Simon Cowell

Misrepresentation affects us all to some degree. Maybe one night you didn’t get enough sleep and you were grumpy all day. That’s an unfortunate misrepresentation, but what about if the media displayed you as a grumpy person every day? “It Ain’t Easy Being Bisexual on TV” by Amy Zimmerman seeks to describe the current state of bisexuality’s representation in the today’s media by analyzing a popular TV shows. Daily Beast, a liberal leaning website, published this article in August of 14. The…

Long Essay #4 In the book THE BIG SHORT (TBS) written by Michael Lewis, he depicts a true event that has a multitude of dispositions throughout the reading. Despite the several other characters to choose from, Steve Eisman fits the personality of a college student based on the novel. His abundance of characteristic traits is easy for countless students to relate to. Mannerisms such as: outspoken, curiosity, honesty, sarcasm, intelligence, and his ability to think outside the box. Even though…

and federal government. More than 2,500 randomly selected Americans took ISI’s basic 33 question test on civic literacy and 71% of them received an average score of 49%, or a failure. The study showed that three times as many people know that Simon Cowell was a judge on American Idol than know that “a government by the people, for the people” comes from former President Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. It also finds that half as many adults ages 25 and up know the three main branches of government…

Artist Carrie Underwood Carrie Underwood was born on March 10, 1983 in Muskogee, Oklahoma. She is the daughter of Carole and Stephen Underwood. She was raised on her parents' farm in Checotah, Oklahoma, near Muskogee. Both of her parents worked. Her mother taught elementary school and her father worked in a sawmill. She is the youngest of three girls. Her sisters’ names are Shanna and Stephanie. She starting singing at the age of 3 and during her childhood, Underwood performed at Robbins…

struggles with dyslexia. Stephen King’s first novel, Carrie, was rejected 30 times. Growing up Oprah Winfrey was molested by her cousin, uncle and a family friend. Jay-Z couldn’t get a record label to sign him so he started his own record label. Simon Cowell failed multiple times and lost millions. Charlize Theron witnessed her mother kill her father in self-defense. Steven Spielberg was rejected from USC, not once, but twice. Did failure and set back stop these individuals from reaching their…

Is college worth it? To many high school graduates, college has become mandatory if they want to have opportunities of getting high paying and quality jobs. However, the majority of high school graduates are not able to apply for a college of their dreams because of the high requirements in college admission or can not even afford the tuition due their lack of financial ability. There will be a large amount of people arguing that the investment such as student loan in higher education will…

discovered her lifelong dream and the passion for creating beautiful makeup looks by using unique techniques. Julia has been on 11 series of x factor as not only the contestants’ makeup artist and designer but she is also a personal groomer for Simon Cowell as well as louis Walsh’s during her time on the show. Julia has more than one…

We all spend too much time doing something; sometimes playing Minecraft or tweeting about a failed relationship and how much ice cream is being eaten. Another thing we might be doing too much of is eating or being a workaholic. If we spend too much doing those things, more than likely it is an addiction. Those aren’t normally considered one, but drug abuse, alcohol abuse, and gambling are. All of those combined aren’t nearly as harmful on yourself, others, and your society. One of the weirdest…

grade musical, and was involved in nearly every club that Prairie View Elementary had to offer. The year ended with a bang, and I was honored to have spoken about it. There was an immense amount of disappointment, but excitement all in one year: Simon Cowell left American Idol and broke my heart, Despicable Me and Inception (two of my favorite movies then and now) were released, and so much more. At the time these events occurred, my grandparents, who we call Baba and Dzedo, were visiting for a…

As a small town girl from Kentwood, Louisiana, Britney always wanted more. Britney Spears, a teenage girl who just wanted to follow her dreams and become a star took it a little too far and became crazy. From a young age Britney has always gone outside the box with everything she has done. From kissing Madonna to dancing with a snake on stage you can always count on her to take it to the next level. On December 2, 1981 Jamie and Lynn Spears welcomed their first daughter, Britney Jean Spears…