Assignment 5-1: Weekly Written Analysis
December 7, 2009. 11:30 am.
Some come to gamble or shop, watch Cher sing, have a quickie wedding or one last fling, but they all come here because it's Vegas, baby!
Las Vegas, Nevada has always been a rebel. In 1931, gambling became legalized and by the 60's the "who's who" of everyone traveled to Vegas to be seen and heard. The city became bigger and bigger and now plays a recurring role in movies, television shows, the news and in our "off-screen" lives as well.
Known for the strip, their showgirls, and the sinfully good time one can have, fun seeking people of all ages put Vegas at the top of their list.
Their is a certain air in Vegas that when you breath it in, the slogan, "what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas" somehow consumes you. You gamble your money away, you do shots off of stripper's stomachs, maybe land a threesome or marry a stranger, but whatever you do, its ok because you are in Vegas.
Everyone has seen at least one movie set in Las Vegas, watched shows like CSI and Las Vegas or has been there themselves. People go because they are curious. Is it really that beautiful, that fun and exciting? People go to become someone else. People go to win or lose. People go because Vegas has been thrown in our faces and because we have been lead to believe Vegas is cooler than anywhere we are at. Unfortunately, that is probably true! The mobster and Hollywood history of Sin City paired with all of the glitter and lights it offers today have made Las Vegas a staple in pop culture.
Stay up all night, gamble, drink, dance, marry, divorce, and then next year, come back and do it again! Just remember, "What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas!"
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