When thinking about the iconic figure, there are certain names that immediately spring to mind, John Lennon, Che Guevara, Elvis to name but a few, although the figure who seems to have had the biggest impact, especially in American culture is JFK, who is often looked upon as a Marta by American people. ... Figure 1 -Oil on Canvas Oil on canvas was done by Robert Rauschenberg it contains JFK, as the most dominant image, Pop artists, often portrayed famous people into there paintings and show them in different ways "Icons of the new reality came to be provided by pop art" JFK was by now one...

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If you have ever owned cable or satellite television, you may have enjoyed some channels that have aired your favorite movies and television series. You may have even watched news that was brought to you the minute it happened. If you have seen some of these channels, odds are that you have at least...

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If you have ever owned cable or satellite television, you may have enjoyed some channels that have aired your favorite movies and television series. You may have even watched news that was brought to you the minute it happened. If you have seen some of these channels, odds are that you have at least...

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Memes are started by such media icons like Pee Wee Herman, Ren and Stimpy, Beavis and Butthead, Micheal Jackson, Madonna, certain music like Rap and corporations such as MTV are all guilty of spreading the media virus. ... However I also think that Rushkroff should have aimed it more at Generation X because we are the future. ... Birkert used books to help prove his main ideas and Rushkroff used media icons and television shows. ...

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Barbie Doll: A Girl's Quest for Perfect Plastic Proportions Society's cultural icons present an unrealistic and unattainable standard of beauty. The superficiality represented within cultural icons such as Barbie, revolves primarily around physical attributes rather than personal essence. ... In her work "The Female Body," Margaret Atwood explores the same theme of Barbie as a cultural icon, and draws a similar conclusion. ... Barbie Doll aims to address the skewed values society has placed on the characteristics a girl should possess. Barbie is the icon doll of perfect plastic ...

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Even before he was bestowed this title, however, Charlemagne was the leader of many conquests, through which he aimed to convert the pagans to Christianity. ... Early Christianity had adopted this same notion, but as the Church developed, so did the replication of its holy figures through iconic imagery. Charlemagne, obviously a devout and loyal Christian, wanted to eliminate this widespread presence of icons, and, therefore, encouraged iconoclasm. ... Regardless of this apparent hierarchy, the two shared a close friendship as a consequence of to their work together, which aimed at the colla...

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We have been giving the task of producing a magazine cover and deconstructing it; this will include what the magazine is about, an Audience profile and the Deconstruction essay on why it is laid out like this and also who the target audience is aimed at. ... The main picture is Justin Timberlake, who is a very popular music artist, and would appeal to the target audience, who see him as an icon. ... As Justin Timberlake is seen as a teen icon, the audience would be attracted to this, and would want to know why he is on the cover, so may persuade them into buying it. The other pictures on the ...

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The purpose of the two is to aim toward an audience gaining knowledge quickly and easily, to advertise their business worldwide and provide entertainment. ... It is advertising tours in Central Australia so therefore it is aimed towards tourist or for people who wants to experience life in the outback. ... It also features abbreviations (such as L.O.L. which means lots of laugh) and emoticons (expressive icons such as happy faces, also known as smilies). ... It is more aimed for a particular audience, for tourists or any one that are interested in travelling in Central Australia. ...

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Walt Disney is an American icon that exerts a certain level of global control over our culture and because of its influence it is able to lure us into this magical and mythical world of make believe. ... The main character Aladdin is a poor street urchin who aims to win the heart of the sultan's daughter with the help of his friend, the genie. ... (Vinyl Leaves) Beautifully designed pagodas aim to reflect a view of Japan as does Minnie Mouse dressed in a kimono. ...

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Frida's personal and highly symbolic paintings, as well as her vigorous determination, have come to present her as an icon of feminism and perhaps on of the greatest symbolic figures of the twentieth century. ... At this time, programs aimed their emphasis on the cultural reconstruction and educational development of Mexico. ... With this rising prominence came recognition and before long Frida became established as the significant painter she was, which soon lead to her acceptance as an icon of Mexican nationality. ... Frida's fixation with female subject matter and the truthful...

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Who would believe that a small, thin, long-tailed, beady-eyed rodent would become a popular icon with the symbol of innocence, youth and happiness throughout the world? ... The Mickey Mouse Club was also the beginning of Mickey as an educational tool, where many of the show's non-cartoon segments were aimed at teaching kids values and morals. ... This show is the result of his image and characteristics from an all ages cartoon icon to a little kid's only educator. ...

