Gossip

An Evaluation of Gossip What is gossip? Many people have different opinions on the matter. While some may say that gossip has a bad reputation, to the many scientists who are now trying to study gossip they see it as less malignant and more complex than it is believed to be. However, each of the people studying the topic of gossip tends to have a different opinion on what gossip is, what the purpose of gossip is, and why humans participate in it. If you believe Dunbar, then gossip is “the principal

DB 15-Gossip Being a high school junior, I am much too well aquantied with the topic of “gossip”. Avoiding the vicious cycle of gossip is imparitive if you want to keep friends in high school. While often times gossip can be seemingly innocent, it can also ruin ones reputation and character. My mom once told me “if someone will gossip to you they will gossip about you”. Gossiping can not only hurt your reputation as a credible and trustworthy person but it will also hurt those in which you gossip

Why do people like to gossip? “You know what…” ”Did you hear about so-and-so?” Do these sentences often appear in your daily conversation? These are some common sentences that we use to gossip about others in our conversation. Study has shown that we spent 60% of our time gossiping about other people’s behavior and relationship, and 80% of our conversation is talking about others. Good morning to Mr.Adam, Ms Catherine and my fellow classmates, this will lead me to my topic for today, why do people

“And who am I? That's one secret I’ll never tell.. You know you love me. xoxo - Gossip Girl,” this famous opening from the show “Gossip Girl” which represented the mystery in the show until the very end. “Gossip girl,” a show that let the audience in the lives of manhattan's elite. “Gossip Girl” is a blogger who spills secrets of the teens of New York’s upper east side. Blair Waldorf the queen bee of Constance Billard’s school, Serena van der Woodsen her beautiful best friend and occasional rival

I began to watch the first episode of Gossip Girl, I have never watched the series before and after hearing about the blog I decided it would be a good time. An overview of what Gossip Girl is about is that it is a fictional television show that explores the lives of people living amongst the elites in society in the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Throughout the show, there are various characters and scenarios that discuss the problems of the characters, who are not elites and are engulfed into a

Gossip Girl started out as a series of fiction novels but became one of the most provocative and influential American teen drama television show. The show first aired on The CW Network in 2007 and has maintained one of the highest viewing rates for six consecutive seasons. The show takes place in New York at the Upper East Side of Manhattan and revolves around the lives of six privileged young adults. In the show, the representation of the elites upper class is a dramatized fabrication. This representation

that the creators of the popular television show Gossip Girl had Machiavelli in mind. Machiavelli and the character of Gossip Girl complement each other in their focus on man’s lack of morals, and their ability to create paranoia as well as manipulate those in power to achieve their own agendas. Machiavelli wrote The Prince in 1513, yet it continues to be a loved and powerful piece today, so much so that it is portrayed in modern day media such as Gossip Girl. Through The Prince, Machiavelli teaches

because the main aims of feminism have been achieved: men, and women are now social equals” (O’brien & Szeman 395). Post-feminism is portrayed in the show Gossip Girl. In the show, post-feminism is something that is shown throughout the entire series; specifically it is shown by how the female characters are constantly being objectified. The show Gossip Girl shows that being attractive is the only form of identity that the female characters have, and without their looks the characters would be nothing

Analysis: There’s a peculiar trend that is beginning to appear in recent popular culture, and it has to deal with one word: “girl.” Take, for example, this small list of contemporary, popular titles, including Cecily von Ziegesar’s Gossip Girl, Amy Sherman Palladino’s Gilmore Girls, Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl, Paula Hawkins’ The Girl on the Train, Lena Dunham’s Girls, Disney Channel’s Girl Meets World, Stieg Larsson’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Fox Network’s New Girl, CBS’s 2 Broke Girls,

Serena Van Der Woodsen and Blair Waldorf are two core characters in the drama series, Gossip Girl. Although they share their differences, they’re both very similar. They refer to each other as S (Serena) and B (Blair). In some moments, they’re portrayed as “frenemies”, but in the end they always work it out. Despite being occasional rivals, the two best friends remain close. The show opens up with Serena and Blair when they’re younger, and this is where the competition and rivalry mainly begins.