Fads and trends

The 1920s was the birth of a cultural revolution following WWI. The parties were wild, the jazz was hot, the fads were completely off the wall- and there was a new topic: sex. Women flaunted their new freedom to vote and cut their hair, applied makeup, and tossed out dowdy fashions of the past for shorter skirts and slinkier, more form fitting attire. Young and carefree, the flapper was the greatest and most influential symbol of the age because the attitudes of many women transformed and…

Trends: An Epidemic Every generation has its own memorable trend, such as leather jackets in the 50’s, leg warmers in the 80’s, and more recently, Silly Bands in the 2000’s. How did these trends come to be? In Malcolm Gladwell’s, The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference, the author explains that a trend is spread by essentially word-of-mouth until it reaches the pinnacle of its popularity, then eventually fading in prevalence. Not only this, but Gladwell likens trends to…

art is creative art meant to spread social movements and historical works. These arts changed people’s views with their persuading illustrations. Along with Civil rights, the history of feminist and their rise against discrimination started a new trend in art and impacted how people feel towards their claim. The Feminist Movement changed how women were counted for in art and the credit they receive. Women finally became accepted as artists rather than amateurs. These events cause forever affects…

money to spend on new clothes. The comparison between the appearance of the rich and the maids helps the viewer discern the immense money gap between the two. The socialites have enough money to ensure they stay updated on all the new trends and on other trivial fads, but they will not spare an extra cent on the maids…

With the passage of time, technology is taking over our lives and human beings are becoming increasingly dependent on it. As Morpheus, the fictional character from The Matrix eloquently puts it “It is the world that has been pulled over your eyes to blind you from the truth.” The inability to recall a friend’s contact information without the aid of our smartphone’s contact list is an innocuous example of human reliance on technology. However, this is indicative of a bigger problem. The dwindling…

are that first, the brand is known because of its many locations so it is popular. Secondly, the idea of healthy food choice is a current trend and appeals to the healthy lifestyle. Lastly, the demographic area is ideal for increased sales and is geared toward people ages 15-25 who are educated. This coincides with the social…

Commercialism expressed in society is the exchange of goods and services for a profit. This idea can extend above trading of physical objects into abstractions such as feelings, concepts, wants and ideas. With the concept of Commercialism in mind, resonates an unsettling thought: What known to society cannot be commercialized? And, are there things that exist that should not be commercialized? The theme of commercialism is scrutinized and heavily reflected under two short pieces of science…

behavioral economics. There are many types of cognitive bias that has been defined, but there are four types that impact my decisions. The first cognitive bias is the bandwagon effect is a phenomenon whereby the rate of uptake of beliefs, ideas, fads and trends increases the more that they have already been adopted by others. Simply mean that the more people into the belief your intentions will go along with them, which a powerful groupthink. A good example is how people view about sports.…

Measuring Agile Success Agile methodology is an iterative approach typically used in software development as an alternative to the traditional project management. The approach emphasises on building the software incrementally from the beginning instead of delivering everything at the end, and solutions and requirements evolve sequentially. Product is broken down into incremental builds which are provided in iterations. Each iteration lasts typically almost one to three weeks, and requires cross…

The Reality of Repressed Memories Elizabeth F. Loftus University of Washington Keywords; repressed memories, delayed discovery doctrine, False Memory Syndrome Foundation Abstract One of the most unforgettable concepts in the mid 80’s early 90’s would be repressed memories. Repressed memories would store disturbing events that occur in our lives, that traumatic event can resurface twenty to forty years down the road. In the early 1990’s there was a rise for repressed memory and…