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Promt for each article：
Unit1 Essay
Context
This is an important step as it initiates what could be a laborious yet enjoyable
journey. By defining your issue, you set the parameters for your research project,
which you’ll find beneficial later on in the process. You also give yourself the
opportunity to see how much credible research is available regarding your subject.
Assignment Details
In this essay, you are to define a specific issue relating to American Pop Culture—the
theme of the course. You need to fully illustrate what the problem is, who is affected
by it, and how they’re affected by it. You should also iterate how the problem is
understood by society within a larger context. If your problem isn’t well known, then
you should further explore why it isn’t in your essay. What are the ramifications of
this problem? Who stands to benefit from it? You should be as specific and narrow
as possible. You should also shed light on who started this issue and for what reason.
Do they benefit from this issue? You may be tempted to give a full-fledged historical
account of the issue. Resist this temptation! This is not what the assignment is asking
for, and that is an aspect that will be covered in the next step of the writing process.
Format and Requirements
The essay should be five pages minimum—excluding the bibliography—and should
follow MLA guidelines. Keep in mind that while I am asking for an annotated
bibliography for your rough draft, your final draft requires a regular bibliography. Do
not confuse the two. Your essay is required to have at least five sources, with two of
those sources derived from hardcopy books. Your sources should also be a mixture
of scholarly and popular sources, all devoted to proving and discussing your claim.
Unit 2 Essay
Context
In line with our disaggregated approach to this research project, the next logical,
subsequent step would be to encapsulate the necessary historical components of
your topic. That is, discovering and elucidating the primary machinations that
fashioned the issue you’ve pointed out to its current state. While it may sound like
the assignment is asking you to illustrate the entire history of your issue, it is not.
Rather, the assignment is asking you to go over the required components that play
into your issue. For example, if you plan to discuss what cultural aspects necessitated
and promoted grunge rock, you need not trace it back to the first bard ever
written—if one could even perform that type of archival digging—when a sturdy and
thorough analysis of heavy metal and punk rock would serve as a reputable basis for
said discussion. Another common way to describe an essay of this nature is called
causal analysis. This analysis will provide the requisite components for the next unit:
refutation.
Assignment
In this essay, you will divine the link/relationship between the inexorable historical
components of your issue and its role in promulgating the current variation of the
issue. This task is two-fold: first, you must explain its historical events. Second, you
must explain how these events played a vital role in forming your issue. It is integral
that you utilize your audience’s/readers’ language when defining and explaining
these historical events, as to do otherwise would paint you as an outsider to the
group and issue, which is not how you want to come across if you’re arguing for an
issue. It’s important to illustrate the characteristics of the issue (elements,
descriptions, and aspects), but it’s more important to link the events to verifiable
and actual causes that explain the background of the issue. This essay’s success
hinges on how well you discuss the causes and characteristics and how they link to
the current form of your issue. It is also integral that you have a strong,
communicative thesis to initiate the paper.
Format and Guidelines
Your essay should be a minimum of eight pages with a minimum of seven
sources—though the superior paper would have far more sources. Only three of the
aforementioned sources are allowed to be online sources. Your sources should be an
amalgamation of popular and scholarly sources, and the essay should be formatted
according to your field of study’s formatting guidelines.
Unit 3 Essay
Context
Now that you have adequately defined your issue, and discussed the characteristics
and causal events related to your topic, you must now address what other scholars
have said about your topic. Realize that you are not the first—and certainly not the
last—person to discuss your topic. Therefore, you must address what scholars have
said, and, in doing so, what has influenced your stance on the issue. You should also
realize that the paper or argument that fails to address other postulations is not only
tendentious and incredulous but also intellectually irresponsible and lacks
intellectual integrity. Also, it is advantageous not to think of this as an argument
where one “exposes” or “shame” their opponent as that only imbues the
interlocutors with emotional animus that is hard to extirpate from heated
discussions. Rather, consider the “Irenic” method wherein opponents are not
opponents but interlocutors who are trying to reason their way to a gainful and
mutual understanding. Said understanding not only benefits both parties involved,
but also the field in which their work resides.
Assignment
In this essay, you are to locate an argument—whether contained in a single source
or upheld by multiple, variegated sources—with which you disagree. The claim
should be the central claim to the argument and not an ancillary postulation or a
byproduct of what your opponents posit. In order to do this, you must first
accurately and fairly reiterate your opponent’s central claim in your own words.
