When I was a young girl, I watched Britney Spears grace the public with upbeat songs about being “more than just friends.” I then watched her shave her head and attack a paparazzi with an umbrella. Poor Britney serves as a warning to anyone hoping to achieve fame. It is hard to gain and all too easy to lose. I have been waiting for fame my whole life. I paraded around my home in sunglasses so big they would make Britney jealous and attempted to write intricate and meaningful novels about the life experiences I had yet to actually experience. I sat around in my grandmother’s garden hoping that I would get my fifteen minutes of fame. After all, you do not choose fame; fame chooses you. As I stroll down a sidewalk in my gloriously quaint hometown, …show more content…
It is then that I realize that the moment I have been waiting for it here. My fifteen minutes begins now. I let out a loud cheer and begin posing for the camera and attempting my best pouty face. If gazes are honey then the paparazzi are flies and their buzz, buzz, buzz is music to my ears. One Minute In- The flashing lights from the cameras are giving me a headache. I have to elbow my way through the throbbing, aggressive mass. The paps’ (I am famous, so I refer to paparazzi as “paps” now) shouts blend together in a horrifying, collective moan as they attempt to recapture me. I slip into the limousine waiting for me at the curb. Five Minutes In- A Hollywood executive approached me about turning my hit novel into a movie. I agreed thinking that I would be the one writing the script, but he just handed the book off to someone else and bid me adieu. The studio has chosen its vivacious cast already and I am disappointed to see that none of them look like the characters they are …show more content…
Of course, I have had an opportunity to view the film already. I was horrendously disappointed to find the scriptwriter and cinematographer slashed my tale down until it lost all of its deeper meaning. It is a shame, but I will continue on. My date to the premier is the scrumptious piece of man who played the lead in the film. He is dumb as dirt, but makes up for it with his godlike body. Ten Minutes In- My agents have become frustrated. I am unable to produce the volume and quality of work that they desire. My creative reservoirs have dried up and I am too distracted by the rockiness of my relationship with my darling beau to focus on my work. I am considering trying songwriting as it is the only thing that I think I could use to communicate the achy-breakyness of my heart. Twelve Minutes In- Devastating news: I wrote my beautiful ballad in the hopes that it would encourage women in my situation, but they have revolted against me. They call me a “fame chaser” and say that I am “blind to the real issues that ordinary women face.” My chest aches from these words as if a wrecking ball had swung through
When artists go through an emotional down fall in there career’s you see some stars fall and other’s reflect to back when it all started to better themselves. As Katy Perry stated in her interview with U.S.A Today Prism is “less over-the-top and more “me””. I have come to realize that when artist put out an album, it isn’t just to see how many copies they can sell but it’s about making music with feelings, getting into there inner self and reaching out to those who admire them, the social text of the music is the heart of every song and the album altogether. A lot of the time artist will write about their emotions but never really behind the sense of what occurred. Here I will take two artists and break down there trails and show how they made them into triumphs through the context of there music. I will describe how these artist were able to create pieces of music that took over a particular emotion and were able to get it’s point across to the listener. These artists will be Katy Perry, and Britney Spears.
“When Sonny Boy’s mama died he played nonstop all day, so hard our backboard splintered.” (Komunyakaa). Though out history all fame can be summed up by the act of love of something. Driving factors can be love for a parent, such as in the quotes above. Sonny Boy pushed himself through the sport of basketball to cope with his mother’s death. The love of your country/ land such as the Native Americans when fighting for Americans not to take and tarnish the land they respected and loved so much, fame was achieved by both parties of the war when American children learn about it in history classes today. Finally people can have the love of themselves to achieve fame, travelers moved west to make a better life for themselves and wanting to make
In a world where billionaires and celebrities can have more influence over the public than government, the word power has become interchangeable with success. Although many of us have fantasized of our lives if we were famous, the majority of the population have given up on the notion of becoming famous, and have become more realistic towards future dreams and desires. However, what qualities drive people of fame to do things that keep their name out in the eye of the public? People desire power. Genuine power is the ability to influence.
Power. In a world of millionaires, world leaders, and Hollywood superstars, the word power has become synonymous with success. Prospective actors and businessmen will ascend the ladder of social recognition, fabricating their own image in the public eye in such a way as to capture the minds of the public. Many people dream of being famous, but few attain such a lofty title. Those who have lost sight of their grand ideals observe those of the elevated rank with amazement. What could they possibly have that makes them so disparate? How could they possibly have overcome the numerous obstacles that had hindered and brought down so many like them? These are the ever-pressing questions of seekers of fame. What they desire is power, respect. True
On the outside Demi Lovato was every young girl’s idol in the late 2000’s. Lovato had her own successful television show, Sonny With a Chance on Disney Channel and starred in the Camp Rock movie series with the Jonas Brothers. However, on the inside she was suffering from multiple mental illnesses. She has suffered from bulimia, self-harm, anorexia, and depression. In 2011, she was officially diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Since hitting rock bottom in 2010 she is slowly recovering from her mental illnesses. Bipolar disorder is described as unusual shifts in mood, activity levels, and energy (Bipolar Disorder). Specifically, Lovato suffered from bipolar depression (Be Vocal). Recently, she partnered with five mental health companies to promote
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There are famous people all around and their fans are loving every second of it. The fans' faces are full of joy and awe as their favorite actors and actresses enter the large building that will soon be showing the new movie. Soon, the two people that everyone in Hollywood is dying to see, appear in their stretched Rolls Royce and bring the crowd to its feet. As Lockwood and Lamont exit their luxurious ride they are received lovingly by everyone. They walk to the front of the building and are introduced to the crowd.
