Pitch to Polish:
A Student’s Topic Pitches and
Drafts as the Idea Evolves
From Askance to
Academic Argument
GSW Fall 2013 Assignment, Canvas
Module Image, Topic Proposal Stages and
Student Drafts
Essay #3 Assigned
Oesch-Minor
GSW 1110 / Fall 2013
Essay 3- Arguing a Position with Academic Sources
ESSAY ASSIGNMENT: For your third essay, I want you to argue an aspect of a current event. You might find an intriguing court case,
environmental issue or city government problem. Also, be sure that the topic is a manageable one: local news—even if it’s local news from
Afghanistan—works best. (Let me define local as it is used in this assignment: an event that happened in a specific place, with a clear
date and time.) The debate over bombing Syria or repealing Obamacare is too complex to debate in a short 4-6 page essay. Only
consider localized events—event that touch on a topic you feel strongly about. As you do research, keep track of the publication data for
your sources and make sure that you accurately cite the news sources you use.
In your essay you will want to:
Provide background so your readers understand the issue at hand.
Take a clear position on the issue.
Support your argument with logical (logos), authoritative (ethos), and emotional (pathos) appeals.
Include another view on the issue and explain why your stance is the correct one versus the other
view in a respectful manner (your counterargument).
Write with an appropriate tone and manner of address. You want to convince your readers; don’t
give them a reason to disregard your paper without finishing it.
Lead your readers through your thought process. Don’t assume that they will connect the dots.
Assumptions lead to misunderstandings.
Be clear as to your views and why you believe what you do.
Include a MLA formatted, works cited page with at least three REPUTABLE sources.
HINTS: Stick with a small topic. Congressional hearings on steroids and baseball are too big for this paper, but the lack of preparation in
Wellington FL for hurricane Isaac’s flooding could be fertile territory. Listening to NPR daily news podcasts is one way to hear a series of
localized stories in a short amount of time; scanning local newspapers is another way. I want you to listen to NPR (you can access
podcasts online if you’re not a radio listener), scan a local paper (from anywhere in the world) and troll the internet prior to getting your
heart set on a topic. Find three topics you like. Then, dig deeper. Make sure each is an arguable topic. You’ll pitch all three to your peers
and argue for the one you like best. After narrowing down to one event/argument, I’ll want you to take a clear position, do more research
and upload a list of at least five sources you’ve read/listened to/watched before approving your topic.
Your three idea proposals are due in class Friday, September 20
Topic proposals are due in class Monday, September 23 (MLA format not required at this stage)
First 3-5 page drafts are due Monday, September 30 for 9:30 and 10:30 sections
AND first drafts are due Monday, October 7 for 12:30 and 2:30 sections
A complete/revised draft is due for peer workshops in class Monday, October 14
A Final 4-6 page draft is due in class + on Canvas Wednesday, October 16
Email me with any questions you have or stop by during office hours: 432 East Hall. Also, don’t forget that the Writing Support Center at
the Learning Commons is in the library to help you with your writing.
SPECIAL RECOGNITION, ATTRIBUTION & Thanks!
Significant portions of this assignment were written by Christine Garbett. She has given BGSU writing faculty permission to use her assignments as
guides for their GSW courses.
Assignment Structure
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Along with the
Assignment page and
Canvas, students had a
day-by-day schedule of
readings and activities
designed to help them
complete their essay.
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DAILY ASSIGNEMENT SCHEDULE FOR ESSAY #3
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Monday 9/16 Share paragraphs from Essay #2/Turn in Essay #2
Essay #3 Assigned
Presearch https://ul2.bgsu.edu/reassess/
“Good Sources” Explored
Assignments for Wednesday:
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See CANVAS link to PRESEARCH Activities
DO PRESEARCH Quizzes: 2, 3 and 7
Listen to 3 NPR pieces (pick topics you like)
Visit Aljazeera and read 3 articles (more topics that catch your eye)
Wednesday 8/29 – Essay #3 Explored
Narrowing the scope for your #3 Argument
Research: finding scholarly sources (handout on Canvas)
University Libraries and in particular, how to navigate EBSCO Academic Search Complete to find sources. This is a large interdisciplinary
article database with many full text articles.