Doing this illustrates to your readers that you fully comprehend the argument with
which you disagree. This is a vital step as it ensures all parties involved that you are
honest and responsible. Second, you must explicate the flaws in said claim with
accurate and relevant research. Your refutation should focus on either one or several
secondary sources that uphold the claim with which you disagree. Third, you must
present research that corroborates a rebuttal that you believe is correct—or at least
more viable than the refuted central claim.
Format and Guidelines
Your essay should be a minimum of five pages and should include a minimum of four
sources. Your sources can be books or online. While you have the option to cite both
scholarly and popular sources, if you choose to cite a popular source, then you need
to make sure that said source is a relevant and reliable voice in the field. This does
not necessarily mean that the writer or their ideas need to be housed within the
ivory walls of academia.
Unit 4 Essay
Context
Alas! You have reached the final part of your research. Now that you have defined
your issue, illustrated its history, and addressed opposing components of the issue,
your next step is to list viable solutions. Since you’ve pointed out a problem and
flaws in others’ suggestions you must provide solutions moving forward.
Assignment Details
In this essay, you are to prescribe solutions to the issue you’ve written about. Your
solutions should be specific, detailed, and buttressed by evidence, which you should
illustrate to your reader. Your explanations of these solutions must be coherent and
concrete, leaving nothing to be misunderstood or wanting. Your solutions could
address different aspects of the issue that have not been addressed before, but you
must be coherent and concrete!
Format and Guidelines
Your essay should be three pages and should have at least four sources. Your essay
should also follow the formatting guidelines of your field of study.
Surname 1
Hedy Chen
Writing 2
Korey Bell
6 October 2023
Perceived Impact of Social Media on Adolescents
The rise of social media platforms has undoubtedly revolutionized how we
communicate, connect, and share information. As the most efficient and widespread
communication, it has also broken down barriers between people of different races, nationalities,
and age groups. Professor Matthieu Guitton, PhD from Laval University, Quebec, Canada, in his
book Computer Human Behavior: Students’ Perceptions of the Effect of Social Media Ostracism
On Wellbeing, discusses how instrumental social media can be for socialization among young
people. Moreover, he points out that social media efficiently influences interactions, given that
time and distance are bridged while online. He says, “Social media platforms can be central to
young people’s socialization” (276). Platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok are, for
example, spaces where young people dynamically connect. This could be in the form of sharing
videos, texts, or other forms of media, such as likes that are appended to content posted online.
Although social media has revolutionized connection and communication among adolescents,
there are problematic trends that have negative implications on young social media users, and,
unless they are strategized around, could have detrimental outcomes, particularly by distorting
their realistic view of life and perceptions.
K-pop groups are some of the most significant influencers that have directly and
indirectly impacted the morals of adolescents on social media, an occurrence enhanced by the
fact that adolescents are not fully mature enough to make decisions after critical thinking. K-pop
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groups have grown rapidly in recent years to become global influencers. Some of these groups
have gained traction through the globalization of social media platforms. It is worth noting that
by curving out a social media niche where their brand is packaged to influence celebrity
admiration and idealized body image on global social media platforms, they have profoundly
impacted teens’ perceptions of themselves, others, and the world around them. Some teens
develop unrealistic beauty standards and spend large amounts of money to support K-pop
groups.
The origins of the rise of the K-pop group are historically significant and can also
be seen as part of the core of social development. After the Korean War, American pop music,
especially rock music, influenced the Korean music scene. The origins of the K-pop group as it is
known today began in the 1990s, when some early influences, such as BoA and TAXQ, matured
and tried to break into the international market with initial success. Aja Romano, a culture
reporter for Vox and a member of the American Theater Critics Association, noted in her article:
How K-Pop Became a Global Phenomenon: “K-pop has achieved a truly global reach thanks to
the upbeat rhythms of rock and rap, the explosive atmosphere of the stage and the little-known
grind behind the scenes.”(10). In 2009, the Wonder Girls debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 with
their crossover hit “Nobody,” released in four different languages and made a deep impression on
the audience.
Almost an “overnight sensation,” the K-pop group took the valuable opportunity
to create a wave of music festivals, learning from North American pop culture promotion
methods and establishing social platforms to expand their international reach further. Eye On
Asia, a data article by Data Spring, a professional data summary website, suggests: “K-pop
groups are using globalized social platforms as powerful tools for self-promotion and fan
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engagement. They maintain multilingual social media accounts that offer content in different
languages to connect with a diverse international audience” (3). This broad reach laid the
groundwork for the K-pop group to become one of the most lucrative industries and influential
national cultures ever.
There are dynamic social media strategies that K-pop groups employ to remain relevant.
