Dawson also points out that celebrities have an impact on a larger scale, including: commercial purchases/advertisement and religion. David Beckham, a popular soccer player, advertises for a wide variety of items, such as: cologne, watches, clothing, etc. Because he is a very popular celebrity and has authority/credibility, more common people will be inclined to buy a product he is marketing. Tom Cruise, on the other hand, made Scientology well known when he claimed to be practicing it. Even though it may not have been a popular idea, it brought Scientology into the national spotlight and showed that celebrities have the power to make anything, even religion, popular (or not so popular).…