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It is 6:59 in the morning on a nice fall day. The sun is out; the leaves have already begun falling and the temperature is in the mid 50s. It is Saturday and the weekend is already looking bright. A minute later there is an alarm clock blast and Richard quickly turns it off. His room is always cold but for some reason that’s the way he likes to sleep. It could be the middle of winter and he will have the fan on. He sits on the edge of his bed, puts his glasses on and stays there for a few minutes—patiently waiting for the cobwebs to leave his tired, aching head. Finally he gets up and gets dressed, putting on a pair of clean, faded jeans, a T-shirt and a zippered hooded sweater. Richard then proceeds to go downstairs to the kitchen, where his wife of 47 years, Vera, already has pot of coffee brewing. The strong, rich aroma has quickly enveloped the room. “Dick, did you sleep well last night?” Vera asks. As Richard reaches for the medicine cabinet, he replies, “No, all night long my allergies felt like a locomotive was running through my head.” Richard starts swallowing some pills, some for his allergies and some for his diabetes, slightly throwing his head back with each pill as if to insure it would go down quickly. Richard talks to Vera for a few more minutes, small talk, nothing much. He is a man of few words.
He walks outside to feed his horses. The air is crisp and as he strolls he can hear the crunching of leaves beneath his feet. In the barn, the sun is shining through the cracks in the roof. This makes him feel good and alive, knowing it is a great day to view the country on horseback. Richard comes back in the house, sits down at the kitchen counter and starts watching the news. “Hey Dick, do you want to wake Michael and ask him if he wants to go with us to Darrell’s for breakfast?” “Yeah, I’ll just finish my cup of coffee.” It is now close to 8 o’clock and Richard goes and wakes Michael and asks him. Michael replies, “No, Pop, I’m tired and I have a football game later.” As Michael is saying this, he reaches over to make sure his alarm clock is off, and as he does, his sleeve comes up on his arm, clearly showing a tattoo.
Korean Pop (K-POP) K-pop is short for K = Korean and pop = pop. So what is K-pop? Korean pop. But what really is it? It is the pop of Korea. (No one really knows.) However, there is evidence that it is used for non-ceremonial purposes on the historic peninsula of Korea. Korean pop music happens to be very popular in Korea. It is most popular among the youth of Korea. For the purpose of clarity for this one-thousand-word essay, the youth is defined roughly as ages 0 - 22. Now, there is a phenomenon
Pop of Pop Art Andy Warhol is the pop of pop art. Andy changed the way artists and spectators perceived art. Warhol wanted to be a painter but is most famous for his silk screen prints. Warhol’s life is very interesting from his birth, to his big break to his influence on the art world after he passed. Andy Warhol’s biography Andy Warhol’s early life Andrew Warhol (as he was known at that time) has the traditional rags to riches story. Andy’s parents migrated from what is now Slovakia to Pittsburg
you get up and move, to both inspire you and enrage you? Rock, rap, “pop”, country, and blues are all forms of this phenomenon we call music. Music has been a part of each and everyone of our lives. How often have you heard a song and it brought you back to a place in your past, or reminded you of someone? Chances are you were listening to music that fell into one of the two most popular categories, rock or pop. Both rock and pop can be considered movements in society, however the motivation for these
The Pop Art movement has always been scrutinised for its legitimacy in the traditional Art world. The notion of Pop Art, in the 1960’s, seemed to some critics to be simple appropriation, taking an idea from someone else and then making it their own by altering or decontextualizing it. Traditional artists, art collectors and appreciators, found this new challenge of separating High Art from Low Culture difficult with the avant-garde approach taken by Pop Artists like Claes Oldenburg, Andy Warhol
table and orange juice or Sunny Delight to drink. These exciting occasions, however, were just that: rare. Most days I would bound down the stairs to the toaster loaded with Pop-Tarts. I would usually be disappointed that I couldn't devour a wholesome breakfast, but I later came to understand the convenience of the Pop-Tart. My parents could put pastries in the toaster and continue to get ready for their day without having to worry about too much clean-up. It was during these early days of
