1. Romanticism
American Entertainment In the 1940's When a country goes to war, its citizens struggle economically and socially with the cost of war and the damage it brings to families. During World War II, America needed to turn its eyes from the war and focus on something else. Hollywood played a major part...
Culture, the thing that defines a group of people, is truly interesting. Culture is a phenomenon that is directly linked with the development of its respective group of people. Furthermore a people's culture is expressed through its works, whether it be in politics, literature, athletics, or art. Art is a unique form of expression because humans can directly play on three of the human senses, sight, taste, and hearing. Among the three senses, hearing is the primary sense. ...
Body Modification and Contemporary American Rites of Passage INTRODUCTION Rites of Passage The term "Rite of Passage" describes any rite or ritual which marks or induces a change in an individuals social position. These life changes include birth, puberty, initiation into social and familial grou...
Commercials and advertisement make or break the product, depending on many things, such as to whom it is marketed, and who it affects or who it has an influence on. One can simply switch channels whenever there's a commercial break, but there are those ads that simply catch your attention, or are so witty that you do not mind watching them over and over again. Take the latest local Coca-Cola advertisement for example. The star is just a normal-looking guy in his teens. Some may find him cute, but it seems as if he was chosen to star in the commercial because of his plain looks. ...