What to learn about in the 90s?

I would like to learn about, the white water scandal, columbine shootings, republican/Gingrich revolution, OJ trials and Matthew Shepard.

Television of the 80s

This was by far the best decade of television we have watched so far. Finally, I feel as if I am able to relate more to what is going on and finding the material more funny. I enjoyed "The Cosby Show" the most out of all the shows. The Cosby show was very funny because it provided bits of standup from Bill Cosby and I enjoyed this because he has a sense of humor that appeals to me. The Cosby show relates to the decade because it shows a family that is being raised in the 80s and all of the issues. Also the show displays the life of upper class African Americans which was a first on television. The Cosby show addressed fashion statements of the 80s as well as other things, but never was too aggressive. The Cosby show never really brought politics into it and this was something that I preferred. I believe a show like that should not bring in politics because it is much more of a family watching show. Overall, the Cosby Show was something I enjoyed of the television of the 80s because of good sense of humor and the theme of the show.

Movies of the 80s

I really enjoyed the movies we watched for the decade of the 80s. "Ferris Buellers Day Off" has always been one of my favorite movies and I think it is truly reflective of the 80s. The fashion alone in the movie with Ferris's leopard print vest is extremely reflective of the fashion the 80s. I also think some of the movies of the 80s reflected the tension among the United States and the USSR with "War Games", which we watched in class. The 80s were a big time for Stanley Kubrick directing wise as well. "The shining" and "Full Metal Jacket" are two great films by him and they reflect the culture of the 80s in unique ways. Both films show isolation in a way and "Full Metal Jacket" in a way address PTSD among the Vietnam war vets among America. Think the 80s were a solid time for movies because the movies that teens watched helped set a culture of typical teens. The movies of the 80s were a wide array of genres including comedy, drama, action and adventure, horror and thrillers. The 80s were a solid time for movies and I enjoyed the ones we watched in class and I enjoy many others as well. Movies such as "Goodfellas" and "Scarface" continue the mob films from the 70s and they do a particularly good job.

Is 80s Music Reflective of the Decade?

80s music is reflective of the decade with some artists talking about cold war issues. Elton John for example with his song "Nikita" talks about being in love with a Russian. The song starts of with "Hey Nikita it's cold/ in your little corner of the world", and this talks about the isolation that Russia had during the 80s. I also enjoy that Elton John made a small jab at Russia for being so cold and isolated. The song continues,"Oh Nikita you will never know, anything about my home" and this shows that Elton John will never be able to see her because she is trapped inside of her country and she cannot leave. The song "99 Red Balloons" by Nena talks about Cold War and it is not really speaking out and protesting the Cold War, but rather showing how afraid they truly are of getting absolutely destroyed by nuclear war. I believe the music was reflective of the decade, it really showed how afraid some people were of an all out nuclear war.

Music in the 80s post 1

Music in the 80s was different from the music of the 70s in the style of music. The music of the 70s was much more it's own certain style as opposed to the 80s. The 80s had much more pop in it with more if a selling point as opposed to the music of the 70s. Music in the 80s was practically another form of advertisement with all of the artists being used as billboards for specific companies p (Michael Jackson, Madonna). 80s was also a the birth of hip hop and this was pretty interesting because that was the start and to see how it has grown since then. What I enjoyed about the 80s was the birth of hip hop. It was a new stream of music that changed the face of music forever. I also really enjoyed he new style that Michael Jackson put out, the pop that he displayed as well as the cool music videos really made it interesting. Prince was also somebody that I enjoyed to listen to as well, Prince has this certain style of music that just appealed to me. Nirvana was also another band that I really enjoyed because they brought Grunge Rock and created an entire fan base of their own. What I did not enjoy in the 80s was country music. I have never enjoyed country music and the sound then is the same as now. Country music has never evolved and changed over time and it bores me. Country music seems to all be about drinking and love as well and it just is something I cannot listen to.

What I want to learn about

I would like to learn about the shuttle disaster of the challenger, the recession in 1982 and the assassination attempts on Reagan and the pope. Also I really want to learn about the fall of the Berlin Wall and Mt. St. Helens.

