The Role Models Of Celebrities Today 's Society

DBQ: The Industrial Boom In the 1860s, industries in Europe were booming. The United States, however, was not developing very much at all. In fact, we were busy fighting a Civil War, and cleaning up the mess afterwards, so there really was not much time or money for the development of huge factories and businesses. In time, the Civil War and Reconstruction eras ended, and America was rapidly growing its industries.

Many celebrities are looked at as role models, their behaviors and comments are always right in some people’s eyes. Although some celebrities are aware they are idols for some people and try to promote healthy behaviors and bring awareness to global issues. Other celebrities don’t bother; they act wild and make bad decisions. People look at celebrities and think “they’re wealthy and successful so I need to act just like them if I want to become wealthy and successful also.” If someone’s idol acts like a jerk then that person will think that it’s okay to act that way when it’s not.

The influence of an athlete or celebrity’s opinion is extraordinarily more powerful than imaginable, especially if their opinions go against social norms. Their messenger ability turns into the ability to lead a movement. It is incredibly important for celebrities to use that authority, one may, say to stand up for what they believe in.

So many people have said, with regards to the Meryl-Trump incident that Celebrities don’t represent them, and that celebrities should stay out of politics. Here’s the thing: Celebrities many not represent each one of us individually, but rather a group of us as a whole. They show us that we can fulfill our dreams if we choose to work for it. They bring out the emotions that we never thought anyone else could possibly understand. Hollywood creates characters that are easy to find connections with. Of course, you may never have been a sharecropper in the 1930’s, but you can certainly identify with certain aspects of the sharecropper on the screen. Movies, Television, Film, etc. are all devices that matter because they work to try to give every

Superstars whether you discern it are among the leaders of this nation. Because of their fame, they are continually in the public eye; many people; especially children, and adolescents look up to them for what they should do. For instance, when Miley Cyrus published her “Wrecking Ball” song a teenager bounded on his school’s war monument of a hanging cannonball. He then swung on it, starkly. Besides the result of wanting to regurgitate, can you now see why what celebrities do are vital to our country.

Celebrities and athletes are influential to many around the world, however, that does not mean they are a positive influence. Many of these celebrities and athletes do things that the everyday person would be penalized for, yet are not held accountable when they should be. These celebrities and athletes tend to find a way around the law to either lessen or avoid repercussions. They have the power to influence fans to do good or bad. Although, these celebrities and athletes truly are extremely similar to the average person. Even though they have the money to get out of situations, celebrities and athletes should be responsible for their actions and behaviour because they are like an everyday person and they have to power to influence others

Celebrities have taken on a unique role in the twenty-first century, one that is more extreme than the entertainment sector has ever known. Celebrity status is now almost forming an extra limb to the bureaucracy of the world, and their fame makes them all politicians at one point or another. In 2009, the Journal of Business Ethics published an article titled, “Ethics of Celebrities and Their Increasing Influence in the Twenty-first Century Society.” Within the article, they outline the powers held by modern day celebrities in the following quote. “The global influence of celebrities in the 21st century extends far beyond the entertainment sector. During the recent Palestinian presidential elections, the Hollywood actor Richard Gere broadcast a televised message to voters in the region and stated, ‘Hi, I’m Richard Gere, and I’m speaking for the entire world.’” The power goes beyond simple elections as well. Emma Watson spearheads a feminist movement known as “He for She”, in which she asks that men around the world pledge to promote the ideals of gender equality and fairness. It is important to note that the “He for She” movement has generated its velocity from the stage of the United Nations, and at the hand of a celebrity, not a world leader. This is not to say

The Tragedy of Macbeth, is a story of a man whose ambitions have brought him to commit treason and murder. The three points which contribute greatly to Macbeth’s downfall are the prophecy which was told to him by the witches, Lady Macbeth influenced and manipulated Macbeth’s judgment, and finally Macbeth’s long time ambition which drove his desire to be king. Although he was so far courageous and brave and he is seen as the hero at the beginning of the play, his sky high ambition causes his damnation. And ultimately he becomes a tragic hero. Macbeth is a tragic hero because he exhibits all the characteristics of a tragic hero: a high social rank, a tragic flaw, and a complete ruin/death.

