Uni, Media Studies 103. What is the social function of celebrity ? As popular (or unpopular) figures, what kind of “work” do they do in relation to culture? Related to this, in what ways do celebrities exist as signs and thus mediators that privilege certain social values over others? In what ways might they be seen to resist, negotiate or reproduce dominant hegemonies? Explore these questions in relation to ONE or TWO celebrities with reference to one of the following: scandal, birth, death, or marriage.

is this even a question? ? : /

world war i had a devastating effect on german-americans and their cultural heritage. up until that point   german-americans, as a group, had been spared much of the discrimination, abuse, rejection, collective mistrust experienced by so many different racial and ethnic groups in the history of the united states. indeed, over the years, they had been viewed as a well integrated and esteemed part of american society. all of this change with the outbreak of war.  

1. artillery

2. jose san martin

3.their economies remained dependent on outside powers.

4. drafted new economies

5. democracies have replaced dictatorships