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    Popular Culture of the 60s

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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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    Fandom in Popular Culture

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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 world. [pic] This image represents the main trend of technology‚ demography‚ and environment from 1450 to 1750 because shipbuilding was used as an advantage for faster transportation. Key Words: caravel‚ ships‚ bow & arrow‚ guns Culture 1450-1750 The main trends

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    Globalisation‚ access and ideology have influenced the change in the consumption of Rock and Roll. In terms of popular culture‚ globalisation refers to the way that a popular culture can now be basically the same in many parts of the world‚ and that very few companies may control the production of a popular culture throughout the world. Access is the way consumers listened too‚ buy or get music. Ideology is in general usage‚ refers to the body of doctrine‚ myth and symbols of a social movement‚ a

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    the faceless‚ conformist model minority‚ are paradoxically depicted as ruthless criminals‚ and unscrupulous archvillians” (Keith). This quote reinforces the negative belief of Asians being depicted as villains‚ yet Yang uses his influence of popular culture to negatively enforce this stereotype. In the panel‚ shortly after Chin-kee’s first appearance‚ it could be seen how Yang portrays the mythology of Asian males desiring to obtain white American women. As was a common occurrence in old movies where

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    It is more than just clothing and hairstyles that are in style one year and out of date the next; it’s a whole way of living. One year people wear sunglasses on top of their heads and wear jeans and boots; they drink white wine and eat sushi at Japanese restaurants; for exercise they job several miles a day. However‚ the next year they notice that everything has changed. Women wear long skirts; people drink expensive water from France and eat pasta at Italian restaurants; everyone seems to be exercising

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    Nat King Cole

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    Dr. Daniel Jones Pre-Rock Era Project: Nat King Cole There is no questioning Nat King Cole’s place as one of the most influential and important American popular musicians in history. Although he was initially known as an innovative and skilled jazz pianist‚ his singing allowed him to become highly successful in the realm of popular music‚ more specifically in the big band and jazz genres. Nathaniel Adams Coles was born in Montgomery‚ Alabama on March 17‚ 1919 (Ruhlmann par. 3). His family

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    gung ho

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    B. i. Collectivism vs. Individual: The differences between the two cultures in the movie are that the Japanese believed in working hard to better benefit the company. They showed up on time and they showed up everyday. The Americans were only concerned with how much they were getting paid and would come in late and leave early. ii. The first difference that I noticed in the two cultures was the business etiquette when Stevenson first walked into the meeting room and spoke very disrespectfully

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    Ethnocentrism

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    places a culture‚ values‚ and views over that of another culture. This can be associated with American popular culture as the message with any popular trend tends to be a popularity contest. Quite often products are sold based off the insinuation that it is better than any other product out there. For instance‚ a popular recurring fad is the Michael Jordan shoe‚ Air Jordans. These shoes have been around for years and have earned its popularity through many communities. The shoe is so popular and exclusive

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    Fast and the Furious

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    has impacted our society to a great extent in our present day. This movie is a perfect example of a low culture film and is made for the common person to watch and enjoy. After the first movie of this series came out‚ slowly but surely people began modifying their cars and tried turning them into speed machines just like the cars in the movie. It became more common than ever to see small Japanese cars like Honda Civics’ hooked up with an enormous oversized muffler screaming down the road. Just

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