g garment, jewel, accessory etc) from any culture other than your own, a using a material culture approach, discuss is original cultural functions and meanings.
The Classic' Coca-Cola Bottle.
Perhaps a description of the artefact in question, the classic' Coke bottle is unnecessary. This is testament to the fact that it has become an American icon, a corporate totem and a national export to symbolise American prosperity world-wide. The Coke bottle is the most widely recognised commercial product in the world. Craig Gilborn, an American writer, maintains that the Coca-Cola bottle deserves "classic- status because of its form, durability, powerful sculptural and optical aesthetic, and its ubiquity. In his judgement it also merits the title of an American cultural symbol par excellence. The bottle symbolises so much about America both good and bad. It is their own drink and the pride of a nation, its far reaching influence is viewed as a symbol of the prosperity of their nation and the power it exerts throughout the world. However one could also claim that the bottle has also had a hand in the erosion of other nations cultures. Through this essay I will outline the extent to which the Coke bottle both influences and reflects the culture and society of the United States of America and how it has come to be regarded as a national institution. I will also reflect on the spread of the seemingly all pervasive American culture with the Coca-Cola bottle as its figurehead.
The evolution of the Coca-Cola bottle and the Coca-Cola brand is important to its cultural significance in the U.S.A. Perhaps the humble beginnings of the brand, leading to the status that it has held throughout much of the twentieth century, is the ultimate embodiment of the American dream. The beverage Coca-Cola was invented and first sold in Atlanta, Georgia in 1886 but it wasn't until 1916 that the company adopted and patented a design by Alexander Samuelson, the form that we now know and recognise.
It comes in light blue-tinted, recyclable bottles. ... The name Dasani is an original creation i.e.; the name itself has no meaning. ... Why bottled water? Why would anyone drink bottled water? ... This ensures that the finished product is very different -- in composition and taste -- from the original source water. ...
In the essay he wrote about what he believed to be the thirteen functions of poverty. ... Some of the more important functions will be discussed in this essay. ... Meaning, that quite a few Americans have gone on to the middle class through the profits earned from the stipulation of good and services in the "slums" that the upper class and upper-middle class shun. ... Without the poor, the functions could be served but at higher costs to others, particularly the more well off classes. Meaning, a functionalist analysis must conclude that poverty persists not only because it fulfills a number o...
In this piece I shall discuss an advert for a shampoo manufactured by Clairol called "Herbal Essences". ... The bottle is bursting with a natural fragrance. ... I believe this was chosen due to its sensational meaning and its sexual connotations. ... Around the shampoo exploding around the bottle are the words "yes! ... The bottle looks original and exclusive with a rich deep golden colour. ...
Other classes fall under NOS, meaning "not otherwise specified". ... "GAF" stands for Global Assessment Functioning. ... If the number is higher, the person is functioning better. ... They also function inter-personally, meaning they confide in themselves. ... The first disorder discussed was Paranoid Personality Disorder, which is located in Cluster A. ...
In 2007 8.8 billion tons of bottled waters were sold, so the number of plastic water bottles is only increasing and ends up accumulating to the great plastic vortex. ... Preview: Today, we will discuss the problems that come about with plastic water bottles and the causes and solutions to help our health and our environment as well. ... There are several ways in which plastic bottles are harmful to the environment. 1. ... Another solution is to try to use a non-plastic water bottle. ... As more and more water bottles are disposed, they are only adding to the already giant land fields of ...
Though the idea of keeping convenient plastic bottles around seems harmless, there are chemicals that are in the plastic that companies use to produce the bottles. ... Using the reusable bottles decreases the risk that you are exposing yourself to by using a disposable bottle and therefore is better for your health. ... The number of bottles that are actually recycled does not even compare to the number of bottles in landfills currently. ... Some might say that tap water actually has dangerous chemicals when in fact; about forty percent of bottled water industries are selling bottled tap water...
When they're in organisms, they inhibit vital functions and set the stage for massive, bottom up food web collapses. Nine out of ten plastic bottles bought in the US don't get recycled. ... So why is it that Americans still spend about 9.8 billion dollars on bottled water every year? ... That's a fraction of the amount we spend every year on bottled water. ... Think of the turtles that are starving to death because their stomachs are full of bits of plastic, or the people in rural villages that rely on shipments of bottled water to survive: bottles that are a temporary fix to ...
In order to discuss the myth and meaning of the advertisement a detailed analysis is required. ... The term "bottle" is used loosely as they are not in the conventional glass bottles one would normally expect from a perfume or aftershave. ... The shape of the "bottles" can be interpreted as somewhat phallic developing the connotations of sex and lust. ... It gives the "bottles" a sexy and glamorous look. ... Semiotics can be used to uncover such "myths" and meanings. ...
