Keeping Up Appearances

Advertising Consumerism: The Effect on Americans Have you ever wondered how an ad appeared on your doorstep, or in your email’s inbox? With the help of advertising industries, this is possible. Advertising consumerism effect Americans in today’s society in many ways. Furthermore, it affects the behavior of Americans as well. Advertising industries main focus is to figure out what is an individual’s buying impulses and also how to trigger them, in order to sell products more…

ways. When you say a color, or a certain food, some people may think of picnics and love while others may envision the time it gave them food poisoning. So I guess the only question with this quote is what does it mean to me? This quote could be summed up in one word, settling. In popular belief, settling is mediated as a deficient thing, but just how atrocious could it be in my future? Settling is something that everyone does at some point in their lives. The part that’s the most difficult is…

is little. He accepts his name as well. When he is in the kindergarten, he rejects to be Nikhil (Lahiri 57). Instead, he signs up for the kindergarten with the name Gogol (Lahiri 59). In other words, he “doesn't mind his name (Lahiri 66).” Thus, when Gogol is little, his approval for his name signifies that he is well fit in both American and Indian cultures. Growing up, as a teenager, Gogol starts to dislike his name. So does he start to prefer American culture over Indian and to avoid his…

season. At least that’s the reason I give my mom, but in reality, it helps my nerves to be there before anyone else. Alright, knee is loose, but my chest still feels tight like a wrench is squeezing it. One by one, the other older, taller girls show up and the coach’s whistle starts us off on the run. My mind whirls with anxiety, my knee throbs, and I ask myself, “What was I thinking by joining the high school soccer team?” Rounding around the first orange cone, I…

Once upon a time, there lived a thing called subculture; these were music and fashion orientated groups that contravened the mainstream culture. Whilst the Mods zipped around on their Lambrettas and Vespas, the leather coated rockers drove about on their self-modified motorbikes. These two rival groups engendered a major conflict in 1960s Britain, meanwhile the nonconforming, flower-wearing hippies across the pond demanded that the troops were withdrawn from the Vietnam War. There were skinheads…

Kylie: A Jenner(ally) Misrepresented Young Woman Kylie Jenner is an American reality television personality, socialite, and model. She is the youngest daughter of 1976 Summer Olympics decathlon winner Caitlyn Jenner (born Bruce) and TV personality Kris Jenner. Time magazine named her in “The 25 Most Influential Teens of 2014” for her considerable influence among teens on social media and the following year for “The 30 Most Influential Teens of 2015”. I picked Kylie Jenner because she is known…

Now that Khloe Kardashian is staying by Lamar Odom's side during his hard time, word is that she is planning on taking a break from Keeping Up With the Kardashians. According to Radar Online, Khloe wants this time to focus on Lamar and that will mean not being on the show for a bit. Lamar was found unconscious at a Las Vegas brothel and ever since then Khloe has been by his side even riding with him in a helicopter to get him back to Los Angeles. Sources say that Khloe Kardashian told her mom…

Kim Richards of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills has been through a rough year, but things are looking up for the reality star. This week Kim went on Brandi Glanville's podcast Unfiltered to speak out and share about how things are going for her now. Even though Kim took some time off the show to work on herself, fans want to know how she is doing. People shared what Kim had to say about life now and being sober. It does sound like Richards is doing great and working hard on staying sober.…

In this collage, as you can see there are many moments that led to Kim Kardashian's fame. In the year 2014, Kim Kardashian was nominated for one of the one hundred most influential woman. Beforehand, Kim K. worked with several different celebrities as their assistant. Which is pictured above as a example where Paris Hilton says “Have you cleaned out my closet yet?” and Kim responds “Not yet, I will in five minutes.” Pictured above are a few of Kim’s marriages that she has been through,…

Character Education in Up Disney-Pixar is the undisputed king of the animation film industry. Each of their productions is synonymous with “Top Grossing” and commandes raving fanatics and 5 stars ratings. “Up” is no exception. As the title suggests, “Up” is a movie that with each viewing seems only to bring the enjoyment and fantastical pleasure gleaned from this movie up. One of innumerous Disney films that are regarded as instant classics, Up was created in 2009 and to the surprise of no one…