Deborah King Celebrities

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Celebrity Essay People have been amazed by celebrities since ancient times and have looked up to them as if they were gods. In Collin Palmer’s short essay response, he argues that Deborah King overdramatized the negative effects celebrities have on our lives in her article, The Impact Celebrities Have on Our Lives. Although some obsessions can be taken too far, I agree with Palmer’s position that celebrities offer a healthy escape from our stressful work and lives. Kids and teenagers need good role models–someone to look up to. In Palmer’s response, he says, “My brother is obsessed with Cam Newton,[...] because he wants to be a famous football player”(15). This suggests Palmer’s brother was inspired by a celebrity to chase his dreams and …show more content…

As King says in her article, “[...] there are some celebrities who use their fame to bring about change and are good celebrity models”(5). A lot of celebrities have their own charities or are involved in a various amount. I don’t know if King believes all celebrities are ‘no good’, but a great amount of the donations charities receive are from celebrities. Celebrities can impact the way we feel about certain subjects and help open our eyes to some of the conflicts in today’s world. According to the class survey, about 33 percent of us would try to imitate something positive that was done by a celebrity. If a celebrity asked me to donate to a certain charity, I would at least try. Not long ago, I was watching a Youtube video, and they were doing a challenge called the Arm Wrestle Challenge. John Cena, a well-known celebrity, started it to raise awareness and help fund the Make A Wish Foundation. Whoever lost had to donate double the amount the winner donated. Seeing people I look up to being so generous and giving their own money to support charities made me want to donate. How could King say celebrities are bad influences when they motivate us to give back and help

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