I have selected Britney Spears as my subject for the reason that I realize that she has been through so much in her life and has a tendency to convey her emotions radically and live life on the edge most of the times. Moreover, I find it simply fascinating to scrutinize Britney Spears’ personality by means of the Psychoanalysis so as to offer deeper comprehension in investigating her personality. Even though this process of personality analysis is hardly ever employed today due to a deficiency of empirical verification and a disappointment to deal with any adulthood impact on personality, the approach’s stress on childhood development is a long way from without foundation. It permits for a fascinating and vibrant examination of personality as it imparts a comprehensive description of why Britney’s id conquers her ego and superego in a majority of her decisions, as well as reciting her fixations within the oral stage of the psychosexual development. By exploring her defense mechanisms, from a spectator’s view it is apparent that she stays clear of anxiety-provoking stimuli by means of warping reality to her own terms. Taken as a whole, this assessment of Britney Spears’s personality does an excellent work via the psychoanalytic perspective as means to reveal/display a lucid conception of her outlook on the world and the connections with her relationships as to why she is this way at the moment.
In today’s world, celebrities are often misunderstood, especially singer/songwriter Robin Rihanna Fenty, referred to as Rihanna. Rihanna’s sexual behaviors in her videos have been talked about in negative ways for some time now, but what [eople do not understand is that it is all for fame. Celebrities will do anything to keep their career going strong. If one really took the time out to take a deep look at Rihanna, they will notice how humble she really is. After going through the abusive relationship with Chris Brown, Rihanna has struggled with gaining that strong confidence with who she is. Her critics believe that she is still trying to discover herself and figure out who she really is as a person. Rihanna is often given two choices, to do what she is being asked to do, or throw her career out the window. She either gives the crowd the sexual acts they want or let her career die down. In the song “S&M,” Rihanna was really exposing herself to the crowd, as well as “Good Girl, Gone Bad.” She is basically telling the crowd that this is the person she is, but is it really? For my original piece I will be creating a journal, expressing the feelings Rihanna felt as she overcomes her struggles. Rihanna’s sexual behaviors in her videos are really all for fame and therefore, are easily misunderstood.
All fame begins when you do something noticeable. For example, actors and actresses build upon their careers and reputations by achieving excellence in their personal goals, as well as perfecting their public performance.
Through poignant storytelling and metaphorical imagery, the song explains how women are often helpless to the power of
According to Epstein, a celebrity is something or someone who can be talented and full of achievements and yet wish to broadcast ones fame further through the careful cultivation of celebrity, while one can be the total opposite of achievements and be less talented and yet still be made seem otherwise through the mechanics and dynamics of celebrity creation (Epstein2). Celebrity culture today is epidemic; some might agree that it is sweeping up America in a harmful way, while one might argue that it is beneficial to our society. Over the last few decades, celebrity and fame has changed dramatically, from Alexander the Great to Kim Kardashian. Talent and achievements no longer play a huge role when it comes to celebrities. “Much modern celebrity seems the result of careful promotion or great good looks or something besides talent and achievement” (Epstein2) with that being said celebrity-creation has blossomed into an industry of its own.... ...
When Brittany Murphy died, when Lindsay Lohan was jailed, when Britney Spears shaved off her hair, the question was asked – what have we done to these kids? We all love rags to riches stories, but it seems that the people are almost as fond of riches to rags – or let’s say, stardom to failure. What happens when a successful young performer becomes a has-been star? The high-profile troubles of celebs like Michael Jackson and Gary Coleman reinforces the truth that nearly every kid who has worked in the entertainment industry has struggled as an adult. Although some may argue that several child stars have gone on to have stable and successful careers as adults, our contention here is that a lot of celebrities who were exposed to the limelight at a young age become scarred for life by their early success and fame and tend to compensate for the childhood they were deprived of during their later years in life.
Calling fame the root of all evil is too easy though, not everything is black and white, there must be a little grey, and there is. Not all children who grow up on the set or amongst other famous people turn out so badly. It isn't fair to stereotype all players to one game, especially when there have been plenty of examples to contradict that thought. These kids in the environment of the famous are just like you and I, they are people too, this means they depend on things that “regular” people depend on. Things that define our personalities also define those of the famous people we set apart as “abnormal”.
There are many people who want to become famous for all kinds of reason. Some people may have talents that they want to get famous for. Other people may want to be well-known to gain popularity and friends.