Fandom Research Paper

Have you ever seen a person dressed up in a fursuit as their favorite animal character? These people are classified as furries and are part of the furry fandom subculture that has an affection towards anthropomorphic animal characters with human personalities and characteristics. Many people have misconceptions about this subculture such as believing furries think they are realistic animals and are dysfunctional people. However, do not let these misconceptions affect how you perceive furries because there is a deeper meaning of just wearing a fursuit. The furry fandom subculture is rapidly expanding and is bringing many people from various backgrounds together. This subculture amazed me because my initial thought was that furries were weird,

Dodger fever is high pitch in Hollywood. With the World Series in the final stretch and winning Game 7 is the only way to get the trophy, the world is watching Los Angeles. Most fans might be looking at the field during the plays, but even the fair weather fans are wanting a glimpse of the stands. Dodger fever has Hollywood wrapped up in blue too. Famous people are getting excited at the prospects of the Dodger finally winning the biggest reward in the MLB.

DCA Rough Draft Joining into a “fandom discourse community” has more extravagant depth than the simplistic “claiming a team” and representing them solely on game night. Authentic members develop deep emotional investment into the events that circulate around their team. Whether it be voluntary or unknowingly, these passionate individuals over any given subject or matter often find themselves surrounded with or acquainted with those of similar connotation. This is how discourse communities are developed, through this unification of individuals over common interests.

I chose to read and review was Raving Fans by Ken Blanchard and Sheldon Bowles. Raving Fans begins with a recently promoted Area Manager familiarizing himself with his new office while his mind races with his thoughts of the recent conversation he has just had with the president of his corporation. As the new Area Manager he is struggling to wrap his mind around the concept of customer satisfaction. As he is steadily thinking his fairy Godmother, Charlie shows up. The recently promoted Area Manager and Charlie leave the office and Charlie makes the suggestion to go play golf. After the round of golf, Charlie takes the newly promoted Area Manager to meet Leo and Leo reveals the first secret

Ken Blanchard’s "Raving Fans" is a book that details an interesting business approach. The protagonist, who is called “The Area Manager” is new to his job and doesn’t know where to start. Luckily, he’s visited by a person (or being) known only as “Charlie”. Charlie’s purpose is to show The Area Manager the three "magic secrets" to make what he calls raving fans, the ultimate in customer service. Charlie emphasizes that satisfying customers isn’t good enough nowadays, and that the best way to be a successful is to create raving fans. Be different, be better. Throughout the book, Charlie teaches The Area Manager about the mysterious "three secrets" by taking him to different businesses that use

Many weekend warriors are forced to seek pain management therapy in Frisco, TX after overdoing it in their favorite competitive sport or thrilling weekend activity. However, there are simple steps that you can take to prevent injury so that you never miss a beat.

In her essay, “Teen Literature and Fan Culture” Robin Brenner uses rhetoric questions to influence and persuade writers and librarians, she talks about fan fiction, fan videos and fan art. She believes writers and film makers should be more creative and think of what teens who like. Brenner says, “ Many fans are content with contemplating the “what if” questions in their own imaginations, but with fan fiction, fan videos, and fan art, devotees take the leap from speculation to creation” (402). She feels books and films should be creative and imaginative and not trying to keep the audience in suspense. Teens do not want to try to figure what comes next or try to create their own beginning and ending to make the book or film more interesting

The subculture hat I have chosen to explore is one that I have taken part in before, cosplay! I have dressed up as Tina Belcher from Bob’s Burgers and am currently planning a Dr. Strange costume for myself. I have been to Comic Cons before usually as an admirer of those in costume.

The Incredibles Since 2004, children and adults have experienced a movie that is so amazing, it has sold more than 17.38 million copies and won the 2004 Annie Awards for Best Animated Feature. In The Incredibles Mr. Incredible (Bob) and Elastigirl (Helen) assume to live a normal life in a government that has banned super hero activity in their society. For its captivating storyline, climatic musical score, and its diverse setting, The Incredibles is the best animated motion picture of its generation. Two of the most popular super heroes in the city fall in love and developing a family with unusual features.

Okay so over the weekend I saw a total of two wonderful movies, one in the theater (Mockingjay pt.2 ), and two at home (6 Years, (500) Days of Summer). All three where so good that I decided to write about them.

Loved1 is a simple, wearable, tamper proof, GPS tracking bracelet designed to help parents or caretakers track their loved ones without having to worry about losing them. This product is not easily removable which differentiates Loved1 from its competitors. Loved1 will be the first device in the market that will give parents and caretakers peace of mind by not having to worry about their loved one easily removing the device. The device can only be removed either through the Loved1 app or through the website. This will ultimately prevent other people or the wearer

Harper, T. (2014). The culture of digital fighting games: Performance and practice. New York, NY: Routledge.

The definition of the word cult has completely reversed from its original meaning. How did the term become such a widely debated “slippery” term? It has been a long road from its original meaning to its current polar opposite, but it has been greatly prodded along by society’s treatment of the term. The common stereotype of cults as secretive member in black cloaks has been long propagated by various mediums, leading to the contrast between common view and traditional definition.

Savannah Newton is your typical Sophomore. She does everything a normal girl her age would do;like, Pretty Little Liars, chasing life, and.... The Vampire Diaries. Savannah finds her self in a mysterious town and soon finds out its her favorite show! How would she react? What should they do?

From past generations until this present time there were many featured anime here in the Philippines. There are anime that are shown on televisions, some on DVD’s and some are brought to life by the so called “cosplayers”. We can visualize the evolution of Japanese animation from time to time just by noticing the effects, the drawing styles, and mostly the stories.