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Pop culture idealizes the way we view women in film. We have come to expect is that women are passive, sexual objects whose role in film revolves around a male gaze. “Babylon” by Mad Men reinforces this portrayal of women through the ‘Male Gaze’ as argued by Laura Mulvey and hyper-sexualization, argued by Phillips & Strobol. sThere are two examples in “Babylon” that I am going to discuss that support Mulvey’s idea of the male gaze and its implications on female roles. The female body in…

Pop culture encompasses entertainment, politics, sports, fashion, and technology. All these things are connected to society and are influenced by it. The changes in society go on to reflect in pop culture as popular culture changes to match the people’s emotions, opinions, or demands. It is not a cause of social change but a result of social change. As new things are integrated into culture and bring change to society, pop culture changes to mirror society's new views. This development even…

The ideal of a certain standard has been going on in America for centuries. America looks into pop culture to decide what it understood as perfect. People feel a need to fit into society to make them feel whole. Self- esteem plays a part in the situation. What is pop culture? Pop culture is the total of thoughts, viewpoints, state of mind, pictures, and other phenomena that are inside the standard of a given society, particularly the American society of the ahead of schedule to mid-20th century…

Music plays a big role in today's society. There are many different forms of music and it is often categorized into genres. The most generic and arguably the most popular would be pop music (hence the name). Pop music has evolved over the decades but there seems to be a growth in the sexual content in this type of music. As pop music is incredibly popular, what are the affects of this sexualization on teenagers and young adults? If the main source of music young adults and teenagers are being…

Frankenstein's monster is one of the most iconic images of pop culture in the western world. Everyone knows the iconic giant, bright green, flat-headed monster with bolts and a forehead scar. This character is seen everywhere from every decade since the first book. But where does this image of the monster come…

Popular culture is all of the ideas, thoughts, attitudes, and opinions established within a given culture and is targeted to influence the behaviors and trends within it. Being constantly surrounded with social media, pop culture is bound to affect our everyday lives and change how we view the world. Popular culture greatly reflects our societies values because it is made up of our beliefs and thoughts. While there are many things that American society values, individualism is definitely one of…

connection with them even though we have never met them. These are celebrities, media personalities, politicians, athletes and even fictional characters whom through the different forms of media collectively create and become the foundations of our pop culture that heavily influence our lives from fashion, morality, political views, language and even our personalities. Unlike other generations, the increasing advances in technology and media platforms have provided unlimited access to more…

Art 1 4th period Mrs. Hall Compare and Contrast of Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein Rayna Smith 4th block Pop Art Pop art came around in the 1950’s. It is an art movement that uses imagery to advertise. In the United States, artist use pop art to show response on what they feel towards a subject. In contrast, Britain used pop art more academically. Pop art used irony a great bit to show how popular the emphasizing of culture was. Andy Warhol was born August 6th, 1928.. He…

Therefore, we will still cheat, no matter what we do. The technology we use includes messages from person to the next person and so on. We can email an answer key to the test coming up the day. For example, we can message our friends the answers to the pop quiz. Quiz answers are online for a reason for teachers. For example, there are so many measures to take to message people we know. Apps are new and approve way of messaging.So many apps, so many places to look, to many answers all on the…

“Punk has always been about doing things your own way. What it represents for me is the ultimate freedom and a sense of individuality.” Billie Joe Armstrong of the punk-pop band Green Day once said this. He was elaborating on how punk and alternative music has no specific rules. How it allows for originality, no matter the kind of person that you are. His band has become extremely successful, jumping from subgenre to subgenre, they have influenced many. To truly appreciate alternative music,…