SAT写作练习 popular culture
<p> 这是一篇关于<span word="SAT">SAT</span> <span word="Essay">Essay</span>题目<span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>的延伸讨论</p><p> <span word="From">From</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="November">November</span> 2009 <span word="SAT">SAT</span>, <span word="defines">defines</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="broadly">broadly</span>:</p><p> <span word="Popular">Popular</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="shows">shows</span>, <span word="movies">movies</span>, <span word="books">books</span>, <span word="musical">musical</span> <span word="selections">selections</span>, <span word="artworks">artworks</span>, <span word="products">products</span>, <span word="activities">activities</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="appeal">appeal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="interests">interests</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="desires">desires</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="Popular">Popular</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="tells">tells</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="society">society</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="criticize">criticize</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="deny">deny</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="clear">clear</span>: <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="typically">typically</span> <span word="displays">displays</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="principles">principles</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="most">most</span>.</p><p> <span word="Are">Are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="values">values</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span> <span word="revealed">revealed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>?</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="SAT">SAT</span> <span word="prompt">prompt</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="October">October</span> 2005, <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="foresee">foresee</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Hollywood">Hollywood</span>-<span word="fueled">fueled</span> <span word="Twitter">Twitter</span> <span word="feeds">feeds</span>:</p><p> 1. <span word="Celebrities">Celebrities</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attract">attract</span> <span word="communities">communities</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="like">like</span>-<span word="minded">minded</span> <span word="followers">followers</span>; <span word="they">they</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="identity">identity</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="connect">connect</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span>. <span word="Celebrities">Celebrities</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="trusted">trusted</span>; <span word="they">they</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="values">values</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="followers">followers</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="express">express</span> <span word="allegiance">allegiance</span>.<span word="Adapted">Adapted</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="William">William</span> <span word="Greider">Greider</span>, <span word="Who">Who</span> <span word="Will">Will</span> <span word="Tell">Tell</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="People">People</span>?</p><p> 2. <span word="Admiration">Admiration</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="celebrities">celebrities</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="accompanied">accompanied</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="contempt">contempt</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="famous">famous</span>, <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="us">us</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="populated">populated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="somebodies">somebodies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="excess">excess</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="near">near</span>-<span word="nobodies">nobodies</span>.</p><p> <span word="Adapted">Adapted</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Norman">Norman</span> <span word="Solomon">Solomon</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Jeff">Jeff</span> <span word="Cohen">Cohen</span>, <span word="Wizards">Wizards</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Media">Media</span> <span word="Oz">Oz</span></p>
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