The progress of fame is closely related to the progress of technology and business. New technologies emerge and allow for new methods of communication. New forms of communication come with new forms of media and advertisement to target their audiences. A good example of this is the formation social networking such as Facebook and Twitter which encourage individuals to display themselves to a worldwide audience. In consequence, these growing social media sources are prime locations for business to place advertisements because of the growing audience.
As new innovations emerge, a societies’ values and norms may adapt accordingly to fit with new trends and norms the citizens will adopt. Therefore, according to Uhls and Greenfield of the University of California, a rapid expansion of Internet and technologies from 1967-2007 could be tied to new values such as personal achievement and financial success which were not defining values of previous generations. These new values are prevalent in Western societies where capitalism is the voice behind the economy and students are offered more education programs than were ever seen before. This is to ensure and encourage the success of as many citizens as possible.
Behind the media, success is presented as an ideal life. Commercials will target specific age groups and display a product bringing the audience’s life to its’ full potential. For example as seen in many car advertisements, a Truck commercial will display a fun time for middle aged men and sports cars will target young adults with a need for speed. This is no different from children’s TV shows displaying an ideal life for other kids their age. A well-known show targeting young teenagers, Hannah Montana, presents a life where a no...
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...nd on the ones who have achieved stardom. The desire for fame is driven by attraction and glamour therefore, fame brings out egotistical characteristics in those who are involved. As a whole, this phenomenon that expands each day can be seen as a sort of epidemic that infects the minds of the general population via the media.
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The poem "Fame", by Vladimir Nabokov, seems to begin with the description or rather a search for the description of a character to be placed in one form of literary sat, whether poem or prose. The character's physical description is already formulated in the narrator's mind, "waxlike, lean-loined, with red nostrils soot-stuffed", but the narrator is struggling with the placement of the character, whether human, important, or "nothing special--just garrulous dust." The narrator continues with the description of the character while still unable to decide his standing. Deciding that the narrator is without fame in line 20, the narrator decides that only those of meek hearts can listen to his character's words. One can assume then that those of proud hearts choose not to adhere to this speaker because he holds no fame therefore to them, no words.
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Hollywood creates a false sense of security. A film that Hollywood recently release called ‘project X’ has teens across the America seeking ‘the party of a lifetime.’ In the movie, a group of ‘loser’ teens decide to throw said party to become popular. The party includes alcohol, drugs, and clueless hormonal teens… but instead of the happy ending the main character receives in the movie, these copycat parties spiral downhill as teens get arrested, shot by mistakenly invited gang members, and are utterly corrupted. “I believe what we’re seeing is the impact that film and it’s perceived reality can have. In this case, unfortunately, what was done in a controlled environment by professionals is being mimicked by naïve kids. And the outcome can be dangerous” (Allam, Mohammad, Junior in Film and Media Arts). Hollywood says that in order to be recognized as a person one must be good looking or wealthy. This is probably why kids these days try to alter themselves to please others. Hollywood can make the American dream seem like a persuasive American reality – even if it’s not the reality most of us experience. Hollywood exaggerates the extravagance of itself to attract those who want the ‘good-life’ that they think American people all experience (Mondello, Bob).
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.
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The star text of a celebrity can help to decipher their image and transitions they may undergo. In order to better understand these transitions, one must know the definition of a star text. A star text is the sum of everything we affiliate with celebrities, which includes their body of work, promotion, publicity, and audience participation (Jackson, 08/09/16). One must note that “celebrity doesn 't happen because someone has extraordinary qualities – it is discursively constructed by the way in which the person is publicised and meanings about them circulate” (O 'Shaughnessy and Stadler 424). Destiny Hope Cyrus, “an American singer and actress, became a sensation in the television series
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