15 minutes of fame

their kids and care for the family. Gaga, however, has completely uprooted these ideals both through her fiery personality and passionate music. “Everything about her, from the way she dresses to the lyrics of her songs, has encapsulate an aggressive fame dominance that generally goes against the perception that society has of women, especially in show business,” (Musulin, 2012). Her music has often functioned as a medium to react to a number of prevailing societal issues such as sexual violence…

the newspaper, or checking out the news on your phone is one of the first things you do in the morning. You’ll read about the upcoming elections, the scores of the previous night’s sporting events, and whatever or whoever else is getting their 15 minutes of fame at the time. Then, you’ll read about who has overdosed. It’s to the point where you’re expecting it. “Teen overdosed on Heroin two months before graduation,” or “Mother leaves behind three kids after overdosing on Black Tar,” the…

Sociologist Robert Merton had a theory of people’s experience frustration. There are five modes of adaptation that Merton outlined. The first deviant reaction is conformity and this most of America. There was point in time when going to a university was not that important. The way America is now it is very important to go to school and get a higher education. So, a lot of people are conforming to the new way of society. They’re a lot more teens going to college from high school and there…

Buffalo Bills wall of fame states, “team owner Ralph Wilson made the surprise announcement that his jersey #12 would be the first retired number in Bills history...guided the Bills franchise to an unprecedented four consecutive Super Bowl appearances from 1990-93...holds virtually…

The American dream, wealth and fame, has been sought since the conclusion of the American revolution, yet the often less noted and more unappreciated way of living is usually considered the American nightmare. However, the American nightmare doesn’t only come to the working class, a moderately well off person can fall into its deadly, inescapable grasp as well. Fitzgerald shows both sides of this motif in many ways ranging from places to people, and even to individual ideologies. He shows that…

Emma Watson, best known for her role as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter Series, spoke in front of the United Nations about feminism and gender equality. She used her fame and popularity to gain attention and address a topic worth advocating others about. After initial upload, the video went viral and collectively received millions of views. The speech was advocating for both men and women to make a change regarding gender equality. In the speech, she acknowledged personal experiences…

Presley returned back to Memphis for the funeral, but a week later he went to Germany where he served for a year and met the love of his life, Priscilla Presley (Elvis Presley Biography). Many worried that Presley’s absence would cause him to lose fame. Presley snapped back. As he was on his way to get aboard the ship to Germany, he said: "I'd like to say that in spite of the fact that I'm going away and will be out of their eyes for some time, I hope I'm not out of their minds" (Guralnick…

In this song, Rodrigo uses this phrase as a way to talk about her fame and how she is upset at the state of her life, but she has to face it no matter how she feels. Not only that, but she also talks about pulling the blanket as a way to deflect (Genius). This correlates to Holden, as he is notorious for being unable…

Should kids be allowed to have cell phones in class when they should be better spending their time on studying? Nowadays the typical image that pops into mind when someone mentions class rooms is that of a unorganized, chaotic room where teacher is droning on about the French revolution while the kids are busy texting each other, playing games on their phones and generally ignoring the teacher. Who would like to listen to something boring that happened a hundred years ago when you have the…

6” (revised in 1928) by Anton Webern (1883-1945). Webern was born on December 3, 1883 in Vienna, Austria and died on September 15, 1945 in Mittersill, Austria. His mother Amelie was a pianist and singer, and may have been a source of his musical talent. Webern started studies in composition in 1904 with Arnold Schoenbern. Along with Schoenbern and a student by the name of Alban…