...13 November 2014 Family Influence Over the expansion of television series, reality television in general has been perceived by the media as unethical due to the fact that reality television has a reputation of embellishing what is being seen and having a negative influence among its viewers. In the hit reality television show Keeping up with the Kardashians, features household name, Kim Kardashian, and her blended family. The show portrays the everyday life of a family who have been notorious for being the attention among the public eye. Although members of Keeping Up with the Kardashians are in the media limelight for all the wrong reasons, ultimately the show continues to generate a strong fan base due to the fact the family constantly promotes positive influence among its viewers. With the everyday stress and obstacles the common family tackles, viewers start to watch Keeping Up with the Kardashians’ who have been perceived by the media as a “dysfunctional” family to make their family values seem superior. Throughout the show, viewers’ part take in the hectic lives of the three main sisters Kim, Kourtney, and Khloe Kardashian. Viewers acknowledge that the sisters demonstrate childish behavior and verbal abuse towards each other and their mother, Kris Jenner. In one particular episode, Kris who plays the role of both mother and manager for her daughters was confronted directly by Kim for doing a poor job managing her schedule. Viewers witnessed Kim belittling her own mother...
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...Small Business And Entrepreneurship Assignment Topic: "Rob Kardashian" Written By: Tariq Al Lawati Entrepreneurship is one of the most successful ways of starting a business, and this essay will outline the story of an upcoming entrepreneur who could or by all means will not make a huge success in the market. However, first lets explain what the term "entrepreneur" means. An entrepreneur is "Someone who exercises initiative by organizing a venture to take benefit of an opportunity and, as the decision maker, decides what, how, and how much of a good or service will be produced"[1]. In other words, it is someone who initiates or starts a business by spotting an opportunity in the market, has a suitable place to run it and by being the decision maker of the business can eventually make a self benefit or profit from it. However, it is not as simple as it sounds. Along with having a suitable place and having creative ideas, there are some risks that come into play as well. Therefore, we can safely say that an entrepreneur is by nature a risk taker. That being said, the risks are neither negligible nor too vigorous. Entrepreneurs like to describe themselves as moderate risk takers. It is to my understanding that entrepreneurship is more like a stereotype, in the sense that most entrepreneurs have the same set of traits or behaviors. According to many recourses, whether it was the internet, or the "Small Business and Entrepreneurship" text book that we study...
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...Introduction The two shows, 19 Kids and Counting and the Kardashians are two reality shows that are aired in the United States. Reality shows are meant to show the real side of the celebrities or the people whom the audience admires. They become popular because people believe that the celebrities are showing the true side of their personality in the reality, whereas they are not. Well, this is a heated debate as to whether the real side of the personalities is shown or not, it is out of the scope of this paper to discuss this debate. This paper will only compare and contrast these two reality shows. Discussion 19 kids and counting is a reality show that includes the Duggar family. The family appeared in a number of TLCs and also in the Discovery Health serial which is aired for an hour. In Discovery Health, mostly Michelle’s deliveries were covered. Jim and Michelle and husband and wife and have 19 kids till now. When Michelle gave birth to her first child, she and Jim decided to use contraceptives and take precautions because they didn’t want another child so early. Even after the use of contraceptives, Michelle conceived and gave birth to twins. This is when the couple decided that they would not use contraceptives again and will be happy with God’s will. The Duggar family is religious and says that whatever God will grant them, they will be happy with the same. The reality show is about the life of the Duggars as to how they live together with so many...
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...tied you up and threaten to kill you. It may sound a bit far-fetched but it is the sad reality for reality television star Kim Kardashian West. Not only has this event left her mentally scared but the men also got away with over 10 million dollars’ worth of her belongings, including 4.9 million dollar engagement ring. Many journalists have blamed Kardashian West for this horrific event, although there are masses of evidence to prove that this was in fact an inside job. The staff at the apartment were the only ones who knew Kardashians whereabouts, the police were not contacted by a member of staff and it was a very unprofessional job. One of the most obvious pieces of evidence that proves that this was an inside job, is that the staff at the apartment where the only one who knew that Kim did not have any protection at this time. When the incident occurred Kim was in her apartment with her assistant who was asleep and unaware of the silent struggle Kim was facing just one floor above her. Her bodyguard was out doing his job, looking after her two sisters, but how would an outsider know this? Of course the only people who were there to witness the bodyguard’s departure were the members of staff, leaving only them to blame....
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...The Kardashian’s and Jenner’s are very interesting families with many weird things about them. What if someone were to give them their own day? Well there would be a few reasons why I believe they should get a day and some of them include ones that I am about to share. Both of these families are very busy and always up to something weather its weird, funny or is something important. Many things go on in their lives, and this is why they have their own reality TV show, though it is called Keeping up with the Kardashians it also includes the other sisters which are the Jenner’s. Now having a show is nice but I believe that all of the people who watch the show agree with me that they deserve a day to their self’s every year. Most of them have...
