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The Effects of Pop Culture on Society, 2002.
A paper which investigates the negative aspects of popular culture on society.
1,369 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 45.95
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During the fifties, America experienced tremendous growth in many aspects of society. As a result, technological advancements led to sophisticated aspects of American life. Media and advertising became mass media and the invention of the television paved the way to a new generation of communication. The paper shows that a result of this growth, which continues to have an impact on society, was the rise of the ?popular? or mass culture - a movement that utilizes the imagery and techniques of consumerism?. This paper focuses on the negative aspects of popular culture on high culture (and therefore, on society), pointing out more than anything, that it devalues all the finer aspects of society.
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"Architecture has also been influenced by what is considered to be modern or pop movements. Buildings constructed in geometric forms ?sheathed in glass and steel? startled people in the fifties. However, the most striking buildings earned ?a well-deserved reputation for innovation and beauty, such as the United Nations complex in New York City. Jackson Polluck, a painter who initially rejected the idea of abstract pop art, became famous for dripping and spattering paint on buildings as opposed to brushing them on. Examples of the outlandish types of buildings created in the name of popular art in the early fifties is a restaurant built in the shape of a hamburger and gas stations built to look like they were flying in the wind (Davidson 1150)."
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Culture & Society, 2002.
A study exploring the inter-relationship between the individual, culture and society.
3,750 words (approx. 15.0 pages), 3 sources, $ 103.95
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The paper explores the true meaning and distinct definitions of culture and society. It defines culture as the set of beliefs, values, behavior and material objects constituting a people's way of life, and society as a set of cultural rules. The paper examines the paradoxical relationship between who forms who: the individual on society, or vice versa, the society is molded by individuals. The author uses the example of this process by looking at tobacco use in our society, from cultural ban to outlawed societal ban. The author writes that people bring about change by influencing others first in small groups and then in society at large by enlisting the assistance of groups, the government, and the media.
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"Consider the idea of culture more fully. "Culture" is a label for an abstraction encompassing the total way of life for a group of human beings. Culture can also refer to the shared patterns of belief, feeling, and adaptation which people carry in their minds as guides for conduct and the definition of reality. Culture helps define such things as values, symbols, language, and norms and how they will be viewed and utilized in society. A value is a belief upon which an individual acts by preference, and the clarification of values is a cognitive act leading to specific and related behavior. Behavior is determined for the individual by what he or she values. Decision-making is governed by values. This is an ongoing process whereby individuals are continually evaluating alternatives and making decisions based on the values they hold and the degree to which the various alternatives open to them fulfill and serve those values. Culture helps define how people view these issues and how they make these decisions. All societies place a high value on the inculcation of values in the young, for this is the means for perpetuating certain cultural norms and thus values from generation to generation. Clearly, values may differ from one society to another, from one culture to another, even from one region within a society to another. Every society has a set of core values are to be transmitted from generation to generation. Other values may be associated with common practice, religious beliefs, or a basic world-view that is prevalent in the given society and culture, and these are also elements of culture itself. "
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Food in Vietnamese Culture and Society, 2005.
An examination of "pho" and noodles in the history of Vietnamese culture and society.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 5 sources, $ 44.95
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The paper analyzes how food, its forms and preparations, is recognized by scholars as an important element of human culture and society. The paper discusses how national cuisines or styles of cooking are thus seen as windows into specific cultures by which we can understand their history, influences and the forces that shape their national identity. From this perspective, the paper essay examines the cuisine of Vietnam, with a focus on the national noodle dish "pho".
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Culture and Society in Literature, 2004.
An analysis of the themes of culture and society in Bob Bryson's "The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-Town America" and H.G. Wells's "The Country of the Blind".
1,256 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 42.95
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This paper examines how living in a small community means knowing your neighbors, their history, and all the aspects of their lives. In particular, it looks at how there has always been a division of 'they' and 'we' within the cultural determinants of society. It shows how, in Bryson?s "Lost Continent", he becomes the ?other? in a world where acceptance is based on being a small town resident. It also examines how, in the short story, "The Country of the Blind", by H.G. Wells, difference is also what defines the relationship between a group and an individual.
