...Yulisa Flores Performance task B: Risking it all for fifteen minutes of fame Why risk it all for fifteen minutes of fame? So much people sacrifice their lives on the daily just to set a new world record. Why do people risk it all like that when it’s not even worth it? Risking your life just to set a new record or be in Guinness’s world record book isn’t worth it. What’s after that what if you die just to have a nice fifteen minutes of fame? Is it really worth it? People such as Abby Sunderland or Jordan Romero that risks it all just to be famous. There is various theories on what could happen to a young teenager such as Jordan when climbing a mountain. Theories say that a young teenager’s brain is more vulnerable than the average adult’s brain. Jordan might have climbed the seven peaks of Mount Everest along with his parents that doesn’t mean that he couldn’t have gotten some type of brain damage up there. He isn’t even 16 and he already wants to set a new world record, when he knows that so many risks are involved. Another example, Abby Sunderland. Abby Sunderland was a sixteen year old girl who decided to sail the oceans of the world only to get trapped in the Indian Ocean because her mast broke down because of the waves. She was left with o navigation gear left so she could...
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...The visual arts consist of numerous varied practices, each with their own specific set of skills and theories. Though it happens occasionally, the applied concepts of these practices do not overlap very often. For instance, one may be the most skilled painter in the world and find upon picking up a camera that he or she may lack the skills necessary to produce something of quality. The difference between still photography and video may be more slight, but there is still a level of knowledge on the mechanics of film and movement necessary for making this transition. However, now more than ever, the film industry is seeing a rise in the number of filmmakers with a fine arts education. Due to the exclusive nature of the Hollywood film industry, it is clear that what these artists are producing is not the typical low-budget, unrefined student film. Oftentimes, there is a very evident influence based around Andy Warhol's career path and individual works that these artists tend to follow and become successful in doing so. Andy Warhol produced radical mixed medium photography, moved on to installation motion picture art, and then feature films. Perhaps artists like Warhol have always been best at pushing the limits – they are not afraid of breaking the rules, trying something different or shocking, and taking a risk upon exhibiting the results. Linda Yablonsky in her contribution to ARTNews credits Andy Warhol as the specific artist, and reason, that has convinced current artists to...
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...Andy Warhol was one of the most imaginative, thought-provoking, and influential artists of the twentieth century. He was a key figure in the development of Pop Art, an artistic movement originating in the 1960s. Pop Art was an alternative to the art style Abstract Expressionism. Abstract Expressionism was serious, philosophical, and most people found it hard to understand. Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko where stars of this style. In Pop Art, common objects are the subject of the artwork. Artists like Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein took inspiration from comic strips, commercial goods, and advertising. Warhol's art was a commentary on our consumerist society and would inspire both outrage and delight alike. He was also fascinated by fame and the famous, creating silk-screen images of celebrities. Warhol challenged accepted ideas of what art should be and was responsible for breaking down the barrier between art and commercial design. When Andy Warhol was alive he was very mysterious about his origins. He would often make up a different story every time he was asked. After his death the truth's about where he came from was released. Andy Warhol was born Andrew Warhola on August 6, 1928 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Slovakian immigrants Ondrej and Julia Warhola. He had two older brothers John and Paul. In 1929 Andy's father had his gallbladder removed. The surgery didn't immediately kill him but it did lead to his death years later. It was an ironic sense of foreshadowing...
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...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4RXZPxQ-98 Concert Critique of James Brown and BB King Live – One Special Night. An outstanding performance by James Brown and BB King with a special one minute appearance by Michael Jackson. The concert was called “One Special Night” the Godfather of Soul meets the King of Blues. The first performer was Riley B. King or better known as BB King started out singing gospel music in church and saved up money to purchase his first guitar which later lead him in the direction of Memphis Tennessee performing on the famous Beale Street. King's first album “Live at the Regal” came about in 1965 and six years later he won a grammy for the release of “The Thrill is Gone” which became King's biggest hit. He won a 1985 Grammy for best traditional blues recording for Blues and Jazz; he appeared on the album “Rattle and Hum” with the Irish Rock Band U2 and he received a lifetime achievement award in 1988. In 1990's King won yet another grammy for “Live at San Quentin” and was introduced into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and later received a Presidential Medal of Freedom from George Bush. In 1995 King received the 18th Annual Kennedy Center honors presented by Bill Clinton. In 2000 King was elected to the Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame, the same year he received a Heroes Award from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. He won Grammy in the traditional blues album category for “Riding with the King” recorded with Eric Clapton. BB King”s...
