Scouting in popular culture

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…

today’s culture, people are more likely to see other people belonging to a subculture. A subculture is defined as a group that has beliefs and behaviors that are different from the main group within a culture or society (pg. 50). My subculture being a gamer. A gamer being a person that plays game(s), from pc, to console, to portable gaming. But how can gaming be a subculture? What other things, other then playing videogames, need to do to become part of this diverse subculture. Culture Now,…

Pop culture plays a large role in todays modern culture things such as; brands, types of clothing, and different genres of music, which are designed to inhibit a sense of identity. One brand in particular that has driven to influence and have a large impact on our popular culture for over 30 years now is Nike. Over the years Nike has managed to build a powerful identity in relation to athleticism and the sports industry. Pseudo individualization can be described as the effect of advertising by…

Many individuals would ask, what is pop culture? “Popular culture is a term that once characterized mass-produced or low-brow culture: pop music, potboilers and page-turners, movies, comics, advertising, and radio and television.” Today, pop culture remains particularly aimed at younger people; however, popular culture may be targeted at anyone of any age group. Popular culture may influence our thoughts, likes, dislikes, behavior, and many other characteristics of an individual. First, in…

Popular culture has become increasingly large with the creation of the internet and an increasing number of personal computers, so it only seems natural that pop culture would eventually be discussed in academia. Pop culture, specifically fantasy novels and movies, teach people a great deal about history, creation stories, and many other college and university focused topics. It also helps student facilitate their learning as they can discuss topics and concepts that are focused through their…

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…

Say it with me… RuPaul Charles. I mean, doesn’t the name alone scream ‘ICON’? I, personally, have a heart full of emotions when I say his name. But for those of you who didn’t just then? Let me tell you why you should. RuPaul is a gay icon in the truest sense of the term. But I’m going to take it a step further and say that not only is he a gay icon, but simply, an icon. Ru has broken down walls and barriers, leaped over the kind of hurdles that’d make Jessica Ennis jealous, and has looked…

Several of Madonna’s hits from 1980’s such as “Material Girl” and “Like a Prayer” have attracted prominence across the globe throughout recent decades and are some of the many features of American pop-culture and music. However, while many people can sing these songs word for word, few actually know much about the singer-songwriter’s personal life including the fact that she adopted two of her children from Malawi. On a global perspective, these adoptions can be viewed in a positive light…

aegyo behavior that South Korean popular culture portrays perpetuates the sexualisation of young girls. Groups such as Lovelyz and GFRIEND have music videos—both of which have more than three million views on YouTube--that are filmed in schools and are dressed in school uniforms. Their attire in these videos has tops that are short enough to expose their stomachs and wear short skirts along with high heels to exaggerate the length…