One of them is learning from the explosive growth and promotion of Western pop groups, which
have experimented with sharing photos of their daily routines, including outfits and brand
endorsements through social media platforms such as Twitter, YouTube, and TikTok; K-pop
groups are more flexible. Additionally, they strategically use hashtags and collaborate with
current influential celebrities to raise awareness and sometimes engage with their fans online.
They keep their social media profiles current and foster a sense of community. It is worth noting
that K-pop groups have successfully navigated the global digital landscape and cultivated a loyal
fan base worldwide.
The expansion of K-pop groups has not been without associated negatives. It has brought
challenging waves of controversy. The article from IPL’s article syndication site, Kpop Negative
Effects, asserts that “while the positive effects of K-pop are clear, it also has negative effects that
should be taken seriously by the majority of 13-18-year-olds” (12). For example, the impact on
teens’ aesthetic standards and consumerism are constant concerns. Some teenagers have been
influenced to believe that the lifestyle they see on social media sites is ideal. Some pursue
unrealistic body goals or living standards at all costs and risks, chasing their unrealistic dreams
of stardom and idols.
From the perspective of social development and social culture, luxury brands have
long been a symbol of success and power in Korea and could only be owned by middle-aged or
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successful people. When luxury brands are portrayed on social media with the intent of creating
brand identity among teens, their views about fashion are distorted. They believe that association
with luxury brands gives them a high social status. Jihyun Lee, a journalist from South Korea,
points this out in her article: Why Korea’s Millennials & Gen Z Craze For Luxury Brands, which
she wrote and published: “When I used to work in an ordinary public school in Korea, I was
shocked to hear middle school and high school students talking about luxury products that are all
the rage nowadays and clothes from Korean idol’s high-fashion line”(2).
The influence of K-pop groups on teenagers’ purchasing decisions is undeniable,
especially regarding luxury goods. Teens often view their favorite idols as fashion icons. K-pop
groups often flaunt designer clothing, accessories, and luxury brands in their music videos, social
media posts, and public appearances. When teens interact with such content on social media, it
creates a desire to emulate their idols’ lavish lifestyles. As a result, many teens aspire to own
luxury goods endorsed by K-pop stars. According to strategic market research firm Euromonitor
International, “luxury goods sales in South Korea grew to $135.42 billion last year, while the
global luxury goods market declined 19 percent”(14). According to Statista, a German online
platform specializing in data collection and visualization, K-pop’s influence is a significant
contributor to this spontaneous growth. “The share of 18- to 20-year-olds in luxury sales at some
of South Korea’s leading department stores has risen sharply, to 37.2 percent in 2018, 40.4
percent in 2019, and 45.9 percent in 2020” (5). This trend drives consumption and can lead to
financial strain among teens.
K-pop groups have also influenced a negative consumerism culture among adolescents.
Teenagers are influenced by the fashion developments they associate with online to spend a large
portion of their budget to keep up with the latest luxury trends. This is even though such a
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lifestyle is only sustainable for some. Catherine Driscoll, Professor of Gender and Cultural
Studies at the University of Sydney, Australia, in her book Girls: Feminine Adolescence in
Popular Culture and Cultural Theory, states: “Adolescent growth is largely attributed to the
formation and development of personal consciousness” (54). Even then, adolescents’ unique
thoughts, sensations, and feelings are distorted by celebrities they associate with online.
According to a survey of middle and high school students last year by Smart Uniform, a Korean
school uniform brand, “55. 4% of students have bought luxury goods”(1). It is undeniable that
teenagers cannot earn an income yet, and it is obvious that most of these luxury goods are bought
with the support of their parents, or in some cases, teenagers save the pocket money they get
from their parents or do part-time jobs in order to buy expensive goods. The desire to be
associated with idols and K-pop culture may inadvertently contribute to youth materialism,
which calls for awareness creation about responsible consumption and financial literacy
education among youths.
K-pop groups have fostered unhealthy obsessions and unrealistic aesthetic standards
among youths. Teenagers who constantly see their idols on social media wearing expensive,
custom-made clothes may be psychologically influenced to be impulse buyers. Equally, Flawless
K-pop idols may lead to body image issues and feelings of inferiority, which may lead to efforts
to mimic their idols’ appearance. The above could be the basis of mental health illnesses such as
anxiety and depression, especially for teens who cannot fit or flow with the trends. Unless youths
are effectively educated on the need to carefully consume online content while not being
negatively influenced by fashion trends and body image, the implications of such influences
could be dysfunctional youths who have wrong personal images and perceptions.