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...Kim Kardashian's tweet last week has stirred up some commotion in the otaku community. While, this is not the first case of Hollywood stars announcing their love for anime (Micheal B. Jordan, Leonardo DiCaprio, and even her husband, Kanye West), the appearance and status that Kim tends to uphold seems to be what is troubling many fans. She is known for her modeling, reality TV, and for some people, her assets. Kim K's recent visit to Japan showed she died her hair a bright pink with some black roots. Soon, several people began to compare the style to most anime characters, some as far as Sakura Haruno from Naruto (though I do not see the resemblance in that one). Some have even gone as drawing her in anime style. While some anime fans are accepting and welcoming to the newly outed fan, others have begun questioning her authenticity. Some have begun calling her a "fake anime fan" and accusing her of doing it for publicity. Some have even continually asked her to name five series. Like stated before, Kanye has a long history with anime, namely the movie Akira, which scenes from the movie can be seen referenced in his music video for Stronger back in 2009. So it would not be a stretch for him to show her some of his favorite series, as many couples will share their interest with each other. Does this really make her a "fake anime fan" even if she may enjoy several series? The backlash for many of the hardcore fans may stem from being bullied through middle school and high school...
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...The Kardashian Sisters public image The Kardashian sisters are a pop icon of the 2000s. Their previous actions and self-proclaimed “momager” Kris Jenner are what made them famous today and launched their careers. The family became a household name quickly after the father Robert Kardashian defended OJ Simpson in the famous Nicole Brown murder case. However, the sisters did not become famous until many years later when” Kris Kardashian-Jenner co- produced with Ryan Seacrest the show “Keeping Up With The Kardashians.” The Kardashian sisters are not the best role models for today’s young adults from Kim’s release of her sex tape to Khloe’s marriage to Lamar Odom and Kourtney’s on again off again relationship with Scott Disick. One would ask, “What made the Kardashian sisters famous?” this...
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...It might be hard to identify another celebrity who has a bigger love affair with selfies than the Queen of Selfies Kim Kardashian. A selfie is a self-portrait of oneself and is usually a digitally captured image that is shared on some type of social media website. The selfie may be captured while posing in a mirror, using a smartphone, holding a regular camera, using a webcam or some other digital image capturing device. Although selfies can be taken in a seemingly endless number of settings the two major venues for selfies are in-doors and outdoors. Within these categories one can find an almost infinite number of selfie subsets that include individual in the mirror, group, clothed, political, unclothed, humorous, general audience and X-rated selfie designations. A body part selfie is an image of a specific portion of the body that the selfie taker is focusing on at the moment. This paper examines the rise...
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...Whether we hate, love or just don’t care about her, we all know Kim Kardashian. Some could even say that we know way more about her than we would like. People could also argue that Kim feeds on attention, and they could be very right in that accusation. However, I will take it a bit further to argue that Kim’s level of attention seeking behavior is so intense that she could be diagnosed with Histrionic Personality Disorder. According to the American Psychiatric Association (APA), Histrionic Personality Disorder (HPD) is “a pervasive pattern of excessive emotionality and attention seeking, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts” (APA, 2013). The fifth and most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual...
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...emotions and feelings. Money and fame can lead people to being corrupted and doing actions that they wouldn’t normally do but because of their greed, they commit a bad act. Power, wealth and fame is the best motivation for any individual because it influences the to execute actions that a normal person would not be motivated to do. Whether it be bribery with the police, stealing another scientist’s works or committing scandalous acts, people have always been motivated to do acts that are questionable due to being influenced by power, wealth and fame. An individual’s conscience is strong but it is not as strong as the desire for growth. Kim Kardashian is an example of a person who was influenced due to power, wealth and fame. However she does not do these actions to such an extent that is problematic to society and harmful to others. Kim Kardashian is always craving to find new ways to achieve power, wealth and fame such as making the new phone app that is a game just so she could be relevant again with the media and social networks. If she was not so greedy when it came to fame and wealth, she would not have been...
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...again along with their children North and Saint. If you watch Keeping Up With the Kardashians, it is very obvious that Kris is not thrilled they are living there and taking over her home. Kim doesn't use every room in Kris' house, but she is taking up a lot of the house. Radar Online shared that Kris Jenner actually bought herself a condo and now she won't be living in her own house with Kim and Kanye. Kris Jenner didn't just go and get a little apartment either. She actually spent $1.6 million on a condo for herself. That is a pretty great Christmas present, but Kris can obviously afford it. It is a two bedroom and four bathroom home, which should be perfect for Kris and her boyfriend Corey Gamble to be able to get some privacy. Kris' new home is 2,524-square-foot and was built in 1980. This is a really nice home. Kris' new condo is all on one floor....