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Every day the light sees new books that reveal the dark side in the successful history of an icon. ... Sandy's Story by Bill Saporito (2003) Inside the biography of one of the more outstanding icons in the Wall Street, market, it is easy to find, in between the lines, a world of morality and ethics to be reviewed. ... Each statement is aimed towards a different quadrant in the organization's domain. (2003) Daft writes: "Free play of market forces, conflict is legitimate and expected" (2003). ...

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She became a popular icon because she broke so many barriers during her lifetime. ... This advertisement aimed to bring her persona to this table, and was successful in doing so. ... By using previous icons that became known as rebels, Dolce & Gabbana not only wants to sell a product endorsed by a celebrity, rather this "lifestyle" in which the consumer is personifying someone one known to break social boundaries. ...

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" (Monastery Icons, 1988) The original artist depicted several saints at the bottom of the cross. ... In this recreation of the cross, the iconographer has chosen to identify and depict these saints as the four most beloved saints of the Franciscan Order including, Saint Francis, Saint Clare, Saint Anthony of Padua, and Saint Bonaventure (Monastery icons, 1988). ... The FOTH community members follow Franciscan order and aim to be simple, prayerful and compassionate communities following the word of St Francis. ...

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Furthermore, Michael has set up The Heal The World Foundation with the aim to help heal the world by starting with the children. ... With one glove, a red jacket, and a pocket full of songs that made millions walk as if they were dancing on the moon, peculiar and eccentric Jackson became a vastly successful, world-renowned pop icon. ... Whether as a pop icon or a tabloid distortion, Michael Jackson always remains bigger than life....

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Critics, film scholars, and studio publicists view the stars from many angles, as marketing tools, cultural icons, and products of the industry. ... As the luster around auteur directors faded and the country swung back to the right, Hollywood began to churn out blockbusters aimed at a mainstream audience. ...

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"Carly" Fiorina, who since she started 18 months ago, has "pushed the company to the limit to recapture the form that made it a management icon for six decades," says the article "The Radical: Carly Fiorina's Bold Management Experiment at HP." ... Another deals with commercial printing and aims to "capture business that now goes to offset presses." ...

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ANDY WORHOL The Dark Side It is rare for an artist to become a celebrity, but Andy Warhol experienced much more than his fifteen minutes of fame and became an icon of his generation. ... From his "Death and Disaster series, Warhol aimed to capture the feeling of an execution in his work the "Electric Chair". ...

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Robbins (1998) tries to detach the term from universalism (previously constructed by Kant) to encompass trans-nationalism, with the aim to make cosmopolitanism more "efficacious" and "self-limiting" (Malcomson, 1998) . ... He names those cosmopolitanisms as "existing cosmopolitanism" and classify them under a number of rubrics, namely spiritual cosmopolitanism, religious cosmopolitanism, extra-national (a Canadian who reads Gandhi for example) and entertainment (icons such as Madonna or Michal Jackson). ...

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The phrases used in their commercials and advertisements are aimed at making people feel important as individuals. ... McDonald's is an American icon that has developed to become a tool in the cross-cultural unification of various diverse nations. ...

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The "soul rider" is the somewhat iconic, aspirational, figure - the completely competent snowboarder, unafraid of the dangers of backcountry snowboarding. ... Soul riding is not merely a media construct intended to sell more products, or to an attempt to advance the aims of the snowboarding industry in some way, although, those have been the effects of this trend. ...

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The "soul rider" is the somewhat iconic, inspirational, figure - the completely competent snowboarder, unafraid of the dangers of backcountry snowboarding. ... Soul riding is not merely a media construct intended to sell more products, or to an attempt to advance the aims of the snowboarding industry in some way, although, those have been the effects of this trend. ...

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Abstract This report aims at devising a strategically powerful brand strategy for the Louis Vuitton with a strong competitive concept to ensure that this brand can launch into the fragrance market worldwide without harming their core brand. ... In this paper, authors have developed some ideas and visions, how to make Louis Vuitton perfume distinctive and ensure that it will not become a mass-market brand, but will be the icon of true luxury. ...

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In his Hind Swaraj, Gandhi points out that the British were able to further establish their presence in India as they would buy raw materials such as cotton from India, use cheap machine intensive production methods to produce goods which would then be brought back to India and sold for prices cheaper than locally produced Indian goods, thereby ruining the Indian indigenous industry and draining India's wealth.17 This belief and opposition to British exploitation lead to the influential Gandhi starting the Khadi movement, which aimed to make India self-sufficient. ... He pointed out the ...

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