Deborah King The Impact Of Celebrities Summary

Celebrities play a role in our lives. For example, in Collin Palmer’s essay he says that being obsessed with a celebrity has been just to escape our boring lives. I agree with Palmer argument, it’s a big exaggeration that being obsessed with a celebrity is bad.

In the article “The Impact Celebrities Have on Our LIves”, Deborah King suggests that, because of the Internet and media today, celebrities do not have private lives anymore (para 10-11), and I agree with her. What surprises me about this is that I have never thought about it in this way. I will see what celebrities are doing in magazines and on television and never give it a second thought because it is so common. Often times I see photos of celebrities in magazines, but they are not only of when the celebrities are at social events. I have seen dozens of celebrities photographed while shopping with their families at the grocery store, walking in a park, and even of when they are taking out the trash. This illustrates that even something as

In this world people put lots of stress on celebrities to be perfect all the time. Celebrities are worldwide. Celebrates cannot walk down the street without being bombarded by paparazzi. All of that comes with a reason. Kids look up to them, so celebrities have to be media train. Like with rappers, most of their characters portray a life full of crime and enjoyment. Children see that and they think its real life. Kids are on the internet doing ridiculous things to get frame. In this day and age with no free thinkers pop culture is effecting the youth.

In the article, “ The Impact Celebrities Have On Our Lives,” Deborah King explores the issue of celebrities impacting our lives, both negatively and positively. To begin with, she mentions that, today, we are overly obsessed with celebrities, whether they are positive or not. The author demonstrates that negative celebrities are more well-known than positive celebrities since they are mentioned on the news due to their salacious actions. Furthermore, King mentions that there are many positive celebrities that are famous despite the negative ones. In addition, she emphasizes that even positive actions performed by celebrities can get on the news, not just negative actions are publicised. Finally, King concludes the article by mentioning that

They may be the best of the best but they can be the worst for kids. Celebrities are all around us. It is hard for us to get away from them unless we were locked in an empty room. As soon as we turn on the T.V. we see a celebrity. When we walk in a shop, we see pictures of celebrities on the wall and even on some food items. There are many celebrities known for doing good acts like donating or helping charities. But, there are some celebrities doing bad acts such as doing drugs. There are also celebrities changing themselves not with the intent to change others. At the end, celebrities can be considered positive and negative role models. The difference is that the celebrities who do bad acts will be focused on more than the celebrities who

The impact of celebrities can be negative or positive. In his short essay response, Colin Palmer had some interesting points that Deborah King missed. One of the things she was missing was that we have been fascinating over celebrities for years it's only human nature that we continue to be fascinated by them. When Collin Palmer claims that it’s not a big deal that we want to be like celebrities, I agree. also I agree because People have been following celebrity trends forever,so it's only human nature that the next generation continues.

The role of fame and celebrities’ heavily influence American culture. Some people may be eager for a celebrity status or be drawn to one who has achieved it for reasons not fully understood. When the word “fame” is thought of, often what comes to mind is the money and the attention that comes with it. However, fame can also bring pain through addiction and the publics lack of acknowledgement that celebrities are people who share the same struggles and stress. America’s obsession with “celebrity culture” effects the attitudes, behaviors, and the overall views of an average person, and also those of the celebrity themselves.

Some people say celebrities are a big waste of time. Others say they have a good impact on our lives. Colin Palmer, a high school student, offers a response that is very interesting, He said, that celebrities aren't an issue, but if you look around at our school, neighborhoods in most people you can see that there is an issue.

Both parents and teachers recognize that children are impressionable and need a good, firm example to follow. The reality is that most people intend to set good examples and do not realize when they are setting a bad example. Celebrities, as well as other influential people children idolize, do not always realize how much their actions influence the lives and decisions of children. Their intentions are to have an impact on society as a whole. Most celebrities recognize that their every move is being watched and critiqued by the public.

I agree with Collin Palmer that we shouldn't be so concerned about being obsessed with celebrities because for most of us it is harmless fun, however, there are a few people who seem to get too carried away, and for them it is a very negative influence.

We are living in an age where we have more access to celebrity gossip than we’ve ever had before. Shouldn’t we ask ourselves how much influence do these celebrities truly have on our lives? You will often realize that celebrities have a bigger impact on you than you would like to admit. To most of us, this effect can seem harmless at times but to some individuals it can become a very negative thing. In the article, “The Impact Celebrities Have On Our Lives” written by Deborah King, she states that no obsession is a good thing and that we should be very cautious about our involvement in celebrity gossip. In Collin Palmer’s response to Deborah, he argues that being obsessed with celebrities is harmless and even has some benefits to it. I partially agree with Collin that being obsessed is harmless, but to some it could hinder their self esteem.

Furthermore,another reason why celebrity obsession is healthy is due to the fact that it’s a healthy escape to our boring lives. Deborah king’s right that “More than anything being obsessed with celebrities is a healthy escape from our boring lives” however,she fails to see that it is a healthy escape,but not from our boring lives because not everyone thinks that life is boring because they don't get what they want most in life. “I’d rather bond with someone over the latest antics of a celebrity than all the other dark topics on the news” is what palmer said in his inference. Palmer is saying how he would rather talk about celebrities than everything else in the news. Which is an escape from reality. Another reason why this is important is because it's a healthy escape especially

In the article “The Impact Celebrities have on Our Lives”, Deborah King states that we are obsessed with celebrities(para1), and I agree, it also makes me wonder why people are obsessed with celebrities. In my experience I can see a lot of people are usually watching a reality show or something of that sort. This shows that society is obsessed with celebrities. In addition it also shows that the reason people even care about celebrities is they are entertaining. In conclusion our society is obsessed with celebrities weather they have a good or bad effect on us.

They worship them as gods, therefore the bad things they do (drink driving, fighting, hard drugs etc.) isn't regarded as bad as they actually are. If they look up to someone that is almost naked in every photoshoot/music video/movie, they might assume that that's how to be recognised and how they should act. This act could give them a permanent unwanted label. Therefore affecting their life in school and could lead to stress. boys that look up to people like Tiger Woods and

The next level of celebrity worship is characterized by Intense-personal feelings, where behaviors and attitudes like “I consider my favorite celebrity to be my soul mate,” and “I have frequent thoughts about my favorite celebrity, even when I don’t want to.” are common (McCutcheon et al., 2003). This is the level where the compulsive and intensive feeling of the fan towards the celebrity is apparent as well as some occasional obsessive tendencies (Maltby et al., 2005). At this point, people are absorbed with the life of