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...herself via the internet or cell phone.” (146). They go on stating the dark reality some of these women face: “The combination of self-admiration with the social pressure to look physically attractive-both of which are present in the current cultural climate-are a recipe for creating eating disorders.” (146). Jenner is able to be this Barbie-doll beauty since she has easy access to the money. Somewhere in the shadows are the young women admiring her falling into a life of low-self esteem and low morals. Take a moment to imagine a world where women could become successful without sexually exploiting themselves. This is very possible and actually quite common but unfortunately a shortcut to fame has resulted in young women exposing their bodies to the world for their fifteen minutes of fame. How come a women being praised for earning a Masters and working hard day and night is rare? Why are women like Jenner and thousands of others earning triple the amount other hard-working women will ever achieve in their entire lifetime? Why have women stopped respecting themselves in order to buy attention? In chapter nine of Campbell and Twenge’s book declare “...Narcissists use their appearance as a way to seek status and attention from others.” (142). Respect is not a significant value anymore, attention outweighs it. Risque photos have been proven to be more appealing to teenagers. The more likes a teenager receives on a photo actually made the nucleus accumbens part of the brain more...
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...Diego Padres, Rose broke Ty Cobb’s long-standing hit record to reach 4,192 hits in his career. A several minute long celebration followed Rose’s historic accomplishment. Once Rose hung up his cleats for the final time, he was the holder of several Major League Baseball records, many of which still stand today. Rose, also known as Charlie Hustle, was adored by the American population. He personified what the American dream was, starting “from a humble beginning he raised his stature in life by virtue of hard work and brute determination to succeed.” There was not a doubt in anyone’s mind that he had earned himself a place in Cooperstown,...
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...Elizabeth Taylor, Mick Jagger and Mao Zedong. As these portraits gained fame and notoriety, Warhol began to receive hundreds of commissions for portraits from socialites and celebrities. His portrait " Eight Elvises" eventually resold for $100 million in 2008, making it one of the most valuable paintings in world...
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...Marilyn Mon-HO Walking through the National Portrait Gallery gives numerous options on writing about people who made a significant impact on history. Initially, the image of Marilyn Monroe was intriguing because of its colors. The portrait became even more intriguing after more research into the artist and his subject. Marilyn Monroe was born Norma Jeane Mortenson in Los Angeles, California, on June 1, 1926. Norma Jeane was in and out of orphanages for the first eleven years of her life until family friends took her into their home. When she was sixteen she married Jimmy Dougherty, a long-time friend whom she had been dating for several months. After two years of marriage, Doughtery was sent away to fight in World War II. By 1946 Dougherty had returned from the war. Norma Jeane, however, had now become famous from her modeling and photography gigs, and the couple divorced. She changed her name to Marilyn Monroe, and soon her career skyrocketed. Modeling launched roles in many movies, and her roles landed her a spot as Hollywood’s best new actress in 1953. On January 14, 1954, Monroe married professional baseball player Joe DiMaggio; however, they were divorced in nine months. Two years later Monroe married playwright Arthur Miller, and by this time she had finished more than twenty major films and had become perhaps the most beloved woman in America. The marriage turned ugly. Monroe turned to pills and alcohol as an escape from all the chaos, and suffered two miscarriages...
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...Is MMA Safer Than Other Contact Sports The two competitors had been preparing for months for these fifteen minutes of fame. The bell rings and now the duel finally begins. A few moments go by while they size each other up and find their range. Then the action really begins; their fists are flying. A few punches are landed when all of the sudden, BOOM! A swiftly thrown roundhouse kick lands directly to the side of one of the combatants heads. The referee then steps in, having been trained to recognize the symptoms of a fighter being knocked unconscious, and the fight is over. The fighter is quick to get back to his feet and protests the referee’s decision to end the fight, but there is no changing a ref’s decision once it has been made. Upon further review it is obvious the fighter was knocked out and regained consciousness only when his head hit the mat. The stoppage has allowed him to avoid sustaining any more damage after having been knocked out and he will live to fight another day. Almost as long as there has been civilization there has been a dark and competitive side to mankind. This dark side is often what fuels our competitive nature, and causes the creation of almost gladiatorial like sports to test or strength and abilities against others. The roman’s had their gladiators, and in the modern age we have sports such as MMA. While there are a few sports whose all out brutality have caused them to be scrutinized by lawmakers and medical professionals none...
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...highest, if not the highest itself, of Britons' favorite poems. It was first published in the "Brother Square-Toes" chapter of Rewards and Fairies, a 1910 collection of verse and short stories. While the poem is addressed to Kipling's son John, it was inspired by a great friend of his, Leander Starr Jameson, the Scots-born colonial politician and adventurer responsible for what has been deemed the Jameson raid that led to the Second Boer War. The raid was intended to start an uprising among the British expatriate workers in the South African Republic, but there were complications and it was a failure. Jameson was arrested and tried, but he was already being hailed a hero by London, which was filled with anti-Boer sentiment. He served only fifteen months in prison and later became Prime Minister of Cape Colony back in South Africa. It appears that Kipling had met Jameson and befriended him through Cecil Rhodes, the Prime Minister of Cape Colony at the time of the raid. In his autobiography Something of Myself, Kipling wrote of Jameson and "If-": "Among the verses in Rewards was one set called `If-', which escaped from the book, and for a while ran about the world. They were drawn from Jameson's character, and contained counsels of perfection most easy to give. Once started, the mechanization of the age made them snowball themselves in a way that startled me. Schools, and places where they teach, took them for the suffering Young - which did me no good with the Young when I met them...
