Our modern world is full of icons that would fall into the category of popular culture and new icons are created everyday into this category. I have chosen three icons that seem to have always been there in my life as I was growing up. The three icons to be evaluated are Disney World, the Apple iPod, and Britney Spears.
My first icon, Disney World, is something that is known all over the world. The creator, Walt Disney, created something that has lasted and survived the test of time and is still creating new ways to entertain the youth of today. It is absolutely amazing how complex this set of amusement parks are. The attention to detail is what sets this theme park apart from other theme park. The employees of Disney World are hired for their excellence. The employees that work for the parks are terrific actors and are dedicated to their character. Disney World has been known as a place where magic happens and I am positive that it will uphold this for generations to come. To me Disney World represents entertainment that has survived time and is still a force to be reckoned with.
The second icon as stated earlier is Apple’s iPod. The iPod has had a significant cultural impact. The iPod was introduced into society as a replacement for the CD player and as a way to carry hundreds of songs on a little device capable of playing back any song at the touch of the user’s finger. It was incredible to be able to carry that many songs on such a small device and this completely transformed the way that people listened to music. The mp3 players have surpassed CD players in popularity and the most popular brand by far is the iPod. Apple has been able to create multiple different types of the iPod as well, ranging from the Shuffle to the iPod Touch. The iPod Nano has been remade six times and the latest model is nothing more than a small touch screen and a clip which allows you to clip it on anything. The iPod appeared while I was in high school, so it has been around for a significant part of my life. To me the iPod has become a significant icon. I personally own a black iPod Nano.
The third icon is Britney Spears. Britney is a pop culture icon who got her start on the Mickey Mouse Club. She has appeared on television, in movies, had her own Barbie, but she is mostly known for her singing and stunts. Today she is working on rebuilding her career after a few years of personal issues but she does not have to work on building her name. Her name is truly a household one in America thus why she is a popular culture icon. I choose Britney because I have grown up listening to her music and she has been a figure in my generation’s upbringing.
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