Fads and trends

apparels appearing on the catwalk still manage to attract consumers’ attention. People still fanaticize this superficial zeal without giving any importance to the real cause of it. The only people that can give credible forecast of the near future trends are the people who are influencing the ad and marketing world right…

may not even come from what is being sold, is outdated and inhuman to the consumer. Marketing products without creating this void of perfectionism will lead to a more cohesive and productive society as consumers are not obsessed with the newest fad or trend, but rather focused on what is sustainable to them rather than trying to achieve a false ideal of being flawless. Evidently the projection of average consumers within advertisement allows the buyer to see that they are in fact ideal, flaws…

for my meal planning. A roast is quick to construct in a crockpot and the kids will eat it so it too makes my list. To give some variety I will also pick up other quality meats including all natural lunch meats, fish and bacon. It may be a culinary trend, but it indubitably impacts anything it touches. I love roasted green vegetables such as broccoli, brussels sprouts and kale. Knowing they are loaded with vitamins and minerals makes them even better. I’ll include some sweet potatoes and…

Encumbered by highly advanced agricultural inventions, the American diet has evolved into a dilemma producing detrimental health affects for our nation. While a plethora of food choices, from chicken nuggets to Twinkies, may appear to be a dietary utopia; the technological advancements in the food industry have produced food-like products rather than authentic food. This nation-wide eating disorder has kept Americans in a cyclical process of attempting to achieve a thin figure while still…

In regards to the 25 leisure activities, it was quite easy for me to list them. In fact, these are activities that I participate on a regular basis and enjoying doing it with the family and friends. Leisure is good in many ways. For example, I do a variety of recreation activities to achieve refreshment and enjoyment such as walking, jogging, tennis, meditation and reading books. In addition, I like to take a responsible risk and try new things. For example, I tried ATV riding and enjoy the…

advertising industry. Research needs to be conducted to understand the millennial mindset “importantly, the Millennials can be highly influential in the entertainment industry, creating buzz, defining popular culture and determining what moves from fad to trend” (Mumford.2006). A study found that the internet reaches more than 70% of all United States millennial consumers for an average weekly usage rate of more than 300 minutes (Rashtchy, Kessler, Bieber, Shindler, & Tzeng, 2007). As…

coined by the Chinese media for the first time to describe the sudden surge in the popularity of Korean culture in China in 2002 (Hogarth, 2013). The Korean Wave usually includes Korean music, dramas, films and games and is a hot cultural change and trend especially in Asian nations today. Korean television drama has been the one of the most important initiators for the Korean Wave. Also, the impacts of Korean Wave are dominant in the tourism. Korean Wave has played an important role in the…

Literature book described this as a challenge of it time, for American sexual and gender behaviors (Reidhead, 352). During this time, California was growing in industry and its towns were flourishing in popular culture. With this rise in culture came new fads,…

Trends and fashions for women are continuously changing to fit the whims of those with the most influence. As time goes on the trends seem to get more extreme and impractical such as women shaving all their unwanted hair, where men are encouraged to not shave theirs. Everywhere a woman looks there is a reminder or advertisement for hair removal and all the different options for it. The United States has only had a few occasions when women speak out against not shaving. Hair removal is a vital…

Food shortage has always presented itself as a prevalent part of the history of humankind. Today, countries and their populations express more awareness of issues such as hunger, famine, and the burgeoning food crisis, particularly on the global level. Hence, the terms of food security and sustainable food systems have birth in the mid 1970’s. Consequently, the formations of initiatives and assistance programs, as well as, policies to address these issues become a chief concern, especially the…