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    Symbolism and Change in Sports Throughout the years, sports have become a major part of society. Sports, a large percentage of the time, are a part of peoples’ lives in one way or another. Whether they participate in them or just enjoy watching them, sports are a big deal to the majority of people. There are also some individuals who have redefined the expectations when it comes to certain sports. For instance, Babe Ruth redefined the way people think about baseball, or Michael Jordan completely

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    role in the actions of the individuals that make up our society. Kim Kardashian is a well-known celebrity in today’s society, who has an extensive amount of fans. This particular photo is from a spread that Vogue did over “Kim Kardashian and Kayne West in their quest for world domination and the perfect wedding dress” (Bowles 208). Vogue’s cover over the multi-million-dollar couple offered a glimpse into their extravagant lifestyle. Kim shares these bona fide moments of her life in order to help preserve

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    Kardashian family, who have their own reality T.V. show among their own businesses. If one of the Kardashians is doing something new, the following day many of the people who watch their show are also doing it. For example, the Kardashian sisters, Kim, Kortney, Khloe, and Kylie started wearing waste trainers to modify their waste to look thinner. Even though many doctors suggested exercising over the waste trainer, a lot

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    I looked out the window and saw nothing but darkness. I was so tired of waking up at the crack of dawn by my mom I wanted to “crack-of-dawn” her upside the head. I know I needed to get up but I was just so sleepy like the dwarf. So it was time to get up now. Running down the halls through my house yelling “MOMMMMMMMY, hurry up and come here I need you”. Frantic with thoughts all over the place I just had hopped out of bed not even ten minutes ago. She’s yelling back at me as if we were a football

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    Vertigo was a film produced by Alfred J Hitchcock Productions released in 1958. The film was made in San Juan Bautista, CA with an estimated budget of $2,479,000 and grossed $3,200,000 at the box office. The film’s runtime was 128 minutes long. It was based on a 1954 crime novel written by Pierre Bioleau and Pierre Ayraud called Sueurs Froides: D’Entre les Morts which means Cold Sweat: From Among the Dead. This film is filled with a lot of passion and well-polished acting and several confusing plot

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    Cultural appropriation is a crime in 2017. The Kardashian family is constantly under criticism for cultural appropriation, as Khloé Kardashian has been accused of appropriating Native American headdresses, while Kylie Jenner has come under fire more than once for wearing cornrows. Kendall Jenner’s Pepsi commercial, where she quelled a protest by offering a soda to a police officer, was lambasted as offensive and tone-deaf. These are the scenarios that the word “appropriation” brings to mind: privileged

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    One plus one by Beyoncé was just a rhythmic song which I loved because of the message in the song about never giving up on your lover no matter the circumstances, always sharing an everlasting love and being content with whatever we have, until I scrutinized it, and more complex meaning started flowing through my brain therefore, making visible all the connotations in the song. This song might just be a common love song to most people since they might not have taken the pain to pay close attention

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    One plus one by Beyoncé was just a regular song which I loved because of the message in the song about never giving up on your lover no matter the circumstances, always sharing an everlasting love and being content with whatever we have. Until I really paid a close attention to it, and more complex meaning started flowing through my brain therefore making visible, all the hidden meanings in the song. This song might just be a common love song to most people because they might not have taken the pain

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    Social media is the 21st century's way of connecting to others, especially in the technologically dominated society that 2017 is. Social media platforms, such as Instagram and Snapchat, although different ways of interacting allows for those that use it to connect with celebrities such as Serena Williams. Serena Williams, although an active and dominating tennis player still maintains contact and connections to her audience through multiple social media platforms. However, when analyzing her social

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    Lil Kim is an actress, rapper, model and entrepreneur. Her net worth is $18 million. How she made it Rap Lil Kim is an anomaly in the rap world. Her lyrics contain explicit sexual content and can be classified as edgy hardcore rap. This is characteristic of rap done by males. "Notorious K.I.M.", her sophomore album earned her $4.75 million after selling 4.6 million copies in 2000. She made $3.5 million from her third album, "La Bella Mafia" in 2003 after selling 3.1 million copies. After her

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