To be a successful celebrity, staying relevant is vital for job security, this forces stars to up their game every year. Celebrities are always trying to shock their audiences and make big news stories to keep their names in the spotlight. Some have taken it too far, by stripping on stage, using explicit and suggestive language in every song or music video. I think celebrities should continue upping their game but not in an explicit way promoting unrealistic hypersexed images. They should focus on
Keller’s Customer-Based Brand Equity Table (CBBE) uses six building blocks, which are a very helpful tool when building a brand. The following CBBE was created for the brand Pop-Tarts. Salience While analyzing Pop Tart’s depth and breadth it became clear that they are a well-established brand that is well-known nationwide. Pop Tart’s depth is very good, I believe consumers can easily recall and recognize the brand; this may be because the brand has been around for a very long time and they only have
Leonhardt ART 206 December 1, 2017 American Pop Art “Pop Art is for Everyone” ~ Andy Warhol Pop art traded the notion that elements of contemporary art could be elevated to art status allowing for the expression of bold new and challenging boundaries. Everyone at some point has viewed pop art in their lifetime. Pop art is a continually changing art form based on consumerism and forces the artists to keep up with the progression of marketing. Pop art in America emerged from artists who looked
Pop Art is a very distinct era among others. While art eras such as Early and High Renaissance, Baroque, and Cubism revolved around Realism and War, Pop Art revolves around popular culture and abstraction. Pop Art started in the early 1950’s in Britain and in the late 1950’s in the United States. Among the early artists that shaped the Pop art movement were Eduardo Paolozzi and Richard Hamilton in Britain, and Robert Rauschenberg and Andy Warhol in the United States, Andy Warhol being the most famous
The Historical Development of Popular Music (Pop) Music currently defined as popular music or pop, evolved in the American society many decades ago. Popular music is a wide-ranging combination of many different styles of music such as jazz, country, rock and roll, rap, and even hip-hop. In today’s society, people perceive pop music as cool, pleasant-sounding, and a type music that has the means of changing the American way of life. This unique type of music has played a significant role in shaping
pleasure principal of pop music. Whether accredited to innocence or ignorance, a unreconciled naivety has survived this culture since its inception. They’re everywhere. We cannot escape the wrath of teen pop bands, you can love ‘em or hate ‘em, but they are a representation of an ever changing culture. What is the pop music phenomenon? Most pop music uses a “commercial” approach to songwriting which limits the use of complicated musical devices, this is said to be what makes pop music. “Popular music
is any music since industrialization in the mid-1800’s and is preferred by the middle class. It covers many genres such as rock, country, R&B, hip-hop, and rap. 2. What theme does pop music typically use in the lyrics? Describe one pop song that uses this theme. Why is this theme such a popular one? Themes used in pop music are usually things that people can relate to. Most have to do with falling in love, breaking up, divorce, and other things pertaining to love. So Small by Carrie Underwood is
Pop Culture Icons Have you ever looked at pop culture icons and wondered why certain celebrities appear in ads? Especially when the person has no apparent relationship with the product being sold in the ad. It seems like there is some mysterious force that attracts companies to recruit these stars to be in their ads. What most people do not realize is that these ads try to entice younger viewers into looking at them by displaying pop figures who are popular and controversial. These companies
Synth pop - Essay Synth pop is a genre of music from the 70s originating in Japan and the United Kingdom. It arose as a distinct genre in Japan and in the United Kingdom together with post-punk, goth, new romantic and powerpop, it’s a part of the so-called new wave music of the late 70s to the mid-80s, a music one of which characteristic features is punk rebellion. One mustn’t interchange new wave music with synth pop as these aren’t the same. This common misconception is a fault of the radios, as
describe these changes, I will investigate how a specific type of art reflects its social content in contemporary societies. My analysis is carried out by closely looking at the Pop Art movement, especially with Andy Warhol, who has come to be known as one of the greatest artists of the 20th century. It will be argued that Pop Art managed to successfully articulate its time, and in so doing, it became a widely influential art movement whose effect is still very much existent in today’s world of art