When I told my 11-year-old daughter that I was doing an assignment on the best and worst celebrity role models for kids, she immediately chimed in by saying, “Number one on the worst list is Miley Cyrus. She’s always on the cover of magazines doing bad stuff.”To Miley’s credit, she actually went on The Jimmy Kimmel show last night and poked fun at herself by going undercover to ask random people their thoughts on Miley

In addition to that, when we find out the bad things celebrities do we all shame them and try not to act like them, visa-versa,(opposite). In conclusion the overall

On February 14, 1997, days before one of the busiest travel times and holidays of the year, thousands of American Airline pilots prepared to walk off their jobs if a deal wasn't made by midnight between the Allied Pilots Association and American Airlines. Passengers worried that they would be stranded and out of money, began to re-book their American flights with other airlines and making other arrangements for travel. Although negotiations were still in progress, American began to prepare for the strike that loomed overhead. They braced themselves by canceling all international flights and several domestic flights which cost them millions in profits. After hours of bargaining with little progress, the Allied Pilots Association called a strike

Nine hours a day. Nine hours on average staring at a screen(CNN). Nine hours soaking up all the advertisements, opinions, conflicts from the media into our developing brains. Few people disagree with the fact that the mass media and television continues to shape our world, culture, and especially my generation of high schoolers, who are moving into the real world. For teens right now, the celebrity population truly does dictate how we live and our opinions. So shouldn’t the celebrities we expose ourselves to be positive role models? Sadly, this isn’t the case right most of the time. But, Ellen DeGeneres is an exception. She is a philanthropist, a talented comedian, and a role model to people of all ages. This is why we should use the money given to the school to invite Ellen DeGeneres to speak to our students and staff.

When looking at celebrities I asked myself. Why do people strive to be like them? Was it for the fame? Money? When looking into more in-depth I believe that the main reason people strive to be someone is because of the image our culture has put on successful people. When we see big time celebrities and athletes we think that they have the ideal life and outcome in life. Since we all desire to have the best outcome and this is what has been shown as the best. We try and emulate what they do, in hope that it will make our life become like theirs, in a way. Whether it be products they use, people they talk to, and fashion. We all will try and do what they do so that we can try to have the life they are having. One example is Kim Kardashian. In our culture Kim Kardashian is an icon, in the celebrity world, because of the Medias effect on society. People get consumed in her style, but do not notice and don’t really care about substance. More people in today’s society could tell what Kim Kardashian is doing right now than what the president is doing. She is a prime example in our American culture on how people will focus on small things famous people do instead of concerning issues. Overall I feel that celebrities and major icons are some of the guiding forces behind people being the major contributor for our outcomes in life because we focus on their lives and not our own

Another proof of the pedestal the American public has put entertainers on is the celebrity status these people achieve. Adolescents practically idolize movie stars, singers, and professional athletes and dream about “being like them” when they grow up. In comparison, individual police officers or fire fighters are rarely household names. They are not usually recognized for their actions outside of the people directly affected by their efforts. Even innovative surgeons (with the current exception of Ben Carson) are generally not very well known outside of the medical

To others, it may seem that celebrity’s only say what they want to say about the charities to make themselves look like an involved person. When these charities take place, the organization throw expensive gathering with so much entertainment going on and to get the public to donate money, organizations invite well-known actors and singers. As said by Ilan Kapoor and Mark Wheeler in their article, “Should Celebrities Promote Charities”, Kapoor, who is against celebrities promoting charities, states that, “charity allows social inequality to continue unabated, the problem is compounded when celebrities are associated with it, their “star power” and spectacle only further divert public attention from the real social and economic causes of inequality” (Kapoor). It is true, having the face of celebrity on a charity only comes to show that instead of having the public aware what the cause really is, all the public is going to be focusing on is who is going to be there. It is almost as if they do not care for the cause at