...Parenthood and the response of celebrities. The article talked about the House of Representatives passing a bill to cut millions in federal funding for women's health care centers. This bill has enraged many people including many Hollywood movie stars. Some of the Hollywood stars speaking out include Scarlett Johansson, Gwyneth Paltrow, Rachel Bilson, Gabrielle Union, Julianne Moore, Dana Delany, Amber Tamblyn, David Eigenberg, Alan Cummings, and Jason Alexander. Even 17-year-old teen sensation and “iCarly” starlet Miranda Cosgrove is not happy with the situation. Former American Idol judge also shared her opinion about the proposed cuts. “I don’t think it’s a good thing to cut those budgets. It’s hard because we are going through a tough time economically, and sometimes they cut money from things that we really need to keep”. Scarlett Johansson was also very outspoken regarding this bill. "The House passed a bill to eliminate our country's family planning program and to stop Planned Parenthood health centers from receiving any federal money to provide life-saving preventative care. That means no money for cervical cancer screenings and breast exams. No money for testing and treatment of STDs, not even testing for HIV. No money for birth control… For many people, especially those with low incomes, Planned Parenthood is their only source of health care.” Quite frankly, I am getting really tired of hearing the opinions of famous people. Just because celebrities have a voice in public...
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...Abstract Tabloid Journalism is a part of American society that is continuing to grow more popular, and become a cultural custom. Tabloids started as a small newspaper back in 1903 with Yellow Journalism and now there are magazines, television networks, websites, and phone applications. Fascination with celebrity lifestyle has always been around and because of the mass amount of tabloids it is easier for the average American to receive information. Keywords: Tabloid, Journalism, Society, Culture, Celebrity, Yellow, Sensationalism, Magazine, Newspaper, History. “Bill Clinton: I Screwed up with Monica” is what the headline on the National Enquirer website read yesterday morning, should we care? If so, why do we care? Celebrity tabloids have become a standard to individuals in society whether it is liked or disliked. While standing in line at the grocery store, waiting at the checkout, it is hard not to notice the headlines on the magazines next to us reading absurd things such as “Michael Jackson Found Alive At Disneyland” or “Male Able to Give Birth” and although we know how crazy these things look, we still find ourselves flipping through the pages and let our curiosity get the best of us. Tabloids are found in just about every vehicle of media, television, print, radio, and of course, the Internet. According to Miriam Webster Dictionary, a tabloid is compressed or condensed into small scope featuring stories of violence, crime, or scandal presented...
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...However, the rock graduated from the University of Miami as an all -American Football player. Right away, he was entered into the realm of entertainment. This in turn was called a secondary effect because The Rock being a football player was entertainment and attracted the media’s attention. He was ready to enter the world of a celebrity and a star. The public considers the Rock to be a celebrity being that he has gone from music, to commercials, to sports, and journalism. He has starred on Saturday Night Live, That 70’s Show, and will soon be featured in the sequel to “The Mummy” as the Scorpion King. He is an entertainer who loves performing for the crowd. As he himself said, “Always entertaining the fans and knowing that I’m entertaining them-that’s the goal, to entertain the fans and noth compares to that.” Each time he appears somewhere knew it adds to his popularity more and more. You start to conform to this so- called “reality.” The Rock plays many different roles and has many different names that one might wonder which he really is. When he is wrestling, he is the Rock and when you research about him, as we did for this paper, we found out his birth name being Dwayne Johnson, and then of course, what he likes to refer to himself as, the “People’s Champion. These are just a few examples. He takes upon the role of an “actor” in so many different aspects that he himself becomes comfortable with what he is playing,...
