analysis 5

Assignment 1-4-6

Dawa Galzen Sherpa

HUMN240-E4WW (SU12)

Omar Alomari

23^rd  June, 2012

#Talking about the theory to discuss in my topic I have chosen the cult of celebrity, First of all Beats by Dr.Dre is a product most of the celebrity use. Buying a beats products an ordinary people can feel the experience of being a celebrity as most of all the celebrity use beats headphones. The sound quality of the headphone makes people like they are the music maker as they can hear the perfect sound.

These beats headphone are used by music makers and it generates perfect sound quality. People follow what their icon follows, Celebrity are the icons of fans and thus people follow them as people believe in what their icon follows.

Beats by Dr. Dre is in rise these days and now there are hardly music lovers who don’t owe a pair of these headphones.Either they are a DJ or a music artist or a music lover they use it because fan believes their celebrity and what they uses.

#The most interesting finding from my analysis is the rise of counterfeit beats with the rise of the original Dr. Dre beats. Well this is a serious crime as people can’t get the qualitative sound with the counterfeit headphones.

Likewise the series of beats headphones are the findings of the analysis, from the analysis I got to know about different series of headphones namely Just beats, Heartbeats, Monster beats, Detox. These series of headphone has their own character as they output the music accordingly. These headphones are the most durable headphones as it comes with monster audio.

# Besides music I will take these beats product for communicating for the conference call, As well I will be aware about the counterfeit beats products as these beats are the most expensive headphones created. These headphones features and the use of series for the right music generation. 

Written Analysis 4

Assignment 1-4-5

Dawa Galzen Sherpa

HUMN240-E4WW (SU12)

Omar Alomari

17^th June, 2012 

The rise of beats is increasing day by day, different features are summed up when a new series of beats is launched. A new series of beats headphones includes perfection about the quality of music. Beats headphones are further made so that the listener can get what artist listen in the studio. The looks of the new headphones are great they are manufactured with new styles and shapes. The shape of new headphones makes it to be more light and portable. The look varies from the older ones. They can be connected to any device with standard headphone plug.

Beats by Dr. Dre are using its audio in different gadgets nowadays for instance HTC Smartphones, HP laptops, the quality of music is improving day by day. These headphones have let people listen to music what an artist gets in a studio as well it’s a great quality regarding its sound to communicate.

Not to forget about the quality and durability, these headphones lasts for a long period. The series “ heartbeats” has a different shape which attracts the population of female users, Likewise Detox series comes all black in color which is faded in nature and it attracts a customer to get one.

Beats are coming up with new features and ideas which attracts as well satisfies its user thus  I agree with what theory beats by Dr. Dre imply as well agree that beats by Dr. Dre is great when it comes about audio.

Journal Article Analysis

Assignment 1-3-2., Journal Article Analysis

Dawa Galzen Sherpa

HUMN240-E4WW (SU12)

Omar Alomari

14^th June, 2012 

For assignment 1-3-2 I have chosen the journal, "Cinematic Carcerality: Prison Metaphors in Film" from The Journal of Popular Culture, Vol. 44, No. 2, 2011. To talk about the writer Jan Alber, he is a writer and a professor. The journal article reviews about prison metaphors, metaphors in Film and the use of metaphors in the film.

 Jan here describes about a couple of metaphors that sustain in prison, first one is that who welcomes individual to view prison as different thing while the other is that explains a domain of the outer life in sense of prison. To illustrate of the first metaphors one that who welcomes individual to view prison. This particular part metaphors use is the parts that physically take place in jail. One of the major illustrations Alber here describes is jails are regarded womb as well as a tomb. It’s how you take, to view through womb part one can describe how life is in prison by being there itself and from tomb side it describes being in prison is more like being in hell.  Now the one which explains domain of the outer world as a prison, Jan describes how these metaphors are attained in other types of plots as well as it tend to look more on the restraint by human action. To explain this further it’s like when one’s presence is not physically in jail but the feeling being stacked likewise, Employment and marriage can be related to this.

Further to go through film metaphor, the journal article describes that past critics did not believe about film metaphors to be possible though they are possible. The article more describes about seven various ways of extracting metaphors in film, here I have described two ways which are the most interesting. Firstly the idea of matching shots. This means presenting two various things as being alike in any way like the use of camera from the same angle as well as movements or context also, the next fine illustration can be the Nazis and the offensive posts being the same as they are both precisely in order with both lacking emotions, Second instance would be people taking place with high wire fencing walls, as well as bars that makes a place look like one.

