Week four Discussion Questions Luis A. Resto Perez University of Phoenix Introduction to Popular American Culture SOC/105 Juan Gonzalez December 05‚ 2012 Week four Discussion Questions What specific beliefs‚ actions‚ and types of relationships do reality television shows encourage? Provide an example and explain your answer. Jersey shoes is a program that the only thing you can learn is sex‚ drink alcohol and dance‚ this program only teaches everyone that if you want live a perfect
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The History of British pop/rock The Beatles and the British Invasion It would be suffice to say that the British experience of pop music was quite different from the American. Britpop also know as British alternative rock‚ was part of a British alternative rock movement that was in the 1990s‚ the term "Britpop" had been used as early as 1987 but it wouldn’t be until 1995 when the term exploded and was used extensively. It was characterized by the appearance of bands that borrowed influences from
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Brett Farrow Dr. TimmerTV Number Ones 15 April 2014 Impact and Influence of Seinfeld on the American Sitcom From its revolutionary take on the way sitcoms are produced to providing the catalyst for the rebirth of Pez dispensers in America‚ Seinfeld is remembered not only for its impact on American popculture‚ but also for how it helped redefine the sitcom genre. The success of Seinfeld’s unique spin on the sitcom format while on air‚ and its continued popularity in syndication today‚ has caused
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Everyone aspires to be a leader. No one wants to be the quiet person in the room that sits back‚ while looking for the guidance of others. The desire to be a leader troubled me greatly in the past‚ because I wanted to be the one that innovated new ideas. I knew I was a quiet kid‚ but all of my worst fears were solidified when I learned of my first grade teachers thoughts of me which were “ a follower‚ not a leader”. I tried to brush it off‚ and disguise my true feelings‚ but that is not the way I
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American Popular Culture phenomenon? American popular culture has a tremendous effect on the everyday people. The fields of television film and pop music are dominated by media representations produced in the USA. The invasion of the American popular culture has been so powerful that many people get most of their information about the world through American films and television shows. "Popular culture enthusiasts are thus absorbed into a situation where American-made popular culture texts inevitably
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pivotal moment in American popular culture. Movies‚ radio and music changed with the movements of the decades and are arguably the best representations of how the cultures were influencing everyday life. If you want to understand a population of people you have to understand their culture‚ and the American popular culture has and continues to be a part of everyday life. During the 1930s and World War II‚ the biggest resource historians use to analyze that popular culture would be the radio. According
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American popular culture have spread out through movies‚ music‚ and television programs‚ however‚ there are also several other factors‚ which have promoted American popular culture across the world. Goods and services are also a major factor helping to grow American popular culture in the global world. “The American Global Cultural Brand” written by Lane Crothers examines different factors such as American brands‚ franchised restaurants‚ and clothing to expand the American popular culture in the global
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He will end up being one of the most important figures for Kurtzman’s the newly created Mad Magazine in the decade to come because of his ties with Cuba and familiarity with communism. Prohias will then use his position in Mad Magazine and in popular culture to address the problematic and ironic conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union through a comic he creates known
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John Oliver’s observations changed my views on this issue dramatically and refuted my strong belief that decades of more open discussion of transgender persons’ problems by popular media managed to ensure their cultural acceptance in the same way as educative attempts made by media over last decades helped to reduce cultural prejudices against bisexuals or homosexuals. This comedian also challenged my belief that decades of discussion of this issue by media would inevitably result in substantial
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How did America influence popular culture in Australia? The ’How’ in this question holds two meanings: how as in the Why‚ or method; and how as in a description of impact. In this essay‚ I shall attempt to account for both. How (as in method) did the USA change our formerly British ways? This was done in a 3-step process. Step one was initiation. In Australia’s case‚ WW2 was what initiated our relationship with America. During the war‚ we relied on America for protection (like we would have done
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