Respected judges, dear parents and friends, the speech topic given to me is: “Popular Culture: Shaping and reflecting who we are. Explain what the topic means to you and our society.” Popular culture is the contemporary lifestyle and items that are well known and generally accepted within a population. The cultural patterns that are widespread within our population are all part of our popular culture. I believe that pop culture does have an influence in shaping and reflecting us and our society. Popular culture has existed since the beginning of time.
Advertising Synthesis Essay The growth of media has paved the way for numerous outlets for advertising. Millions of people reading magazines, watching TV, listening to the radio and surfing the web are constantly bombarded with ads for different products or services. Although the creation of media has given us great power and knowledge, we see its consequences in our personal lives and in society as a whole. Advertising has altered the perception of wants versus needs, which has led to a significant change of the economy and its consumer capital. Whether many would prefer to admit or not, advertising has changed society- modifying the way Americans think and act in today's day and age, though not entirely for the better.
The United States were and still are powerful in many ways – that is why I think the 20th century was the American century. American taste and attitude have conquered the world in many areas of life: music, film, food, mass production. There are many more fields influenced by American attitude. The cultural impact of the US, often known as Americanization, is seen in the influence on other countries of US music, TV, films, art, and fashion. By the 1960s television programs had become an important American export.
Gender Differences in Music In a society completely overcome by technology and the perks of possessing it in mass quantities it is likely that the average person will come in contact with music of some sort, be it through a radio station, through the speakers of a store or in other mediums. Music is a huge component of daily life, and it has an even larger impact on its listeners. Likewise, different genres of music and artists appeal to different age groups, and even genders. The Article “Reflections on a Century of Living: Gendered Differences in Mainstream Popular Songs” by Melissa A. Click and Michael W. Kramer discusses the appeal and messages of different songs to different genders in a well-written and excellently supported manner that properly uses evidence to prove the main points. In this article, Click and Kramer compare and contrast both the lyrics and the music videos made for two different songs.
The naming of radio broadcast helped shape the culture in creating something distinctively American. The television network was also a major factor in cultural identity, today we have media covering just about everything from 9/11 to Hurrica Katrina even the Kardashian’s most
Music: The Most Important Ingredient to America’s Melting Pot America has often been termed the “melting pot” of the world. Many aspects of American society have shown that this is true. Everywhere you look you can see the many influences that different countries and cultures have had on America such as in the food you eat, the clothing you wear, the sports you watch, and especially the music you hear. Music plays a significant role in most, if not all, cultures and the music that we know today began with a blend of many cultures and traditions in early America. The earliest music traditions in America were those belonging to the North American Indians and later followed the Spanish, British, African and other music traditions.
Whether people agree with it or not or believe we really have as many as we do, we in America are given a very large scale in freedom in our opinions, thoughts and how we choose to voice them; on paper, out loud, etc. Because of this, many people have many different views and meanings for the world and things around us. Gloria Naylor’s piece A Word’s Meaning, and Julie Bosman’s piece The (No) Free Speech Movement, both show how people freely use terms, phrases, and outlets for such things differently, and also how some in communities may find their views different. Though both essays contain similarities between their minor focuses, there are certainly more differences between the authors, the styles and the content of their pieces. Gloria Naylor and Julie Bosman both went to college and participated, if not graduated with a knowledge of literacy and understanding of language and its effects.
Rhetorical Analysis WRD-110-039 11/18/11 Advertisements are apart of our everyday life, we see them wherever we go. Whether they are on TV, radio, a bus, or in a magazine you can’t avoid them. Each advertisement is targeted to a specific audience selling a certain product. There are many approaches that companies use to try and sell their products to the targeted audience. Consumption of alcoholic beverages is very common across America.
Susie Pummill Mr. Michael Mitchell 6123-82553-HIST 1302 8 Aug 2012 Rock and Roll: Musical Genre and American Lifestyle Rock and Roll isn’t just about a musical genre; it’s about a lifestyle. Rock Music shapes what is the American popular society’s viewpoint and belief system, not only in its inception beginning in the 1950s, but also now in the 21st century. Its musical message highlights different eras’, political times, and challenges of the moment. Cultural attitudes and opinions on every aspect of life including, racism, war, politics, and economy, are the focus of this sound. With every decade evolving this musical art with new unique styles, and many subcategories of the genre, Rock is the most popular kind of music, and
WHAT IS POPULAR CULTURE? Most people have a vague idea what is meant by the term ‘popular culture’, we may think of the music chart’s, hits on the radio, videos, blockbuster films, Jackie Collins and Martine Cole novels, polyester and fast foods. Vast numbers of people consume and enjoy cultural products from the modern cultural industry from e.g. T.V advertisements to X-Factor and branded sporting goods. To explain this consumption, it must be garnered that a majority of working people are avid watchers of the modern cultural industry.