 Likewise the journal article describes illustration of how these prison metaphors are utilized.  The movie named, “The Shawshank Redemption” can be taken as an illustration of the term womb vs. Tomb idea. Here the movie describes new life when they enter into the prison for the first time while the movie describes prisons as the most difficult place like hell as prisoners are tortured physically as well as mentally.

In the film, “The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner” Colin who’s the main character here is treated as a prisoner by his own mother. Here the movie portrays Collin’s house like prison because the house is bounded by big walls. Also the movie depicts how one considers their working class to be a prison.

Finally Jan concludes saying films consists of metaphors both positive as well as negative, While recognition of the message from the film is the most important thing. I believe in movies that uses these sorts of metaphors as the movies with metaphors are interesting and it leads to be a good movie. Prison metaphors are used in many movies and it leads to make a successful movie.

References:

Alber, J. Cinematic Carcerality: Prison metaphors in film. The Journal of Popular Culture. April, 2010 issue.

Written analysis 3

                   

Written Analysis

Dawa Galzen Sherpa

HUMN240-E4WW (SU12)

Omar Alomari

10^th June, 2012

The word hero is defined as “a person celebrated for his bold exploits” or “a person noted for feats of courage or nobility of purpose (The American Heritage Dictionary, 1994). When it comes about the topic “Hero”, It’s not applicable to my topic “Beats by Dr. Dre”. But the idea of making this product is the main, thus the founder himself is the hero here. This product is a huge success for specially music lovers and the communicators. To illustrate by example, people who use beats products and are touched with it for them the founder Dr. Dre and  Jimmy Iovine are the heroes are they influence them to use it and they are satisfied with the quality of these products.

While Celebrity is defined as “a famous person or a renowned person” (The American Heritage Dictionary, 1994) to describe about the cult of celebrities is applied here more often, Beats by Dr. Dre includes different well known faces, to the list they are Dr. Dre, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber. They have their own named products as a series, Heart beats headphone are made in the name of Lady Gaga while Just Beats represents Justin Bieber, Fan’s of these celebrities are bound to use these products as these fans are their idols and they believe that what they use is the most important. While people have a belief that the products used by celebrities are no doubt a reliable one in terms of sound and durability.

Finally to sum up we came to know that the only heroes about this product is the founder who invented it, Namely Dr. Dre and  Jimmy Iovine. They are heroes for people because this influence people buy these products. While celebrities who are linked with these products has led their fans to create a cult as their fans believes in those products what they use. This always  may not be always true because some celebrity is only paying for the advertisement. You can only be sure about the quality of these products by using it and experiencing it.

References:

“Celebrity.” Websters-online-dictionary.org. 2011. http://www.websters-online-/            dictionary.org/definitions/hero?cx=partner-pub-0939450753529744%3Av0qd01-            tdlq&cof=FORID%3A9&ie=UTF-8&q=hero&sa=Search#906 (21 October 2011).

The American Heritage Dictionary (3rd ed.).(1994). New York, NY: Dell Publishing.

Written Analysis II

Written Analysis II

Dawa Galzen Sherpa

3^rd June, 2012

A trend that is developed in a society or a community is defined as Ritual. About my popular culture i.e. Rise of beats by Dr. Dre, Only Ritual is that when one looks for a headphone they look for beats products. Other than that Rituals are not yet in practice for this products as it’s a new inventions. May be in the near future this may take a height as ritual as it’s been in rise day by day.

 Stereotype is a thinking that may or may not be true towards anything. To link up Stereotype in my topic, Rise of beats by Dr. Dre, I’ve chosen positive Stereotype to quote with illustration I have taken two examples such as when you see a people with beats then there is a stereotype that s/he is a music lover/artist. These beats products include high quality sound system and thus they are either used by music lovers or music professional to create music but this may not be true as some are passionate about beats products for its look. Likewise another Stereotype about these products is that once you buy it last long this makes people to think that it lasts long because of its quality headphone from a branded audio maker Monster.

To talk about my analysis about rituals and Stereotype about beats products, I learned that as its new trend rituals are not in practice yet while to talk about Stereotype, it’s a thinking that may or may not be true towards anything, while in my case I’ve quoted positive rituals about beats like people think they are only used by music lover or professional and there is thinking that they last long but they might not be true as they may be damaged and the one to owe may get hurt. 

