Deborah King's Celebrities Have Been The Pinnacle Of Time

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Celebrities have been the pinnacle of time for a while now. When Collin Palmer gave his feedback on The article written by Deborah King, he didn't really have much to say. On that matter, I agree with palmer, however, I disagree with his argument. While giving examples about his own personal life encounters, his argument and evidence doesn’t convince me enough to completely agree with him.
In her article, King makes her move on this celebrity obsession uproar and tells her audience “The truth is that we are obsessed with celebrities.” The meaning of this quote is pretty self-explanatory. In her quote, King gives her powerful opinion on the cold, yet true fact that we, like or not, are in fact obsessed with today’s celebrities. In Palmer’s

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