Paparazzi

In the early hours on the 31st of August 1997, in the midst of a paparazzi car chase, a speeding Mercedes-Benz collided with the 13th pillar of the Pont de l’Alma tunnel in the French capital of Paris. The collision immediately took the lives of Dodi Fayed and the driver, Henri Paul. Princess Diana who sat in the rear passenger seat, suffered from severe injuries which she later succumbed to and passed away. The royal bodyguard of the princess, Trevor Rees-Jones, was the sole survivor of the…

bounced back to the public (qtd. in Gussow). Her resilience packed with her unflinching will to move forward allowed her to deflect much of the public’s criticism toward her. On Taylor shouting expletives at her fourth husband, Eddie Fisher, amidst paparazzi at the airport, James Bacon stated, “It shattered a dream” (qtd. Mann 185). People were astonished with the way her goddess-like beauty contrasted with her vulgar…

Tea Time - https://www.instagram.com/p/BIGMybEDk_z/?taken-by=kendalljenner&hl=en When Kendall Jenner posted this photo to Instagram, she captioned it “tea time”. So what does tea time consist of when you’re a world famous lingerie model, reality television star, and general celebrity? Well, rather than scones and crumpets and the other delightful baked goods commonly associated with it, tea time for Kendall Jenner seems to be a lone bottle of water. While the thought of a single bottle of…

The art of photographs has been progressing through decades. Photographers take pictures of anything that intrigues them, such as taking photos of nature, conflicts, violence, entertainment, or people. “Adding Emotion and Feeling to Photographs” by Peter West Carey introduces how photograph create emotions and how the photographers have to find the mood first before they take the photo. According to “The War Photo No One Would Publish” by Torie Rose DeGhett says, “The image and its anonymous…

Immediately I get the impression I am reading a book, about a person in modern day New York City, even the sentence “Rome never sleeps” confirms this for me. New York City is known for being the city that never sleeps. The magnitude of Rome was palpable to the citizens. The monuments, libraries, and temples can put many modern cities today to shame. I have never been to New York City still; I can imagine people feel that this is where life is happening. This is the tone I get from ancient Rome…

Losing Individuality There is a Japanese proverb, “The nail that sticks out gets hammered down,” meaning it is hard to be different without meeting resistance (Hashi, “Conformity in Japan”). Society has always wanted to make people “normal.” From the first moment I stepped into Athens Academy, I sought to both stand out and fit in, but these are contradictions and cannot really exist together. At first I thought I was succeeding at this game, but as time progressed, I realized that I was just…

The use of unnamed aerial vehicles, also known as drones, is highly disputed in places all over the world. Ranging from households in America to warcraft use in Pakistan, drones are controversial. The CIA made the first fully technological, armed drone February 4, 2000, created shortly after September eleven terrorist attacks. A terrorist group, named “Al-Qaeda”, flew hijacked American Airline planes into the two Trade center towers, one into the Pentagon and another flown into a field. This…

Beauty Beauty has been a socially constructed concept that has been around since the beginning of time. We set these ideals of what has to be perfect, according to society, and what is socially unacceptable. If a woman happens to be over a certain weight, she is fat according to society. We have put pressure on each other throughout the years and it has harmful effects to the people around us. Setting certain beauty standards that people feel they need to follow is going to hurt not only this…

She goes through ditches of acculturation and assimilation while trying to merge with the “American Life.” Her very first problem that she encounters is her digestion to the American life. Like the paparazzi to a celebrity every flash of the camera is a appraisal towards her because she comes from Africa so she travels down this continuous path that never ends of fully blending with the American people. Instead of attempting to complete this path of…

that Bieber went off the rails slightly for a couple of years, and he seemed to be getting into trouble at every turn, and not just any old trouble, but with the law. Bieber has been charge for drinking under the influence, he also have attacking paparazzi and defacing others property. Parents of children who adore Justin are disgusted of Justin's rants and involvement with the law. Also, they are disgusted mainly because Bieber continue to act up but still do generous act of…