...The essay “I Killed Britney Spears” was written by the London based journalist Jean Hanna Edelstein, in 2008. Edelstein was born in New York, 1981 to an American father, and Scottish mother. She later moved (1999) to London, where she studied economics and political science. She has also lived in Montreal, Berlin. She has an online-based blog, where she uploads a few essays and inputs – inputs that are all backed up by her academic background. Despite the online essays, her first official published book was in 2009. “I Killed Britney Spears” is a (non-fiction) personal essay, with a first person narrator which makes the essay identifiable. Edelstein clearly wrote this essay to highlight a few consequences and flaws in the relationship between fan and idol. Most of these flaws are shown in the age 13-18. These years are filled with the confusion that follows the transition from child to adult. Edelstein might have thought about this particular transition and thereby, intending the text to be read by these confused adolescents. The text “I Killed Britney Spears” was written in 2008, a year of great turmoil for the star Britney Spears. She was fighting over the custody of her children, she had been in rehab and just cut off her hair. All these events generated a lot of public attention. Mostly negative attention. Many of the “Spears” fans (including Edelstein herself) who identified themselves with her, were emotionally hit by Britney’s instability. The intention of Edelstein...
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...“Piece of me” is a song by Britney Spears from her 5th studio album. It was released on November 27th 2007, and was a response to the extreme paparazzi activity that has been surrounding Britney Spears over the last couple of years. So what makes Britney Spears so much more different and special than countless of other musicians in America, that she is the primary focus point of the paparazzi and the magazines? She actually sings it in the first line of “Piece of me”: “I'm Miss American Dream since I was 17…” Just to get it straight, the American Dream is an idea suggesting that anyone can reach success if they work hard, and that all people have the potential to live happy, successful lives. After singing and dancing through her childhood Britney released her debut album when she was 17 years old, and she has been a superstar ever since, “living the American Dream”. And yes, we probably all know that she did really well in the first couple of years, gaining millions of fans from all over the world, breaking sales records and becoming a modern pop icon. Soon, Britney started experiencing one of the most common side effects of fame – a rising interest in her private life. Fame can be very bittersweet, and in 2006 things started to take a turn for the worse for Britney. (If you are curious, simply search the internet. It’s all there.) A couple of scandals later, she made her comeback in 2008 – this song being a part of it. Personally, I liked the song from the moment I heard...
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.... Britney, human skill is important for a manager because being able to connect and communicate with people is important (Kinicki, & Williams, 2012). Many jobs fail because employers do not communicate with employees. However, employees tend to go above and beyond when they know that their employer can be trusted. Talking to employees and getting their input about the job or areas they see need improvement will help to motivate them and uplift them to where they will strive to make the company a great name. Furthermore, without employees, the company could not successfully operate so making sure they are happy will help to keep the doors open. Managers should be able to accept new ideas. References Kinicki, A. & Williams, B. (2012). Management:...
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...was a dark and chilly night in Spencer, WV on Halloween. A girl named Britney was in her room on her phone. She was home alone because her mom had to work late and wouldn’t be home until 1:00. Britney would hear one cracking noise and she would hide under her blankets and her heart would start pumping faster. She looked at her phone hoping it was almost 1:00 o'clock, but it was only 12:20. She sat there for about 10 minutes and then someone pulled in the drive way. They sat there for a couple minutes then turned there lights off and got out of their car. Britney texted her mom and said " Mom why are you just sitting outside." Her mom texted back instantly and said " Britney I'm still at work." Britney got really nervous and her heart started beating really fast and she started to panic. Her mom texted her again. "Stop joking with me. Lol." Britney texted her and said" Mom I'm being serious what do I do." After that text she sent a picture. Her mom texted back " Stay in your room and don’t leave I am on my way." Britney was worried because she didn’t know what was going on and her mom's work was about 30 minutes away. Britney didn’t hear anything for a while so she decided to head downstairs to look out the windows. All the doors and windows were locked so she...
