Research Paper On Pretty Wild

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Checkout lines in grocery stores and waiting rooms both offer people the option to look through or buy magazines. Those magazines do not present news around the world, but they sure do give a lot gossip about people that nobody really knows personally. Many individuals have some serious obsessions, and celebrities have become a major one. It is impossible to go into a public place or open a website without some type of hint of the famous and the rich. They are all over our ads and our products. Not only that, but many in society have begun to idolize these people as if they have contributed everything in the world. People look up to these people to mimic their lives in hopes of happiness. Teenagers specifically try to replicate celebrities. …show more content…

Ironically enough, two of the members who lived together got a show on the E! Network. The show, Pretty Wild, was at first supposed to be about the party lifestyle of one of the girls (Weber and Buchanan). Clearly, that did not last long as the girls were caught and charged for the burglaries. Instead, the viewers got to see how exactly spoiled teenagers act when in trouble. Some lines from the show were actually used in the movie (Weber and Buchanan). These lines accentuated the way the girls were raised at home. As girls who were homeschooled, they were taught by their mother about role models and how to act. The movie features a bit about what the mother thought was a great role model, Angelina Jolie. The girls thought that she was a great role model because of her husband. Although this part is small, it does show a little glimpse of how shallow these teens really were. They could care less about the good any celebrity could do, or even just the plain work. Their only thoughts were about what they could have if they were …show more content…

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