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...are REALLY INTERESTING. For example: What does our obsession with Kim Kardashian, her relationship with Kanye West, and their unborn baby say about us as a culture? ou guys, celebutant lives when viewed as sociological texts are REALLY INTERESTING. For example: What does our obsession with Kim Kardashian, her relationship with Kanye West, and their unborn baby say about us as a culture? ou guys, celebutant lives when viewed as sociological texts are REALLY INTERESTING. For example: What does our obsession with Kim Kardashian, her relationship with Kanye West, and their unborn baby say about us as a culture? ou guys, celebutant lives when viewed as sociological texts are REALLY INTERESTING. For example: What does our obsession with Kim Kardashian, her relationship with Kanye West, and their unborn baby say about us as a culture? ou guys, celebutant lives when viewed as sociological texts are REALLY INTERESTING. For example: What does our obsession with Kim Kardashian, her relationship with Kanye West, and their unborn baby say about us as a culture? ou guys, celebutant lives when viewed as sociological texts are REALLY INTERESTING. For example: What does our obsession with Kim Kardashian, her relationship with Kanye West, and their unborn baby say about us as a culture? ou guys, celebutant lives when viewed as sociological texts are REALLY INTERESTING. For example: What does our obsession with Kim Kardashian, her relationship with Kanye West, and their unborn baby say about us...
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...models for the young children that inspire to be them, these celebrities are setting an example that is corrupting our youth. We have celebrities dying from over dosing, being arrested for drug and weapon charges, but most importantly people becoming socialites and famous for sex tapes. Such as the infamous Kim Kardashian. Kim Kardashian born October 30, 1980 was a pretty normal child. Her father Robert Kardashian was known for being a lawyer to the infamous O.J Simpson. Her father later died and mother Kris went on to marrying former Olympian Bruce Jenner. At 20 years old Kim Kardashian went on to marrying a known music producer, but after 4 years they got a divorce. Then in 2007, Kim became a well known name and famous for a sex tape. The sex tape was heard to leak from her former ex boyfriend Ray J. Ray denied leaking the video and vivid entertainment decided to let people view it. Kim Kardashian was supposedly devastated and filed a law suit against vivid entertainment to pursue ownership for the tape. Eventually the suit was later dropped when Vivid Entertainment settled with Kim for a reported $5 Million. And the tape began its sales nation wide. Kim Kardashian then became a celebrity, and everyone was talking about her. She began modeling, acting, and was a paparazzi magnet. Kim landed a reality show for her and her family and the girls began to look up to her. But why was everyone fine with this girl? When her stardom came from a Sex Tape? And why were parents...
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...definition of true beauty can sometimes be shaken and distorted by society. Society often deems celebrities as perfect and beautiful. Society’s expectations of beauty are all wrong. In society’s eyes, you are only beautiful if you have an amazing body and your hair and makeup always look perfect, but they have it all wrong. Beauty does not have to mean the outside appearance. True beauty is what is on the inside. For instance, someone who is genuine, friendly, and giving can be very beautiful even if she or he does not have the perfect body. Appearance is only part of the definition of beauty. For example, Taylor Swift is an all around beautiful celebrity. On the other hand, Kim Kardashian does not really fit the beautiful term. This is because Taylor is beautiful on the inside and outside while Kim Kardashian was only made famous because of her appearance and wrong doings, not her talents or personality. Beauty is a very broad term. Many people believe that it is hard to be beautiful, when it really is not hard at all! True beauty can be seen on a day-to-day basis, sometimes without you even realizing it. The smallest acts of kindness can be described as beautiful. For example, sunsets are beautiful and often taken for granted. The fact that Mother Nature can create such amazing colors...
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...One of the top rated advertisements shown during this year’s super bowl was for Skechers new GOrun sneakers, created by Rob Siltanen, chairman and chief creative officer of Siltanen & Partners. Last super bowl, the company used celebrity Kim Kardashian to create buzz for their Shapeups sneakers by showing a sex appeal advertisement. Kardashian’s contract expired in late 2011 and she was not resigned by Skechers due to her recent negative publicity. This year, Kim Kardashian was replaced by a French bulldog who appealed to a wider audience. The commercial featured the dog named Mr. Quigley who was sporting athletic clothing and two pairs of red Skechers Gorun sneakers. He is shown racing a pack of greyhounds at Tucson Greyhound Park and not only wins the race, but also manages to do the moonwalk across the finish line to rapper Tone Loc’s hit single, “Wild Thing”. The commercial ends with a funny remark stated by billionaire entrepreneur and owner of Landmark Theaters and the Dallas Mavericks, Mark Cuban. The use of animals, especially dogs, was a featured trend of this year’s super bowl commercials. A lot of people enjoy pets, so the use of a cute dog in this commercial makes it easy for anyone to relate to. In the Skechers commercial, the use of Mr. Quigley demonstrates the company’s attempt at humor appeal for their audience and it is also a metaphor for the brand as the company’s CMO, Leonard Armato, states “There’s an underdog in all of us”. Skechers succeeded with...
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