THE MERCHANTS OF COOL 1) Is the "mook" (the stereotypically crude‚ adolescent male) real‚ or just a media construction? How about the "midriff" (the girl as sex symbol)? Do you know any "mooks" or "midriffs"? Do you think you or your friends are influenced by the MTV standard of "cool"? If so‚ how? Are there ways to be "cool" without copying media? How do the "mook" and "midriff" stereotypes relate to the corporate interests of the media outlets that perpetuate them (in other words‚ why these
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2012 How to Be Cool (For Guys) Alright so do you want to be cool? Have you always been looking for some guide or tutorial on how to get others to look at you and say‚ “Man‚ he’s cool?” Well here it is. If you nearly wet your pants and called your mother that you finally found a way to stop being called ‘nerd’ or ‘loser’ after coming upon this article‚ this just might not be for you. If you still have a little speck of hope left that you may have a breakthrough and come out as ‘cool‚’ then listen
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York City‚ 1998" prologue that begins this memoir. What is it‚ exactly that Ishmael’s friends find so "cool" about his past? Do you think his friends‚ after reading this book‚ would still feel that way? Do you think American children‚ in general‚ think war is cool? Explain." Some people want what they can’t have‚ but do not think of the reality of it. Ishmael’s friends think it is so “cool” that “he saw people running around with guns and shooting each other” but do not understand how dangerous
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Keeping Fit? Strength is the muscle’s ability to exert force. Although we equate large muscles with strength‚ that is not necessarily so. Strength is not directly proportional to the size of a muscle. First‚ you need to decide which muscles you want to strengthen‚ then find the best way to exercise those muscles so they will respond with increased strength. Then keep increasing the weight load to challenge the muscles. For instance‚ add 1 pound now and another pound in a month‚ and so on. The more
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Summary for Video Hunting for Good as seen on Frontline This video was about how to market to the teenagers in today’s society. Market Researchers focused on how to market “cool” to teenagers. A Market Researcher is someone who studies market conditions to find the best way to reach the local/regional/group they are marketing to. They found that the teen population is now the largest teen population ever (around 32 million). Because of this large population they are spending more money in
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Different ways of keeping fit. Our health depends on our life. Most people are busy working‚ pupils are busy studying‚ but they always find time to relax and enjoy themselves. Physical culture and sports in our country are part of our cultural and public life. It is very popular with young people. Sport is also paid great attention in schools‚ colleges and universities. Every city and town has a few stadiums‚ swimming pools‚ amateur clubs and keep-fit centers where people go aerobics‚ yoga‚ body-building
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exactly is “cool Cool is a characteristic or label that can be described about any one. Basically‚ cool is just slang for words like awesome‚ fashionable‚ and great. II. Body A. People usually go beyond being thereselves in order to accomplish this cool image. Most believe that being cool or doing whats cool is the way to fit in. Individuals will wear a certain clothes brand because they believe it’s cool. For example‚ When a brand is being advertised by a famous person and is promoted as cool‚ a lot
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Promises require trust to make. There has to be a certain belief that this person you’re making a promise with will keep it‚ that this person will respect you enough and your wishes to promise to something. Promises range from keeping a secret to promising someone you will be there for them to promising to take care of their dog will their away and so many more ways. Most people will commit to promising something but never really think about what it means to actually promise something. And many
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KEEPING FIT A person who is fit is one who can perform ordinary physical task with ease. He or she feels an sense of well being within. The likelihood of a fit person getting ill is less than one who is unfit. This is because a fit person’s body has more resistance to illness‚ and if illness does strike‚ the rate of recovery is usually faster. It is important for us to keep fit so that we are not burdened by weakness and disease. A visit to any hospital will convince anyone how terrible
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an image that if a boy is inappropriate and a jerk that is the way they’re going to be loved and wanted by girls. Media outlets film midriff and mook teenagers and air it on television so that e teenagers watching can have a reaction of "that’s so cool‚ I want to be like them". This is where teenagers imitate other teenagers that are projected doing things the product producers themselves told them to do. To conclude‚ in some aspects of the marketing business it’s the media imitating the teenagers
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