...Many of us dream about meeting a celebrity or an idol of ours. If I could meet a famous entertainer, I think it would be interesting to meet Lady Gaga, as she is musically creative and a philanthropist. In the following essay, I will explore the reasons why I feel this way. To begin with, Lady Gaga composed numerous songs that became famous all over the world. Nowadays it is difficult to find musicians that actually make art through music. For instance, in her most recent album, Lady Gaga not only combined different music genres creating a unique sonority, but also used references from popular culture and mythology to tell stories in a pleasing and conceptual fashion. Conversing with her would help me understand her creative process...
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...of music for the younger generations. It is more than a genre of music, it is a complete industry filled with clothing and other merchandise. The reason this constant demeaning of women exists is because rap as a genre that rewards the objectification of women. The excuses used to justify the misogyny in rap are incomplete and lack accurate support. The most effective way for this continuous cycle ends, is if the fight and protest comes from the women themselves. Men are the problem in the objectification of women but in order for it to stop, women need to step up and take control of the situation. Women need to act sooner rather than later because in recent years the rap industry has become more and more sexual. Ra... ... middle of paper ... ...Society 113 (2000): 255-69. JSTOR. 29 November 2009 . McLune, Jennifer. "Hip-Hop's Betrayal of Black Women." Perspective on Contemporary Issues. 5th ed. Boston: Wadsworth Cengag Learning, 2009. 247-51. Print. Thrash, Rodney. "Women Say Rap Videos Demean, Not Define." St. Petersburg Times 14 June 2005. 29 November 2009 . Williams, Dana. "Beyond Rap: Musical Misogyny." Teaching Tolerance (2003): 213-15. Tolerance in the News. 12 Aug. 2003. 29 November 2009 Rap Music's Influence Upon Teenagers :: 6 Works Cited Length: 1389...
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...not young, and if it is not because of budget airlines who revolutionized how the industry works in terms of pricing strategies and marketing, it is honestly quite boring to fly! Since the September 11 attacks, airports around the world, including Australia has stepped up security measures extensively, which adds to the ʻhecticʼ experience of air travel. This is exactly the phenomenon what our proposal, called the WonderFlight program intends to address, by bringing our customersʼ flying experience to the next level. WonderFlight aims to bring our customersʼ flying experience to the next level by introducing themes into selected domestic B737-700 flights and each theme changes every three months. To start with, the launching theme would be Lady Gaga. For each WonderFlight, our flight attendants will dress up according to the theme and perform the usual in flight services such as serving meals & beverages. Passengers may also opt to take polaroid pictures on board with our well dressed flight attendants with a charge. On top of that, a custom flight safety demonstration will also be performed by our flight attendants according to the theme to encourage our customers of their interests in the safety features of the aircraft. Famous hits of that theme will also be played on-board to generate a fun and party going atmosphere. Passengers are informed of such themes during their booking stage online and are encouraged to dress up as well. By selecting a WonderFlight, each ticket will be charged...
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...Gay Marriage Research Paper Did you know that only 17 states in the United States have officially legalized gay marriage? Some of these states include: California Maryland, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New York. Maryland became the first state to pass a statute banning marriage between same-sex couples on January 1st, 1973. Then, President Bill Clinton signs the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) into law on September 21st, 1996. The DOMA mandates unequal treatment of legally married same-sex couples. 3 years later, California becomes the first state to create a domestic partnership statute, on September 22, 1999 allowing same-sex couples to receive some, but not all, of the protections afforded by marriage. (History and Timeline of the Freedom to Marry in the United States). Gay marriage should be legalized in all states because it will boost the economy, it will provide health benefits for the couples , more children will get adopted, and because it can allow same-sex couples to visit their spouse in case they are at the hospital. Making gay marriage legal will boost the economy for sure. Why you ask? It is because the more marriages there are, the more money the state earns. Same-sex couples spend at an average of $9,039 on their weddings, while 31% spent $10,000 dollars or more. New York statistics show that after the first year of legalizing gay marriage, they gained $259 million dollars. (CNNMoney) . Also, according to a 2005 Stanford study cited by the Fiscal Times...
