My name is Amanda Fefel. I am 19 years young and reside in Arbutus, Md with my wonderful parents and younger sister Ashley. We live right off the UMBC campus which is where I attend college and play Division 1 softball for the retrievers. I attended Catonsville High School where I excelled in Softball, Soccer, and academics which led me to my endeavors at UMBC.
In high school I was a two time Baltimore County Player of the Year by the Baltimore Sun, a four-time All-Metro honoree by The Sun, Named MVP of my high school team all four years and posted a 17-4 record and a 0.80 ERA with 211 strikeouts in 124 innings. As a senior I compiled a career record of 58-9 with 769 strikeouts in four years and batted cleanup for my travel ball team the Comets hitting .466 with four home runs, 21 RBI’s and 22 runs scored. I pitched a perfect game in the regional championship, striking out 19 batters which led the Comets to the county title in 2003 and 2005 and to the regional title and state championship game in 2003 and 2006. I was also a member of the National Honor Society and Best Buddies.
I am currently attending UMBC and more specifically taking American Studies 325 because it is part of my minor curriculum in which I have to complete before graduation. This course also flows with my Marketing major and allows me to see the different sides of culture in today’s society and specific trends that are occurring.
In today’s society, trends dictate how we grow up, learn, and think. I would like to learn about past trends and events that have shaped the world we live in and have forced or society to act. I understand that popular culture does not just express what shoes are in or what music is hip, but politics and social events as well. The insight I hope to gain from this class is how gender roles have changed over the decades and how society’s influence forces the sexes and races to act in the general public.
In my opinion America is such a large consumer as a whole that I am merely a small time consumer. However if I am compared to a third world citizen my consumption is rather large. The question “how much do I consume” is far to vague to be answered in a simple numerical sense.
As an American consumer my favorite products are shoes, Television (especially CSI Miami), make up cosmetics, and jewelry. In my life presently popular culture to me is visiting the hippest night clubs so I look forward to expanding my horizons while learning what popular culture is really about.
In high school I was a two time Baltimore County Player of the Year by the Baltimore Sun, a four-time All-Metro honoree by The Sun, Named MVP of my high school team all four years and posted a 17-4 record and a 0.80 ERA with 211 strikeouts in 124 innings. As a senior I compiled a career record of 58-9 with 769 strikeouts in four years and batted cleanup for my travel ball team the Comets hitting .466 with four home runs, 21 RBI’s and 22 runs scored. I pitched a perfect game in the regional championship, striking out 19 batters which led the Comets to the county title in 2003 and 2005 and to the regional title and state championship game in 2003 and 2006. I was also a member of the National Honor Society and Best Buddies.
I am currently attending UMBC and more specifically taking American Studies 325 because it is part of my minor curriculum in which I have to complete before graduation. This course also flows with my Marketing major and allows me to see the different sides of culture in today’s society and specific trends that are occurring.
In today’s society, trends dictate how we grow up, learn, and think. I would like to learn about past trends and events that have shaped the world we live in and have forced or society to act. I understand that popular culture does not just express what shoes are in or what music is hip, but politics and social events as well. The insight I hope to gain from this class is how gender roles have changed over the decades and how society’s influence forces the sexes and races to act in the general public.
In my opinion America is such a large consumer as a whole that I am merely a small time consumer. However if I am compared to a third world citizen my consumption is rather large. The question “how much do I consume” is far to vague to be answered in a simple numerical sense.
As an American consumer my favorite products are shoes, Television (especially CSI Miami), make up cosmetics, and jewelry. In my life presently popular culture to me is visiting the hippest night clubs so I look forward to expanding my horizons while learning what popular culture is really about.
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-Rascal Flatts
-CSI Miami
-Facebook
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