Popular culture is a living thing... it mutates, grows, adapts, and other biological junk. ... Below are presented several different scenarios as to what could possibly happen should a MAJOR (not a quickie like the Gulf War) hypothetical armed conflict rage once again. 1) Corporations start pumping out more and more pre-fabricated pop acts. ... But I doubt it. 2) Pre-fabricated pop acts discover the creative process. ... Arguably the most important and inventive teeny-bopper pop act in the world, it took a social revolution to also make them the most important movers in popular culture...

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The need and desire for material possessions is impressed upon us by our consumerist culture. ... (FC 0:48:15) The movie takes a violent approach to help free society from consumer culture. ... The narrator says, "This was mine and Tyler's gift, our gift to the world." ( FC 1:1:00 ) We are all raised by Television ads and pop culture. ... Such influence can be thought of investing in pop culture. ... 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 no...

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As the story continues, this symbol of homes also helps to develop their identities and reveals each of their own experiences in assimilating into American culture. ... However, as the story progresses, more evidence is expressed of Ashima's willingness to assimilate further into the culture that surrounds her. ... The different 'homes' and cultures Ashima is exposed to thus reflects on her identity both through the lack of the development of identity she illustrates within her food preparation and her desire to cling onto her Bengali tradition, as well as her willingness to ...

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