Assignments for Friday:
READ: KM pp. 21-28
Do scholarly research to find topics that interest you for Essay #3
Upload topics proposals for 3 events/ideas prior to class—one source must be NPR and/or a major TV news outlet
Friday 9/20 – Ideas Proposals for Essay #3: 3 Ideas Due with sources
In class: topics workshopped
MLA Powerpoint: What is MLA?
Students revisit Academic Search Complete
Evaluating resources
Targeting an AUDIENCE revisited (Complete the LAVENDER page)
Assignments for Monday:
Click on “Getting Started” tab and complete the “Virtual Library Tour”
Continue doing research for Essay #3 and drafting a formal proposal
READ: KM pp. 227-228 & 255-268; SKIM: 229-254
Create MLA citations for three of your Essay #3 sources
Type your formal proposal and upload to Canvas (sample on Canvas)
Week 5
Monday 9/23 – Focused Proposal Idea Due for Peer Workshop
Assignments for Wednesday:
Polish and Perfect a FORMAL PROPOSAL for Essay #3 including outline of key points
READ http://academichonesty.bgsu.wikispaces.net/
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Wednesday 9/25 –Formal Proposal due on Canvas
Instructor briefly reviews the format of an MLA-Style Works Cited list using Purdue’s OWL’s example,
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/14/
Examine pp.19-21 in the GSW 1110 portfolio, which lists six different categories of academic dishonesty.
In-class activity designed to provide practice in distinguishing instances of plagiarism from instances of legitimate source use.
Review: p. 21 in the GSW 1110 portfolio & note the potential penalties for plagiarism.
Instructor distributes an academic honesty homework assignment.
Assignments for Friday:
READ KM p.79 – p.87 Chapter 8 “Thinking Critically”
Making connections: How will integrating tools from “Thinking Critically” enhance your essay?
READ the Sample Essay on Canvas
Friday 9/27
Organizing your Argument/ Consider the SAMPLE Essay on Canvas
Counterargument
Logical, Ethical and Emotional Appeal
Continue writing Essay #3
Complete your LAVENDER “Audience and Values Exploration Sheet” if you haven’t yet
Monday 9/30 DRAFT ONE of Essay 3 Due for 9:30 & 10:30 Sections
9:30 and 10:30 Sign up for one-on-one Office Workshops (East Hall 432)
Appeals Revisited—Rational, Emotional and Ethical/ Who is Sach’s appealing to? How?
Organizing your Argument
Counterargument
Assignments for Wednesday:
READ KM p.445-472 Chapter 40 (pay special attention to varying sentence lengths and active vs. passive voice)
Complete a working draft and Works Cited page for Essay #3 (bring an e-copy or paper copy to class)
Wednesday 10/2
Sentence Structures: varying sentence length to grab your audience
Active vs Passive writing—stay active!
Polishing your sentences: making the thesis shine
Assignments for Friday:
Carefully revise your working draft paying special attention to active voice, varying sentence length and organization.
Friday 10/4
First paragraphs for 12:30 and 2:30 sections
NO CLASS for 9:30 and 10:30 sections
Assignments for Monday/ 12:30 and 2:30 Sections:
Finalize Essay #3, then read it out loud to a tutor or intelligent friend
Revise and edit Essay #3 to make every line absolutely perfect
Upload Essay #3 to Canvas
Print and organize/staple Essay #3 to turn in at the beginning of class
9:30 and 10:30 Sections: Begin Formal Revisions of Essay #3
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Week 7
Monday 10/7– First Draft for Essay #2 Due with Works Cited for 12:30 and 2:30 Sections
q Upload an electronic copy to Canvas + Bring your printed copy to class
q PRIOR to CLASS:
Print paper with Works Cited & staple lavender audience page on back
Sign-up for Essay conferences with Debbie Oesch-Minor, East Hall 432
Creating parallel structures and country music
BRING A PRINTED COPY OF YOUR REVISED PAPER WITH YOU TO THE MEETING IN MY OFFICE and make notes in
the margins as we talk about your essay.
