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Britney Spears is an american singer, dancer, and actress that has sparked the pop genre of music. Spears started her career as an actress auditioning for roles in The Mickey Mouse Club, later rejected because of her young age was accepted into a performing art school in New York. With her vocals making a large impact on the teachers and students her manager ,Lou Pearlman, got her a spot in the female pop group Innosense, which spears was rejected. After many rejections from many record labels…

OneRepublic, an American pop rock band, has successfully had several hit songs in the past 10 years. They started out in 2002 with members Ryan Tedder, Zach Filkins, Drew Brown, Brent Kutzle, and Eddie Fisher. Ryan Tedder is the lead singer, Zach Filkins is the guitarist, Drew Brown is also a guitarist, Brent Kutzle is the bassist and cellist, and Eddie Fisher is the drummer. In 2003, they signed with Velvet Hammer, an imprint of Columbia Records. They made their first album with Greg Wells.…

This Los Angeles family's initial, moderate level of wealth and notability has spiraled into a monster monopoly over pop culture, their impact on average folks' day-to-day lives via social media, fashion, art, and marketing elevating them to a God-like status socially, globally. These Greek stories were about imaginary Gods and heroes, their myths often serving as…

Marcus told himself he wasn't going to get in trouble anymore. He wanted to stay away from the troubles of society to make himself better. Well that didn't last long when a man named Charlie with a brain disorder came into the picture in the book “Pop by Gordon Korman” Charlie was willing to help him and be friends the better himself but little did he know that Charlie was into trouble and wasn't the best influence for Marcus. The opposing force of trouble over took Marcus once again, and it…

Sex differences are a controversial topic, and over time, they (and the studies on them) have become embedded in pop culture so much that it is difficult to separate fact from fiction. Most importantly, these studies, if done incorrectly, can contribute – and often cater – to the prevalent stereotypes about men and women. Helgeson cites several cognitive abilities in her assessment: spatial, mathematical, and verbal. She notes that spatial ability (the method of using mental images rather than…

Are mom and dad pop screen addicts Are my mom and dad screen addicts? It depends on really what you’re asking. My mom may go on like Facebook for like 5 minutes. Mainly when she’s on her phone it's texting, calling or it’s just talking to her friend or someone. But if you're talking about video games my mom doesn’t play them that much. But when I talk to her 99 percent of the time she will look into my eyes. My dad doesn’t really go on his phone that much. But when he's on his phone it is…

The Fader, which was created in 1999, is a magazine built mostly on today’s hip-hop culture. A lot of there articles are based on music, but they also cover things such as fashion and events. They are reaching for a younger audience by using famous artists that teenagers listen to. They also use bright vibrant colors on their front page to try and get you to notice their magazine out of all the others on the shelf. Fader is all about this generations music and the lifestyle that surrounds it. In…

the globe reincarnations of the early roman recipe like Italian panforte, German stollen, and Caribbean black cake are still craved during holidays and special occasions. Mysteriously during the 1900s fruitcake became the butt of the joke in American pop culture. After nearly two millennia of…

Through the concepts of globalization and McDonaldization we see how mass media takes other parts of culture across borders including ideas, people, values, and identities. Works Cited Kidd, D. (2014). Translating Harry Potter: Global Perspectives. In Pop Culture Freaks: Identity Mass Media, and Society (pp. 200-201). Boulder, CO: Westview Press. McDonald’s. (2016, December 9). Full Twitter Account. https://twitter.com/McDonalds McDonald’s (2016, December 9). Full Facebook Page…

Rolling Stones, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, and The Who. All bands would one day be inducted into the Rock n’ Roll Hall Of Fame. The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, and Black Sabbath, all major British rock bands, have changed the American pop culture, specifically American rock music and the culture of America. George Harrison, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, and Ringo Starr landed in America after a flight from…