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"As Bryson characterizes it: "It was inconceivable that a nation so firmly attached to small-town ideals, so dedicated in its fantasies to small-town notions, could not have somewhere built one perfect place--a place of harmony and industry, a place without shopping malls and oceanic parking lots, without factories and drive-in churches, without Kwick-Kraps and Jiffi-Shits and commercial squalor from one end to the other" (39). This is the place Bryson names "Amalgam." It is a combination, amalgamation of the attributes of small town perfection. It is too cute and wonderful to be real. Like Sun Valley, Idaho (and the western movie set), it has built a facade of what is believed to be the epitome of what it is supposed to be. It is too real to be true; too innocent to harbor the sin and corruption or, at least, too lost to discriminate between what is and isn?t a part of the observable culture."
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Impact Of Myths On African Culture And Society, 2002.
Looks at the significance of myths in African culture, society and religion.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 44.95
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This four-page undergraduate paper discusses the importance of mythology and folklores in the religion, social and cultural structure of the African continent. The African society is based on a tribal system, which is considered to be of immense importance, and these tribes follow the customs and traditions of their ancestors without questioning their validity.
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Rap Music and Pop Culture, 2007.
A look at the history of rap music and its impact on pop culture.
1,138 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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Rap Music has a great effect on our pop culture and race today. In fact, since the music of Elvis, various forms of music have pushed the limits of tolerance and decency in pop culture. According to some critics, rap has done this to an extent that cannot be disregarded in terms of social standards. This paper reviews the rap music genre, while also taking into consideration the impact it has on pop culture. The paper asserts that, while it is true that some rap artists have broken rules and norms not only in their music, but also in their lifestyles, it is also true that other rap musicians attempt to use their art for social uplift in pop culture.
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"During the 1920s, urban street jive was a form of speech developed in Chicago ("Getting"). According to some historians, this is the tradition at the root of rap music as it exists today. In its current form, rap music emerged in New York City, courtesy of a Jamaican immigrant, Clive Campbell, or DJ Kool Herc, as he is also known. During the 1970's, Campbell developed this art form by mixing music from two records on two separate turntables. The beat created in this manner was accompanied by Campbell speaking to match the rhythm of the music. The first hit in this genre was created by the Sugarhill Gang in 1979, and entitled "Rappers Delight.""
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Culture and Society Today, 2006.
This paper is a summary of three articles on different aspects of society and culture.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 3 sources, $ 26.95
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The first of the three articles is an article by Simon Reynolds on the spread of ecstasy and on the culture surrounding ecstasy use; the second an article on street demonstrations as ritual by Richard Schechner and the third a description of gay club culture in Toronto, Canada by Ken Moffatt.
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"In this article, Reynolds analyzes the combination of the use of ecstasy and the developing Rave culture in Great Britain from a sociological standpoint, suggesting a number of social changes traceable in some degree to the growing use of drugs as a recreation and to the youth culture that adopted drugs. The author finds evidence for the widespread acceptance of recreational drugs in a showing on television of an episode of "Inspector Morse" in which the drug culture was evident and throughout Reynolds cites pop culture for much of his evidence."
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Theodor Adorno, Pop Culture and Dolls, 2006.
An overview of the topic of dolls and how German philosopher, Theodor Adorno, would have viewed the associated phenomena of dolls in pop culture.
3,412 words (approx. 13.6 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 96.95
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This paper provides an insight into dolls, Theodor Adorno, pop culture and how they all tie together. The objective is to describe how Theodor Adorno's views on pop culture would apply to today's mass production of dolls, doll's images and the market for dolls in general. Through reviews of Adorno's work, it looks at how a correlation can be made that tie the many aspects of the doll making industry to the expectations of society.
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Introduction
Adorno
Mass Production
Dolls
How Would Adorno Look at Dolls Made Today?
The Doll -- A Historical Function
Function in Recent Popular Culture
Conclusion
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"To understand the modern doll industry, we must also understand the art or science of mass production. Adorno may tell us that the capitalist way of life was built on a foundation of mass marketing and mass production even though that can not provide culture. To have mass production, a system needs factories and places to sell the goods produced by those factories. Capitalism, however, is not easily satisfied with a few places, it requires an ever increasing number of plants and malls to satisfy its voracious appetite. Consider how today there is still a need for more places to build and sell the mass produced nothingness, dolls and doll houses are but one example. The current trends systematically erase resources and even history by building new shopping malls on historic battlefields or whatever land is available."