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...Introduction The two shows, 19 Kids and Counting and the Kardashians are two reality shows that are aired in the United States. Reality shows are meant to show the real side of the celebrities or the people whom the audience admires. They become popular because people believe that the celebrities are showing the true side of their personality in the reality, whereas they are not. Well, this is a heated debate as to whether the real side of the personalities is shown or not, it is out of the scope of this paper to discuss this debate. This paper will only compare and contrast these two reality shows. Discussion 19 kids and counting is a reality show that includes the Duggar family. The family appeared in a number of TLCs and also in the Discovery Health serial which is aired for an hour. In Discovery Health, mostly Michelle’s deliveries were covered. Jim and Michelle and husband and wife and have 19 kids till now. When Michelle gave birth to her first child, she and Jim decided to use contraceptives and take precautions because they didn’t want another child so early. Even after the use of contraceptives, Michelle conceived and gave birth to twins. This is when the couple decided that they would not use contraceptives again and will be happy with God’s will. The Duggar family is religious and says that whatever God will grant them, they will be happy with the same. The reality show is about the life of the Duggars as to how they live together with so many...
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...Paper Safeguarding patient privacy has been a serious problem even with current technology. Not only are “regular” patients at risk; celebrities and politicians are at a greater risk related to the current culture of social media, reality television, and the “need to know” attitude of today’s society. In the past ten years, serious issues with breeches in celebrity and politicians privacy and confidentiality have risen. For example, in 2013, the reality star Kim Kardashian’s and rapper Kayne West’s medical records were inappropriately accessed between June 18th and June 24th, after giving birth to a baby girl at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Associated Press, 2013). In order to ensure and safeguard patient privacy and confidentiality, issues related to breaching patient privacy must be addressed. This paper will address the following: 1. Background information in relation to the breach of Kim Kardashian and Kayne West’s privacy. 2. Arguments or specifics used in the article to support the proposed solution. 3. Ethical and legal issues. 4. Managerial responsibilities related to administrative, ethical issues. 4. Solutions to reduce and prevent breaches in patient privacy. Last year, reality star Kim Kardashian and Kayne West’s medical records were wrongly and unauthorized accessed by five employees of Cedar-Sinai Medial Center after the birth of their daughter (Associated Press, 2013). Private information was viewed and leaked to the public without prior authorization. In response...
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...GEO 3106 Producing Africa: Take – Home Exam 1) The ‘real Africa’ is presumed to be filthy and miserable (Wainaina, 2005). Discuss. Representations of Africa in a global context have been largely negative, often presumed to be one country the continent is stigmatised as backwards, disease ridden, violent and in need of Western assistance. Although some positive imagery does emerge from Africa including that associated with Comic Relief, corporate campaigns such as Guinness’s stylish philosophy and in music videos like ‘Am I wrong’ by Nico and Vinz, Africa is subject to the use and re-use of negative imagery resulting in prominent stereotypes shaping our geographical imaginations of the continent. This is a similar concept to that of orientalism explored by Edward Said (1987). This essay will argue that presumptions of the ‘real Africa’ are largely negative, discussing how ‘Africanism’ and stereotypes of the continent are heavily influenced by colonial representations of people and place arguing that these assumptions are highly compatible with Western domination and power rooted in imperial attitudes. Jan Pieterse (1992:75) recognises that Africa has been depicted as the ‘Dark Continent’ plagued by stereotypes ‘which colonialism would build on and elaborate’. Imaginaries of childlike, savage, inhumane distant others who are dependent upon Western help dominate the way in which Africa is perceived. Campbell and Power (2010) suggest that a dominant scopic regime shapes...
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...Human Rights final essay What rights to privacy do celebrities have? Do many celebrities often have their privacy rights breached? Privacy rights are difficult to explain as every individual perceives them as something different. The privacy of celebrities in the media has been an issue since the start of time and has only been getting worse as technology is improving. I believe that everybody should have equal rights but unfortunately celebrities privacy rights are not acknowledged as much as they should be by most magazines, newspapers and other forms of media. High profile individuals are not looked at as normal people with real feelings, but rather as money makers and news stories. There is a blurred line in relation to privacy when it...
