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THE TRENDS OFPOP CULTURE
By Ethan Johnson
Introduction
Pop Culture is all around us It affects us much more than one might
think The fads and trends created from it
usually last for a brief time, and are created rapidly
Proposed Thesis
Fads are followed out of several reasons, and are created by many, whether intentional or not.
Pop Culture and What it Means
Defined as “cultural activities or commercial products, reflecting to, suited to, or aimed at the tastes of the general masses of people”.
Harmless Fads
Fads are for the most part harmless Fads usually are simply for fun or just a
common interest. Examples: The Hunger Games, Twilight,
the term “YOLO”, using apps as Temple Run and Draw Something, etc…
Negative Fads
Kony 2012 (to an extent) Other misleading charities/organizations Fad diets
Positive Fads
Stop SOPA/PIPA Kony 2012 (to an extent) Disaster Relief
Who Creates these Fads?
The Clothing Industries Several musicians, e.g. Drake, Lil
Wayne, and other popular artists High schoolers
Why are fads followed?
Fads could be followed for a number of reasons
Fitting in The majority is doing it Curiosity Insecurity Peer pressure
Example of Fads Affecting the World Indonesian women being driven from
their religious customs due to fashion and fads
Due to the extreme negative reaction to the proposed the SOPA and PIPA bills, they were reevaluated.
Conclusion
Fads are for the most part harmless and pointless, mainly for fun
Fads can affect the world in a much larger scope
Fads are created by many, and are followed for several reasons
Works Cited http://ourlegaci.com/2012/01/the-death-of-
myspace-are-you-still-using-it%E2%80%A6/#.T7L-N-tDtCM
http://nsfl.co/thats-not-planking-thats-rigor-mortis/
All unlisted images gathered through the use of Google Images and Tumblr.
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