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...Steven Paul Jobs was born in San Francisco on February 24, 1955. He became interested in computers when he was a teenager and attended lectures after school at Hewlett Packard. In 1974, Jobs got a job as a technician at the video game maker Atari. He saved enough money to backpack around India and then returned to Atari, where he met Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak. Jobs and Wozniak founded Apple in 1976. Jobs persuaded Wozniak to make a computer and sell it. Together, they developed the Mac. It was the first small computer with a user-friendly interface to be commercially successful. Jobs also built the computer on which the World Wide Web was created. He developed a passion for style and functional perfection, which became Apple trademarks. Steve Jobs was the co-founder and CEO of Apple Inc. and former CEO of Pixar Animation Studios. He was the largest individual shareholder in Walt Disney. Jobs’ name is associated with innovative products like the iPod, iPhone, iTunes and iPad. He was a much-respected corporate leader whose management style is studied worldwide. His attention to design, function and style won him millions of fans. Jobs guided Apple to be a major player in the digital revolution. The introduction of the iMac and other cutting-edge products made Apple a powerful brand with a loyal following. Jobs also enjoyed considerable success at Pixar. He created Oscar-winning movies such as ‘Toy Story’ and ‘Finding Nemo’. Jobs’ advice for success is: “You’ve got to...
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...PRACTICAL ACCOUNTING 2 1. Katy Perry developed an interesting idea for marketing sailboats in Death Valley. She interested Lady Gaga in joining her in a partnership. Following the information you have collected relative to their original contribution. Lady Gaga contributed P 30,000 cash, a track of land, and delivery equipment. Katy Perry contributed P 60,000 cash. After giving special consideration to the tax bases of the assets contributed, the relative usefulness of the assets to the partnership versus the problems of finding buyers for the assets and contributing cash, and other such factors, the partners agreed that Katy Perry’s contribution was equal to 40 percent of the partnership’s tangible assets, measured in terms of the fair value of the assets to the partnership. However, since marketing idea originated with Katy Perry, it was agreed that she should receive credit for 50 percent of the recorded capital. Recent sales of land similar to that contributed by Lady Gaga suggest a market value of P 40,000. Likewise, recent sales of delivery equipment similar to that contributed by Lady Gaga suggest P 40,000 as the market value of the equipment. These sales, of course, were not entirely representative of the particular assets contributed by Lady Gaga and therefore may be a better indicator of their relative values than their absolute values. In reflecting on their venture, the partners agree that it is a rather risky affair in respect to anticipated profits...
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...ASSESSMENT 1 DETAILS: MUSIC BRAND ANALYSIS (worth 50% of overall module mark) School: Media, Culture and Society Module: Identity, Opportunity & Exploitation / MUSC10007 CRN600 Year: 4 Semester: 2 Due: 03 April 2015 Assessment Description: For this assessment you are required to write a brand analysis for a music brand of your choice. Choices must be submitted to and approved by the lecturer via email NO LATER THAN 5PM 04 MARCH 2015. If you have not submitted a brand for approval by this deadline, the mark for your brand analysis assessment will be reduced by 5 points. A music brand can be any of the following: • An artist (e.g., Lady Gaga, the Rolling Stones) • A record label (e.g., Ministry of Sound, Nettwerk) • A venue (e.g., King Tut’s Wah-Wah Hut, the Cavern Club) • A music product (e.g., Gibson guitars, Marshall amplifiers) • A music service (e.g., BandCamp, SoundCloud) • Another music-oriented subject, (pending lecturer approval) All brands must be submitted to the lecturer for approval via email by NO LATER THAN 5PM 04 MARCH 2015 to ensure the selected brand will be an appropriate case study for the assessment. Note: only one case study per brand will be allowed per class. If more than one student selects the same brand for study, decisions will be made on a first-past-the-post basis. If your brand is not available for study, you must make an alternate selection. It is therefore recommended you select several...
