deal of concern that media depictions of illicit drugs‚ alcohol‚ or tobacco inaccurately portray the true nature of drug abuse and its negative consequences. I want to describe how I feel the social problem of drug abuse is reflected by the media through music and television. However‚ I mainly want to focus on the influence of music videos. I think that drug abuse has been overly glamorized showing the younger generation that using illicit drugs (mainly marijuana) is socially acceptable. Not only
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The culture of the United States has been going from bad to worse in recent years. Things like good manners and kindness have been weeded out. The youth of America look to the media for guidance on what is "cool" and acceptable and pop culture is filling their minds with bad thoughts. TV‚ movies‚ and radio are the avenues for this corruption. On average‚ in a two-hour period‚ a child will see a maximum of one hundred people die on TV. Music is destroying the tentative footing that women have in the
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Pop culture and academia—do they sound awkward in the same sentence? Depending on one’s interest‚ they will find either pop culture or academia a lot more entertaining and appealing over the other. However‚ just because they sound dreary together‚ this does not mean they actually are. Perhaps‚ only conducting an academic study on pop culture will provide an answer. After all‚ scholars studying a new topic‚ and pop culture getting extra attention is normal. Therefore‚ academically studying pop culture
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The story of Bodies unfolds largely through the voiceover narration of R‚ “which suggests he’s fully conscious and cognitively intact‚ but just has issues translating his thoughts into action in the way he wants‚ never learn exactly what caused the undead to roam the earth — plague‚ scientific mishap‚ supernatural curse? — because R simply doesn’t remember While zombie films often differ in their reasons for how the dead start walking‚ omitting the origin story entirely is “not uncommon among
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Influence Today’s Media Has on Teens Every day teens watch TV and see movies that glamorize violent and inappropriate behavior. On the covers of magazines are spray-tanned‚ models or celebrities that teens idolize. Physical appearance is exaggerated by the media‚ and is seen by teens‚ as more important than intellectual abilities. Boys and girls between the ages of 13-18Teens feel that they need to be just as beautiful as the super models‚ or just as muscular as the professional athletes
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suffered from gender stereotypes imposed upon them by popular culture. Famous figures including the dainty sex-icon Marilyn Monroe or the imposing paragon of masculinity‚ Arnold Schwarzenegger have long been the epitomes of the ideal woman or man. In the age of Spotify and Youtube where popular music is widely accessible‚ music icons such as pop queen Beyonce and “rap god” Eminem have a large influence on American culture. American music culture negatively affects adolescents by perpetuating gender stereotypes
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For the last 20 or so years‚ rap has been the most dominate influence in music and culture. Rappers like Eminem and P. Diddy have made millions and millions of dollars off their music; Kanye West‚ Macklemore‚ and countless other rappers have won Grammys every year; Dr. Dre recently sold his brand Beats to Apple for one billion dollars; Rap motifs and quotes appear in pop culture every day. Needless to say‚ hip hop is one of the most successful and popular genres in all of music. So‚ what makes
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but this event has touched the lives of most people across the globe. Before 9/11 many were able to board their flights thirty minutes before takeoff‚ yet today this is the opposite of what one is supposed to do. American culture continues to home small changes over the course of a year‚ however and event like 9/11 forces infinite changes. This significant date in American history continues to have positive and negative affects to American culture and American citizens. 9/11 has sparked positive
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should study the ideologies‚ more specifically in popular culture‚ is because of the impact that popular culture has on the youth of today. Pop culture is everywhere‚ whether we like it or not. It infiltrates every nook and cranny‚ starting from phones‚ books‚ and tv shows‚ and by understanding the ideology behind pop culture‚ one could utilize this information to understand the methodology behind what the intended ideology of pop culture entails. Understanding ideology‚ a system of concepts and
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Alex Rankin Mr. Maus Sophomore English 1 April 2012 Facebook: Negative Effects on the Teens of Today Facebook can be very dangerous for the lives of teens. Many teens of today say that Facebook is positive because it can improve communication between other teens‚ which is true‚ but the real stated facts about the site are that Facebook can cause psychological disorders‚ depression‚ and can affect grades in a negative way. Facebook can cause many psychological disorders. Two of the major disorders
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