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Hedy Chen
Writing 2
Korey Bell
28 October 2023
History of the Internet in China
The late 2010s and early 2020s were a bottleneck in China’s Internet development
as more innovations and connections were enhanced in China. China has the largest Internetconnected population in the world, with more than 1 billion Chinese citizens accessing the
Internet. According to the article on the Internet by Cloudflare, there are “only about 7,000
U.S.-based companies operate in China, and foreign-invested firms account for less than 2
percent of companies registered in China.” (Cloudflare, 2015, p. 6) Technological barriers in
some regions of China’s Internet society at the time could be an obstacle to Internet
development. Obstacles have particularly emerged in artificial intelligence, big data, and block
chain. Further, the lack of technical talent and advanced technology may constrain the
development of related industries.
From mid-2010 to the present, there has been a significant change in the perception
of the Internet in China. An article on the Statista website about Chinese Internet user data
shows that “China has the world’s largest digital community, with an estimated 1.08 billion
Internet users by 2022” (Statista, 2022, p1). Such a vast achievement has led to the rise of
mobile applications that have changed how people live. China’s mobile payment systems, such
as Alipay and WeChat Pay, have become the world’s leading digital payment tools. An article
on China’s mobile payments on the CTMfile website states, “WeChat Pay is a pioneer in a new
payment technology that uses QR codes.” (Mehta, 2023, p. 5)
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The history and growth of the Internet in China date back to the late 1990s. In his
article on the history of the Internet in China, Graham Webster of Harvard University notes
that the Chinese government has continuously expanded Internet access for the Chinese people,
and more citizens are now connected to digital and Internet-related resources (Webster, 2019,
p. 2) An article on China’s Internet breakthrough on the CNN website mentions, “In March
1993, geeks at the Institute of High Energy Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
established the first cable connection to the World Wide Web.” (CNN, 2014, p. 5). These
breakthroughs have led to the current state of China’s Internet industry, where convenient
communication tools, online entertainment and culture, and democracy and freedom are widely
popular among young people.
In the mid-2000s, mainland China became the world’s second most populous
internet nation. This significant step in China’s Internet history still significantly impacts people
today. Sina Weibo has become one of the most popular social media platforms in China, and
more and more large-scale and innovative social platforms have been introduced through the
Internet, guided by the development of the Internet, which was the most influential and
groundbreaking innovation in the early years of China’s Internet development. The second
phase in the history of Internet development in China took place between 1999 and 2000. 1999
was the peak of the global Internet wave. In that year, more than 200 technology companies
went public. (China Internet Museum, 2004, p. 3.) China experienced the golden age of the
Internet in the early 20th century. Shen Ruofan’s article on the history of Internet e-commerce
development in China of the University of Washington notes, “In July 1999, China officially
listed and traded on the NASDAQ. (Shen, 2016, p3)Several Internet companies, such as
Alibaba, Baidu, SNDA, and Tianya, were founded almost the same year.
The subsequent evolution of high-speed communication technology in China has
demonstrated impressive technological and market achievements, with China Mobile being the
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first to launch a commercial 4G network in 2013, followed by China Telecom and China
Unicom, which have continued to expand networked globalization cooperation through the
Internet to promote the development of the digital economy. An article on China’s
communication technology on the spglobal website noted that “by the end of 2015, China
Mobile led the market with 179.4 million 3G users and 322.3 million 4G/LTE users,
respectively.” (Zhao, 2016, p2). The construction and competition of China’s 4G network has
been fast and furious, and the user experience has been gradually improved, with the number
of 4G users surpassing the 1 billion mark in 2017, reaching a milestone in China’s high-speed
communication technology breakthrough. Subsequently, in the further development of the
Internet, in terms of 5G, China launched commercialization in 2019, becoming the first country
in the world to realize 5G commercialization. With the commercialization of 5G networks in
several cities, the number of 5G users in China is increasing, and 5G mobile phones are
becoming famous.
Further, WeChat was launched in October 2010 as a messaging application project of
Tencent’s Guangzhou Research and Project Center. Dataspring website noted in its article “The
Rise of Social Media in China” that “WeChat has created a self-sufficient ecosystem and a kind
of Internet.”(Dataspring, 2014, p6) WeChat began rolling out new features for payments and
e-commerce in 2013. Around this time, the issue of online regulatory loopholes hurting young
people emerged. The launch of the international version of WeChat took it out of China and
into the global market. WeChat has become one of the most popular and prominent social
networks in Asian countries and has become critical in reaching a potential target. WeChat was
just a messenger during its development but has now evolved to become a foundation for all
Chinese internet usage. The platform is a complete ecosystem for corporates, mini-games,
mini-programmes, online stores, developers, and media.