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday: 10 minute conferences in East Hall 432
There will NOT be a classroom session on Wednesday 10/11
Instead, you will meet with me in my office: East Hall 432
Please arrive 5 minutes early—carve out enough time for a 20 minute meeting
in case sessions run longer than expected
Sign-up sheets for conferences will be completed in class on Monday 10/7
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*IF you do not attend conference with the instructor, it will count as an absence for Wed 9th
Wednesday 10/9—9:30 and 10:30 sections discuss paper revisions and progress
Writing as a public act: samples from in-progress student papers
12:30 and 2:30 Sections NO CLASS
Instead, attend conferences: meet with instructor about rewrites of Essay #3
Friday 10/11—NO CLASS/ Fall Break
Week 8
**FORMAL REVISIONS of Essay #3 DUE Wednesday**
Monday 10/14—Bring a working copy of REVISIONS of Essay #3 to class for peer workshops
Writing as a public act: sharing your paper with peers
Essay #3 assigned and discussed
Assignments for Wednesday:
Final Draft for Essay #3 Due (MLA formatted with Works Cited page)
q Upload an electronic copy to Canvas + Bring your printed copy to class
q PRIOR TO CLASS: Print paper, staple goldenrod rubric/evaluation on top, place final draft and works cited page next,
include first draft with comments after the works cited page and make sure the lavender audience page is on the back.
PLEASE have all of this stapled and ready prior to class.
Canvas Module
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In addition to the Essay Assignment and dayto-day schedule, students had access to
Canvas modules which included activities
and areas for topic pitches for Essay #3.
Canvas Module IMAGE ONLY
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Essay #3
Essay #3 ASSIGNED for GSW 1110.doc
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ESSAY #3 Daily ASSIGNMENT Schedule.doc
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Introduction to PRESEARCH
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Great RESEARCH picks.doc
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Sample Essay #3 on Fracking.docx
THREE Topic IDEAS for ESSAY #3: Participate HERESep 20, 20130 pts
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MLA Documentation Oesch-Minor PowerPoint.ppt
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Formal PROPOSAL for Essay 3Sep 23, 20130 pts
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PLAGIARISM Detection 101
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LIBRARY ACTIVITY.docx
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Guide to Counterarguments
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EVALUATING PEER ESSAYS.docx
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FIRST DRAFT of ESSAY #3: Attach HEREOct 7, 20130 pts
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FORMAL REVISIONS of Essay #3: ATTACH HereOct 18, 20130 pts
(These are not ACTIVE Links:
VISIT Canvas for LIVE Links)
CANVAS MODULE:
Three Topic Pitches Activity
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CANVAS ASSIGNMENT: THREE TOPIC IDEAS for Essay #3
PLEASE COPY/PASTE or TYPE your RESPONSES in the AREA
BELOW--THIS IS A PUBLIC RESPONSE AREA SO YOU CAN
EASILY SHARE IDEAS.
Please upload three of the ideas you’re interested in tackling for
Essay #3. Simply type your argument in one sentence or less,
then provide a URL for the article/report that will anchor your
argument.
There are many ways to meet expectations for the topic pitches;
but, as a general rule, you’ll either be pitching three very different
ideas, or three variations of the same idea. I’ve provided two
samples below.
