Gladiator sandals caused commotion in spring of 2014. Just like The Gladiator sandals‚ headbands have made a comeback as well. Many celebrities spotted sporting the ancient Greek inspired head wear. From many celebrities such as Paris Hilton and Klohe Kardashian seen wearing these fashion accessories. This brings the demand of more Greek inspired fashion. Referring back to the gladiator sandals‚ a company on Instagram sell Greek sandals. These sandals look as if they were actually worn by the Greeks. Other
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Popular culture In our civilization today‚ people seem to obsess over certain values that our society proceeds to the people that they need to consume by using advertisements through television‚ radio‚ magazines etc. These promotions of the latest trends such as fashion and technology‚ installs to the people’s head that we need to obtain these values to “fit in”. Also‚ the worlds “super stars” are heavily looked up to in our society. They create and image for himself or herself that the people
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accumulation of material goods. To fail to "keep up with the Joneses" is to be culturally inferior‚ since the Joneses are referred to as a wealthy family. But are the Jonses even relevant in today’s society? It’s all about “Keeping up with the Kardashians‚” however‚ is it real to immatate their life style when you are not of their class? To live outside of one’s means will result in debt and unpaid bills. Have we truly become a materalistic society? Has the name brand become more important
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A Critical Lack of Savings in America We obviously have a real problem saving money‚ which threatens our national stability and the escalating epidemic even has a name: “Financial Illiteracy.” Evidence of our growing Financial Illiteracy is seen in studies by the Government Accountability Office (GAO)‚ which show that by 2050 a full one-third of Americans will have saved absolutely nothing in 401(k)-style accounts. We also know that a majority of U.S. workers fail to participate in savings programs
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Hyperrealism "Reality is frequently inaccurate." "In cases of major discrepancy it’s always reality that’s got it wrong." | - Douglas Adams‚ The Restaurant at the End of the Universe | Hyperrealism is a post-modernist theory that’s not to be mistaken as a movement in Western philosophy‚ but rather an art that incorporates the ‘real’ world’s highly realistic surroundings in an unusual‚ very different and appealing manner which creates a false reality for the audience. Post-modernism
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Sara Madrid Humanities: Renaissance to Modern Shelton November 24‚ 2014 Betty White You might be living under a rock if you’ve never heard of Betty White in 2014. As a highly acclaimed actress she has made her mark in television and film with a career beginning in the 1950’s and still going strong today. You may know her best as Rose Nylund on the Golden Girls‚ a popular television series form the eighties. Along with being a reknown actress and television star she is also an avid animal rights
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fashion trends whenever they please. Celebrities start fashion trends that influence the way people dress and accessorize themselves. When celebrities start fashion trends that become successful it is evident that society wants what they attain. The Kardashians are examples of celebrities that have become a phenomenon and looked up to more now than ever since they developed their own fashion line. People yearn for the clothes celebrities have so they look up to the fashion lines celebrities create. A few
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Alfonso Puga Mr. Lambert English 450 November 22‚ 2014 Beauty Is In The Eye Of The Beholder “Favour is deceitful‚ and beauty is vain. . .” Proverbs 31:30(KJV) It is apparent that the vast majority of people generally want to think well of themselves‚ even more‚ to feel beautiful in the eyes of the beholder. In today’s sexual starved society‚ people are held to such unattainable standard of beauty‚ ironically leading to low self-esteem‚ and a void of self-worthiness. These standards have caused
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30 November 2011 Reality Television Glamorizes Teen Pregnancy Media‚ specifically television has taken the issue of teen pregnancy to a whole other level. The shows 16 and Pregnant‚ Teen Mom‚ and The Secret Life of the American Teenager document the lives of young teenage girls facing the issue of being a pregnant teenager. Originally created to show the controversial subject of teen pregnancy‚ all of these shows soon began to change. As the seasons continued in all three of these shows‚ the
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Jared Diamond is… interesting. The argument that Jared Diamond makes in his article‚ “The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race”‚ is completely refutable. There is very little evidence in the article that makes sense‚ and most of it appears to be that Diamond just has a grudge against the laziness of the modern world. This is where Diamond and I agree. The modern world is incredibly lazy. We now live in a world where fast food is a food group‚ and technology is being used incorrectly‚ resulting
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