Introduction:

Do you always keep up with the latest tide of fads and fashions?  People sometimes are obsessed with certain fashions or fads.  However, fashions and fads are constantly changing or reinvented.  In this unit, we are going to discuss fads and fashions in five aspects.  They are:

The five online fact sheet articles will help you acquire a general idea of these five aspects. Please browse through them before you enter the reading project for further information.

1. "This Century Has Seen Many Fads, Changes":  As a reflection on the millennium, Wendy Nugent analyzes the "changes in lifestyle during the past 100 years."

 
2. "Mirror, Mirror on the Wall . .  .": Do you judge a person by his or her appearance? In this creative online article you will find out how good looks affect people.

 
3. "What Are Manga and Anime?":  Comparing the differences between Japanese manga and anime and American comics and animations, Eri Izawa reveals the characteristics and attractions of the former.

 
4. "Collision of Media Rights, Privacy Rights Our Own Fault": Father Daniel J. Bauer, a priest as well as associate professor in the English Department at Fu Jen Catholic University, probes into the historical factors of the conflict between media rights & privacy rights in Taiwan.

 
5. "Ring-a-Ling, about Those Cell Phones I Do Sing": In this Sunday column from The China Post Father Bauer ponders upon the ubiquity of mobile phones.

 
6. "Fashion":  In this study, the authors illustrate how music vedios have led the fashion trend of being cool.

 
7. "Stars in Issue":  A student analyzes how famous idols are haunted by paparazzi.

 
8. "The Telecommunications Revolution":  This informative article explains the influences of information explosion brought about by telecommunications.

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