Movies of the 70s

I loved the movies of the 70s. I believe that the 70s were some of the best times for movies. With Kubrick, Scorsese, Lucas and Coppola as innovative and genius directors of their time. I believe the 70s were somewhat of a rough patch and all these movies produced such as star wars gave some peoples minds a vacation. The movies of the 70s we watched in class all had awesome story lines and although the special affects weren't amazing the movies still I thought were special. Overall the movies of the 70s set the bar high for all movies of the future, and many movies out of that era are still regarded some of the greatest of all time and I agree wholeheartedly. I was always intrigued with war movies and apocalypse was a solid movie in highlight the real darkness of war and the effects of it. Then with more unrealistic movies such as Star Wars and Jaws kept me interested because it was action packed and high intensity. I truly enjoyed all of the movies we watched in class and to me it seems that it will be hard to beat for the upcoming generations.

Television of the 70s

I personally did not enjoy the television of the 70s that much. I believe the show that we watched that represented the conservative and liberal viewpoints highlighted both of them nicely, but a line was crossed. The television show that we watched focused too much on racial jokes and I did not find them funny at all. I believe there was a different type of humor during that time that people would not find funny now. I also believe that our humor would probably make the people of the 70s feel uncomfortable also. I did not enjoy the television shows because they focused too much on a sense of humor that just did not appeal to me. Overall the television of the era to me was mediocre, I wish that the jokes were a little more on a cleaner side regarding race because it is an extremely sensitive topic and the show we watched made some below the belt punch lines regarding them.

Music in general of the 70s

With the breakup of the Beatles, I believe that music took a significant turn in a short amount of years. Music now like disco was much more for dancing and romance type songs till played a big role in that. Bands like led zeppelin and punk rock also introduced a new genre that appealed to the younger generation of the time. This music connects to the decade because it shows a change from the 1960s big time. 1960s music was rather dull in the earlier years and the 1970s music was much more alive and strong presence. I feel like music such as disco created fashion trends in the 70s that are commonly associated with the music and time period. I enjoyed this music because it had much more emphasis and strong presence with heavy vocals and loud guitar. Also didn't mind disco and some of the songs had a killer saxophone in it, which was pretty cool.

Difference of Punk vs Disco

Punk and disco were really big during the 70s, but there was a pretty big difference between the two. Disco was much more harmonious and groovy type of music. Disco is the type of music you would listen to if you are dancing. This style is unique because it never before had music had so much more culture and liveliness behind it. Punk was much more ignorant type music which the youth listen to and I also prefer. Punk music was often filled with heavy guitar and loud lyrics differing from harmonious disco. This differed from most types of music because it was loud, and represented the younger generation of the time. Punk was unique because it represented the younger generation and only appealed to a specific group of people.

What I would like to learn about in the 70s

I would like to learn more about Jimmy Carter and find out why he is considered one of the worst presidents of all time, I would like to learn ore about the fall of Saigon and it's effects on American conservatives. Of the Iranian hostage crisis and the economy during the 1970s sounds very interesting too and would like to go more in depth with that.

Music, Television, movies of the 60s

Overall the 60s was a pretty cool generation. I believe the music was really good and interesting.mi believe that music was a huge part of this culitee and really defined who some people were. With Woodstock, the Beatles and the English invasion of music really played a huge part in shaping what the sixties are remembered for. The television was rather bland, the television shows often had a laugh track and I found to not really be that interesting. The twilight zone was the only show I found interesting, the endings were unpredictable and I enjoyed that. The movies were pretty interesting the effects were better than I would have thought. I believe that music was probably the biggest factor of shaping culture in the sixties. I personally enjoy music of the sixties and believe it was one of the best generations of music ever.

What I want to learn

What I want to learn is the assassinations, civil rights issues and television. I believe all of these things were crucial in the 60s because it defined what the 60s were.

Lets Define

I believe that pop culture is many different things, but mostly it is what is trending at a certain time point. There are different sides of pop culture some being music others being fashion. For example the picture below is an example of pop culture, with nick cage growing a mustache other men may find it cool and grow one as well. Or if a famous actress is wearing a certain brand, others will follow and buy that brand. I believe pop culture and advertisement go hand in hand because advertisement takes advantage of pop culture to push their product out on the public by endorsing celebrities and athletes to wear their product.