P. 4). Taylor’s idea of being popular is going on Ugly-D to become better looking. Regarding this, popularity is often thought of as being pretty and good looking. The assumed idea is that if you look good, you have more friends and instantly gain popularity. Similarly, in the real world it is often thought of in the same way.…
In society there are various ranks of people whom devote and dedicate their lives into being exactly how others within the society picture the elite upper class. One will change his or her looks, viewpoints, and/or social class in order to fit in the ranking of being accepted. The urge to feel accepted is overcoming the society as a whole. This social issue is found in various ages and nationalities; no one person can be set aside from never having the want or feeling of wanting to be accepted. Ultimately, one just wants to fit in.…
Conformity is an issue many teens face today. It takes over the average teenager's mind, so they choose to conform to the popular trends and fashion; therefore, they lose sight of what should mean the most, being themselves. How can we be our self without being called weird, stupid, freak and etc. When it comes to the topic of conformity most of us will readily agree that we want to be different instead of being who isn’t you. Many of us would give up our uniqueness, extraordinary distinctiveness, just to fit in a group.…
Hi, I am XX, you can call me XX. It’s a pleasure to stand here and do the first graded presentation here. I almost love all kind of art: music, film, painting and literature. I started playing piano when I was five, and now I prefer some rock and roll. I am very interested about cultural communication with new media.…
In “How to make a memoir”, Zinsser gave three pieces of advice for if you want to write your own memoir. Those three pieces of advice are “Be yourself”, “Speak freely”, and “Think small”. In the memoir I’m reading called “Popular” by Maya Van Wagenen followed some of Zinsser’s advice because of her words she use and how she don’t care if she goofy in front of other people. Zinsser’s first piece of advice is to “Be yourself”. “Be yourself” means that you don’t care what people say about you.…
Izabel Ramirez Ms. Rodriguez English 3 29 March 2017 Was the Mass Popular Culture beneficial in the 1920s? The 1920s was called the Golden Age of American sports and the development of many cherished inventions, that are still used today. The start of the 1920s was the prime of the year because many people living in America, were chasing their dreams optimistically and reaching for change. However, the Golden Age and it’s generation were criticized and looked down upon for many unethical actions.…
La Plata High School Groups There are many different groups of friends at La Plata High School. There are the gamers, the artsy ones, the fake people, the athletic people, and the promiscuous group. Some of the main groups are the athletic group and the artsy group. Some of the characteristics of the athletic group are; friendly, sporty, sometimes popular, funny, and sometimes cocky, pushy, and controlling.…
The TV series I will be speaking of that shows most of the sociological concepts is the show “Friends”. This show shows most of the sociological concepts that we have learned in class for example the show has groups and organizations, deviance, sex and gender, and socialization/social interaction. To give brief summary of what the show is about is literally about 6 friends and their everyday lives dealing with their everyday struggles and different experiences. In the show the 6 friends names are Rachel, Ross, Monica, Chandler, Phoebe, and Joey, each of them or at least most of them are great examples to some of the sociological concepts we have learned this semester. The first sociological concept I noticed in the show was…
In the beginning of the movie, when Clay Gephart jumps off of the platform so that he is able to join the “popular” group is an example of popularity in the extreme because he is willing to get hurt in order to have new friends. Another example of popularity in the extreme is when the “popular” group photoshops Jamie’s head onto an inappropriate picture and gives them to all of the students in the school because they want to make sure that everyone makes fun of her instead of liking her because Landon likes her now. Popularity in the extreme works against mature adolescent development because the people are unable to go through social development properly because they are unable to realize how they are supposed to treat other people…
Many people assume that conformity is such a marvelous thing,but what is conformity? Conformity is when you are a follower you don’t do thing alone. You always have a leader and followers. Usually when you see someone do something you like you would copy them or get what they have because you would think people would form a mean opinion. Conformity is not the way to live in society.…
Attention Grabber: In our society, we all long for a feeling of acceptance by our peers and we detest the feeling of being left on the outside. Introduce literature used: On a Rainy River by Tim O’Brien Thesis: Acceptance of plays a role in the responsibilities that we put upon ourselves, this is demonstrated through the character of Tim O'Brien, metaphor and tone of the story. Body Body Paragraph 1…
Let me tell you. Some people imagine girls walking around with their boyfriends and their expensive clothes with their makeup done better than I could ever imagine possible for myself. Some people imagine the students that are involved in every extracurricular possible, the straight A students, and the athletes. Listen to me. Popularity is walking down the hallway with so many people; taking up the whole hallway and making other people wait to the side because they are intimidated” (Nohai 1).…
In my interview the subject I chose was my cousin, whose name shall remain anonymous. The subject, a 12 year old girl, currently attends a public junior high school and is in the seventh grade. It should also be noted that this is the subjects first year in junior high school. She does not suffer from personal issues that may produce bias and retains good grades. She also does not regard herself as part of “the popular crowd.”…
Judgmental. Stuck up. Hateful. Narcissistic. Is that what people perceive when it comes to my identity?…
I have gone through many obstacles in my life that are hard but they end up teaching me just as many life lessons. In my opinion, lessons are important because they have transformed me into the person that I am today. I have many transformation stories, but there are three important transformations that changed my life. My main transformations were when my attitude started to change; I changed my looks to fit in; and I accepted Christ in my life.…