... of hours captivated by various advertising tactics and do not understand subtleties. Though commercial promoters in America's free enterprise system are regulated because of societal pressures, they also are protected in their rights under freedom of expression. This allows a company to unfairly target America's youth, regardless of the very young's inability to recognize the concept of advertising persuasion ... from advertisements when the FCC reinstated program-length commercials. Although government intervention can be helpful, it is ultimately society's responsibility to push for r...

• Word Count: 1887
• Approx Pages: 8
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... historical time period and its social values in society in which Holden lives is analyzed. Therefore the historical context of "the catcher in the rye" has a significant relevance in understanding the novel. America in the 1950's was a country of great military power, a society of high conservatism driven by consumerism. America represented materialism and its people believed that America was the greatest country in the world. Holden despises the arrogant and ... superior mentality adopted by people he interacts with and as a result of this continual inner rebellion Holden is greatly os...

• Word Count: 1661
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... heightened sense of individual liberty after World War I as the "New Era " . When World War I ended in 1918 several young Americans who had fought in the war returned to America with a heightened disillusion of reality, as the horrors of the war made everyday life and social morality of the ... early 1900's seem trivial. Following the recession of 1921-1922, the nations economy grew spectacularly, which led a new age of consumerism and materialism ... as one newspaper announced, "The first responsibility of an American to his country is no longer that of a citizen, but of a consumer. "...

• Word Count: 1603
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... up to find all gods dead, all wars fought, all faith in man shaken", what's more, he depicted the postwar unprecedented boom of material revelry and at the same time presented the disappointment of the postwar generation for America, the concern for the loss of conventional values and ideals, and ... From the understanding and annotation of the whole age, he saw the fall of American values: American Dream. 1. The symbolic meanings of objects in this fiction are overt.Fitzgerald put richer special connotations to objects on the base of their natural symbolic meanings. As we know, books ar...

• Word Count: 1437
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... and they were greatly expressed by the media. Advertisements were everywhere and they mostly targeted the influential youth of America because of their numbers. Children in America were exposed to mass hours of advertisements slowly turning them into materialistic consumers. Parents helped the growth of materialism by signing up for credit cards. The use of credit was advertised; when money was not available you ... consume along with the youth helping with persuasion, as the youth gets older the cycle continues. This cycle still exists in the United States today, many other countries wi...

• Word Count: 1336
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... . Within the novel, The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald uses Jay Gatsby to illustrate the corruption and eventual downward spiral of the American Dream to the vulgar pursuit of wealth and materialism in the 1920s. The transformation from James Gatz, the ambitious janitor from North Dakota, to Jay Gatsby, the epitome of the self made man, exemplifies Gatsby's lifelong pursuit of his aristocratic ... eventual downfall and that her fervor for only the finest aspects have life, have corrupted his destiny of reclaiming his aristocratic roots. Gatsby's life is much like the American Dream, i...

• Word Count: 1786
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... united States. Prospero, they argued, urged his disciples to seek art, beauty, virtue and truth, warning them against materialism and utilitarianism: he identified those virtues with Spanish America or the Spanish "race", the vices with North America or the Anglo-Saxon "race". The gentle Ariel was the symbol of Spanish-American civilization at its best while Caliban ... symbol of "apartheid". They were "driven to reluctant subservience, smouldering hatred and fear, and clandestine schemes of revenge". Thus Caliban effectively represented native populations almost everywhere, especially...

• Word Count: 2369
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... united States. Prospero, they argued, urged his disciples to seek art, beauty, virtue and truth, warning them against materialism and utilitarianism: he identified those virtues with Spanish America or the Spanish "race", the vices with North America or the Anglo-Saxon "race". The gentle Ariel was the symbol of Spanish-American civilization at its best while Caliban ... symbol of "apartheid". They were "driven to reluctant subservience, smouldering hatred and fear, and clandestine schemes of revenge". Thus Caliban effectively represented native populations almost everywhere, especially...

• Word Count: 2429
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... all his friends are created characters that are accepted by masses of people belonging to different cultural identities. That is why; Disneyland's are opened in various parts of the world. There is one in Japan, one in France and two in America. These Disneyland's are visited by millions of people everyday and these people belong to many different cultural groups and identities. During their visits ... reason why Disneyland functions as an example of the culture industry is that it offers a model of "the large world house" in which there is no sign of "the giant triplets of racism, mate...

