Media is playing a major role in people’s daily life, especially during national celebrations because sometimes they direct their opinions and tell the people what to do during these celebrations. For that reason, every country the media shows celebrations in a different way than the other country depending on the culture, religion and the type of celebration. Media in Oman present Eid and the Renaissance Day celebrations as a source of joy and happiness, as well as America in The Independence Day and Christmas but with more consumption.
Eid is a religious holiday which became also a cultural holiday in Oman. The media show Eid as a religious and cultural celebration for all Omanis. When the media present the Eid as a religious holiday, they show the Eid prayer and send the congratulations to the entire Islamic nation. The media also present the Eid as a cultural holiday by showing the dancing and songs which shows the joy and happiness during Eid days between families and neighborhoods. Mostly during the day the entire media is talking about Eid by showing live programs, celebrations and songs. Live shows during Eid are shows that present for sending the congratulations to the Omanis and to the Sultan Qaboos. It also shows the live celebrations in some villages during Eid days. At the end of the show they include part for the audience to participate and share their experience in Eid.
The Renaissance Day is the day when the Sultan Qaboos took the leadership from his father and the start of development by using oil. The media show that day as a change of Oman’s timeline and to the start of the renaissance. T.V shows present the celebrations around the country and it gives the audience an opportunity to express their feelings about...
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...at they are sources of happiness and joy that spread all over the country during that day. Also, media shows the strong bonds in society and in families by sharing the love in a different ways. People in both countries as the media show they have a sense of patriotism during governmental and federal celebrations as The Renaissance Day and The Independence Day.
As a final consideration, media in America relate consumption in celebrations such as The Independence Day and Christmas as a source of joy and happiness. While in Oman joy and happiness came from Eid and The Renaissance Day celebrations. Media with its affect in people’s life, it varies from country to another depending on the culture, religion and type of celebration in that country. The media show the differences and the similarities in the way of reactions and presenting the celebration in each country.
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...ng the Renaissance were much like the modern day celebrities and personalities that entertain society through and through. The world had become so infatuated with taking in more knowledge into discovery and exploration of life and nature that by producing its images and projections onto a canvas or perhaps carved into stone was the most entertaining process to take part in. There is a true Renaissance man within all human beings and by taking a deeper and closer look into the greatest works of art, gaining a greater appreciation of the Renaissance heritage in an uplifting and edification of experience. The art within the Renaissance rediscovered man for what and who we are as individuals and giving up the idea that each person is just another part of the species fulfilling a number within the population and showing the true beauty and aesthetics of life and nature.
The Renaissance can be considered an artistic period between the end of the Middle Age and the start of the Modern Age. The cultural movement touched every part of Europe but its origin and development are in Florence. This period is a synonym, a symbol of “change” in all the aspect of the humankind: it is the celebration of
In his classic work Christ and Culture, H. Richard Niebuhr asserts that the relationship between earnest followers of Jesus Christ and human culture has been an "enduring problem."1 How should believers who are "disciplining themselves for the purpose of godliness" (1 Tim. 4:7) relate to a world whose culture is dominated by "the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the boastful pride of life" (1 John 2: 16)? Culture is God's gift and task for human beings created in His image and likeness. At creation humanity received a "cultural mandate" from the sovereign Creator to have dominion over the earth and to cultivate and keep it (Gen. 1:26, 28; 2:15). But sin's effects are total, and culture—whether high, popular, or folk—has been corrupted thoroughly by rebellion, idolatry, and immorality. How, then, should Christians, who have been redeemed, "not with perishable things like gold or silver . . . but with precious blood, as of a lamb, unblemished and spotless, the blood of Christ" (1 Pet. 1:18-19) live in relation to culture? According to Jesus in His high priestly prayer, believers are to be in the world but not of it (John 17:11-16). But in what way? How do believers act in and interact with the "crooked and perverse generation" (Phil. 2:15) that surrounds them and of which they are a part?
As a conclusion, Renaissance is an important event throughout the world. It changes world from being in depressions into being into developing lifestyles. This event so impresses me.
The United States is the biggest economical power in the world today, and consequently has also the strongest and largest media industry. Therefore, it is essential to take a look at the crucial relationship between the media and the popular culture within the social context of the United States for a better understanding of the issue. For a simpler analysis of the subject we shall divide the media industry into three main branches: Entertainment, News and Commercials (which is the essential device for the survival of the industry, and shall be considered in integration with Entertainment). Researches have shown that the most popular reason behind TV viewing is relaxation and emptying the mind.
The omnipresence of the American and European culture in the countries of the Middle East is a universally recognized phenomenon. The culture, thoughts and status quo of the people have been and continually are being changed and challenged due the mass spread of American goods and ideas. The American national culture largely revolves around the wants, needs and goals of the individual. As the one of the greatest superpowers of the time, its influence on the global community towards the focus on the individual is nothing short of inevitable. The movies, clothing and new age mentality of America are sending all people regardless of age, upbringing and locale, into a grand scale social transition. The Arabs and Muslims beliefs, traditions and entire state of being are no longer as they were 20 or 30 years ago. The women of the novels, Nadia, Fatima, Umm Saad, Maha, Asya, and Su’ad, each living in various Arab countries with unique situations of their own, all are united on the common ground of American introduced idea and concepts of individualism through such venues as feminism, capitalism, sexism and consumerism which adversely affect their society.
