Everyone remembers a favorite toy, certain fashion or article of clothing that they grew up with. ... Our lives and life styles have changed a lot with fashion and fads. ... Almost every fashion statement found today can be traced to the past. ... Meanwhile, the handset marketers, led by Nokia, were busy transforming the mobile phone from a clunky box into a fashion accessory. ... Well, do we not see enough SUVs on the road and know that it is considered to be in fashion and style to own one. ...

• Word Count: 1673
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

In the 1920's a new fad became popular by accident when a French woman went on a cruise and obtained a suntan, not even realizing it, while new fashions were arising and people were on the look out for new trends. ... This high almighty tan fad closed the gap between men and women. ... This is still going on today and from this gender issue, the fad continues. ... Are you willing to let your body down, let it decay, let it die just because of a fad? ... But each fashion in some way damages, distorts, or renders the human body and just like each fashion people continue on, urging for t...

• Word Count: 1275
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• Grade Level: High School

I would have to be crazy to want someone to rupture my skin, but plenty of people were just crazy enough to start a new fad. ... In American culture, celebrities' roles extend beyond their job titles, to include fashion icon, role model, and all around public figure. ... More so than a fashion statement, celebrities' display of their tattoos served as a statement of acceptance. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

I would have to be crazy to want someone to rupture my skin, but plenty of people were just crazy enough to start a new fad. ... In American culture, celebrities' roles extend beyond their job titles, to include fashion icon, role model, and all around public figure. ... More so than a fashion statement, celebrities' display of their tattoos served as a statement of acceptance. ...

• Word Count: 2313
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• Grade Level: High School

Whether it's fashion styles, workout fads, or the hottest new diet plan, our way of living is constantly evolving at a speed faster than some of us are even able to keep up with! ... This film as well as the book Ways of Seeing, by John Berger, supports the idea that although change is inevitable with our ever-growing society, there are some things that were made old-fashioned to stay old-fashioned. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

They might fade from the limelight like the color from an old pair of blue jeans, but they always seem to come back in grand fashion. They've proven time and time again that their lifestyle and image is more than just a passing fad. ...

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To begin this essay the common perceptions of globalization and culture will be put forward to clearly define that which is the topic at hand. Culture is as defined by many to generally consist of values, traditions and practices that occur within any given society. This also incorporates attitude...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Vaudeville programs "have reflected, and sometimes anticipated, the life and fashions of the times" and "the vaudeville managers find these fads profitable, because of the theatergoer's desire for something new or novel" ("History of," 1926). ...

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• Grade Level: Graduate

Does this mean her fans will heed her fashion endorsements? ... Companies are willing to invest in the influence of pop culture icons of the entertainment industry because historically, famous stars have shaped the fads of the nation, whether or not that was their intention. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Jim Steinberg of the San Diego Examiner believes that, "They have become a fashion statement and sometimes a gang statement"(Sauewein 1). ... So how can these policies take away students rights when it is proven that they are able to concentrate on their work and not on who is wearing the latest fad and who is not? ...

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The whole diet, exercise, weight fad in this country is primarily motivated by "aesthetic ideals" and people's strong desire to "look good" rather than by desires for better health or longer life. ... The only real cure is to defeat the negative thoughts about one's physical appearance and to realize losing weight in an obsessive fashion is not healthy but destructive. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Even though it is not considered a disorder, it has become a fad in today's society, and the health hazards are overlooked because of the desire to be thin. ... Through videos and discussions, the young girls were taught about deceptive media techniques, including how fashion models are made to appear flawless by airbrushing and computer graphics. ...

• Word Count: 1947
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Luis Armstrong (1901 - 1971) My paper is about probably America's most influential artist; trumpeter, composer and leader Louis Armstrong. He was born in a time when a black boy could expect nothing but to grow up, work hard at the lowest jobs all his life, and hope somehow, somewhere manag...

• Word Count: 1911
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School