Monday, March 8, 2010

Celebrities part two

  What does America's obsession with celebrities' tell us about American culture? Why is America so captivated by the glitz and glamour of celebrities' lives? How vast of an impact do they have on us? Is there even a positive outcome of our fixation?  
   Well, our American culture today are incredibly obsessed with celebrities'.  Everywhere you go in New York, you hear the whispers and the chit chats about celebrity calamities and the new controversy surrounding their lives. It's actually quite disturbing for celebrities because they have ordinary people, like one of us taking pictures of them, camping out by their houses and following them around. It's just very sad and unecessary. Many celebrities' children also, pay the consequences of living the good life because their childhood aren't exactly normal. They don't have the freedom that many of us children have. One of the many causes of this problem is of course, the paparazzi. They follow them around everywhere they go. The paparazzi can be very suffocating and that's why i believe that many celebrities throw tantrums because they are practically being smothered by cameras.  
   In addition, there are a few pros to America's obsession with celebrities'. It may seem sort of hard to believe, but celebrities' do have an impact on our culture. For example, many people who read the tablouts and magazines learns alot from celebrities'. Most of our younger generation look at what celebrities' do and they want to do the samethings. On the upside, these things are not necessairly bad. Some celebrities' are great romodels for kids in our day in age. One person who inspires me and many other people is Angelina Jolie. She is a fantastic actress and I believe a great mother. Ms. Jolie has done many amazing deeds like, helping the less fortunate and taking care of all her adoptive children. This motivates me to play an active role in my community, and help the less fortunate. I am positive that many people would say the same as well. 
  To conclude, I believe that Americans are obsessed with celebrities because they're wealthy and famous. They  basically have everything a typical teenager or an adult may want. It's ridiculous but it's true. We are a celebrity crazed society and that's just the way it is.      

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