Cole Scott Manifest Destiny question or whatever :p 10-25-13 Manifest Destiny was mainly a selfish and egotistical ideal that inspired Americans to flock westward during the 1840s. The term is defined as the belief that westward expansion was the God-given right of Americans‚ even their duty‚ to spread their population to the West all the way to the Pacific Ocean. It was extremely damaging to several parties who found themselves in the path of the hordes of migrants‚ yet Americans came to be
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interests. A mook is an adolescent male made by real teenagers’ attitudes‚ who is immature and aggressive. Similarly‚ the “midriff” is a character that pitched at teenage girls. However‚ she acts premature as an adult and highly-sexualized. When I was in high school‚ there were just few of them act like “mooks” and “midriff”. Media outlet influence teenagers by creating the characters‚ “mook” and “midriff”. Teenagers consider these characters as cool‚ and these characters become the mainstream among
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Every piece of literature contains a distinct style of writing because every author interprets and creates ideas individually. This individuality leads towards the inclusion or exclusion of specific devices that an author believes contribute to the overall effectiveness of their work. In the case of George Orwell’s novel 1984‚ a pessimistic style is used brilliantly in order to paint a hideously dull and corrupt dystopian society. This novel‚ written in 1949 around the time of World War II‚ is a
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The Marketing of Cool In theory or by definition‚ to be cool means to remain calm and collected even under times of stress. But this doesn’t explain the ever so changing global culture of cool. What does it really mean to be cool nowadays‚ and why is it cool to be cool? Does it define an individual by the music he or she listens to? The lifestyles one chooses to live‚ or the culture they surround themselves in? If in fact it can be pinned down to these‚ why is it constantly changing and evolving
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Being Cool Sources: 1. https://www.google.co.uk/#q=which+electromagnetic+waves+emitted+from+the+sun+produce+a+heating+effect http://www.universetoday.com/60065/radiation-from-the-sun/ 2. http://www.raytek.com/Raytek/en-r0/IREducation/Emissivity.htm?trck=emissivity http://www.keller-msr.com/temperature-pyrometers/emissivity-definition-and-influence-in-non-contact-temperature-measurement.php 3. http://www.gcsescience.com/pen10-matt-black.htm http://scienceline.ucsb.edu/getkey
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A Cool Million is a political novel‚ in the sense that it targets a political establishment which is corrupt and racist‚ bullying and philistine‚ but its strangeness left the political movement largely nonplussed. It is a novel of the end of the American dream. It is Candide recast for twentieth-century America‚ the destruction of an innocent by a system he simply cannot comprehend. Lem Pitkin is a simple‚ if not simple-minded‚ boy who is torn apart – literally so‚ he is systematically divested of
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THE MERCHANTS OF COOL 1) Is the "mook" (the stereotypically crude‚ adolescent male) real‚ or just a media construction? How about the "midriff" (the girl as sex symbol)? Do you know any "mooks" or "midriffs"? Do you think you or your friends are influenced by the MTV standard of "cool"? If so‚ how? Are there ways to be "cool" without copying media? How do the "mook" and "midriff" stereotypes relate to the corporate interests of the media outlets that perpetuate them (in other words‚ why these
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Written response to “Merchants of Cool” Honors Language and Composition Mrs. Hyatt Respond to one of these prompts in a thoughtful typed one to two pages. If you would like full credit: I am looking for clarity and depth of thought‚ analysis‚ clear and concise composition‚ organization and focus‚ and a use of rhetorical strategies to help support your ideas. Due: ______________ 25 points • Does the restrictive structure of MTV‚ which limits exposure to a small percentage of
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Summary for Video Hunting for Good as seen on Frontline This video was about how to market to the teenagers in today’s society. Market Researchers focused on how to market “cool” to teenagers. A Market Researcher is someone who studies market conditions to find the best way to reach the local/regional/group they are marketing to. They found that the teen population is now the largest teen population ever (around 32 million). Because of this large population they are spending more money in
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Warren’s style of writing can be characterized as remarkable and extravagant but simplistic at the same time. All The King’s Men is written in a flashback and Warren’s style and ideas are narrated through character Jack Burden. His use of repetition‚ alliteration‚ metaphors and imagery throughout the story make it flow more giving it a poetic style. His use of dialogue throughout the book to entwine these aspects of his style. A significant characteristic about Warren’s style is his use of images
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