Popular Culture � PAGE �1� � The Affects of Popular Culture on Modern American Society Introduction to Popular American Culture Word Count: 817 The Affects of Popular Culture on Modern American Society The American way of life revolves around popular culture. The artifacts surrounding them shape the lives and personalities of individuals. The choices people make regarding the things they buy come from commercials they have seen on TV‚ ads in the newspaper‚ or something they have seen someone
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pride that American culture values most is individualism; where one is self-reliant. However‚ individualism has taken its own course and developed over time. Previously‚ individualism was based on one’s own values and morals where they based their lives on their own ideals. The ideal of individualism developed into a set of morals and ideals of one individual in which their values and morals spreads to society. America was founded on the basis of individualism‚ where one is free to express their personal
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Impact of the Second Great Awakening in Modern-Day Society The Second Great Awakening laid the foundations of the development of present-day religious beliefs and establishments‚ moral views‚ and democratic ideals in the United States. Beginning back in late eighteenth century and lasting until the middle of the nineteenth century‚1 this Protestant awakening sought to reach out the un-churched and bring people to a much more personal and vivid experience of Christianity. Starting on the Southern
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approval in Frankenstein’s society. In today’s society in addition to the society of Frankenstein‚ people judge one another simply by their appearance. Discrimination is often founded on looks‚ whether by the color of someone’s skin‚ the clothes that someone wears and even the way a somebody carries him or herself. People make these opinions based on these discriminations. This idea based on appearance determines how people will act towards that person. In Frankenstein‚ the society of that time is similar
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ASEAN is crucial to the development of Cambodia as a modern society Cambodia is widely known as one of the most suffering countries in Asia from many tragic wars in the past. Without any cooperation with other countries‚ it is virtually hard for this poor country to develop itself as a modern one. As Te Eang Chheng pointed out‚ “If there is no ASEAN‚ small and medium countries in Southeast Asia would have little or even no power or roles in regional and international affairs whenever
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One of the most pervasive values in U.S. American culture is individualism‚ and understanding its effects can help illuminate many aspects of the culture. In American culture‚ in order to succeed and achieve one’s personal best‚ one must be strong and independent. In more collective cultures‚ accomplishments and successes may be viewed foremost as an honor to the group‚ for example‚ how it reflects upon one’s family or hometown community. In the US‚ a person’s success is more likely to be attributed
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Renaissance represented a complete departure from the pessimistic and dark times of the middle ages‚ and a transition into a period of optimistic rebirth and celebration of antiquity that the middle ages did not have. Civilians during this period valued individualism‚ and devoted their lives to improving their communities and becoming better citizens. Furthermore‚ freedom city republics which as well were not prevalent during the middle ages‚ were an important aspect of the Renaissance. They spurred experimentation
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The Great Gatsby: How it Applies to Modern Society The people in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby are very alike the people in our generation today. They’re alike in the way they depict racism‚ irresponsibility‚ and corruption. The two generations however; also share people who display integrity and honesty. The two generations show irresponsibility and corruption through many characters like Myrtle‚ Meyer Wolfshiem and Tom. After Myrtle bought the dog she had taken no care after
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How Has Modern Society Affected People’s Happiness Taqi Mohammed Rahat Noor (212182215) Research Paper (UNI 123) How Has Modern Society Affected People’s Happiness Over the past century‚ most societies all around the world have undergone a drastic rate of transformation. Science and technology have reached unprecedented heights‚ democracy has spread across the globe like a wildfire‚ economies have flourished and our capability to comprehend ourselves and the rest of the universe has never
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are relying on the necessities of society in order to make their lives easier. But these “necessities” come at the cost of feelings‚ individualism‚ and the free-will of mankind‚ ultimately trading off free will for temporary gratification. Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World expresses this transformation from the times of the past‚ relying on emotions to govern decisions‚ to the times of the future where technology has an iron grasp on the thoughts and ideas of society. In chapter eleven‚ John has an
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