1.04H Over the last few years, the United kingdom has been the country everybody has taking about. The united kingdom claimed to have reached their golden age in the 1920's, however, they seem to be making a comeback. Britain has made an amazing impact in the worlds pop culture industry. The countries biggest artistic success come from the music industry. Music from British artists is spreading fast, becoming more and more popular throughout teenagers worldwide.
Running head: COLD WAR NUCLEAR THREAT/TERRORISM THREAT Cold War Nuclear Threat/Today’s Terrorism Threat Bart Anderson University of Phoenix HIS 145 Erik Johnsen May 24, 2012 America enjoyed a booming economic growth period soon after World War II. The 1950’s and early 60’s were a period of personal/national prosperity as the country’s population, economic growth, and urban areas grew fast and furious (Brinkley, 2012). Even though the ‘War to end all wars’ was becoming a faded memory, a new ‘threat’ emerged which seemed to capture the fears and anxieties of U.S. citizens just as firmly as the fear of evil axis power regimes – it was the threat of communism and nuclear war. Ironically some of the attitudes and actions regarding today’s ‘terrorist threat’ mirror several events of the cold war and occurrences regarding government response and propaganda. The following will examine some aspects of life during the cold war and living under the ‘threat’ of a nuclear exchange, as well as the similarities/differences between the perceived nuclear threat of the 50’s and 60’s and the ‘terrorism threat’ in today’s American society.
Jose Munguia Professor Hartmann English 152-03 1 December 2013 Success of the Wizard of Oz through Television The Wizard of Oz was a spectacular movie. The decade around Oz paved the way for many other amazing movies, which created new genres and set new standards for what a movie should be like. Some of the amazing movies that also came out during 1939 were: Gone with the Wind, Stagecoach, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Of Mice and Men, Love Affair, The Hunchback to Notre Dame, and many other great award winning movies (Films101). Each of these movies have been awarded for their amazing directors, story, actors and visual effects. However, out of all of these movies there has only been one that has been called the most popular movie
He was the first artist to incorporate “inappropriate” dance moves into his routine, and would put on huge stage shows. The crowd would break out dancing. His lyricism attracted a lot of positive attention from teens, yet very negative attention from parents. It was because of this, and the popularity and fame of his music and him as a celebrity grew immensely, bringing Rock’N Roll with it. Though initially considered provocative, during his career he later appeared many times on television and his music became palatable to many older Americans.
Samantha Jenkins investigates… In a world of plots, pixels and punk, the competition between networks, book publishers, labels and even brands has skyrocketed to unprecedented heights. The entertainment industry has noticed that consumers – especially adolescents – have taken a keen eye to goods that in particular showcase the traits of personalities that seem to have it all. The result of this shows enormous impact on youth - nowadays, an individual’s popularity is their capital, more sought after than straights As or a healthy lifestyle. Today's media
A. El Paso has grown successfully for making events like these. (Pullen, 2012) B. This festival is not only for the teens, but for the kids and elders too. (Pullen, 2012) C. "This is such a special experience for El Paso" –Zechs Marquise (Pullen, 2012) [With this being said, the city has grown for the past two years.] V. El Paso has not only grown as a city and been put on the radar, but these events have grown into people’s hearts.
Kevin Hart has had an amazing amount of success in his young career. Hart has done well in the box office and been a recent recipient of 2 NAACP Image Awards. He has been nominated for a number of awards and starred in his own sitcom. Kevin believes his success is due in part to his savvy use of social media. Hart opens up to Oprah Winfrey in an interview that will air this Sunday on the OWN Network’s Oprah Prime.
In “The Merchants of Cool,” the author investigates the rising fascination with teen pop culture. Teenagers are constantly vying for attention, causing them to imitate popular celebrities. Major corporations try to capitalize off this, showing productions and advertisements to influence them further. The era of family friendly programming has no longer any place in primetime television; shows such as Dawson’s Creek and Cruel Intentions have completely infiltrated the TV schedule to reflect teens’ all-consuming fascination with sexuality. One of the major networks responsible for influencing pop culture is MTV, telling kids what’s cool.
The Korean War was the first proxy war as part of the cold war. The main outcome was that a major change could be in US foreign policy. They became more involved in South East Asia with the founding of SEATO and diverted from the previously used policy of containment to rollback. Due to it being a limited war and being overshadowed by World War II, there was not as much involvement by the civil population in the United States. Twenty years later though, during the Vietnam War, the awareness by the US citizens was a lot higher, probably also related to the now widely spread television.
Kath & Kim has garnered much critical acclaim since its debut, winning two Logie Awards, for "Outstanding Comedy Programme" and the "Best Television Drama Series" award at the Australian Film Institute Awards. In Australia, it has become a pop culture phenomenon, and is a success with audiences nationwide. Internationally, the series has spawned a cult fanbase, and in 2006 it was announced an American version of the series would be produced, to air on NBC. [2] Riley and Turner served as executive producers on the US version. The American version was also picked up by Seven, which debuted the program on 12 October 2008, just three days after its debut in the United