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...Narcissism has come to life because society reproduces itself (l. 59). And growing numbers of people are more narcissistic according to a study performed by psychologists. Sarfraz Manzoor, who has written this article, describes that New Narcissism is the offspring of today’s society. He makes an example by including a person named Chris Crocker. Crocker became famous because he put a video on the Internet where he defended the celebrity Britney Spears. There can be two reasons for his behaviour. Is he doing this to tell people that they shall back off and because he is fond of her? Or is he doing this to get attention? But it does not seem as if Britney is the main focus. It is the Britney-obsessive Crocker who draws your attention. Chris Crocker is like a sick howling animal “leave Britney alone!” (l. 9) into a camera. This quote has made him so popular on the website, YouTube, that people from all over the world have watched the video more than 12 million times (l. 23) – today 41,6 million times. But Crocker did not feel sorry for Britney, he just...
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...You will hear four different people talk about things that made them feel strong emotions. Jot each speaker’s information under their corresponding picture. (el 4 es Emmett personaje anterior) • Listen again to the audio and identify each of the speaker’s emotions. 1. Patti ____________________________________________________________ 2. Georgia__________________________________________________________ 3. Rafael___________________________________________________________ 4. Emmett__________________________________________________________ • Get together with a partner and choose one of the speakers above. Share your notes and impressions and try to reconstruct their story as closely as possible. Ask your teacher to play the audio again if necessary. H: Grammar. One of the / some of the That day was one of the scariest days in my entire life. SUP.+ Noun(Plural)+ R.G* Being scared and relieved were some of the most powerful feelings that day. SUP.+ Noun(Plural)+ R.G 1. We use “one of the” + superlative to indicate that something is part of a group. 2. We use “some of the”+superlative to indicate that more than one thing is part of a group. 3. After “one of the” and “some of the” we always use the plural noun. I: Complete the dialog with your own information. Then, work with a partner and practice it together. Get ready to perform...
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...My Time Capsule Paula Perry Kaplan University My Time Capsule If you are reading this letter, then I know you have uncovered my time capsule. I know the times have certainly changed from my era to yours. It is my pleasure to tell you a few things about my society and give you an example of what life was like in the year 2013/2014 for me. My daily routines would start like this: I would wake up at 7am to start my routines. This includes cleaning my house, taking my two dogs outside, eating and doing my school work. While doing my school work I would listen to love songs from the 80’s to relax and concentrate (Perry, 2014). At present, I am enrolled into Kaplan University online pursuing my Bachelors in Psychology. During my day, I have to read my books and post to the discussion boards and comment to two classmates’ posts with minimum 250 words. I also have to attend one seminar a week for one hour online with my classmates and the Professor. During the ten week course we have three essays due, so I am constantly working on them early. Once my school work is over, however, I spend my time surfing the internet such as, Facebook, Yahoo mail, and playing games online. On the weekends I am more active with working out and walking, and spending time with my family. I believe to have a positive balance in my life is by staying in shape (Perry, 2014). In 2013/2014, in our society we judge people by the way they look, I have heard people say if you are fat...
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...Adrian Gutierrez APPLAUSE OR NOT We have artists like Nicki Minaj, Ke$ha, and Britney Spear. (Yea, don’t forget about the dollar sign in Ke$ha’s name.) It is sad how in today’s world, it is all about drinking and partying in songs. With Nicki Minaj singing about the rich and about being Barbie to literally Ke$ha’s song “Die Young”. Though one Artist still has the power to have the real existence of true POP. Ladies and Gentleman introducing! LADY GAGA! Yea right, everyone knows Lady Gaga by her crazy outfits, but they don’t really know what is behind the Burqa of Gaga’s. Lady Gaga by far is the only artist to bring in ART & POP in music itself. While Britney Spears sings about getting to work and about a perfume? Lady Gaga sings about the controversial of Burqas and Fashion around the globe. The Fame, The Fame Monster, Born This Way, and ATPOP has been by far the most influential albums of the decade. Even though people only over looks the charts on how much money the artist makes they lose the opportunity to see what the albums stands for. Bringing the competition of Katy Perry v.s Lady Gaga. Who did better? Who has the best 1st single? Which CD is better? This may seem like a Bias blog, but Lady Gaga made so much impact in many lives. For what she stands for feminism, the gays, etc. She has touched many lives with just her music. So you decide who you would applause for. Someone who swims in pink stomach medicine in Superbass or someone that has sent the message that...