Rise of beats by Dr. Dre

Rise of beats by Dr. Dre

             Dawa Galzen Sherpa

                HUMN240-E4WW (SU12)

Omar Alomari

29^th May, 2012

  

Rise of beats by Dr.Dre

Well to start with this particular product, beats electronic is company behind audio stuffs that are specially linked with music. Talking about the brand name it comes from the famous hip-hop singer “Dr. Dre”, while Dr. Dre and Chairman Jimmy Lovine are behind this products and stands as founder for the company Beats Electronics, situated rite to the heart of America i.e. Santa Monica, California. To start with the user, Beats headphone are specially loved and used by music lovers. Beats products includes a varieties of headphone and speakers, recently it has been collaborated with HP laptops and HTC mobile phones to produce new products. These headphones are used by music artists; the sound quality of this headphone is the reason for its huge success. This has become a popular culture at present because when people talk about the best headphone to buy, beats by Dr. Dre is the answer in every one’s head. Likewise different myth and no of icons are into these products.

Buying beats headphone has become a trend for every single music lovers at present. The Popular belief that these pieces of headphones are manufactured as reliable with quality sound, While music producers, DJ, singers are especially into it. It’s also said that the brand of this headphone is the reason for its rise in price. It’s said that the quality of sound is perfect that means clear, crispy and loud. Also whenever it’s about a gift to give for a music lover beats by Dr. Dre has helped to choose it wisely as there are hardly number of people who would deny this product as a gift. People are fond of music and when a headphone can deliver a perfect sound people are into it.

About the myths of the products beats by Dr. Dre it’s taken that one who owe it is a either a music lover or a professional music artist. Only myth about these headphone is that you buy a beats you’ll never regret it because it’s just awesome. Also not to forget about the counterfeit beats, along with the rise of beats Chinese has come up with counterfeit beats product so for the qualitative and durable beats people recommend to buy only in authentic showrooms.

Starting with the icons for beats, the founder, Dr. Dre himself can be listed one. As an artist he has included every need that a music lover or an artist seeks in a headphone with quality sounds. Recently to increase the customers the company has launched beats in the name of famous artists namely Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber with their beats named as heartbeats and Just beats respectively. Besides quality and durable these headphones are used by numbers of celebrities including Justin Bieber, lady Gaga, Eminem, DJ Khaled, Kobe Bryant and many more this is the reason fans are crazy to owe one.

Finally to overview myths are linked with negative as well as positive regarding beats by Dr. Dre, thus this may not be always exact, as myth is an unproved belief to justify what society thinks. This may vary from individual to individual such as beats is not only used by music lover or professional artists, it can even be used for communication like video calling. Likewise beats owners may regret about buying beats products as there are series of beats product, for instance buying a heartbeat may lead to regret when it’s especially for girls. And also people may like new versions of beats when they already buy the older versions.

Icon Analysis

Well for me Icon is an image, like representation of something.Recently going through the movie The Avenger I realized my icons to list were all the super heroes listed in it. Well to list any three I have chosen Iron man, The Hulk from the movie and from music industry my favorite singer Eminem.

To start I have chosen Iron Man as my first icon, Tony Stark, a rich playboy and an industrialist. Well when it’s superhero with attitude and class its Iron Man for sure. Iron man loves to party and hangout with music high. He’s updated with latest gadgets and fond of new cars. While Tony Stark builds weapon as a business for the military.

Likewise the Hulk, angriest part of Bruce, When Bruce gets excited or angry he turns into a big green powerful muscled version called the Hulk. Hulk is a green powerful superhero who runs fast, even bullets can’t penetrate through him. Bruce Banner is a gifted scientist with particular expertise in nuclear physics and biochemistry.

Finally in the field of music I have taken Eminem (Marshall Bruce Mather’s III) as an icon. He is a white rapper and also known as “The King of The Hip Hop”. His lyrics are amazing and people are crazy about him. When people talk about white rapper then Eminem is the name in every music lovers head. For me Eminem lyrics and the way he rap is the most that affects me. His dress up is cool and most of people follow him.

 Iron man and Hulk are the saviors of the world. Talking about Tony Stark (Iron Man), he is a star and a leader in the weapon business, the way he handles the situation is what attract me the most while, Hulk is a huge muscled super hero. He’s my hero because despite those experimental he finally handles his anger. Eminem speaks about life in his lyrics this inspires me that I got loads to do in my life ahead and this is the reason they are my icon.