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    In A Barbie World Life’s... In order for a product to be recognised as a “Popular-Culture” they must have four distinguishing characteristics. They are; firstly: being associated with commercial products; second: developing from a local‚ to a national‚ to a global level; thirdly: allowing consumers to have widespread access to it and lastly: constantly changing and evolving. All of which Barbie has shown throughout the years. These changes have been proceeding as with the procession of technology

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    Popular culture has been mishandled by historians. It was ignored from most centuries‚ yet today the study of popular culture is seen as essential for well-rounded study. By tracing how certain key historians presented popular culture‚ and how those men got to be in positions were their thoughts were considered consequential‚ how the study of popular culture changed over time becomes obvious. Assuming that the individuals chosen are representative of their time‚ examining John White‚ William Herder

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    Since I live in Hawaii I am very aware of the popular ‘surfing’ culture prevalent here and in warm coastal areas of the U.S.‚ Australia and many other countries. The sport may have been brought to Hawaii by the first Polynesian settlers. It was popularized and associated with Hawaii by Duke Kahanamoku‚ an Olympic athlete and champion surfer (Bourne‚ 2013). The media spread and popularized the surfing culture to southern California and Australia through Hollywood films e.g. Gidget [1959] and The Endless

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    Note: Watch for spelling and grammar errors. Sex and violence can be seen in many different ways in popular culture. It is not limited to the actions seen in everyday life. It can be seen in many different places. However‚ although sex and violence in popular culture is simply a manifestation of the populous’ evolution‚ it can still be seen to many as a problem for children because it forces them to grow up too soon. Public broadcast on television portrays a great amount of sex and violence on

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    Popular Culture Deanna Sellnow clearly explains the idea of popular culture in her article “What is Popular Culture and Why Study It?”. Popular culture is a very difficult concept to understand. After reading Sellnow’s article however‚ pop culture is simply just how people’s lives should apparently be. People watch television shows and see the families and think thats how their family should be or they see the actor’s actions and think thats how they should act as well. Popular culture is just

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    Popular Culture in the Global Context Gourmet coffee has made a clear impact in an international environment. Starbucks coffee has become the latest trend here in the U.S.A. (United States of America)‚ as well as in China. The impact in the U.S.A. has been slightly different than Starbucks in China. The writer will explore some positive and negative outcomes of Starbucks coffee in the U.S.A. as well as in China. Starbucks Popularity Starbucks coffee is very popular in the U.S

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    Popular culture is often characterised by feature films and television serials which target a broad audience in an effort to systematically convey social commentary through inviting the perception of the viewer to interpret representations of everyday roles. This concept is central to ’Reel to real: Popular culture and teacher identity’‚ in which Mitchell and Weber (1999) encourage their audience to challenge the status quo of the teacher role as commonly perceived by society. Particularly‚ the text

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    contribute to our understanding of the media and popular culture? Psychoanalysis is the science of the unconscious functions of the mind and personality. The theories originate from Austrian neurologist‚ Sigmund Freud. He discovered these as a treatment for health problems and also as a way to understanding more about your mind. In this essay I am going to discuss how these theories discovered many years ago have contributed to popular culture and media. Sigmund Freud divided the soul into

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    Every month‚ year‚ decade etc. we are all introduced to something new that gets the world of pop culture excited. This could affect music‚ fashion‚ social media or all at the same time. When something new approaches‚ there is usually a reason or a spark that makes it grow and therefore become popular. In specific‚ a prime example of a sprout of popularity is the rise in trend of everything 90’s incorporated in the way people dress‚ the music that is made along with shows‚ movies and games that are

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    Transcendentalism in Modern Day Popular Culture Characteristic of Transcendentalism Quote or example Description Explanation/Analysis Free Thought “Come along follow me as I lead through the darkness As I provide just enough spark that we need to proceed Carry on‚ give me hope‚ give me strength Come with me and I won’t steer you wrong Put your faith and your trust as I guide us through the fog To the light at the end of the tunnel We gonna fight‚ we gonna charge‚ we gonna stomp‚ we gonna march Through

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