Research Paper 1970’s Pop Culture By the 1970’s the genre Rock n Roll really didn’t have one specific sound. The seventies saw the breakup of The Beatles and the death of Elvis‚ two of rock’s hugest influences. Pop music separated into many styles: soft rock‚ hard rock‚ country rock‚ folk rock‚ punk rock‚ shock rock‚ reggae‚ and the dance music disco. But whatever you preferred‚ rock was big time. Some popular artists of the seventies were Aerosmith‚ The Allman Brothers Band‚ Bad Company
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Hollywood is a part of American culture therefore I believe that Hollywood indeed is very important in today’s pop culture. Many children‚ teens‚ and young adults in today’s society keep up to date with what is going on in Hollywood; when the next movie is coming out‚ what new songs are being played‚ etc. People even keep up to date with celebrities. Social media makes it possible to keep a look out on what our favorite celebrities are up to. Reality shows have also used Hollywood’s film industry
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American Gladiators Imagine being in the ancient Roman era. Life then was a lot like American life. The Roman era was tainted with bloody battles‚ bibulous gatherings‚ and women; alike the modern day wrestling‚ NASCAR‚ and prostitutes in which can easily be accessed. Entertainment‚ during the Roman era‚ included gladiators fighting to the finish. While thousands crowded around to watch‚ the intensity builds up. Like the Romans‚ Americans now sit in front of a television set and watch shows
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Internet In the 21st century‚ Internet has been widely used by everyone around the world‚ and is closely related to our everyday life. The development of Internet has made our world smaller. For instance‚ like Skype this kind of online free telephone saves our money‚ we no longer need to worry about our expensive phone bills. It draws people from different places in the world closer. The most important thing is that it has a positive influence on us‚ and that people are more willing to keep in
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American Art Before and After World War II Melissa Kirkland ARTS/125 August 10‚ 2015 DOROTHEA LANGE • American photographer. • From 1914 to 1917 she attended the New York Training School for Teachers and there decided to become a photographer‚ partly influenced by visits to the photographer Arnold Genthe. • From 1917 to 1918 she attended a photography course run by Clarence H. White at Columbia University‚ NY. “Migrant “White Angel Breadline” Mother” WALKER EVANS • American Photographer and
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How does pop culture folklore influence Carnival in Trinidad and Tobago? Many of the characters seen in the masquerades are influenced by traditional folklore. The legends/myths of spirits and other elements of folklore are seen in present day Carnival celebrations as they retain culture and tradition. People re-enact scenarios on how the folklore characters were observed to behave and they would ‘dress up’ in costumes and makeup to portray them. Some of the most prominent folklore characters that
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Kindled by a materialistic fallacy‚ society seems to have surrendered to the notion of isolation. Yet‚ through my experiences in various cultures‚ I realize the value of diversity‚ tolerance‚ understanding‚ and social-environmental connection. If we can apply these principles to larger society‚ we may heal some of this division. My life has been a tale of five cultures‚ each playing a part in shaping my definition of true community. The most formative one is Argentina. My Chilean mother fled to Argentina
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because sometimes I cannot get all of the information from just a picture. For this project‚ I showed in pictures and in words what I was trying to express in my paper. I did my remix project on my second paper‚ which was the cultural artifact. My cultural artifact was the evil eye. I was looking through a magazine‚ while I was thinking about this project and I saw an evil eye in the magazine. It clicked I was like I have to write about the evil eye. So I thought about it as to how I should remix
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The Phur-pa My artifact‚ brass or bronze‚ is a little over a foot long. There is heavy oxidation that darkens the low details in the design. There are several different forms in this artifact‚ each creating unique individual elements in the overall design. At the very top there is a horse surrounded by three crowned elephant heads facing outward. Just below this there is a vertically symmetrical‚ five pronged hourglass shape with a sphere at the axis. This form gives way to an animal-like-figure
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Name:_ Calvin Yang_____ Period:___2nd_____ Date:_9/2/2012_____ Ch. 1 -Identify or Define the following 1. Artifact-a man- made object as a whole; tools and jewelry 2. Culture-a particular society at a particular time and place; a people’s unique way of life 3. Technology-the practical application of science to commerce or industry; the ways in which people apply knowledge‚ tools and inventions to meet their needs 4. Hunter-gatherer: nomadic group whose food supply depends on hunting
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