Many forms of popular culture today are inspired by themes‚ characters‚ and other references in various types of classical literature. John Denver’s song "Calypso" parallels with a number of the themes in Homer’s the Odyssey. The Odyssey’s themes involving Odysseus’ journey back home and the aid of gods and goddesses directly influence "Calypso." The first stanza in Calypso is influenced by Odysseus’ journey to back to his homeland. The first couple of lines compare a dream to sailing on the
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it difficult to keep track of day to day events. This changed though in 1754 when the seven years’ war started. The seven years’ war was technically a world war because it spanned throughout many British and French colonies over multiple continents. Part of the war took place in North America over where the French territory ended and the British territory started. The British eventually won the war‚ but it was very costly. After the British won colonist expected to be rewarded with all of the French
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they did not agree with voting for radical and did not like the Republicans. The KKK was used to help in this and I believe that they were helping the north. In the documents‚ it talks about the south and how people from the south were getting beat and how they were Republicans. The KKK believed the only way to get what they wanted and what was best for everyone else was to use violence. When a person did something that they didn’t like they would beat them or hurt them. Also‚ the north did not like
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According to("African-American culture"‚ 2016) peoples views and drawings African American culture came about as a result of slave trade. Africans enslaved to American countries even before the process of colonization had to change their culture in order for them to fit in. Slave trade was deeply rooted to West and Central Africa. Slavery did restrict slaves from practicing their traditions in foreign land since they did not have the freedom to chose what was best for them. Language happened to be
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Meritocracy & Popular Culture Alger’s book‚ Ragged Dick‚ tells the story of an ambitious‚ industrious‚ and honest boy who through hard work and some luck climbs the ladder to a better life and a higher social status. According to Alger‚ he does this not by taking advantage of other people‚ but by keeping an eye out for opportunities‚ working hard‚ and improving himself. The picture I chose was drawn by Clay Butler in 1994. It depicts a Frankenstein-like creature standing on top of a pile of dismembered
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In today’s popular culture it is expected of people to have the newest and most popular items‚ and this reflects back on one’s social status. The message that is being pushed at people is that we need more stuff and the stuff we already have isn’t good enough. People watch reality television shows such as Keeping up with the Kardashians and watch people who not only have the ability to own multiple cars and have walk in closets filled with the newest fashions but normalize this behavior and make
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What were the most important developments in popular culture in the first half of the twentieth century? and Why? The first half of the 1900s was all about pop culture in the United States and how they advertised it. New cars were sold over the radio in between your favorite Jazz songs. Doing advertisment over new technology about new technology was all of the rage in the late 1900s to the early 1930s. In the 1920s America began to export their media to the rest of the world. Jazz was
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payroll reports were sent to Ken’s supervisor that the error was detected. Ken refused to return the four extra checks. What actions should the company take? Answer: The break down in communication accrued when the Human Resource Department did Not submit the proper paper work for Ken to the corporate payroll office. Since it was the fault of the company I do not feel that Ken should have to pay back the money unless it was specifically stated in the company’s personal policies. If
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River Steinberg Fandom in Popular Culture Everyone is a fan of something. Whether it’s a sports team‚ celebrity‚ or television show there is at least one thing that a person enjoys to partake in‚ talk about‚ etc. Yet when does becoming too much of a fan – or a fanatic – become a problem? This question raises concern because recently many different fan bases or fandoms of certain movies‚ books‚ etc. have been criticized over the last decades due to their extreme dedication and obsession. Some people
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The music was like Dalí‚ with many colors and revolutionary ways. The youth of today must go there to find themselves." – Carlos Santana [17] Popular music entered an era of "all hits"‚ as numerous artists released recordings‚ beginning in the 1950s‚ as 45-rpm "singles" (with another on the flip side)‚ and radio stations tended to play only the most popular of the wide variety of records being made. Also‚ bands tended to record only the best of their songs as a chance to become a hit record. The taste
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