The Evolution Of Pop Culture

The Gilded Age was the time Civil War and the World War 1. It is also known for the population and economic growth that went rapidly during this time. All the good things led to a lot of political corruption and bad deals. The American political landscape during this time was more corrupt and they didn’t care about political ethics. The business owners had more power than the politicians.

Zinn believed that the government legislation was unsuccessful; however, the Pageant argued that the legislation, though somewhat ineffective, was a good attempt to curb big businesses’ corruption. According to Zinn, the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 was intended to supervise the railroads; nonetheless, the act was only used to satisfy the public’s support for government regulation of railroads, but it never actually accomplished anything. It only made railroads more popular because the citizens believed that it was more regulated, when in reality, it was not. Moreover, another government legislation, the Sherman Anti-Trust Act, was supposed to protect trade and commerce and make monopolies illegal. However, the Court interpreted the Act in a way that made it harmless, and instead used it go against interstate strikes, since they restricted trade, revealing how unsuccessful the government legislation was at curbing businesses’ corruption.

Trusts, or large monopolies, were corporations that combined and lowered their prices to drive competitors out of the business. This infuriated many americans at that time because it allowed such a small number of people to become wealthy, or even successful at all. When Theodore Roosevelt became president, he sympathized with workers unlike most of the presidents in the past who usually tried to help the corporations. As illustrated in Document A, Roosevelt wanted to hunt down the bad trusts ad put a leash on the good ones in order to regulate them. However, it only had a limited effect because the government was unable to control the activity of banks and railroads which were two of the most powerful industries in the world.

The Captains of Industry were certainly one of the most important factors in the development of United States in the period directly after the Civil War. While there is some merit to the argument that the industrial leaders were Robber Barons that did more harm than good, their contributions to American society clearly outweigh those negatives. The Captains of Industry quite literally revolutionized the American way of life that gave the U.S. the highest standard of living in the world prior to the outbreak of World War I. This was made possible due to the emergence of corporations in areas such as finance, steel, oil, and railroads. When these men combined with other factors, such as the mechanization of agriculture, immigration, migration,

It is said that the purpose for this break-in was for Nixon to triumph the election. White House official did not want any reporting, but the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) soon found out that Nixon wished to destroy Democrats during his re-election. Few of them did resign to avoid

Freakonomics Essay Freakonomics is a mind bending, engaging and controversial look into a never before talked about side of economics. From relating the Ku Klux Klan to real estate agents and to why drug dealers are living with their moms Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner turn conventional wisdom on its head. As a whole I enjoyed the book, but there were some things that annoyed me and that I didn’t like and/or confused me. Freakonomics makes you think differently about topics you thought you already knew the answer to. To most with little knowledge of writing techniques they would not have noticed/comprehended the authors uses of rhetoric and tone but luckily from these past few years of English classes I was able to pick up and see

“Americans think the U.S. economy benefits when big businesses or small businesses make a profit, although, by 84% to 64%, more consider small-business profits helpful”(Saad). Although those are some supporting facts for large businesses in America, they are too powerful and too rich. In the past and even in present time large companies generally hurt their consumers and workers. The main focus for businesses is to make money off their customers.

So despite the cross-dressing, and the occasional alcoholism displayed, the film’s morals are firmly conservative. There’s no endorsement of drag-queening to be found here, just a steadfast belief in doing whatever is necessary for good old capitalistic gain; all that is peppered with men in lipstick for jarring comedic effect on the intended 50’s mainstream audience. This film is many things, but modernist it is not. The director may have tried to make some new twists on old themes, but in the end the studio produced a movie based on tried and true values that sell tickets. Like Osgood declares with only a hint of disappointment: “Nobody’s

I 've read this film has a cult following, but this movie wasn 't hyped to me by a cultist. Anyway, the lead role goes to Thora Birch as Enid. The mood seems to be a reflection of Enid and Rebecca 's (played by Johansson) perspective on graduation and the world around them. Their community is in decay, and they, as recent (almost for Enid) graduates, have little to no ambition to move on to university or college to improve themselves or their community. One argument is that by living in this world, they become a reflection of it, and if it 's a decaying world, they don 't learn the ambition to improve themselves or community.

For the past century, voter turnout in American presidential elections has significantly declined, likely due to the fact that Americans do not believe their single votes are important. In light of more recent elections, political donations from corporations, identified or anonymous, have infringed upon traditional, American democracy. Although corporate donations to political campaigns have little effect on the public compared to the newly pivotal role of social media, these donations are founded upon a ruling that is classist, undemocratic, and corrupt, leading to unprincipled politics. This ruling is Citizens United, passed January 21, 2010.

The problem according to them, then becomes that in many movies they promote not wanting to move up in social classes. They use the movie, Wall Street (1987) as an example. They explain how the main character gets promised, everything he ever wanted, (which at the time was riches) by a wealthy Wall

Pop culture represents the overall trends, lifestyles and issues specific to the era. Fashion, television, movies and music are all unique to their time period and demonstrate the social, political and economic situations at the time. In the 1980’s, television shows like Punky Brewster and Family Ties, and movies like Pretty In Pink, feature materialism, class division, breaking stereotypes and the war on drugs in the 1980’s society. Punky Brewster captures the social challenges of the 1980’s.

Have you sat on the couch on a Saturday night with the decision of going to the movies or staying at home and watch television? Even though at the time it may be a difficult choice, it is still a pretty pleasant decision to make. When television came to the United stated in the 1940’s it would affect the way the people would be entertained forever. Many witnessed television for the first time in local bars, hairdressing business, and gas stations or through department store windows but not until the late 1940’s did television sales skyrocket.

Southern Baptist Presley took the United States by fire, and rapidly burned down the monotonous air of the traditional and conforming nature of an old-school upbringing. His climb from literal rags to riches brought with him the "behaved values" of the church, and molded it with his protesting lyrics and pelvic gyrations. His music was unique to the white population, often regarded as a "race sound," and the soul embedded within his performances stirred a revolution which would provoke critics and parents alike, while drastically morphing the direction of pop culture. Elvis Presley was a concoction of his southern origins, a booming economy, and a drearily antiquated era of entertainment - all which were integral towards popularizing and