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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In Emma Dwight’s article‚ “Celebrity Humanitarianism: Bridging the Gap”‚ Dwight explains the ways in which she believes that one can identify a false humanitarian‚ and the ways in which one can identify a true humanitarian. The main points of concern that Dwight analyzed to determine the validity of a person’s humanitarianism were: the explanation or simplification that the celebrity does when describing the cause‚ the hands on work that the celebrity has been shown to do‚ the level of promotion
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Presley was only one of the big names of the 1950s‚ though probably one of the most recognizable. In the ‘50s television was gaining popularity and sitting down to watch T.V. was a family bonding experience. Celebrities were put on a very high pedestal‚ even more so than today’s celebrities. People like James Dean‚ Marilyn Monroe‚ and John Wayne were treated like royalty. In the 1950s musicians‚ movie stars‚ and T.V. stars were some of the most important people in America. Musicians in the ‘50s
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Athletes and Brothers as Role Models In today’s world‚ sport stars and other athletes are looked up to by all ages. When a star athlete does something good for charity or helps in a fundraiser‚ they set a positive example. But when a star athlete does something bad‚ like get arrested‚ do drugs‚ or drinks‚ they give kids the wrong idea. Often in society‚ we focus more on stars negative actions instead of their positive actions. Courage and determination aren’t the only lessons we can learn
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“Yamaha Fiore” 2NE1 – Celebrity Endorsement Celebrity endorsement is commonly used to market products‚ it is a strategy which gives a “face” to a brand‚ to which the consumers can relate and aspire to. Yamaha has decided to promote its Fiore scooter Thailand with widely popular Korean pop group 2NE1. Their strategy was to reach out to urban Thai’s who follow foreign trends‚ music and fashion. While many urban Thai’s certainly are fans of the Korean fashion and pop music it remains unclear as to
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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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“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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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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may question whether or not Tom is a good role model. On the surface‚ it appears that Tom is neither an entirely good nor entirely bad role model‚ but rather a boy maturing from a troublemaker into a young man. Tom’s behavior and treatment of others prove him to be a negative moral role model. In the end Tom’s conscience helps him make good decisions‚ Sometimes his friends and his mind wants them to go on adventures and mess around‚ in the end he is not a good kid in today’s world. Tom’s behavior
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Choices that we make can either be good or bad. There are many things that affect the choices that we make‚ and one factor that plays into the choices that we make is Peer Pressure. Peer Pressure is the affect that your friends have on you to take an action that you earlier had not planned on. As teens we try to fit in with the "crowd"‚ even the most focused teens can even be pulled into the group of naïve teens doing something wrong‚ sometimes we do it without knowing and other times we do it without
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