Popular culture

“Reading Pop Culture and Young Adult Literature Through the Youth Lens” from the January 2015 edition of The English Journal discusses a professor’s implementation of a curriculum for teacher candidates that encourages future teachers to identify and consider the portrayal of societal constructions of adolescence in various texts. Through biological, psychology and pop-culture perspectives, teacher-candidates learn to question the dominant narratives of adolescence and see future students on an…

first novel The Thousand Faces of Night. All the novels of Githa Hariharan comprises of plural form such as ‘faces’, ‘ghosts’, ‘times’, ‘dreams’ and ‘histories’. This is a remarkable feature of Githa Hariharan. Importance of relationship: In Indian culture relationship plays a significant role. Relationship is a link or bondage between individuals. This bondage is a base for a healthy society. It may be between father – son, mother – daughter, sisters, teacher – student, etc. Since Githa…

The prompt was to write about a social problem in pop culture that has had a large impact on our society. Finding the topic for me was one of the hardest parts of the essay. I wrote about Colin Kaepernick’s protest on racism by kneeling for the national anthem during an American professional football game. As…

change lives. It allows people the freedom to express themselves in ways that is normally not possible and thus making people more themselves which in turn changes a culture. There comes a time in every generation where a pop star icon emergis. A true pop icon will be someone who is very influential to the music industry and to the culture. This individual will also be someone who has the potential to go down in history as one of the greatest. Among the list of influential artists in our…

teenagers engaging in a new culture that deviated from the present one, where the popularisation of Rock ‘n’ Roll and Elvis Presley as well as adopting new social behaviours were deemed to be rebellious by adults. Nonetheless, it is important to consider that it was not solely rebellion that shaped the American teenager as they also displayed conformity by…

the views and perceptions of others. A commonly perceived word is cool. The general perception of cool can be seen as popular, new, and fascinating. The term is commonly used by teenagers and pre-teens. There have been many debates on the exact definition of the word. Physically, it means something chilly or cold. However, at NQHS, cool means something that is fascinating, popular, trendy, and materialistic. At NQHS, cool can be seen everywhere. From sports to academics to clubs, the word can…

Think about Prom. What is it? Listen to me. I will tell you. Literally, Prom is a dance. Yet, when you look beneath the surface, Prom is a rite of passage. Hear me out. I am a teenage girl, the worst and best times of my life are happening now. I have never been to Prom myself, yet I have heard many things both positive and negative. Listen as I recall. Listen without bias. It is where dreams come true and hopes are dashed. It becomes a memory that cradles you as you cry yourself to sleep or it…

What do you anticipate learning from our jail visit? What are you feeling about this opportunity, knowing the links between alcohol/drug use and abuse and incarceration? What could/should adults have done for DarRen as he faced abuse I am beyond excited for all I will experience at the jail visit. I have been to a prison due to a high school field trip, but prison and jail are two different things. With that past experience, I am carrying over some knowledge of what I took in on that trip…

Popular Music Essay If society were to single out one thing that is most common in everyday lives it would be music. From simple instruments made out of tools, fast forwarded to today, the production of music has reached a milestone. Along the way during the changes in music, the human voice was utilized in singing words with the music defining it as a lyric. A music industry was also established to record and sell to the public. Varying types of songs were produced using different…

essay Cameron McCarthy et al argue that popular culture be included in the curriculum. As a person of culture and future South African teacher I agree with these authors, that popular culture be taught in school. Popular culture is defined as all of the ideas, knowledge, information, creative works and principles expressed or enjoyed by a majority of a population at a given time. As an education studies student be for McCarthy’s argument that popular culture be included in the curriculum in the…