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...consequences associated with assisted reproduction, which more often than not are overlooked by physicians and those desperate for children. There are three main types of assisted reproduction namely – artificial insemination, In Vitro Fertilization (IVF), and surrogacy. The ethical concern of these procedures is that they are unnatural method of conception, creating life in the laboratory, and fertilizing more embryos than would be needed, which often leads to massive abortion. Creating “man-made human beings” could be morally and religiously unethical. Doing things unnaturally such as assisted reproduction could have some devastating consequences. For instance, in vitro fertilization usually comes with multiple births which are often accompanied by infant mortality, low birth weights,...
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...Juan Carlos Cornejo Professor Cooper English 1A September 20, 2010 Summary of “Suddenly Teen Pregnancy Is Cool?” When a celebrity teen gets pregnant, people wonder how a nice and conscientious teen gets pregnant out of wedlock. In Cathy Gulli’s article “Suddenly Teen Pregnancy Is Cool?” from Maclean’s Magazine published in Canada, Gulli shows the rise in pregnancies of teenage girls from fifteen to seventeen years old. With the movies and television displaying under aged teens getting pregnant makes yesterday’s stigma on teen mothers a “no big deal”. Statistics from both the United Sates and the United Kingdom shows a jump of underage teens getting pregnant in the last three years. With the rise in numbers, more “feminist motherhood movement” supports the efforts of these young teens. From new family structures and society views on greater issues makes these new motherhood teens capable on having both adolescents and motherhood. With all of these factors and many more ways of avoiding getting pregnant there seems to be no real reason for this to be happening. Today’s movies and television shows display teen pregnancy is a part of everyday culture and is not seen as a real issue. As more teens are getting pregnant, it becomes more socially acceptable and the media depicts it as not a big deal. But statistical data is showing a big rise for the first time in fifteen years. The two countries with the highest jump are both the United States and the United Kingdom...
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...Methods in Marketing June 23, 2013 Abstract Celebrities are often used by advertising agencies to endorse their products in an attempt to persuade the consumer to purchase their products. This paper discusses how celebrity endorsements tend to have an effect on consumers. Consumer Marketing Introduction Advertising obviously plays an essential role in the success or failure of a product. In some cases, using celebrity endorsers to promote products has been quite an effective campaign strategy for advertisers. Celebrity endorsed campaigns are created to sway the consumers and to promote a positive image. Research on Brand Endorser and Consumer Perception Since one of the key objectives of an advertising agency is to persuade customers to purchase the products they represent, an advertisement’s credibility plays an intricate part in heightening the sense of appeal to potential consumers. The enormous amount of money that is allotted for advertising budgets for celebrity endorsements indicate that they are vital in the “advertising world”. Pursuing a celebrity endorsement strategy enables advertisers to project a credible image in terms of expertise, persuasiveness, trustworthiness, and objectiveness (Till and Shimp 1998). Even though it may sound vain, when creating campaigns, advertisers also have to consider the attractiveness, physical appearance, personality, etc., of the celebrity. An attractive, likeable, celebrity spokesperson has been proven to reach audiences...
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...people to take on other jobs. Section 2: Bathroom Issues Large corporations and sports teams have begun to publicly protest, and at times boycott states and cities that have passed laws prohibiting trans people from using the public bathrooms of their choice, and there has been a public outcry when schools force students to use bathrooms according to their birth gender. Trans people can identify their gender when they feel comfortable about themselves,including high school and college age students. In the article “Trump’s withdrawal of guidance on transgender student rights leaves bathroom questions up to schools and states,” Emma Brown and Moriah Balingit report that one of the major problems for the trans community is the use of public bathrooms. They cite for example, “last year, community members in rural Grayson County, Va., grew fearful that students and visitors to schools would pretend to be transgender to gain access to bathrooms and locker rooms of the opposite sex to take video or assault students. In response, the school board passed a policy requiring students to use bathrooms according to the sex of their birth certificate, defying the Obama guidance” (Brown). This seems to assert that if trans people can make this choice that non-trans people might take advantage of this trans right in order to peep, and sexually abuse others However, due to this bathroom policy, trans people are losing their right to use the bathroom according to the sex they identified themselves...
