1. Introduction Popular Holdings is a Singapore-based company that is listed on the Singapore Exchange. Popular is best known for its chain of Popular Bookstores under the Retail and Distribution unit. The Group currently carries out its publishing activities through subsidiaries operating in countries such as Singapore‚ Malaysia‚ Hong Kong‚ Macau‚ Taiwan and Canada. Its bookstore operations have a network of over 90 Popular Bookstores and 360 Popular managed bookstores with its core businesses
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course I would like to argue that ‘the Western Culture’ has adulterated too much in our Pakistani culture. In some cases‚ it has been fruitful for our culture but in others it has rather worsened the scenario. Although‚ there are many fields in which such an adulteration has taken place but in my essay I have focused on some of the key aspects‚ for example‚ media‚ language‚ dress-code and education. Beginning with the definition of culture: Culture (Latin: cultura‚ lit. "Cultivation") is a term
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Chapter 11: Society‚ Culture‚ and Reform‚ 1820-1860 Many reform movements occurred in this time; people dedicated themselves to creating free public schools‚ gaining equal rights for women and abolishing slavery among many other things. These movements came from many different sources‚ the largest being religion due to the Second Great Awakening. This period brought many revivals of churches and lead to the creation of new religious groups. The American culture also improved‚ fueled by new art
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century. Amish communities place a high value on family‚ forming the key foundation of their society. Amish families are exclusively patriarchal. A typical Amish family comprises of a mother‚ a father and a few children. The extended family usually lives in close proximity and provides dependable support. Grand-parents are respected and are seen as knowledgeable‚ providing valuable advice. Our society doesn’t place such high values on family life‚ unlike the Amish. Western families are often fragmented
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Are soap operas radical television? Or do they merely support a dominant ideology under capitalism? Question Four Are soap operas radical television? Or do they merely support a dominant ideology under capitalism? "Vicki! I I thought I heard your voice" Roy Lichtenstein; Vicki; 1964 "Oh‚ Jeff I love you‚ too But" Roy Lichtenstein; I love you but; 1964 Traditional soap opera dialogue is not unlike the pop-artist Roy Lichtenstein’s stylised magnification of the commonplace
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Young people want to be popular and fit in‚ and if fitting in means drinking or using drugs‚ they are going to do it. After a few parties‚ and a few nights out at a friend’s house‚young people start to get addicted to drugs and alcohol and their life begins to fall apart. Being popular is a goal that all teenagers want to achieve. There’s nothing like sitting at the popular lunch table or knowing all of the football and basketball players. Being popular also means that you have
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“Punk rock‚ perhaps more than any genre in the history of popular music‚ is almost impenetrably tangled in ideologies.” Amazing isn’t it‚ more popular than any other genre. Punk has changed many lives in many ways. Punk Rock was developed in 1975 in the U.S.‚ U.K.‚ and Australia. Punk was exchanged between the U.S. and the U.K. many times (PUNK ROCK). It has combined Rock N’ Roll‚ Grunge‚ and Heavy metal. It was formed into many different waves for different listeners‚ such as from ‘Punks’ to ‘Rebels
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is like writing 5 stories in one‚ because the writer leaves gaps in the story that the reader will subconsciously fill in. Because of that the story will be very different from one reader’s perspective to the next. In Raymond Carver’s short story "Popular Mechanics‚" there is no clear ending. He also makes the story pretty vague by leaving out quotation marks‚ not telling the reader who is saying what‚ giving no background‚ and only allowing each character to say a few words at a time. The story as
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seen again. This was over 50 years ago‚ but the escape is still significant today. Society today still cares about the escape from Alcatraz because of its presence in the media‚ Alcatraz’s reputation as “escape-proof”‚ and natural human curiosity. First of all‚ the escape from Alcatraz has had a significant impact on American media and culture. The presence of this event today is still evident‚ especially in popular American media. For example‚ movies Escape From Alcatraz (1979)‚ Birdman of Alcatraz
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just as firefighters have to run into burning buildings and risk their lives. For them to tell a story of a journey or task which they have completed is though to be acceptable‚ but to boast and exaggerate accomplisments is frowned upon in today’s society. IN the time of
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