When the show first aired six girls allowed MTV to film their pregnancies, in hope that young teenagers will watch the show. And they would learn that getting pregnant at a young age is very hard, and those challenges will last a lifeline and you’re not even grownup yet. That waiting to start a family…
with 0.40 viewers and ends with 0.38 million. The Halloween special on October 18 spells the future of the third season. According to Deadline, MTV is playing the numbers game.…
You can trace a variety of different themes through music’s long history, but the one I have chosen to trace and the one I learned the most from is racism. Racism has been an issue in American culture from the very beginning, as shown through history and the horrible issue of slavery. Racism also shows its presence in music as well. Before taking this class, I had never thought about the implications that race had in the musical world besides the obvious use of slang and references to race in…
Popular shows on television networks such as “MTV” can have a great impact on a young person’s life. Displaying the “Real Life” situations such as the every growing popular show “16 and Pregnant”. This show documenting your women’s lives as they come to a close on their unexpected pregnancies and the delivery of their new lives. Making teen pregnancy look glamorous and fun. Putting a mask on the real issue. The purpose of the television show was to prevent teen pregnancy, further more, painting…
“What we were doing back then was so different from what was going on with radio and MTV in America that we felt sort of, why bother?” quoth Lars on why they sidestepped it. But they were doing just fine on word of mouth and road graft, without having to make a cheesy video to impress MTV execs. When they finally did one in 1988 for One, it wasn’t exactly what the men in suits were used to. Mixing footage and dialogue of the chilling…
Introduction: in the 1980`s music had influenced the culture, society and economics of Australia, the improved accessibility of music during the decade encouraged people to become more engaged and passionate about music. Music became a part of culture due to heavy influences of music throughout the wider world. The 1980`s or familiarly recognized as the 80`s was a decade in post war times. During World War 2 when America and Australia became strategic alliances, American culture was influencing…
The first video to be aired on cable was “Video Killed the Radio Star.” Teens and adults alike loved to watch the music videos of their favorite artists and started dressing like the cutting edge fashion shown in the videos. MTV showcased many talented artists, like Madonna and Michael Jackson. Madonna had a great influence on the way girls dressed. Her image influenced people to be scandalous, and shameless and most teenage girls idolized her. Michael Jackson was named “The…
seems to promote more than discourage young viewers by glamorizing this unreal look on teen pregnancy. “16 and Pregnant” show viewers how fast the teen moms become popular, and in this generation most girls seek attention. These teen moms get paid for MTV to record their pregnancy and even life after pregnancy. There…
When the literature of beat generation first came, it was criticized by lots of people, since people thought the form and language are rough. It doubted and denied the traditional cultural value, but influenced descendant’s view of mainstream culture. As an Asian, I have to say that beat generation plays an essential role in propagating Zen and Buddhism, because many poets of beat generation write about Zen and Buddhism. The evolution of hip can be divided into six convergence, the first stage…
One of the more popular bands known to the music industry is the band Aerosmith. Aerosmith is an old time favorite for both millennials and their parents that come from the Baby Boomer/ Post-Baby Boomer generations, who grew up listening to their music. It was a band, that even if you are not a hardcore fan or were not familiar with who they are, you may have heard some of their songs and at least like one of the songs. The songs they created are timeless and fit almost every mood imaginable.…