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...Popular Culture Becomes Global Popular culture didn't require satellite television and the Internet to become global. When the first explorers took to the seas or traveled overland routes to distant places, they were influenced by, and returned with, examples of other cultures' popular art, artifacts and customs, such as drinking coffee. If that hadn't caught on, Starbucks would be stuck trying to sell cups of hot, frothy milk for three bucks a pop. The masses were usually not the first to experience exotic forms of popular culture, but they were exposed to them over time. The mixture of popular elements of different cultures was also one of the factors that began to blur the lines between popular and fine arts. While Kabuki Theater was accessible to all classes of Japanese people, Europe's aristocrats initially regarded it as high art. The Age of Industrialization: Relax, Enjoy In the case of popular arts especially (theater, dance, music and more recently movies and television), the masses must have sufficient time and resources to enjoy these arts. Technology is the catalyst that made this possible. Even though many 19th-century industrial laborers worked long hours, they did not generally work the dawn-to-dusk, seven-day-a-week schedules of agrarian toilers—cows need milking even on the Sabbath—and industrial laborers had more money in their pockets. This enabled them to enjoy entertainment venues and engage in hobbies, crafts and recreation outside their work lives....
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...I. Latar Belakang Di era modern ini, konsumen semakin dimanjakan dengan keberadaan teknologi yang semakin canggih. Melalui teknologi digital khususnya internet, konsumen dapat dengan mudah memperoleh informasi dengan waktu yang cepat, murah, dan akurat . Termasuk di dalam bidang musik, konsumen dapat memperoleh refrensi yang kaya dan luas via dunia maya. Akan tetapi keberadaan teknologi digital mempunyai dampak baik negatif maupun positif. Pihak yang paling merasakan dampak negatif ialah musisi, label rekaman, dan toko CD atau kaset. Dengan adanya teknologi digital, konsumen memilih melakukan illegal download yang mengabaikan hak paten dari lagu musik tersebut sehingga musisi tidak mendapatkan hak royalti dari musik yang dia ciptakan. Banyak orang yang sudah tidak berminat untuk membeli CD atau kaset musik yang mengakibatkan banyak toko musik tutup. Salah satunya Toko musik yang gulung tikar di indonesia ialah Aquarius Mahakam yang tutup pada akhir Desember 2013. Alyaw selaku Manager Toko Aquarius Mahakam mengakui bahwa produk fisik seperti CD atau Kaset semakin sedikit peminatnya ditambah lagi biaya operasional tinggi yang tidak dapat menutupi biaya penjualan (Maulana,2013). Toko musik besar diluar negri seperti Tower Record, Virgin Music, hingga HMV juga mengalami hal yang sama.mengunduh lagu secara legal melalui internet seperti Itunes tidak akan dapat membuat pembajakan berhenti. Salah satu solusi yang dapat ditawarkan ialah dengan menawarkan sistem pemutaran digital...
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...Nicholette Marbley November 1 2013 Professor Whetstone Essay 2 Using humorous figures for an anti-bullying campaign wont work because no one will take it seriously At one point in our lives we have had our disagreements with friends. It might have gone as far as getting kicked out of a group. Its not fun being left out. Any form of bullying is not fun. Bullying has been around for ages. As longs as its been around you would have thought there would be a cure for it. If no one likes mean people, why are people so mean? Do we only pretend not to like mean people? This problem has escalated over the years, and has become more prevalent with todays technology. An example of this is seen in the scene of the movie Carrie. Carrie was a religious girl who was sheltered from wordly things. She did not know what her period was. She was taking a shower in the schools locker room when it happned. She ran over to the other girls screaming and crying. They then began to throw tampons at her. The leader of the group then began to record it and put it on youtube. The video was labled Bloody Mary. This resulted in the girl being banned from prom. On prom night she swiched the ballots so it looked liked Carrie and another boy were king and queen. When Carrie took her position on stage they poured pigs blood on her from a bucket hanging above her. They then started to play the video. Carrie took out her embarrassment and anger through her telekinesis. She then killed most of...
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...the admitter need to take before administering, analyzing and improving a test or assessment. There was no evidence these test questions were constructed and that it matched any objective. However the guidelines for packaging the test states [items need to be in a similar format, grouped together, test items need to be arranged from easy to hardest, have items properly spaced as well as checking for directions, clarity and proofreading the test before it is reproduced and distributed]. (Kubiszyn & Borich, p. 223 & 224). It is very obvious these test questions lack validity and were poorly written, these test questions were more in line with the intended audience partaking in a survey. A survey question refers to the quantitative research or a statistical survey, for the sole purpose of collecting quantitative information about the general population or a product. Each of these test questions contained its own set of problems and uniqueness about them. For example every given answer had an asterisk mark beside of it and for any test taker this is a distraction, and the test itself was not formatted or lined up. A well-constructed test question is generally administered as a descriptive question, informal question or relational question, which is used to describe the subsistence of something. The informal question requires more than one outcome variables. The relational looks at the relationship essentially between genders. In my report I will discuss item response theory...