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...Britney Spears Outline: Follow this out line for Britney: 1. Situation a. Analysis of Britney Spears and her team of employees relying on social media applications to communicate around the pop icon, and create and maintain her celebrity brand image. b. Britney Spears marketing team uses all forms of online resources to build and promote the brand i. Interaction and connection with fans c. Specifically, the use of social media around her single, “Hold it Against Me” and associated album Femme Fatale in 2011 d. Interplay of postings on Twitter, YouTube, Facebook and comments on her web page are prime examples on how to introduce new products 2. Stakeholders e. Britney Spears ii. Brand iii. Marketing 3. Target Market f. Online Audiences and Social Media channels iv. YouTube v. Facebook vi. Twitter vii. MySpace turned iPhone App: It’s Britney viii. BritneySpears.com ix. Blog * 4. Competition g. Pop artists in the same genre 5. Problems h. Listening to fans, customers, and users * 6. Social Media Advertising Strategy – x. She and her employees rely on social media to build and strengthen her celebrity brand and image. xi. Miss Spears and her employees to be in close touch with her fan base and to interact with her target group on a daily basic. xii. Britney Spears...
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...New Narcissism 1. "New Narcissism" is a modern phenomenon, text 1 gives a very detailed description of the phenomenon. The author of text 1 presents Britney Spears as a self-destructive individual, who is a victim of the paradoxical development of our modern culture. But Britney isn’t the main focus point in this matter. It’s the Britney-obsessive Chris Crocker who draws his attention. Chris Crocker is known for crying like a mentally sick baby and howling: “leave Britney alone”, into a camera. He’s known for this particular quote, because he uploaded his video on the popular website, YouTube. The video has been watched more than 12 million times, by people from all over the world. But Chris didn't feel sorry for Britney, what so ever, he just wanted to obtain a lot of attention and become a celebrity. Chris got his 15 minutes of fame and a few days later Chris Crocker announced, he was in the process of making a new reality show on national television. This is a great example of new narcissism, Chris intentionally tries to get attention on Britney’s account, a very selfish and egocentric act and that is what new narcissism is all about. Narcissism is when you only think of yourself and your own needs exclusively. It’s when your self-esteem becomes a burden for others, it’s when you’re so self obsessed that you’re unable to see anything else but your own reflection. 2. Text 2 is written by Janice McDuffee, she begins her article by categorizing the college students as...
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...78504 Dear Mr. Cantu: This letter is prepared in Full Block style, so all the lines begin at the left margin; there are no indentions. Full Block style is the most streamlined letter format because it eliminates the need to indent paragraphs. Always use a justified left margin for letters and memos. This lets the computer randomly determine the end point of each line and results in a more natural looking document. Do not justify the right margin. When keying in a complimentary closing, only the first word is capitalized. Note how the closing of this letter is typed, for example. Pretend this letter is accompanied by a booklet. Whenever anything is enclosed with a letter, indicate this at the bottom of the letter. Sincerely yours, Britney Spears Singer and Dancer Enclosure (1) cc: Justin Timberlake...
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...to relieve one’s self from depression on the contrary, it still harmfully affect humans. Studies show that antidepressant users are more likely in peril than those of non-users. Researchers found that it affects all the systems in the body. Antidepressants are not efficient medicine though it may lessen depression to increase the level of happiness. Common antidepressant users blame their anxiety as the root of their medicine dependency. Depression is a dreadful nightmare anyone would ever want to escape. And this is why people use different medicine to overcome this horror. Often, personal problems cause their depression. While not all reasons may be their misery’s fault, certain and various causes may also take place. Famous popstar Britney Spears claimed that she was being prescribed antidepressants at the age of 18. She would take the medicine everytime she feels restless and tired, but then the continuous intake made her mental state even worse. There are times she would wake up feeling depressed. As this horror frightened her, she decided not to take it again. Certain cases lead to different diseases. Even worse, it can lead to death. There are a lot of things you can do to replace this approach. One way is by simply listening to music. Using antidepressants can surely eliminate your burden, but will it last longer than you think? These are the stories that let people think again about certain choices. We encounter problems to become stronger, and we do not really need...