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...seven months. During this period of time the Louds encountered many difficulties such as the marital breakup of the parents, Bill and Pat, and their astonishment at the coming out of their son, Lance (Rowen, 2000). As the Loud family disintegrated, an amazing ten million Americana watched on with sick pleasure. Although three hundred hours of footage were shot of the family, only twelve were used for the show and the Louds later complained that the chosen footage and editing of the show gave a misrepresentation of their lives. However, the show’s drama spoke volumes and America listened with an eager ear. Years later MTV’s The Real World would become the darling of reality television and the inspiration for the average American’s fifteen minutes of fame, which continues to fuel the fire of volunteer based reality programming today. Why are networks giving such a push to reality programming? According to a recent article by Laurie Hibberd, cost has much to do with it. “Reality shows cost an average of...
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...Social Deviance in the Media Amy Hanson SOC/100 January 24, 2016 Andrea Harris I will be taking a look at how social deviance is portrayed in the media today. The television program I will be discussing is the show Cops. Cops is a reality television program that first aired in 1989 and was created by John Langley and Malcom Barbour. The show takes a raw and edgy look at social deviance through the eyes of law enforcement officials. It is unconventional, in the sense that it is unscripted and unnarrated. In 2011 Cops became the longest running show in broadcast history. The show depicts true life crime that is being committed all over the country. When watching this show you will see crimes such as prostitution, robbery, petty theft, domestic violence, animal abuse, and high speed chases. You will also see more sever crimes such as murder and sexual abuse crimes. Many of the criminals that you see on the show are either on probation or parole, meaning this is not their first run in with the law. One thing that you will not see on this show is high capital crimes committed from the upper class. Most of the crimes are from the middle to lower class and in urban run down areas. Although, crimes being committed in this country are from all different races and genders it appears that the majority of the ones on the show are from minorities. So what makes this show one of the most popular and long running shows in broadcast history? Could it be possible that America just loves...
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...Clash’s first accuser recanted his charge and said that his encounter with Mr. Clash was as a consenting adult. The news was not completely clear and the investigative methods were not sufficient in either depth or breadth. We do not know why the first accuser had recanted his statement nor do we know what is happening with the second allegation. We have to assume that all of the facts, as the reporter knew them, had been included in the story. However, with the first accuser recanting his story, it leads us to believe that Mr. Clash may have settled with him out of court, which was not mentioned in the article. We also do not know if the second accuser is truly a victim or if he is merely someone who is out to claim his fifteen minutes of fame or is he trying to swindle money out of Mr. Clash. The article does tell us by Mr. Clash’s own admission he is a gay man. However, this should not hold any relevance to the story because being gay does not make one a pedophile. It appears they added this statement to show bias. It is important to make distinctions when...
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...In the chapter “Raymond Williams and the Structure of Feeling on Reality TV” Beast maps two dynamics that William’s critical methods (sociology of culture) disclose when articulated to the phenomenon of Reality TV. According to Best’s study the first dynamics relates to people’s submission to surveillance in the contemporary consumer societies while the second dynamic is connected to the social discourse in which the Reality TV participates as promoter of democratic participation and interactivity. “Reality TV both reflects and aids in facilitating a collective and yet individually expressed drive to make oneself publicly visible, to make oneself seen and heard by an audience of spectators, to have one‟s fifteen minutes of fame, to simulate the public visibility of celebrity. This same dynamic also takes the form of a generalized lack of resistance to (or internalized rationalization of, and even an enthusiastic embrace of) comprehensive surveillance.” (Best...
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...The Stigma Surrounding Reality Television ENG 122: English Composition II April 17, 2011 The word moral is defined as an act of relating to, expressing, or teaching principles of right and wrong in behavior (Moral 2011). The word value is defined as relative worth, utility, or importance in oneself (Value 2011) The word reality is defined as a real event, entity, or state of affairs; the totality of real things and events (Reality 2011). In today’s society reality television has such a great influence over the younger generation, and for the most part not in a positive way. The majority of the reality show programs shown on television showcase a lack of moral and values that are instilled in people from the time they are children. The majority of these shows display the people on the show drinking alcohol in vast amounts, expressing very open sexual behavior, violence, bad language choices, and endless nights of partying. When I was growing up my parents used to say “Do not believe everything you see on television, because that is not the reality of how things work in real life.” Reality television shows provide a false outlook on life, and it gives the youth an unrealistic standard of living, as well as slows down the developmental structure of the younger generation, because whatever is shown on reality television is what they think life is all about. Reality television has made for the most part, such a negative impact on the younger generation, that one has to wonder...
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