow B2UTYs!~ welcome to...`B.E.A.S.T`‚ a site where you can read some facts (of course) about CUBE Entertainment’s boy group‚ BEAST (Boys of EAst Standing Tall). but wait! there’s more! (haha) like... ~ fanfics (recommended fanfictions) ~ videos!~ weeee. ~ pictures! *click ~ music :) ~updates okaaay. that’s all for now!~ enjoy :) BEASTLY FACT no. 1 A fan gave Doojoon a loaf of bread and asked him to pass it on to Yoseob. Doojoon told her‚ Yoseob doesnt eat bread and proceeded
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Argumentative Writing Say No to Crazy Fan Do you have a friend or roommate who is crazy about a pop icon? I have. She would never like to miss any launching ceremony of new album even if she has to skip all day’s classes. She spent most of her allowance buying all products about the pop icon even if she has no money for a decent meal. She can’t concentrate on homework because some people are criticizing her idol on the Internet and she must defend his image for him. This is a typical example
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If you asked teenagers or even children if they idolised a certain celebrity the likeliness is that they would say yes. However nowadays‚ a child’s obsession with any one particular celebrity has been taken to a whole new level… in fact it’s almost unhealthy. Back in 2012 internet trolls took to Twitter to shave their head in support of the pop star being ‘diagnosed with cancer’. It all started when an edited screenshot of what seemed to be a tweet from the official Twitter account of Entertainment
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thoughts and behaviors of fans. This had resulted in a lack of understanding of sports fans and their behavior. While to some outsiders‚ sports fandom may not seem like a big deal. They might believe it is a diminutive part of life as a whole and has no importance whatsoever. However‚ sports fandom actually has meaning. The psychology behind sports fandom proves that it is a form of obtaining the necessary aspects of life that every person needs. It has been well established that people obtain self-esteem
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FUNIME in Anime: Fandom and Content for creative Event Construction A Research Report Submitted to the College of Fine Arts and Design University of Santo Tomas In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Course ADPRAC 4 (Concept Development) Maria Ana Carmela G. Arcillo Randell Ray Denoso Michelle Ann L.Edu Al Densel Manapat Rex Medina Charmaine Noreen L. Reyes Vien Paulo Visitacion September 2012 Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY3 CHAPTER 1: PRESENTATION
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Henry Jenkins: Theoretical concepts Defining Fandom With the word ‘fan’ being an abbreviated term for ‘fanatic’‚ the word itself is dynamic for it has shifted in meaning and appearance over time with regards to the context in which it is found being with regards to religion (a devotee to a form of “any excessive and mistaken enthusiasm”). However the word’s underlying meaning remains intact in the form of expressing fascination towards something or someone within a negative manner (as found within
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Anthropomorphism‚ referred as personification or prosopopocia‚ is the attribution to human characteristics features shown on inanimate objects‚ animals‚ forces of nature‚ the unseen author of things‚ and others. “Anthropomorphism” comes from two Greek words‚ avopwttos and anthropos’ implying human and mopon and morphe meaning shape or force. This paper analyzes the use of anthropomorphism in Vikram Seth’s poetic collection‚ The Beastly Tales From Here and There‚ especially the poem The Frog and the
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examines the situation of fandom in society‚ and its’ effect; both ethnically and frugally. I really enjoyed reading and interpreting what the author had to say‚ which I thought he portrayed well through his use of language. The author proposes a discussion on the characteristics of fandom under the following headings; Discrimination and Distinction‚ Productivity and Participation‚ and Capital Accumulation. He applies these three attributes liberally‚ as a general application to fandom. The author also fringes
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THE PRODUCTION OF A “MANGA CULTURE” IN FRANCE: A SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF A SUCCESSFUL INTERCULTRAL RECEPTION Olivier VANHEE Communication à la Conférence Internationale Asia Culture Forum 2006 Mobile and Pop Culture in Asia Gwangju‚ Corée‚ octobre 2006 Introduction Manga and anime are now part of the cultural habits of different generations of French readers‚ and they are a major cultural space where images and meanings about Japan and Asia circulate. From the end of the 1970’s‚ intercultural
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