Kim Peek

For my pop study I wanted to explore social media from a different angle than normal. As we all know social media usage has exploded in the global culture. Social media is almost unable to escape. Every day we are influenced to “go like my page” or “follow me on twitter” or “show support by using hashtag (insert topic)”. It has gotten so out of control you can even order a pizza by tweeting at Dominos! Social media has become such a huge role in our everyday lives that it has even emerged in the…

now global sensation Kim Kardashian (Wong, 2016). Once known as a talentless reality TV star that gained fame not through her talents but rather for her connections as Paris Hilton’s assistant,her lawyer father in the OJ Simpson’s case and her infamous tape, Kim Kardashian has made a full transformation of her image to a now “powerful…

Desiree’s Baby by Kate Chopin. In 1893, this short story was published as “The Father of Desiree’s Baby” in a magazine. Madame Valmonde and Monsieur adopted Desiree for the reason she was found abandoned when she was just a little girl. As she grew older, she found the love of her life, Armand as they had so much love for one another. They had a child, and as soon as they had the baby, the relationship turned out to be bitter and complicated. After a few months passed, Armand and Desiree…

Hitchcock's Vertigo (1958) portrays a man's (John’s) passion for control and the dangers of idealisation and desire. Vertigo; "a sensation of whirling and loss of balance, associated particularly with looking down from a great height”1 is a metaphor of protagonist John “Scotty” Ferguson relationship with Judy Barton/Madeleine Elster. The narrative structure of Vertigo is fundamentally driven by the encounters between John and Madeleine/Judy. The relationship between the two progresses on the…

In American society today, The Kardashian klan seems to have encompassed and mesmerized teenagers and young adults all around the world. From Kim to Kourtney to Khloe, they are seen in every aspect of a person’s daily life. Whether at the mall buying a Kardashian makeup product or flipping through television channels and watching their reality television show, Keeping Up with the Kardashians, this family has spread through numerous nations; thus making them extremely influential figures.…

In the sports of women’s professional tennis and U.S. college football, athletes can often times be constructed as a body with a talent in athleticism, and at the same time be neglected in the acknowledgment of their citizenship through discourses, language, and institutional networks. In the sport of U.S. college football the athlete that is constituted by the network of institutions discourses, and languages as an overworked and underpaid laborer who is denied their ability to exercise their…

Teresa Giudice is a cast member on the popular Bravo reality television series, Real Housewives of New Jersey. The show follows Giudice, as well as several other women and focuses on their personal lives. It premiered in September of 2009. Teresa and her husband Joe, as well as their four daughters, all entered the public spotlight as the show gained notoriety. In October 2009, the Giudice’s filed for bankruptcy. Hints of trouble were seen on the show when a friend of Teresa’s began asking…

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…

Breanna Mileto Mr. Mandirino English 10 p.6 February 2nd, 2017 G.O.A.T – Kim Kardashian Who is she? Kim Noel Kardashian is the G.O.A.T because she is a model, actress, and star of a reality show. Kim was born on October 21st, 1980 in Beverly Hills, California. Her parents are Kris Jenner, and Robert Kardashian. Kris was an American television personality, and Robert was an American attorney and business man. Now they both play a role in Kim’s nationwide…

Men and women have come a long way over the last century when it comes to body image and how people look at each other. Men and women both have a standard image that they supposed to fulfill, with men being manly and women being womanly. What exactly makes a person manly or womanly? Men tend to be more muscular and have deeper voices versus women who are generally not muscular and have higher voices. When someone differs from their original sexuality whether masculine or feminine it is different…