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