Essays Tagged: "fads"

World War 1, 1920, a decade of great recklessness in Social Political, and economic areas of life.

g that the 1920's was all about Prohibition, Speak-Easies, new Automobiles, victory abroad, popular fads, and new wealth. That about sums it up; a decade of great recklessness in Social, Political, an ... normalcy' focusing on internal conflicts and their own prosperity.The 1920's was a great decade for fads. People would sit on flagpoles, swallow goldfish, drive automobiles up staircases, and perform ...

(4 pages) 146 0 4.1 Aug/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War I

This is a review of the movie Dance Time. It covers dances and dance styles from the 1910's to the 1990's.

tinean import" dance that consisted of glides and freezes. "Tango teas and tango clubs were popular fads" during the 1910s (video).Dances in the 1920s were the Blackbottom and the Charleston. The Char ... p Hop consisted of "MTV styles" (video).Dances have changed very much over the past 100 years. Many fads and styles dominated an era, creating memorable dances.

(2 pages) 117 1 3.5 Jan/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Performing Arts

Jane Austen's Use of Irony in Pride and Prejudice.

Hall", "Nightmare Abbey',"Maid Marian" and so on are the vehicles of attacks on the cranks and the fads of his day.but very few writers have exploited all possible resources of irony as Jane Austen.I ...

(3 pages) 85 0 4.3 May/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

A letter to my unborn child

I have never been one who has wanted to blend in with the crowd and have my identity molded by the fads of the day. It is always a million times more satisfying to be true to yourself and to find you ...

(2 pages) 24 0 3.0 Jan/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Media Violence and You

do it. Teen-agers do it. Grownups do it. Mindlessly we automatically imitate and follow the leader. Fads sweep societies--from slang to games to foods to clothing. Who hasn't found themselves repeatin ...

(6 pages) 64 0 4.1 Jan/2005

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies

Job enrichment: Managerial Tool in the 21st century

eory. It is now a catch-all for various managerial tools. Some of these tools of job enrichment are fads that will fade away, but some of them are useful and proven to yield positive results. The tech ... ld most likely meet union resistance at first.Gibson, J. W., & Tesone, D. V. (2001). Management Fads: Emergence, Evolution, and Implications for Managers. The Academy of Management Executive, 15(4 ...

(13 pages) 244 0 5.0 Feb/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

ORganizational Behavior Workplace Trends

Organizational Behavior TrendsTrends, commonly referred to as fads, are known influences of behavior among many individuals. Such trends in individual behavior ar ...

(3 pages) 313 0 2.9 Aug/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Summary of 1950's

that we use today were invented in the 50's. I researched famous events, famous people, inventions, fads and fashions, and sports.The cold war was probably the biggest event that happened in the 50's. ...

(1 pages) 36 0 0.0 Feb/2006

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

1984 - Reflection Paper

ommunication, and to enhance the quality of experience. Our society craves the latest technological fads and Internet crazes. We've become addicted to an entity that promises us a bigger, better, & ...

(3 pages) 49 0 3.0 Oct/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Weighing The Emotions

en; the result is the rising number of eating disorders. Individuals seek out the latest trends and fads that the fashion industry throws out, and what society sees is the glamour of being thin. I hav ...

(5 pages) 8 0 0.0 Oct/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Trends

Trends There are many trends or fads that are in style for a short period of time. There are ones that TV stars start or ones that h ... portant to be who you are. People will like you better. You won't be fake you'll be you J.Trends or fads are only in style for a short period of time and it seems as though many people latch themselve ...

(2 pages) 971 0 0.0 Feb/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Sociology of Sport: Rock 'n' Roll

n obsession or had a phase of popularity with hair tonics and a substance called Brylcreem. Certain fads during this time were the hula hoop, pop beads, skating, dance hops, bowling and cruising. As t ...

(4 pages) 22 0 3.0 Sep/2007

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies

Cultural Times

, Salamone gives many examples of how teenagers are beginning to come into their own. Salamone uses fads, sex, and hangouts as some ideas to show how teens came into their own in the 1950's.Teens ofte ... , and hangouts as some ideas to show how teens came into their own in the 1950's.Teens often define fads. One of the biggest fads for teens in the 1950's was the style of their cloths. " Both guys and ...

(4 pages) 2100 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community > Children and Youngsters

Product Life Cycle As A Strategic Marketing Tool

to refer to a product category or industry, a particular product brand, and even fashion, music or fads. Of course one thing we need to bear in mind is that PLC curve exhibits different shapes and le ... s of growth and maturity last longer, relative to those of a product brand. As for extreme cases of fads, PLC is short and the curve shows a sharp growth and sharp decline.In the following discussion, ...

(8 pages) 208 1 3.5 Feb/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing

Body Modification - Deviance in Society

identities.The origins of the cultural trend of body modification, unlike those of nearly all other fads, are thousands of years old. Ever since our Neolithic ancestors invented art tens of thousands ...

(10 pages) 65 0 5.0 Jul/2009

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology