Many forms of popular culture today are inspired by themes‚ characters‚ and other references in various types of classical literature. John Denver’s song "Calypso" parallels with a number of the themes in Homer’s the Odyssey. The Odyssey’s themes involving Odysseus’ journey back home and the aid of gods and goddesses directly influence "Calypso." The first stanza in Calypso is influenced by Odysseus’ journey to back to his homeland. The first couple of lines compare a dream to sailing on the
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River Steinberg Fandom in Popular Culture Everyone is a fan of something. Whether it’s a sports team‚ celebrity‚ or television show there is at least one thing that a person enjoys to partake in‚ talk about‚ etc. Yet when does becoming too much of a fan – or a fanatic – become a problem? This question raises concern because recently many different fan bases or fandoms of certain movies‚ books‚ etc. have been criticized over the last decades due to their extreme dedication and obsession. Some people
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Part B. Briefly describe a loss experience of one person you had contact with. Reflect on this event and discuss what you noticed about it. For example‚ you might want to include information such as: Was it a primary or secondary loss? If it was a primary loss‚ what secondary loss accompanied it? Was it sudden and unexpected? Anticipated? Traumatic? Was the individual’s grief acknowledged and supported by others or disenfranchised? Use references to support your reflections. (1250 words. 20 marks
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In St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture‚ Tina Gianoulis wrote “hipsters have espoused tolerance and openness‚ sometimes engaging in bisexual relationships and wearing gender-bending styles” (675). For decades hipsters lived on the edge of society. They see themselves as the superior group in the category of being “cool”. They don’t live out their lives to societies standards‚ nor do they follow the ideals and trends‚ but make their own. There is no concrete version of the hipster‚ just mostly
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Questions: Briefly describe what activity you selected. 1. The activity that I have decided to perform is to eat because it was an activity that is comfortable for me. During the first try‚ with one eye covered‚ there was no extreme difference; despite not being able to see the arm that my food was coming from. Then there was some difference‚ such as I was eating slower than usual. What differences did you note in your ability to judge the shape‚ distance‚ speed‚ and direction of the objects with
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Lecture on British Culture and Civilization. POPULAR CULTURE: A REFLECTION OF HIGH CULTURE. (By Leyla Oliveros Concha) Most of the time‚ those who are involved in academic contexts‚ try to figure out or establish which elements “deserve” being members of this essential part of the society called culture. You may think that it sounds completely normal‚ however‚ guess what? Houston‚ we have a problem. The problem is the fact that society tends to associate culture with concepts‚ such as
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Question 1 ‘Describe popular culture in Britain at the beginning of the 1960s’ Popular culture describes how many people appreciate styles and interests of that current day. Features such as music‚ colours and entertainment are commonly liked by ordinary people. Britain in the 1950’s was still gloomy; people were still getting over the devastation of World War Two as they had lost their loved ones. Rationing had ended in 1954-1955 and they were still recovering from the economic hardship. But
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of Europe‚ Bollywood and Cinema of Asia. If we talk about America‚ it is probably Independent American Cinema. All of us accepted that American Film Industry stinks and we don’t talk about it much except a few directors like Christopher Nolan‚ Martin Scorsese‚ etc. . When Erman drew our attention to America‚ Esma proposed to change the topic which was about famous director’s cinematography. And‚ we started to talk effects of popular culture on Film Industry.
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American Popular Culture SOC/105 August‚ 22‚ 2013 American Popular Culture In late 19th century America made two tempting and attractive promises; freedom and land (The Johns Hopkins University‚ 2002). These promises brought many immigrants with the hope of seeing their dreams realized. America today is a multicultural country provides shelter to thousands of immigrants with different cultural background. The Oxford Dictionary define culture as “the arts
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American Popular Culture Daniel Villalobos SOC/105 University of Phoenix June 29‚ 2011 Roger Fike American Popular Culture There is not a single definition that will describe culture since it evolves and goes for the same as beauty. Without a doubt‚ there is no answer to the definition of beauty‚ yet beauty is heavily involved and‚ associated in today’s media. Media is likely to have an enormous potent effect to the average man or woman about criterions of beauty‚ forcing
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