Carpenter English 111 27 November 2012 The Issue of Celebrity Obsession Often‚ people fail to remember that celebrities are just humans like everyone else. Fans put celebrities on a pedestal‚ idolizing them perhaps realizing it or not realizing it. If a favored celebrity makes a decision‚ children all across America may feel the need to make the same decision‚ regardless if it is morally a good or bad idea.75% of young adults idolize celebrities and consider them role models (Shaw et al. 577). This
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If you asked teenagers or even children if they idolised a certain celebrity the likeliness is that they would say yes. However nowadays‚ a child’s obsession with any one particular celebrity has been taken to a whole new level… in fact it’s almost unhealthy. Back in 2012 internet trolls took to Twitter to shave their head in support of the pop star being ‘diagnosed with cancer’. It all started when an edited screenshot of what seemed to be a tweet from the official Twitter account of Entertainment
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Cheuk Wong Celebrities are smart? Nah…. Oh‚ look‚ Lindsay Lohan is being accused of stealing from a necklace from a jewelry store. Yes‚ what you are reading is correct. A necklace. You would think a celebrity with more money than the ninety-nine percent of the population of America would be able to afford an eye-catching necklace. The jewelry store reported the necklace. Lohan was eventually caught after being photographed by the paparazzi wearing the necklace and video surveillance confirmed
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Community College‚ New Jersey Abstract Research on as to why are Americans so addicted to fast foods‚ specifically on the psychological aspect such as the way fast food companies advertise their brand by using color psychology‚ the halo effect‚ and how they trigger memory eating into their products‚ brand‚ and environment surrounding their brand. Companies specifically target children since children are not fully developed yet so that when they are older‚ they’ll already have that brand imprinted
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Why do Television Documentaries always do packages on African American celebrities that come from the ghetto? There are three theories behind the question of television packages being done primarily on African Americans who are from the ghetto. 1) The "pull yourself up by your bootstraps concept in embedded in conservative ideology. Most conservatives believe that the reason so many African Americans live in poverty is primarily due to a lack of motivation and a willingness to work hard. This
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WHY SOME CELEBRITIES ARE OVER-PAID. 75 million dollars a year – Tom Cruise. 80 thousand dollars per episode – Kim Kardashain 125 thousand dollars a year – Madonna. Now when you walk into a newsagents or a shop‚ what do you see? Books‚ magazines‚ newspapers which all have the news and the latest dramas of celebrities’ lives. People think that celebrities’ work hard and are great‚ whether they are good or bad‚ fake or true. But I’m here to tell you why I think different. Firstly‚ some celebrities’
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Why is the American Crime Rate So High? When compared with other Western-industrialized nations‚ the United States has the highest crime rate. It is a daunting question as to why‚ especially in the age we live in now. One might just boil it down to being a consequence of an ongoing population boom‚ the idea being that when there are more people‚ there is going to be more criminal activity. While this is obviously true‚ it is not even coming close to touching on the big picture. There are many
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an early Native American value and many people still consider this value to be critical today. Quitting was despised by Native Americans and still is by people currently. During the initial days of the Native Americans‚ perseverance was such an essential value to the Native Americans. It was paramount because it showed strength‚ determination‚ and hard work. Native Americans persevered by fighting and putting in the work required for what they wanted to achieve. Native Americans never went down without
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You feel under stress‚ want to go home immediately‚ or exhausted? Nevertheless‚ all of these answers are different for Americans. Many of them prefer to stay at the workplace rather than going home for various reasons: some feel more comfortable at the workplace than at home‚ others like to earn more money‚ but this is causing pain for them and their family. Firstly‚ many Americans feel more comfortable in the workplace. Nowadays‚ most of the employers will provide an office with ornament. Moreover
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Opinion: Why do Americans get married so early? Growing up in Germany I’ve been living in America for one and a half year and I honestly have to say that I got used to the culture‚ values and traditions pretty quickly. But one thing I never understood and I’m still doubting about is why Americans get married with an age of 21 or even younger. In European countries and many other ones like China and Japan the average age of marriage is 30. There is a world out there‚ new things to experience
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