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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What’s that old saying? Laughter is the best medicine? John Green‚ of all people‚ certainly understands that. The Fault in Our Stars is a rather tragic tale of two young lovers‚ both of whom are suffering from fatal and debilitating illnesses. They meet each other at a Support Group –where neither wants to be- and there begins the wild‚ mad ride that is: “Hazel and Augustus.” As Green explains in his Author’s Note‚ and again in the Afterward‚ this is a book of fiction – a book of realistic circumstances
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The Question of Authenticity In the mid-twentieth century‚ an American artist named Andy Warhol shook the art world like an earthquake. Warhol’s influences in art and pop culture have led him to be recognized as one of the most significant figures in contemporary art and culture. Many of his groundbreaking influences are still seen today‚ nearly 30 years after his death. Warhol receives credit as being the first to popularize silk-screen printing; a process that utilizes the properties of a stencil
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I feel very fortunate to have grown up with what I would describe as free-spirited‚ outdoorsy parents. I never once doubted the support I had to be exactly who I wanted to be and to trust my intuition. Even in bigger areas such as religion and pop culture I always felt as though my parents had no opinion; they were my guardian angels guiding me reach whatever goal I was working towards. The importance of my parents being ‘outdoorsy’ is that it helped me establish my own relationship with nature at
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K-pop is a musical genre originating in South Korea that is characterized by a wide variety of audiovisual elements. Although it comprises all genres of "popular music" within South Korea‚ the term is more often used in a narrower sense to describe a modern form of South Korean pop music covering mostly dance-pop‚ pop ballad‚ electronic‚ rock‚ hip-hop‚ R&B‚ etc. In 1992‚ modern K-pop was ushered in with the formation of Seo Taiji & Boys‚ whose successful experimentation with different music styles
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Synopsis Although Pop art is now most associated with the work of New York artists of the early 1960s such as Andy Warhol‚ Roy Lichtenstein‚ James Rosenquist‚ and Claes Oldenburg‚ artists who drew on popular imagery were part of an international phenomenon that saw major developments in various cities from the mid-1950s onwards. Following the Abstract Expressionist and Neo-Dada movements‚ Pop’s reintroduction of identifiable imagery (drawn from mass media and popular culture) was a major shift for
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When asked about what “Korean Culture invasion in the Philippines” is‚ one would usually think of K-pop immediately. But then again‚ the terms “K-pop” and “Korean Culture” are distinctly different in meaning with each other. The latter can be also called Korean wave which includes almost all major aspects of Korean culture that penetrates other countries’ culture. By this‚ it means that Korean fashion‚ music‚ dances‚ language‚ businesses‚ etc. are all included. On the other hand‚ the former only
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people. The media not only can influence your opinion on events but also influence what you like and dislike. This is called pop culture. Pop culture are cultural trends that are spread by commercial mass media. This basically means whatever is popular at the time. Throughout history‚ pop culture has been mistaken for American culture because of America’s huge influence on pop culture.
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Pop Art Movement The art movement I have chosen to study is Pop Art‚ before I decided on the movement of my choice I looked at other movements such as Impressionism and Surrealism. Both of these movements had their own unique qualities however‚ I found Pop Art very intriguing and wanted to look further into the movement. I have looked into the background and context‚ the key players and their work‚ the themes and styles associated with Pop Art as well as the reaction to the movement. Pop art
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Pop music (a term that originally derives from an abbreviation of "popular") is usually understood to be commercially recorded music‚ often oriented towards a youth market‚ usually consisting of relatively short‚ simple love songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes. Pop music has absorbed influences from most other forms of popular music‚ but as a genre is particularly associated with the rock and roll and later rock style.[citation needed] Contents
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