popular culture that has mainly origins of English speaking countries with U.S.A. as the main exporter of popular culture through music‚ movies‚ television etc. In this essay I explore the positive aspects that using popular music in the classroom might potentially have. In my main issues I discuss the motivational aspects of popular culture‚ why teachers might feel insecure or unwilling to use the student ’s personal interests of popular culture in the classroom. Also how popular culture can be
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The Negative Effects of the Internet on Culture & Civilization I. Introduction: A. The internet has forever changed the world in many ways; also‚ it enables one to find information in any time. On the other hand‚ the accessibility of getting wrong information can lead to lots of confusion. B. Thesis Statement: - There are four negative things have also come along with the positive effects. II. Body paragraphs: A. Topic Sentence: The internet has negative effects on student knowledge
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In “Mass Immigration: Its Effects on Our Culture” (2002) Lawrence Auster believes that the rapid influx of immigrants into America has detrimental effects on the nation’s culture. Ever since the establishment of the US Immigration Act in 1965‚ America is being opened up to an incursion of people of a multitude of backgrounds‚ causing it to become redefined “as a multicultural society rather than as a nation.” Firstly‚ he claims that it is dangerous—influx of thousands from variable‚ and perhaps questionable
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Pop culture and society Przemysław Dworzyński Pop culture‚ or popular culture is by dictionary defined as “cultural activities or commercial products reflecting‚ suited to‚ or aimed at the tastes of the general masses of people”. The term “popular culture” came into existence in the 19th century or earlier. Traditionally‚ the term has meant the education and general cultural awareness of the lower classes‚ as opposed to the "official culture". The stress in the distinction from
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The ratification of the 18th amendment of the U.S. Constitution‚ which banned the manufacture‚ transportation and sale of intoxicating liquors known as prohibition. The Prohibition era had its positive and negative affects on America and its culture during the era. In the 1820 and 30s‚ a wave of religious awakening swept the United States‚ leading to increased calls for temperance. Women and anti-saloons groups were a driving cause for prohibition; in 1916 Woodrow Wilson signed the Sheppard act‚
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Value of Popular Culture Jim and Pam got married‚ Ke$ha brushes her teeth with whiskey‚ and Lady Gaga ponders if we are actually born predisposed to be weird. No matter where you look‚ we are surrounded by pop culture. Popular culture is a sub-culture that is often mocked and scrutinized as not being meaningful or significant‚ pop culture is seen as what is considered “cool” at the moment in time‚ and carries no long-term effects on society or culture as a whole. Emile Durkheim once said “For
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Social Networking Negatively Affects Teens Sarah Badillo COM/172 Elements of University Composition and Communication II August 7‚ 2013 Constance Townsend-Jordan In May 2013‚ 12-year-old Gabrielle Molina was found dead Wednesday afternoon by her family (Boyette‚ 2013).. In September 2012‚ 15-year-old Audrie Pott was sexually assaulted by three boys‚ who later posted pictures of the attack online- leading to her suicide (Giammona‚ 2013); both of these suicides caused by cyber-bullying
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Feminism and Pop culture By: Brittany Stevers In the recent history‚ feminism and pop culture have become more closely entwined than ever before. This can be partially because of the growing interest in culture studies as an academic discipline‚ but it can also be explained by the fact that‚ there’s a whole lot more popular culture to watch. Pop culture has become our common language‚ a universal way of uniting the world. Pop culture is also a key route to making the
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Pop Culture in Academic Classrooms In discussions of the academic classroom‚ one controversial issue has been the incorporation of popular culture in a scholarly style. On the one hand‚ Gerald Graff‚ an English professor who has been teaching for several years at the University of Illinois in Chicago‚ argues that “street smarts‚” which can relate to popular culture‚ have educational value and can help young students show and develop their intellectualism. On the other hand‚ Mark Bauerlein‚ an English
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American society has a huge problem when it comes to rape and rape culture. Rape culture is a term that was coined by feminists in the 1970’s. It was used to describe the way in which rape and sexual violence against men and women have been normalized by the media and the general public. One in five women will be raped in their lifetime (Rabin). Most women and girls live in constant fear of being raped and therefore alter their everyday lives in order to prevent it‚ but yet rape is not taken seriously
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