• Word Count: 1391
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... of the American dream to greed and materialism during this time period. And with the distinct divisions between West Egg and East Egg, Fitzgerald shows the social divisions in American society, even at the upper class, a fact still relevant to today's America. New York itself symbolizes immigrant America, where immigrants used to and still do flood into America's shores in hopes of a better life. Nick himself ... cede into the temptations of corruption, they still hold dear to themselves their capacity to dream. And it is through these dreamers, like Gatsby, that America keeps its dream...

• Word Count: 1599
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... (pg. 484) "We have seen above that the first step in the revolution by the working class is to raise the proletariat to the position of ruling class to win the battle of democracy." (pg. 490) The main objective of communists and the proletariat is the elimination of private property. Such materialism keeps them enslaved. (pg. 484) Bourgeoisie or capitalistic economics requires ... owners of the means of production to give workers enough to ensure their survival. (pg. 485) The existence of bourgeois property relies on its unequal distribution. The only way the proletariat can free itself ...

• Word Count: 1638
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... of cultural forms originally nurtured by African-American, Caribbean American, and Latin American youths in and around New York in the 1970's. "Hip hop's value's are by and large fixed, it's a spirit of rebellion, identification with street culture, materialism and aggression" (Cited in 'Hip Hop America' Nelson George, 1998 ). Hip hop is a tale concerning the ghetto, full of drugs, guns and gangsta stories, ... it closely relates to Jameson's suggestions that, "American, postmodern culture is the internal and super-structural expression of a whole wave of American military and economic ...

• Word Count: 1886
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... flaws such as racial and gender inequality, American culture appeared free from restrictions of class and freedom of expression was exalted (in theory, at least). America was accepting of the younger culture and mass media and consumption. Pop Art was an outlet for these attractive, even alien ... Pop Art - Art History 101 Basics.) The message appeared simple: Now, you can attain anything the heart desires. Seemingly everyday, America was introducing new cars, makeup, fashion, furniture and appliances for mass consumption. Ads portraying the beautiful housewife washing her dishes with ....

• Word Count: 1994
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... society to a "person-oriented" society. When machines and computers, profit motives and property rights are considered more important than people, the giant triplets of racism, materialism, and militarism are incapable of being conquered." The pathos in this claim releases a somewhat preexisting fear of being dominated by the "giant triplets". The very idea of the fragility of human life being less important than ... speech's arguments, potentially leading them to agree to the claim if they understand the metaphor. For instance, King says that "If America's soul becomes totally poisoned,...

• Word Count: 2271
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... , but his personal embrace of the lower class legitimized his statements artistically. Once exposed to the neglected poverty and mistreatment of America's minorities, Jean's paintings reflected his discontent. Although, Jean was not considered a political activist many political themes could be found in his work. After a career that lasted only seven years Jean-Michael Basquait died at the young age of twenty seven ... negative effects on the human condition, so perhaps Basquiat traces the roots of America's capitalism to the Pilgrims from the Mayflower and other early settlers who assum...

• Word Count: 1968
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... and ultimately transform into a western nation. Throughout the course of his life, Gandhi criticized western civilizations and their lifestyles. Looking at how capitalism developed in the Western world since the era of the industrial revolution, Gandhi found materialism to be the main characteristic of modern civilization, in which spirituality seemed to be undervalued. That is, "The people of Europe to-day live ... reconstruct the village commune like the one, which existed before the British destroyed its economic base. He believed in an economy based on Swaraj: political independence ...

• Word Count: 2349
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... chief end of man" commented President Coolidge (a). The 1920's were a time of great political, economic and social change for the United States of America (USA). The decade saw a massive economic boom, widespread technological advance and increased personal freedom. As a result of the changes and developments that ... happiness with mere statistics, because to a large extent the 1920's were an era of "mindless materialism and consumption and the pursuit of private wealth over public purpose"(b). Whilst for many the twenties really were a "roaring" time, it was a decade ... but moral dec...

• Word Count: 2301
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate