Topic: Barbie is a bad role model for young children. Specific purpose: To persuade my COMM 110 class that Barbie has a negative influence on young children. Central idea: Barbie is a bad role model for young children‚ because of Barbie’s unrealistic body proportions and unattainable lifestyle. Young girls become aware of their physical appearance and become insecure‚ and this can lead to long term effects. INTRODUCTION Attention-getter: According to an article by Sloan Crosley‚ the
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The role of professional athletes as role models for the youth is a debatable topic. Should they be the people your children look up to and try to be like? Or are they just popular people who have let fame get to their head and influence them to make poor choices? While there are many people who believe that they should be responsible for setting good examples for the millions of children in the world‚ there are equally as many that believe they should not be put under that kind of pressure on top
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Keanu Reeves is one of the best well-known actors‚ producers‚ and musicians in the U.S. Reeves has been playing the role of hero‚ for he shares his wealth‚ time‚ and love with the world. Moreover‚ Keeves demonstrates he is a great man for making positive changes in other people’s life. For me‚ Reeves is an incomparable person whom I admire for he is a generous person and a role model: and‚ he is a sturdy person. When I first saw Reeves in some movies‚ I regarded him as an ordinary or typical actor
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Are celebrities good role models? Almost everyone knows celebrities. Many aspire to be just like them.You might go somewhere to find an Elvis imitator‚ or a young pianist trying to be like Lang Lang. Celebrities can be good or bad role models. Some get into trouble‚ som don’t.Therefore‚ celebrities can be good and bad role models. One bad role model is Micheal Phelps‚ and a good one is Barrack Obama. Now for the bad. If one has watched the 2008 Summer Olympics‚ he must have seen Micheal Phelps
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Good Role models should have achieved a lot in life. Athletes have to be good or they will be kicked off the team.Musicians should have dedication to finish the music they start. Movie stars have to have experienced a lot to be able to act good. I think celebrities are good role models because they set high goals‚ show endless possibilities‚ and are good influences. Goals need to be high but still reachable. Everyone should have a plan for the future. Getting a job is one thing that takes
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“I am not a role model‚ I am not paid to be a role model. I am paid to wreak havoc on the basketball court. Parents should be role models. Just because I dunk a basketball‚ doesn’t mean I should raise your kids.” – Charles Barkley. Professional athletes are not the best people to be role models for kids. Steven Ortiz‚ a sociology professor at Oregon State and the author of several published studies on athletes ’ bad behavior says‚ "Spoiled-athlete syndrome begins early in sports socialization. From
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A role model is someone looked up to and held in high esteem. They are often emulated and referred to for guidance. Children being very influential can be heavily affected by their role models. A role model for a child is someone seen as big and great in their eyes. Whoever the role model may be‚ children will pick up actions‚ words and mannerisms from them. It affects them in every way‚ how they deal with people‚ their dress‚ and vocabulary and how they aspire to be. Role models can have a positive
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Introduction What is a role model? A role model‚ defined by the Oxford English Dictionary is “a person who other people look to as an example to be imitated.” There are different types of people whose characteristics and traits are held in high regards and are imitated by others. There are many types of role models‚ whether social‚ religious‚ political‚ commercial or from the arts. Typical role models of our generation from these groups are The Pope‚ Barack Obama‚ Steve Jobs‚ Bill Gates and Pharrell
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factor is a role model. For many kids their role models are a favorite singer‚ athlete‚ or their parents. Based on what they do‚ we think its right to do. As we become older‚ sometimes we change who our role models are but at the same time‚ we can keep the same one‚ we may just have a better understanding of what to do. We will always stand up for the one that we admire‚ sometimes even if we know that everyone else is right and that you’re wrong. Sometimes our views of our role model are that‚ well
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2-25-13 Society considers athletes to be the perfect role models for children. Athletes teach kids determination‚ how to stay encouraged‚ be physically active‚ and proper behavior. These life skills may be very important in a child’s lifetime. Looking up to these amazing people should diminish laziness‚ and other degrading qualities‚ and hopefully change the way society is viewed forever. Athletes make such marvelous role models‚ because they encourage kids to stay physically active. To
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