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Vietnamese Cuisine, Culture and Society, 2005.
A discussion on Vietnam's modern history and its impact on Vietnamese culture.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 8 sources, $ 89.95
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The paper discusses how the modern history of Vietnam's society and culture is a complex narrative that covers not only the Vietnamese war against the French and later the Americans, but also deep cultural divisions within Vietnam itself and, more recently, between Vietnamese in Southeast Asia and the many Vietnamese immigrants who have settled abroad. The paper examines how the complexity of this history can be seen in the challenge of answering the fundamental question of Vietnamese identity: "What does it mean to be Vietnamese?". The paper analyzes whether Vietnamese identity is limited to those occupying a geographic space at the southeast portion of the Asian continent, or whether it can be considered a broader social and cultural identity.
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Harris Glenn Milstead: His Importance to Pop Culture, 2005.
This paper discusses Harris Glenn Milstead and his importance to pop culture.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 35.95
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"This four page undergraduate paper examines Harris Glenn Milstead who achieved pop culture fame as Divine and was born in Towson Maryland on October 19, 1945. The writer points out that he became an actor signer and cult figure primarily because of his professional relationship with the film director John Waters. The writer notes that as Divine, Milstead starred in several films and was perhaps best known for being a part of the regular cast and crew of the troupe, The Dreamlanders, which helped push him into mainstream pop culture. The writer details that Divine and The Dreamlanders were featured in many of John Waters' films such as Polyester, Pink Flamingos, and Hairspray.
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"Glenn Milstead, who achieved pop culture fame as "Divine," was born in Towson, Maryland on October 19, 1945. He became an actor, signer, and cult figure, primarily because of his professional relationship with the film director John Waters. As Divine, Milstead starred in several films and was perhaps best known for being a part of the regular cast and crew of the troupe, The Dreamlanders, which helped push him into mainstream pop culture. Divine and The Dreamlanders were featured in many of John Waters' films such as "Polyester", "Pink Flamingos", "Hairspray", "Lust In The Dust", and "Female Trouble"."
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Eastern Religion and U.S. Pop Culture, 2004.
A look at how Eastern Religion, Eastern mysticism, and magic influence the pop culture in America.
2,213 words (approx. 8.9 pages), 12 sources, MLA, $ 68.95
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This paper examines how ?Eastern religion?, also alluded to as ?Eastern mysticism? and ?mysticism? and the occult, along with magic and its many off-shoots, have had a considerable influence on American pop culture over the past few decades. It looks at how movies, books, and music all have been touched and enhanced by mysticism and its cousins.
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Introduction to Eastern Religion, Eastern Mysticism and Magic
The Beatles and Transcendental Meditation: Rock Superstars Dipping into an Ancient Mysticism to find Peace in a World Drenched in Chaos and Materialism
Martin Scorsese and Eastern Mysticism
Harry Potter?s Magic as a Mystical Force in Pop Culture
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"For many people who came of age and got into rock music in the 1960s and 1970s, and perhaps smoked some marijuana and even experimented with LSD, their interest in eastern religion and mysticism began with the Beatles? fascination with ? and association with ? the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. It was John Lennon and George Harrison, in particular, who embraced the Maharishi in the late 1970s and early 1980s, in the town of Rishikesh, deep in the Himalayan foothills of northern India. The media clamored for photos of the Beatles hanging out and drinking in the good vibes of this holy man in white robes who preached peace through self-awareness and higher consciousness through meditation."
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Culture, Society and Gender in 17th Century England, 2008.
An analysis of the letters between Henry More and Anne Conway and what they reveal about the characteristics of seventeenth century English society.