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Despite the many security measures in place, mobile payment systems remain
vulnerable to the threat of fraud and hacking. Unscrupulous individuals can steal users’ personal
information and funds through phishing, malware, and social engineering, leading to financial
losses. In 2016, just as mobile payments took off, some unscrupulous individuals tricked
consumers into purchasing items from fake online stores that never shipped the goods. These
incidents sparked media coverage and reminded people to be cautious when shopping online.
At the same time, these cybersecurity issues illustrate the financial management challenges of
relying on mobile payments. Young people and average consumers, in particular, can easily
fall into the trap of overspending as the payment process becomes so convenient that the
importance of financial management and savings is overlooked.
One of the significant problems caused by the development of the Internet in China is
the difference between the operating conditions and investment capital. Various backbone
networks in China substantially differ in actual status, business traffic, bandwidth capacity,
subscriber size, and network coverage. Since 2008, the country has witnessed a significant
restructuring of assets affiliated with telecommunications, and there is an expansion of gaps in
the allocation of resources. Currently, the northern region is majorly controlled by China
Unicom, while China Telecom dominates the southern part. Because of the Chinese regional
monopoly structure, non-equivalent interconnection between the large and small backbone
networks is rampant (Li, n.p). As a result, the network not connecting for the small backbone
users is on the rise. These users experience high usage costs and slow connection speed.
Unfortunately, China Unicom and China Telecom have failed to boost interconnection quality
with medium- and small-sized networks. This has seriously impacted the backbone network’s
market efficiency.
Besides, China Unicom and China Telecom plan to develop a partnership to decrease
the interconnection quality between the two players. These will impact the downstream
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operators in terms of Internet Content Providers (ICPs), Internet Data Centers (IDCs), and
Internet Service Providers (ISPs). This implies that these operators must regularly access the
networks associated with these two dominant providers to enable them to operate with full
network accessibility. Unfortunately, such a move will further decrease the overall
effectiveness of the internet. Additionally, China Unicom and China Telecom have a more
significant advantage regarding increased IP address. They will likely apply their monopolistic
advantages, especially if they interconnect with medium-sized and small backbone networks.
The eastern coastal areas have numerous internet backbone nodes due to uneven
population distribution and increased economic development. Because of this, users in the
western and central regions experience user circumventing phenomena and low
communication quality. Applying the “Rising of Central China” and the “Western
Development” has constantly increased the proportion of users in the Western and Central
regions (Li, n.p.). Despite the increasing proportion, the interconnection framework needs to
adjust and be timely correspondingly.
The interconnection between backbone networks in China is highly controlled. Transit
services are forbidden in the country, and the backbone networks are not allowed to apply them.
This means that the only interconnection for the backbone networks is through network access
points (NAP) and peering since international peering is highly restricted. With this in mind, the
medium-sized and small backbone networks must pay for peering services to China Unicom
or China Telecom (Li, n.p.).. The NAPs are also limited, with three of them located in
Guangdong, Shanghai, and Beijing, meaning that all the national flows go to these three points,
thus leading to increased traffic at the public interconnection point. As a result, the network
transmission could be more effective in terms of stability, but it is expensive.
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The original intention of insisting on bringing significant changes and opportunities
to society and the economy through the development of China’s Internet has gradually shifted.
Maintaining a balance between cybersecurity, data privacy, and freedom of information while
encouraging innovation and competition will be an essential issue in the future development of
China’s Internet.
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Writing 2
Korey Bell
28 November 2023
Negative Effects of China’s Rapid Internet Development
Statista, an online platform for data collection and visualization, one piece of data shows
that, “Currently, China has more than 1 billion online users compared to only 311 million
Americans(Statista 2). Misiek Piskorski, a PhD from Harvard University and an expert in platform
strategy, according to Piskoski, 650 million Chinese only used the Internet in 2015. In her article
“How internet connectivity has changed people’s lives in China”, Mengqi Xu, a strategic
correspondent for CGTN’s website platform, mentions that 854 million individuals were using the
Internet, with up to 99% of them using mobile devices to access services since 2019 (Mengqi X
2019). According to the claims made by Piskoski and Mengqi, the Chinese people adore the
Internet due to the crucial changes it has brought to their commercial landscape.
Since most of
the country’s population is connected to the Internet, numerous businesses have found it much
easier to reach their target dem
