Celebrity Cruises

In some cases, celebrities will come straight out to the cameras and say that they don’t want to be role models in the first place. Charles Barkley on multiple occasions has came out to the media and said that he doesn’t want to be viewed as a role model because he doesn’t want to have the added pressure of being a role model. He adds, he makes millions of dollars playing basketball, not to raise someone’s kids. I agree with the statement by Brande Victorian, not all celebrities should be seen…

being influenced by celebrities. Celebrities can influence one’s wardrobe, hobbies, and even what they eat. In the article "Kids Finally Speak on Celebrity-Based Ads for Food and Beverages," the authors discuss children's and teens' reactions to celebrity-endorsed food and beverage commercials. They have concluded that the youth of America is largely influenced by celebrities. Some are concerned that the celebrities should not be such an influence on children. However, celebrities should be…

Chances are, you’ve read the “Celebrities…They’re Just Like Us” section in a famous gossip magazine while waiting in line at the grocery store. While their idea of “Just Like Us” and reality are two separate matters, famous folk are just like us in that they can run afoul of the IRS. Read on to learn about five famous people who got busted for tax evasion. Martha Stewart Martha Stewart, with homemaking empire and endorsements didn’t have to worry about living paycheck to paycheck like most…

Many celebrities do believe that just because they have fame and fortune, they believe that they can get away with violating the law. In the end we are all just human beings, and we all should be have to follow the laws, and if we do not follow them we get punished for our wrongs. So why most do celebrities think that they can break more laws then us, without being punished? Well at the end of the day we all the people have the same rights in the United States of America. Celebrities believe…

idea of becoming a famous person, (3) I would like to be a famous celebrity because it would give me a higher social status, (4) I would like to be famous because of how other people would perceive me as having more power and influence, (5) The lifestyle of famous celebrities appeals to me a lot, (6) If I were famous I would be happier; these scale items produced measures of Materialism, Susceptibility to social influence, Celebrities’ social power, and Desire for fame (Gountas, J., Gountas,…

Fifty years ago the Kardashians would have been shunned. Their continuously promiscuous behavior would be something to hide; it certainly would not have been celebrated and broadcasted through a show that is going on its seventh season. Today, Kim Kardashian has 27 million followers on Instagram. The Kardashians are so famous that even my senile, eighty year old grandfather could tell you who they are. Their show has given them a platform to show their wealth and the profits that they’ve made as…

Celebrity can have significant influence on consumer choices because they are known by many peoples and everyone knows that celebrity are rich and they often use only the good stuff. Steph Curry is known by many people, they chose Steph Curry because he is athletic and would use under armor cause he is known for playing basketball and Under Armor is a famous sport branch so that is Steph Curry were chosen. Like Dwayne Johnson were also chosen cause he is also athletic like Steph Curry. Cause…

What does each of the three authors suggest is the appeal of “getting famous”? Atwood suggests the appeal of fame is in receiving attention and love from the audience. In Text 1, the character uses her admired voice to be “courted” by spectators. In response, she has “bouquets… thrown to it”, “money… bestowed on it”, “men [falling] on their knees before it”, and “applause [flying] around it”. Thus, Atwood’s protagonist wants fame to be celebrated. In Text 2, Smalley suggests fame is not only for…

Celebrity Culture This year brought many strange and unusually topics that trends in the internet but none stranger than Jordan James Parke Story. About three months ago, a picture began to trend on the internet of a man looking transformed, like he had done about 50 plastic surgeries. The reason, he wanted to look like Kim Kardashian (a popular reality star). This shocked a lot of people around the world. People began to release their reaction through videos and twitter by which…

Celebrity gossip spreads easily via social media platforms like Instagram, SnapChat, YouTube, and Facebook, or gossip blogs, websites, radio stations, or TV shows. Depending upon the type of gossip, then it sets an image of the celebrity themselves for us as a society, who may or may not be followers. Just about everyone has a favorite celebrity whom they obsess over. After reading Deborah King’s article The Impact Celebrities Have on Our Lives, she claims that as a society we are obsessed with…