Holidays have always been known to affect our consumer culture for many years, but how it all began eludes many people and very few studies have been completed on it. Even though some say that the subject is too broad to precisely identify how holidays, especially Christmas, directly affect our market, I have found that people’s values, expectations and rituals related to holidays can cause an excessive amount of spending among our society. Most people are unaware that over the centuries holidays have become such a profitable time of year for industries that they now starting to promote gift ideas on an average of a month and a half ahead of actual holiday dates to meet consumer demands.
Culture is a way of life that allows a diverse group of people to interrelate with one another. It is usually passed down from one generation to the next by communication and imitation. The term itself has a set definition, but it normally relates to the behavior, beliefs, values, and symbols that are accepted by a group of people. Culture can also be used to describe the time period and events in history. In the sense of what was deemed as popular during a specific stage in time and its impact on the culture surrounding it. Micro-historian have been dissecting and interpreting the meaning of popular culture and the courses of action that lead up to the events.
When Tillich makes reference to his famous quote I feel that he was saying that culture and religion go hand in hand with one another. Each culture deprives from religious substance. In every culture the depth and the dimension of that relationship vary. Religion is something that each of us have in some form or some aspect. Something that comes to mind is when Tillich was speaking of the greatest commandment. Tillich spoke about this in his book Theology of Culture chapter four. When I say this I feel that you can make anyone or anything your God. In return you can love that God with all your heart. Regardless of what type of God you choose there is always judgment. Tillich mentioned judgment of cultures and religious belief. Tillich mentioned that the church is also of the work and included under the judgment with which judges the world. In some of the pictures that we viewed in this category relates to making your religion your culture. The films that came to mind were “The Mission”, “The Chosen”, “The Rapture”, “Paris is Burning” and The Long Walk Home. In “The Mission” Mendoza was so caught up in doing his job capturing Guaranis, that he never once thought about how it affected the Guranis people. In my opinion his job became his god. In the film “The Chosen” the families were so caught up in religion and their culture; that did not want to socialize or interact with no one outside their religion. They felt that if you were not part of their religious belief or culture then you were not worthy enough. I envision this happening today amongst Christian denominations. I feel these two films showed examples of explicit religion. In the motion picture “The Rapture” the wife went into trying to make sure she was ready for th...
In the essay, the writer acknowledges the misunderstandings that come from media images by explaining the contrasts between these images and the teachings of the faith to support her claim that fear is the reason for this misconception. The conception that many people have of Muslims is that they are terrorists, anti-Semites, and fanatics. This conception exsists because television news and newspapers support that stereotype. The broadcast of such stereotypes encourages fear and accusations of the Islamic relegion's teachings. The writer explains that Islam teaches peace, tolerance, and equality. She further states that Muslims shown in the media have violated these teachings ...
Therefore, this lead to a new life for the people’s marriage and family life, patronage of the arts, the society’s secular outlook on things, and even their individualism. It is believed that the development of the Renaissance was caused because of the women not being able to remarry after the passing of their first husband, but they receive all of their husband’s inheritance. Therefore, this caused a larger number of singles which is believed to be why the Renaissance reputation was sodomy, prostitution, and love triangles. However, women had the advantage because if they were married they had wealth and after their husband’s death they had their freedom. Art served as a political function because of its power that it served like that of civic pride for patriotism. Art became so important that it caused it to people to begin to buy it as an investment. Secularism and Individualism were outlooks on the Renaissance. Secularism grew because of the ability for people to fulfill their lives with anything that their money could buy which helped the art and literature during the Renaissance.
Scissors, Paper, Rock! For my first cultural event, I attended the University Performing Dancers rendition of “Scissors, Paper, Rock!”. This dance performance took place in University Hall here on campus. This performance is considered a cultural event because the game Rock, Paper, Scissors is an ancient game that many different cultures have claimed to invented.
In the beginning, the relationship between everyday culture and mass media culture are closed but there are some difference between popular culture and traditional culture. The traditional culture is known as ‘high culture’ which refer to literature, art, music etc. However, popular culture is the produced by mass media, may know it as low culture. People used to entertainment or relaxation. It shared and spread rapidly in groups, communities, societies and so on. Some people may say popular culture help us to understand more about the world because of the globalization factor.
Every country in the world has its own festival and celebration. People all around the world love joining together and sharing good time through the festivals and celebrations. Festivals are great way to experience local culture. Sometime they even offer a glimpse into past. There are hundreds of festivals across the world. So are you ready to experience of fun and colorful festivals? Below are some of festivals from Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America.