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...Barbara Schultz Ms. Lindsay-Deddens Morality Period A February 5th, 2016 Essay Responses 1. Throughout life and throughout our faith we as people and we as Christians go through three main stages of moral development. The first big stage of moral development begins at birth and into our early years of childhood. Children morality is when a child tries their hardest to please the ones that brought them into this world, their mother and father. Children may also try their hardest to please anyone that may have authority over them for example caregivers, babysitters, teachers, coaches, etc. Children fear punishment if they don’t obey their parents so they try their best to follow the rules and morals that their parents bestow on them. Young kids depend on their parents for constant love and support so that is why their basic morality comes from their parents. The next stage of moral development is one that is confusing and challenging as most times are for this age. It is the in-between adolescence. There are two main stages of morality that take place during these in-between years. The first is constantly relying on your peer group to determine your beliefs and values. During this time adolescences do not do much thinking for themselves they just fall back on what everyone around them has to say. In the second stage of adolescence morality teenagers begin thinking less about their peer group or parents and more for themselves. They form their own ideas and morals. The...
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...A Paper on the British monarchy and the birth of Prince George2 Give an outline of the different views on the British monarchy presented in the text. Great events often take place around the world, and when they do, who is to say how much attention they should be given? There are a few different views upon the British monarchy that are portrayed throughout the three given texts. One of them belongs to the republicans of Britain. According to “The Royal family has sidelined the republicans”, those amongst the republican group “consider the monarchy to be an outdated institution that needs to be supplanted by an elected head of state…” (The Telegraph, pg. 1 l. 6-9). From a political standpoint, they do not believe, that the monarchy is of much relevance to Britain, and should instead be substituted with a more democratically friendly solution. However, as The Telegraph states, they “are fighting a losing battle…” (The telegraph, pg. 1 l. 9). Furthermore, the birth of the future king, Prince George, has provoked the republicans to believe, that “the nation has been brain-washed by a diet of celebrity-style pomp and circumstance…” (The Telegraph, pg. 1 l. 18-20), as oppose to the rest of the population of Britain, who simply “appreciate a good thing when they see it.” (The telegraph, pg. 1 l. 21-22). To them, the monarchy stands for security and tradition, because it has existed for such a long time, but according to The Observer, this is a “hierarchical, secretive, non-accountable...
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...Scientology: A Look at its History, Theology, Cosmology, and Current Status Religion, a remnant of the ancient world, before science, before concrete evidence, was used to explain the unexplainable. A constant in human culture, religion has concretely been about the relationship between either a supernatural deity or supernatural deities and nature. It sets up the morality of the people, explains the transitoriness of life, but most importantly, it gives people a sense of meaning and purpose. Now, with all those things in mind, replace religion, in the most general and abstract sense, with Scientology. Scientology, since its birth, has been the subject of criticism not only by outsiders, such as the media, but by former members, as well. As...
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...Abstract Coca-Cola is the most successful soft drink company ever created. This popular brand is sold in this country as well as throughout the world. Coke has been successful with the majority of its advertising campaigns, and continues to market to its chosen demographic. Furthermore, Coca-Cola has enticed well-known celebrities to pitch for the drink over the years. In conclusion, Coca-Cola is my favorite brand of soft drink. Their success is much deserved. There is a product that is well known all over the globe and has been loved by many and this is the drink called Coca Cola. This soft drink can be found practically anywhere and not only in the US but all over the world. The way that Coca Cola markets their product is innovative and well thought out. Coca Cola is the one of the largest if not the largest supplier, manufacturer and marketer of a soft drink in more than two hundred countries. They provide many products along with their number one brand. They have also had several types of soft drinks such Vanilla Coke, Cherry Coke, Diet and Coca Cola. In the year two thousand and two there was about 85% of the sales that were from around the globe that was from Coca Cola such as Powerade, Minute Maid, and Dasani. Coca-Cola bottlers that were independent grew to be well-known in middle-sized and small towns all over the US. The majority grew to be prosperous by achieving this. In Georgia there were many Coca-Cola bottlers that became franchised and run by...
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