... on what we saw and how our audience responded. The social norm that I chose to violate was simply that of common courtesy. I decided to go to the mall and walked around, bumping into random people and saying absolutely nothing in apology. I simply bump into them and keep walking as if nothing has happened. Norms are ... rudeness of my violation. People might say excuse me and be surprised to not get an answer or any kind of reaction at all. I am going to the mall, so the kinds of people I encounter may vary. I predict that the major reaction will be a sense of confusion and self question...

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... or increase their ease of living. Also in the postmodern society, people tend to want to be different and look different. So, where else would one go but to a shopping mall where he will find a greater number of choices of whatever product he desires. This is where people go to shop for their "identity makeovers". One of the major characteristics of ... , clothing is a major way of representing one's self in postmodern society. One can express his views and beliefs just by dressing in a certain style of clothing. And of course, the mall is the place to go to get these transportable, repr...

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... it. The reason that this spot was so appealing to them because the amount of pedestrians that continuously walk by. It was right outside of the main entrance to the mall, which is the main attraction. There a number of other street acts but I did not observe any competition between them. A large problem in dealing with large amounts of people is trash ... trashcans to ensure cleanliness. I discovered that a trashcan was placed inside every eating and coffee establishment, at each side of the crosswalk, and outside all the other main attractions (e.g. movie theatre, mall, Nordstrom). The...

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... dainty and should not "do as the guys do". For instance one time a group of my friends decided to go to the mall (3 guys including myself and "Juelz"). At home this just would have been a normal trip to the mall for some shopping but this time we were in Virginia Beach a place where no one had ever seen us so of course ... ...

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... . We dressed up like guys and went to three different locations over the weekend and gauged people's reactions to us. Over the course of the weekend, we went to the mall, our class at the Mueller Center campus, and we also attended a dinner party put on by our parent's friends, all in effort to observe people's reactions to our clothing. We ... even interrogated us, asking us if we were participating in a school activity, to which we replied "no" and kept the charade going. Our second testing site took place at the mall. We showed up decked out in Nike basketball shoes, net shorts, wife ...

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... 's Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Myspace, etc. There are both positive and negative effects of social networking. Social media has become a defining part of this age. Everywhere you look whether it's a mall, restaurant or even a park, you will see people of all ages tweeting, texting, Instagramming their time away. Although social media can sometimes be an annoying and at times a rude distraction ... ...

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... to manage an escape of some kind and end up back in society. Now there can be a situation where a serious law offender could be walking next to you in a local mall. So even simple townsfolk are somehow connected one way or another to the overcrowding of prisons. A huge factor in the imprisonment of citizens in the U.S., is the fact that individuals ... ...

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... broadcasts all year. Advertising companies pay the millions of dollars for a 30 second ad between plays. Merchandise, from jerseys to "booble-head" players are sold in millions of units at mall shops and department stores. Players make millions of dollars playing only one season a year. Fame and glory are two very important ideas for many sports fans. Alternatively, schools and youth ... ...

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... , meaning while one does not actually reside in the city, and a person is still close to all of the amenities of the city. In a short distance, a person can be at a mall, theater, coffee shop, or bar. Even though there is a drive involved, the drive is longer for those that live in rural areas. With all of the places to go and ... ...

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Most people relate elderly people with how they are a nuisance. They walk the mall trails and get in our way as we try to make it down the aisle, they drive their cars 15 MPH slower than the speed limit in the fast lane, ... ...

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... Knightley dances with Harriet; Josh rescues' Tai, Emma offends Miss Bates; Cher offends their maid Lucy, Harriet is rescued from gypsies by Churchill; Tai is rescued by Christian in the mall and Emma/Cher go through a journey of self-realization and fall in love with Mr Knightley/Josh. On the character side, the audience discover the many similarities in characters, engaging ... ...

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