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...Censorship of the Internet – a detriment or a necessity? Kelly Chan A research paper for Matthew Mansour in response to: Throughout the world there has been an increase in discussions regarding “Censorship of the Internet, explain how Censorship can work in some instances but in others it can be a detriment to society. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION 2.0 What is Censorship? 3.1 Self Censorship 3.2 Censorship as Protection 1.0 Introduction The Internet has undoubtedly developed into the biggest source of global information and media since its modest inception in the late 1960’s. With the increasing ease of worldwide access due to cheaper methods of producing technology and education, bridging the digital divide. However, Government censorship and regulation of access to certain content available on the internet in various countries has raised issues about whether it is effective, regarding each country’s purpose in imposing censorship and whether it is detrimental to the growth in knowledge and progress of society. In this research paper, the role of Censorship in society and the inherent need for appropriate regulation of different levels of access to available information, based on morals and the responsibility we have to the younger generation to protect them from unsuitable content is discussed along with the technology we have to ensure this. The varying degrees of censorship between China and Australia will also...
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...Value Creation Report | April 8 2013 | Course : NBCMI 2010-2011 | | Table of Content 1 Introduction 3 2. Research Problem 3 3. Conceptual Model 4 4 Research Question 5 5 Theoretical Framework 7 6 Methodology 8 7 First Findings 8 8 Conclusion 9 Bibliography ..11 Appendix A: Value Map………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..12 Appendix B: Emotion Map……………………………………………………………………………………………………………13 1 Introduction The following document is concerned with the creation of value, more precisely the creation of value by the utilization of music. Value is a widespread term and in the business world you will hear the words “value added” or “value creation” thrown around. Everyone tells you they can “add value” or that they want to “create value”. But what is value? How is value created? In the following some of the definitions for the term “value” are mentioned. First of all, the different values are to mention such as personal values, which are the beliefs, principles or ideas important to you in your life- often things you are for or against, what you believe in and what you are willing to support and stand up for. (wire.wisc.edu). Moreover, value in economic terms can be, according to many business dictionaries, explained as the performance of action that increases the worth of goods and services or even a business. According to Kotler, Armstrong &Wong, 2010 value is created in order to satisfy the customers´ needs and wants. Irrespective...
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...Born This Way - A Research Paper on Transgender Everyone has a gender; it is a thing affects everything in our lives. It affects how we act like and look like every day. However, have you ever thought about what is gender? Gender is the thing that describes the characteristics that a society or culture delineates as masculine or feminine (Nobelius). Today, most of the countries define gender base on the physical and genetic sexuality at birth. There is at least one transgender person, whose self-gender identity is different from the assigned gender sex at birth, in each 100 people (NCTE). Under the rules of our society, there are at least 70 million people living in the world without their identity. Loss of identity also comes with life-threatening discriminations and inequities to them. To solve this serious problem and to improve the harmony of the society, gender’s definition should be redefined to include transgender and not only base on the physical sexuality at birth. Before everything else, the most important question is: what is transgender? From the definition of Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, transgender is the state of one's self gender identity not matching one's assigned sex which based on physical sexuality at birth (GLAAD). To be easier to imagine, I would use a simple example. Imagine that your name is Tom. One day, while you are sleeping, someone assigns “Peter” as your name. After that, everyone starts calling you “Peter” while you can never...
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...Global Branding of Unilever and Nestle | Report Analysis | ] | Global Branding of Unilever and Nestle | Report Analysis | | 1. Executive summary 4 2. Introduction 4 3. Overview of Unilever and Nestle 4 3.1. Company Facts-Vision and Mission 5 3.2. Company Facts-Core Business Sectors 5 3.3. Company Facts- Business Strategy 5 4. Global branding 6 4.1. Standardization vs. regional adaptation 6 4.1.1. Language 6 4.1.2. Cultural differences 7 4.2. Advertisement 8 4.2.1. Religious issues ...
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