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Heroes play a vital role in laying down the foundation of our dreams and demonstrating the possibilities of our aspirations. Scott LaBarge, in his essay “Heroism: Why Heroes are Important “, elucidates the importance that heroes have in society, by not only describing the ones that are portrayed in a positive light, but the ones that have cast a shade of negativity onto cultures, as well. LaBarge, a philosopher, explains how a person’s choice of hero relates to their sense of what human…

Have you ever just taken a step back and thought about how much our perception of what being a celebrity entails has changed in the past 20 years? Where will we stand 20 years from now? Take a look at Oprah Winfrey and Kim Kardashian for example; besides the obvious differences in their upbringing and how they both made their way into stardom, they are also very different in how they maintain their celebrity status. As stated in Broadcasting Yourself by Drew Pinsky “the explosion of reality T.V…

“Love your body, but also accept that it is utterly undesirable” . Nowadays, women are unhappy with their bodies, which creates social anxiety among them. The author Jennifer Weiner in her opinion article “Skinny Women Who Eat Cheeseburgers in Magazines” published in the New York Times on August 11, 2017, writes about American women whom every year when summer is close start worrying about how their body looks because they all want to feel confident in their swimsuit. The writer successfully…

Merriam Webster defines a pompadour as “a woman 's style of hairdressing in which the hair is brushed into a loose full roll around the face.” ("Pompadour," ) This look is achieved through lots of backcombing and product that ensures that hair stands in place. Once upon a time, women used bear grease, a processed beef fat called tallow, and other grease based products (Riggs, 2007). Women even used tubes of their collected hair called “rats” in order to support their coifs. Today the look is…

artist and professionals stating that he must be half black or black but just really light skinned. This is similar to the article covered the start of the year by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar which discuss how other famous people from other cultures such as Paris Hilton, Justin Timberlake, Jared Leto, and David Beckman have acted or dressed in certain manners that are associated with African American culture. The article stated that there is a fine line between paying homage to a culture and racist and…

Music – often seen as food for the mind and undoubtedly which it is so, however, it may also cause you to question what the difference is between bad and good music. Surely it is of personal predilection as “one person’s nectar is another man’s poison,” (par.3) writes author Steve Burgess, who further goes to question: why do some songs secretly delight while others only grate? (par.3). The article entitled “Who Let the Bad Songs Out?” of whom the author is none other than the…

In the Mind of a Madman In Dante 's Inferno, a highly politically religious man by the name of Dante Alighieri gives his very descriptive ideal of his underworld and the sinners that are being punished for their sins in the mortal world. In the same respect, a high school sophomore will give his ideas of the inferno which resembles a Russian Nesting Doll in a scrambled order of the seven deadly in the order of gluttony, slothful, envy, lust, greed, pride and wrath for this is from the mind of…

– not all celebs have talent. Some just get to be famous because of their families but that doesn’t mean they have any real skills. It just means that they were born under the right star, or in the right place at the right time. Paris Hilton is a fine example! Can Paris act? No – but she has enough influence to land herself the occasion film role. Not because she’s a good actress but because people know who she is. Then, on the other side of the spectrum, you get people who are really talented…

Introduction: The Kardashian sisters consist of Kimberly, Kourtney, and Khloe. Kim was born on October 21st, 1980. Kourtney was born on April 18th, 1979, and Khloe was born on June 27th, 1984. Their parents are Kris Jenner and the late Robert Kardashian (Coelho). Robert Kardashian was known for defending O.J Simpson in his trial. The sisters have been criticized countless times for being “famous for being famous”. However, they have set out to prove those people wrong.…

Brandy Melville is an Italian clothing brand offering clothing with L.A. style and vintage details. Brandy Melville was founded in Italy in 2001, and expanded rapidly to the United States within several years (Scofield, 2009). Brandy Melville’s products can be purchased through both online and in brick and mortar stores. Currently it has more than eighteen stores nationwide (Rubin, 2014). One of the competitive advantages of Brandy Melville is all of its products are made in Italy. Unlike most…