How Celebrity Culture Affects Our Lives Posted in: Arts & Entertainment‚ December 2010 Diane Qi‚ Arts & Entertainment Journalist One of the strongest influences in the lives of many North American teenagers is celebrity culture. Tabloids such as people‚ and TV shows like e-talk and TMZ fuel our appetite for details about the personal lives of celebrities‚ while the style statements lauded by pop stars determine trends in fashion and beauty. But‚ the truth is that this carefully nurtured
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tend to worship celebrities‚ celebrity worship is a form of parasocial interaction in which individuals become obsessed with 1 or more celebrities. This obsession is similar to an erotomanic type of delusional disorder in which the individual believes that another person is passionately in love with them. A group of psychologist wanted to determine if this obsession/worship of celebrities had any common characteristics amongst the individuals. They conducted several test: celebrity attitude scale
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for someone to outrun their destiny‚ knowing this person will still continue to try to change their fate. In Shakespeare’s The tragedy of Macbeth‚ Macbeth tried to do just that. In the tragedy there are three things that show the evil in the play‚ obsession as well as how it will corrupt the mind into only concerning itself with the desired. Also‚ there is ambition which makes the character fight for what it wants letting nothing stop them. Lastly‚ there is the tragedy‚ at one point in the play something
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As described in the dictionary: “ Obsession is domination of one’s thoughts or feelings by a persistent idea‚ image‚ desire etc.‚ Personally‚ I don’t think to have had experienced this feeling or thought yet. I don’t remember being obsessed with anything. I might have persistent thoughts or desires‚ but they don’t last enough to be called obsessions. I know my limits and never attempted to go further with these thoughts. I tried to follow the flow of the thoughts that led to an idea‚ but after
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Hunter S. Thompson’s journalistic prose-poem Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas used a lost weekend in Las Vegas as a metaphor for America’s season in hell‚ also known as drug induced generational destiny that was the 1960’s. Thompson‚ called in by a national magazine to cover a cross-country motorcycle race‚ Thompson filed a postmortem on the 60’s counterculture while reporting on his brain as though it were the dark side of the moon. Like a belated sequal to Hells Angels (Another book written
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Celebrity Privacy How do you feel about celebrities and their privacy? Can you imagine being watched by reporters everyday of your life? Once celebrities reach a certain level of fame‚ their private lives become the topic of discussion among their fans and foes. Privacy is not guaranteed among famous people due to them constantly being stalked by the paparazzi and their fans. I feel reporters and the paparazzi should respect celebrities right to privacy because at the end of the day they are
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The celebrity will always be accepted in a judgmental world even if they are brought down at times because their super fans portray them as idols. Bridge: Celebrities are irresistible to the extent where people always want to be connected with them. The obsession with celebrities has developed rapidly leading them to have a significant impact on many individuals. They are perceived as being of high social status‚ which is intriguing to a materialistic world. Thesis Statement: Celebrity is especially
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CONCEPT OF CELEBRITY CELEBRITY SELLS AN EXPLORATION OF THE CONCEPT OF CELEBRITY AND ITS IMPORTANCE WITHIN MAGAZINE PUBLICATION DESIGN Our thinking about human greatness has changed since Shakespeare divided great individuals into three classes: Those who had greatness thrust upon them‚ those who achieved greatness‚ and those born great. The concepts of stars‚ Celebrities‚ and prominent people are social constructs. As the meaning of celebrity will perpetually redefine itself in an ever changing
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The Stalking of Celebrities Stalking remains Hollywood’s recurrent celebrity nightmare.1 Never before have we been able to know as much about a star as we do about a close pal. Thanks to publications and TV shows that cater to the public appetite for celebrity news‚ there’s little privacy for stars. We learn the minor details of their lives--from an early schooling‚ to first kiss‚ last divorce‚ drug problems‚ hopes and fears.2 Celebrities on their own property are not safe from high-powered lenses
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“Gone Baby Gone” First Maxim Based on the main final action of the movie “Gone Baby Gone” it can be asserted that Patrick Kenzie acted in agreement with the moral aspect. This assertion rests on the fact that he acted in the right manner without any condition. This statement is true since he opted to report the matter about the kidnapping of the four years child to the police rather than remaining silence. Even though he was persuaded by Angie Gennaro and Jack Doyle not to report the matter to the
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