Madonna has influenced American culture through her aggressive acts and displays of sexuality, her inspiring, yet controversial music, and her outspokenness on many women"'s and controversial issues. ... Madonna broke out from the disco scene into mainstream pop with "Holiday", written and produced by Jellybean. ... Sex has clearly influenced American culture, and the way people act, what they wear, and basically who they are and idolize to be. ... Madonna has explored female fantasy and in this respect, she is to be regarded as someone who tries the limits of social codes, in a time when...

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Rina Angela Corpus talks about the perfectionism that revolves around ballerinas portrayed in Darren Aronofsky's "Black Swan". She clearly mentions a number of instances in the movie that are portrayed accurately, which people overlook on a daily basis. In her review, she mentions that the ballet wo...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

For example, it has been smooth sailing for the female pop sensation, Lady Gaga, whose name is continuously making headlines and topping charts. ... Although powerful voices of women such as Lady Gaga, Alanis Morissette, and Amy Winehouse who have become essential ingredients to our modern culture, female musicians overall are still having a very difficult time bursting through the scene and earning the credit they deserve. ...

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Communication and Popular Culture BUST magazine is meant to be an alternative outlet for women who are sick of the images given to them in the more established and conventional women's magazines. ... There are also reviews of lesser-known women acts in pop and rap. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Gail Dines writes in the chapter "Visible or Invisible: Growing Up Female in Porn Culture" used in the book Composing Gender by Rachael Groner and John F. ... An article in The New York Times titled "The Media Has a Woman Problem" written by Liza Mundy states "Men's dominance in the field tends to be highest in prestige or ''hard'' topics like politics, crime, business, technology and world affairs; women put up better numbers in ''soft'' subjects like education, lifestyle, culture and health. ...

• Word Count: 2465
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School