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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also very quick to point out that these shows don’t discuss or show safe sex techniques. Sex in popular entertainment is sex without consequences or emotional impact‚ but teenager viewers do not see behind the lights and the cameras. Teenagers are having sex at younger ages and teen pregnancy is becoming a huge problem in the United States. Our society has become very dependent on popular culture without even thinking about the real messages that are displayed. Arnett 2 The average American
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Asian Social Science August‚ 2009 ‘Korean Wave’ — The Popular Culture‚ Comes as Both Cultural and Economic Imperialism in the East Asia Xiaowei Huang Zhuhai Campus‚ Beijing Institute of Technology E-mail: janey710@yahoo.com Abstract Korean popular culture such as movies‚ TV dramas‚ and pop music is overwhelmingly powerful and TV dramas are one of the most remarkable popular cultures of these. They are not only popular in terms of the fanaticalness of audiences and fans‚ but also bring considerable
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through empirical observation coupled with scientific methodology.[5] Thousands of stories relating to paranormal phenomena are found in popular culture‚ folklore‚ and the recollections of individual subjects.[6] In contrast‚ the scientific community‚ as referenced
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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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Outside of the battlefields‚ prostitution was widespread and ingrained in popular culture to such an extent that six of the fourteen Broadway theatres shared the same city blocks with a brothel during the Civil War. Meanwhile‚ the sexual double standard was quite apparent. Prostitutes were considered vile sinners‚ whereas men’s roles were often absolved. If someone was arrested for prostitution‚ it was generally the women who faced the harshest penalties while the men who paid for sex were usually
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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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development. With the aid of information technology‚ we have become ever so advanced in many aspects beyond past generations. Thanks to the unlimited opportunities emerged from globalisation‚ we can have more frequent exchanging of ideas‚ trade‚ culture‚ education and so on‚ between a country and the rest of the world. Globalisation has made the world become relatively smaller‚ thus in a way‚ it can be said that the on-going trend makes it more viable for anyone who wants to make something of themselves
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excitement‚ fear‚ anger and admiration are few emotions that we feel whenever we listen to music of different genre. It can be a future case of addiction‚ a kind of vice that is influential and contagious. It can be a tool for a silent promotion of culture and an all-out territory invasion. Background of the Study For the past decades‚ the concept of creating groups full of eye candies or solo acts singing and dancing on stage while appealing to the masses was never a hidden fact to everyone.
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Baseball and American Popular Culture Baseball is an integral part of American pop culture. Many Americans grow up with baseball‚ playing it before they can even count all the bases. It is glorified‚ taught‚ and fed to us. When we play baseball‚ we find a respect for the game. The respect we gain from playing it has turned the game into a tradition of American culture. It has formed itself into the business of professional baseball‚ namely major league baseball. Professional players have become
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