“So no one told you life was gonna be this way. Your jobs a joke, you’re broke, your love life’s DOA (lil rambents).” “I’ll Be There For You” was the catchy song that would play from enlarged, home televisions on Thursday nights as millions of Americans would join together and spend the next thirty minutes laughing along with the characters from Friends. Friends was a huge hit in 1990s. It piloted it 1994 and ran for ten seasons. The end of this beloved series was like the end of an era, yet it…
Dayana Acevedo is a small town girl from Lahaina, Maui and a graduate of Lahainaluna High School. Born in the state of California, and moved to Hawaii at the age of three. Her life was not just sunshine and rainbows. She is a daughter of two immigrants from Mexico. To get to college it took hard work, determination and independence. She was extremely fierce and committed to prove people wrong. She did not self pity herself, instead she found ways to get out of tough situations. Her…
1994 to 2004 (Bright, Kauffman, & Crane, 2012). Viewers learned about the relationships among Monica Geller, Rachel Green, Phoebe Buffay, Joey Tribbiani, Chandler Bing, and Ross Geller, as they discussed their triumphs and disappointments over countless cups of coffee. In this paper I will be analyzing all six main characters and then two recurring themes through out the TV series. First character is Monica Geller, an aspiring…
Be it through television, radio, or toys, we are a product of our childhood. The things we experience as children daily have an enormous, impressionable impact on our lives. For me, childhood wasn’t a typical cookie-cutter situation. For me, the character that stuck with me the most during my childhood wasn’t a toy or television character; it was a tennis player by the name of Maria Sharapova. To understand my––for lack of a better word––obsession, let’s set the scene. It’s been approximately a…
I am one of them. Santa Monica College was my first stop after high-school, almost 20 years ago. Growing up it seemed that I was always marginalized. I was the “darker skinned kid” who didn’t speak English and whose parents had funny accents. I recall being 7 years old and being cornered by a bunch of kids my age, and being told that my skin color was not liked by “God”. I realized early on that I was different. This difference, for an immigrant, is a hard pill to swallow. My high school…
bullying to cyberspace. In 1998, the sexual relations between President Bill Clinton and White House intern, Monica Lewinsky were brought to light through the internet - a medium that had previously not facilitated the spread of news. Following the scandal, Lewinsky suffered emotional trauma as a result of being publicly scrutinized both online and off for years. In 2015, Monica Lewinsky comes forward to deliver a TED talk,“The Price of Shame,” where she not only reflects on her her…
Victims of public shame, such as Monica Lewinsky, Hester Prynne from The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Justine Sacco from “Is the Internet a Mob Without Consequence” are humiliated following the disclosure of their secrets, harassed by critics of the incident, and have spoiled reputations based on one broadcasted mistake, therefore, public shame should be left in the past. Victims of public shame face humiliation following the disclosure of their secrets because their actions are…
Nathaniel Hawthorne, “The Price of Shame” by Monica Lewinsky, and “Is the Internet a Mob without consequence?” by Nick Bilton all show examples of how a public figure is humiliated by the general public and how it affected them. Public shame can seriously affect someone negatively through their social life, personal life, and professional life. To begin with, public shame can seriously affect someone negatively through their social life. Monica Lewinsky was embarrassed online where news of what…
William “Bill” Clinton, the 42nd president, gave his “I Have Sinned (1998)” speech explaining and asking for forgiveness due to his affair with his secretary Monica Lewinski. Through this speech Clinton demonstrates strong pathos, ethos and logos. Clinton’s main goal was to let the citizens of America and people involved know that he is deeply sorry for his actions. His tone throughout the speech is apologetic because of the content of his speech. Bill Clinton was born on August 19th, 1946, in…
the victim to commit suicide. Fortunately, there are people taking action. Monica Lewinsky, a former intern at the white house, illustrated her cyberbullying experience through her TED talk: The Price of Shame. Leading the way for a change to help end the pain of people who too have been cyberbullied; and preventing another life to be taken by suicide. Before I get ahead of myself, it is best to understand what led Monica to become a media sensation. Based on her testimony, she confided in an…