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    Hobo Subculture Essay

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    Hobo subculture as one of the examples of prehistoric visual communication Done by Kadirzhanova Bayan F.Y. Applied Art Bharati Vidyapeeth College of Fine Art Introduction Visual communication is communication through visual aid and is described as the conveyance of ideas and information in forms that can be read or looked upon. Visual communication in part or whole relies on vision‚ and is primarily presented or expressed with two dimensional images‚ it includes:

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    Following the counterculture of the 60s‚ the 70screated a trend of relaxing music as well as dance music. If ever a musical style defined a decade‚ Disco was the definition of the 1970s. Although its popularity was relatively short-lived‚ the genre hosted a great deal of

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    lifestyles and radical beleifs were the shocking blow that American culture-- segregation‚ McCarthyism‚ unjust wars‚ censorship--needed to prove that some Americans still had the common sense to care for one another. The young people of the sixties counterculture movement were successful at awakening awareness on many causes that are being fought in modern American discourse. If not for the Revolution that the hippies began‚ political or social reform and the People’s voice would be decades behind. While

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    Police Subculture Essay

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    According to the seminal work of William Westley (1970)‚ the police subculture is a crucial concept in the explanation of police behavior and attitudes. The subculture‚ in his view‚ characterizes the public as hostile‚ not to be trusted‚ and potentially violent; this outlook requires secrecy‚ mutual support‚ and unity on the part of the police. Manning (1977) suggested that the inherent uncertainty of police work‚ combined with the need for information control‚ leads to police teamwork‚ which in

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    Punk Subculture History

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    The New Romantics was a subculture born out of dissatisfaction with the way ‘punk had become a parody of itself’ (Cole‚ 2000) that‚ once adopted by the mainstream‚ began to alienate ‘many of those who were at first attracted to it’s embracing of difference and individuality’ (Cole‚ 2000). Where punk had once been about a very ‘DIY’ ethic and energy‚ it evolved into something uniform and hyper-masculinised. In doing so‚ the punk scene became much less of a welcoming space for LGBTQ+ youth‚ such as

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    Subcultures Four of the subcultures that I am a part of are first‚ being a mother‚ second a student at EACC‚ third‚ an Arkansas Razorbacks fan and finally‚ my religion. Being a mother is the most important subculture that I am a part of. It is what I spend most of my time doing. It is a 24 hour a day 7 days a week job‚ but I would not change anything. Most people who are mothers have the same values‚ and that is to raise happy‚ healthy and successful children. I would say the language used as

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    The hippie subculture that was born in San Francisco in the 1960’s came from nowhere. As unlikely as life forming on Earth billions of years ago‚ new political ideals oozed from a seemingly disengaged primordial ooze of activists and idealists. Foner says‚ “the rise of a protest movement among white youth came as a complete surprise” (Give me Liberty!‚ 1103). A new age of free thinkers‚ inspired by a variety of factors found themselves questioning their government‚ challenging the steady diet

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    Subculture Research Paper

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    The Techno-Subculture of the Modern World  The Development of the Rave into Mainstream American Culture A paper submitted for the review of Dr. Murchinson regarding the rise of a cross-generational sub-culture that has shaped generations of young adults. Cassandra Stephens 12/17/2007 Stephens 1 Cassandra Stephens Dr. Murchinson English Composition I 12/17/2007 The Techno-Subculture of the Modern World Dance parties have always been a popular social event for generations of young adults. However

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    American Vegan Subculture

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    How it became a subculture? American vegetarianism has existed for more than 200 years and the American Vegan Society was founded February 1960‚ in Malaga New Jersey. Throughout recorded history there have been individuals and groups teaching the complete non-use of animal-source food and clothing. The practice of this lifestyle achieved varying degrees of success‚ and some failures. Veganism was defined and the first Vegan Society formed in 1944 in England. This society was to become the inspiration

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    older a lot of things changed over the years. For example‚ our government has certain parts that are corrupt‚ and people are judged for who they are. These problems are what need to change for the future of America. American government is a deviant subculture. Its leaders stand on soapboxes and polarize the public by pointing fingers while secretly doing the bidding of special interests. Many public employees plod through life with their noses in rule books‚ indifferent to the actual needs of the public

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