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...phenomenon mainly created by the media. The internet has made it possible for people all over the world to write blogs and have websites about them and their lives. If you only talk about yourself in the real world you can count on people to tell you to shut up. That will not happen in cyberspace, sure people can write a comment to your blog or website but you can simply just delete it and forget it. That’s a bit more difficult to do in the real world because there’s no “delete”. Sarfraz Manzoor uses Chris Crocker as an example of the phenomenon “new narcissism” and he’s a perfect example. The unknown Chris Crocker was on everyone’s lips after his Youtube-clip about Britney Spears. It was because of Britney Spears’ performance at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2007 Chris Crocker got famous. He was a big fan of Britney Spears and because of that he defended her. 2. Compare the views on narcissism presented in texts 2 and 3, and comment on how those views are substantiated. Text 2, “Students narcissism on the rise”, is written by Janice McDuffee. She thinks the college students of today are more narcissistic than the generation before. She substantiates her stance with studies made by Professor Jean Twenge. Jean Twenge has studied 16,475 students from 1982 to 2006. Her studies shows students have become more narcissistic. She also says students expect and demand too much from...
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...Influence of Entertainment Media HUM/186 October 21, 2013 Shaun P. Herness Influence of Entertainment Media Every day Americans search websites like TMZ.com and blogs, or buy magazines at stores to see what celebrities are doing. Some Americans instead of buying or searching the web tune in to E! TV to follow celebrities’ lifestyles. This trend has become more common with all the available entertainment media. Entertainment media is easy to find online, stores, and television. E! TV has the show “Keeping Up With The Kardashian.” This show has become part of the American entertainment media culture, from teenagers to adults tune in to watch it. This is a reality show that is based on the life of a Hollywood family, including their personal problems, vacations, and even more explicit situations like divorce and sexual conversations. This reality shows has become a trend in Hollywood and the American people believe that they are living the life of these celebrities. The entertainment media does not only affect the American culture it also affects what people are doing. Woman and teenage girls are looking at this media to compare what they wear, how they look, and how their lifestyle is. Teenage girls use the media to shape their body like their favorite celebrities, and in many occasions it has affected their health. Teenage girls are suffering of eating and emotional disorders. In the last couple of years entertainment media has become extremely popular and the American...
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...BLUE AND RED HERP DERP Oops … she did it again! Britney Spears has found herself smack dab in the middle of another controversy pertaining to her photo spread in the December issue of Lucky, which hit the web on Friday. "The X Factor" judge dons several different relatively conservative outfits in the mag and reveals some of her fashion secrets — for example, she hates socks. While the whole thing seems pretty innocuous, there's been a big backlash from her fans, who are complaining that the entertainer seems to be wearing a bad wig in pictures that appear to be heavily retouched. [Related: Stars Without Photoshop] In the photos, the 30-year-old singer's hairline does look lower than usual and her part is in a different spot. The texture of her locks also seems different — it's much fuller and more unnatural looking than what we see when she's seated at the judges' table, prompting rumors that she's wearing a wig or some type of a weave. One fan even tweeted at the mag, "Did @britneyspears even show up for the photoshoot or did you just photoshop her face on a body[?]" To us, Spears' tresses scream Kim Zolciak — and we all know that "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" star is all about the wigs. [Related: Kim Zolciak Wigs Out] In the Lucky interview, Spears also talks about her issues dealing with acne, but you can't see a single mark on her face in the pics. While magazines are known for retouching, fans found this to be an "extreme" example with some saying she looks "unrecognizable...
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