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The Merchants of Cool is a movie that features the life of youngsters from an economic, social, cultural, political, and environmental point of view. This paper will analyze the sociological part of the Merchants of Cool movie. This is because the film is all about day-to-day human sociology since it features the true essence of the largest population which is that o youths. This paper would then analyze the following sociological themes as based on the film, Merchants of Cool. Based on the movie, the Merchants of Cool, it can be seen that the culture of the youths is different from the ancient cultural practices.
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The students truly believe the benefits, as shown, will outweigh the cost of their time. Thank you for your time and consideration of this manner. Please contact me with any questions or concerns that might keep us from moving forward. REFERENCES Hingson, R.W., Zha, W., & Weitzman, E.R. (2009).Magnitude of and trends in alcohol-related mortality and morbidity among U.S. college students ages 18-24, 1998-2005.Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, Supplement No.
Frontline's documentary: The Merchants of Cool does well to cast light on the hyper-focus marketers give to teenagers and United States' youth. The film outlines the industries $150 billion market for kids. The film is directed by Barack Goodman and written by Rachel Dretzin and relays its message quite effectively in the form of marketer testimonies, child interviews and a broad projection of the corners this market reaches and creates. An early segment of the film depicts one marketer who leads a discussion on "what's hot" among teenagers. The discussion involves many kids who are paid fifty dollars to give their opinion on what's cool.
The Program Director Millions of people tune-in to their favorite radio stations everyday and are entertained, informed, and kept in good company as they go about their daily routines. Radio is powerful medium that has been around since the early 1920's and has proven its ability to prosper and maintain it's position as a viable part of our society. But the task has not been easy. In fact, radio stations in all markets are constantly battling, not only with each other, but also with new technologies and outlets that threaten its very existence. So in reaction to an ever-changing market, radio must constantly evolve and adapt in order to stay in the race.
Throughout the relatively short existence of the United States, our country has changed drastically in order to become what it is today. Compared to much of the world, America is just a teenager, eager to find its place in the world. The US is still developing, and, much like a teenager, we apparently feel the need to express ourselves very publicly. Just as a teen may plaster their first car with politically charged bumper stickers in order to show off who they are, we plaster our houses, vehicles, and even sometimes our clothes with the flag to show who we are as Americans. Though our country seems to have much international influence, we have not existed nearly long enough to give up on patriotism yet.
In America you have the right to pray, go to church, talk about your God to anyone, but in many other countries you don’t have the right to do that. Secondly, America has advanced technology. America has come up with many genius inventions. Some inventions are: the first gas powered car, steamboats, the telegraph, traffic lights, video games, and the electric TV. Ever since then we have been finding ways to make old inventions better.
On the other hand, the representation of the American values as shown in the inaugural address of President John F.Kennedy is meant to spark off humane values for the citizens. The era of enlightenment in America brought a lot of changes especially to the general life of the people. Enlightenment was a very critical process through which the success as well as the progress of America was based upon. It formed a foundation through which the development of all sectors of America such as political, religious and social aspects was initiated. Throughout a long period of time, the values instilled have formed a crucial part of America’s development and it’s relative to people of all walks of life.
During the teenage years teenagers think they have to fit in and seem cool. Many teens think being cool means rebelling and doing things they are not supposed to do. They are not supposed to drink at their age so it seems cool or as if they are rebelling when they drink. Thus fulfilling their want to seem cool and fit in. This want is what teens drink for.