2,280 words (approx. 9.1 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 70.95
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This paper looks at what the personal correspondence between noblewoman Anne Conway and intellectual Henry More - as well as at least one letter from her brother - reveal about the characteristics of seventeenth century English society. More specifically, the paper looks at the social ramifications of the age, the religious predilections of the period, the preferred consumption patterns of upper-class women, and the proximity of death to those alive during the period as all of these items are touched upon by the private letters exchanged between friends and family. Ultimately, the paper argues that Anne Conway was saddled with a variety of social conventions and burdens that even her social status could not help her evade.
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"Moving onward, the correspondence between Henry More and Anne Conway is marked (in many, but not all, instances) by an abiding interest in religion - one very good example of this occurring in one of the early letters sent by More to Conway shortly after she had been married (More, "21: Henry More to Anne Conway," 53-55). In any case, it should be borne in mind that the seventeenth century was an age of high religiosity - not unlike the century before it which produced the Reformation and then Counter-Reformation - and More's religious sentiments are extraordinary manifestations not only of his own interest in, and believe in, the Christian faith, but of the extent to which the thought of the age among even the most lettered persons was informed by Christian sensibilities. "
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Amish Culture and Society, 2002.
A brief discussion on the Amish and their culture and customs.
630 words (approx. 2.5 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 22.95
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The following paper examines how the Amish are known to live non-resistant lives, and follow the teachings in the Bible in a literal sense. The writer takes a look at their detachment from the world outside Amish communities and discusses how this detachment is practiced through simple living, a trait notable of the Amish people
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"In the 1690's, they broke away from their organization, the Swiss Mennonites, and created a new group in the leadership of Jacob Amman (from which the word, "Amish" originated). In the year 1727, went to America to escape "religious prosecution" in their homeland Switzerland during the Swiss Protestant Reformation. The Amish were being persecuted during that time because they are Anabaptists, people who do not believe in infant baptism (Amish people are baptized only when they reach the age of 18). Aside from the United States, the Amish also went to Central America and Canada. At present, there are large communities of Amish people living in Pennsylvania, Indiana, Iowa, Ohio, and Illinois "
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Communication and Cross-Cultural Society, 2005.
This paper discusses communication in a world of cross-cultural societies.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 1 source, $ 26.95
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This paper discusses the relationship between various cultures, particularly in terms of how people communicate with one anther. In this article the writer describes how humans interact and communicate with each other in a situational frame - and looks at this issue from a Martian's perspective. It is noted that human affection is not just sent and received by one gender to the other.
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"In a world of cross-cultural societies, expertise in relationship building and acceptance is essential to succeed in a world of swift and profound cultural, political and economic changes. Some experts consider North America, to be a multi-nation and polytechnic continent that has accepted immigrants from countries around the world. It includes a diverse array of cultural traditions. Cultural identity is demonstrated through festivals, symbols, and landscape design. Multiple cultures must coexist, thus cultural conflicts must be resolved. Cross-cultural differences are relative to ethnic, national and religious differences."
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Pop Culture, 2007.
This paper provides a reflection of popular culture, concentrating on reality TV shows.
750 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 26.95
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In this article, the writer notes that culture has many forms, through which one could define the way one lives, the way one interacts and how one perceives things. Further, the writer maintains that one is molded by cultural elements that evolve as society faces the developments of time. The writer explains that what is considered "pop culture" mostly refers to various elements in society that are most often portrayed in art, music and television. The writer focuses on the trend of reality TV. The writer concludes that one could therefore evaluate that popular culture has given birth to a not general or abstract display of people's beliefs, attitudes and emotions in the modern period. The writer claims that reality TV shows are a representation of the culture of people, a repetition of cultural pattern that may be presented in a modified manner depending on how it is perceived and accepted by the public viewers.
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"Reality TV was mostly popular beginning 2000. Many shows were created wherein participants compete with each other in real-life situations. Other shows just simply displayed the daily home activities of an individual or group of individuals. Such shows are not scripted and do not involve professional acting. Thus, what the participants portray on the screen is real and spontaneous. Because of this, Reality TV became a hit because it portrays attitudes or behavior and actions that are reflection of what is being practiced in the real world. The fact that viewers patronize the show, it could lead to a conclusion that they can relate to what they see on their television screens. This could be an indicator of the public's familiarization of patterns of culture which is found in these reality television shows."
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