SAMPLE with very different topic ideas:
I could argue that factory farming can be more environmentally friendly
than free-range farming for
cattle. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/13/opinion/the-myth-ofsustainable-meat.html?_r=0
I want to argue that the blind in Iowa should not be allowed to have
public conceal and carry permits.
http://video.msnbc.msn.com/rachel-maddow/53037916#53037926
Beauty pageants for young girls (girls under 13) should be banned in
the US, like France is proposing to do.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2013/09/18/223812397/francemoves-to-say-mais-non-to-honey-boo-boos
I could argue that proper management of soil could help solve
environmental problems, focusing on the role cows can play in healthy
soil. This is informed by Cows Save the Planet by Judith
Schwartz http://www.npr.org/books/titles/191666036/cows-save-theplanet-and-other-improbable-ways-of-restoring-soil-to-heal-the-ear and
anchored on an article about two cattle farmers in
Iowa http://www.agrinews.com/cattle/producers/using/cover/crops/to/ext
end/forage/conserve/soil/story-5356.html
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STUDENT RESPONSE
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Three Essay Topics
I could argue that celebrities like Lindsay Lohan, Miley Cyrus, and Chris
Brown are bad influences to the youth in and encouraging
inappropriate behavior.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/18/miley-cyrus-chris-brownworst-celebrity-role-models_n_3460902.html
I could argue that its unfair that celebrities are making more money
than teacher, doctors, ect.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1089195-two-sides-to-every-coin-areprofessional-athletes-overpaid
I could argue animals in the toledo zoo are more of an attraction than
the other landmarks that toledo has.
http://www.toledozoo.org/zoo-animals/attractions
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FORMAL PROPOSALS
Completed on CANVAS
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Canvas Assignment:
Please attach your formal proposal to this
Canvas Assignment area. You'll need to include:
1) the URL of the article that will anchor your
argument
2) a one sentence overview of your argument
3) the name, place, date/ time that will help
anchor your argument
4) the three claims you will make to support
your argument (your three main points of your
argument)
5) your counterpoint (the expert who takes
another angle on the issue)
6) MLA citations for two sources that will help
support your argument
I'm not concerned about formatting. If you opt to
make a list or choose to write a couple of
paragraphs, both are fine.
I'll see you in class Monday!
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Student Proposal
Anchor: http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainm
ent/gossip/miley-cyrus-chris-brown-top-parentssurvey-worst-role-models-article-1.1375905
Statement: Celebrities are bad role models for
young children and teenagers.
Time/Place:
1)Chris Brown, Rihanna Assault February 8,
2011 12:30 a.m. in the Hancock Park
2) Miley Cyrus VMA Performance. August 25,
2013 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New
York
Support:
1) human and make mistakes/glorified like their
perfect
2) celebrities break the law/do crazy things
3) too much influence on lives of fans
Counterpoint: parents should monitor children
better and that will prevent them from idolizing
celebrities.
FIRST DRAFT PAGES
of Student Sample
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Oesch-Minor
GSW 1110 1230
29 September 2013
Essay 3 Rough Draft
Throughout the process of researching and writng
this paper, I got lost. I didn’t know exactly what we
were being asked to do. This is the rough draft . It is
not complete. I hope to find direction when we
conference and talk about this paper.
When Fans Go To Far
The definition of a fanatic or “fan” for short has changed
over the last two to three decades. A fan used to be
defined as “a person filled with excessive and singleminded zeal, esp. for an extreme religious, social, or
political cause.” According to the urban dictionary, it is
now defined as “a person who obsesses over something
excessively so much so that it consumes ones’ life”. With
new definitions, new boundaries were drawn. Fans are
going to great lengths to get the attention of their idols by
harming themselves, breaking laws, and even pulling
practical jokes.
Earlier this year Justin Bieber was photo’d smoking what
was assumed to be marijuana. His fans took to twitter and
uploaded photos to show their disproval of his actions.
The hash tag “#cutforbieber” was started. Thousands of
photos of teenaged female fans self-inflicting pain was
uploaded to the World Wide Web via twitter. The media,
police officials, Bieber, and his publicist immediately
jumped to action. Later, they found out it was all a hoax.
The incident still had an impact on people even Bieber
himself. It even angered the medical community due to
the
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fact that self-mutilation is not a joke and many people
suffer from illnesses similar to what had taken place.
One Direction has become one of the biggest selling pop
boy bands in the last 2 years. They have been able to
travel around the globe and sell out shows. With that
being said, they have gained an extreme following of
fans. In Early June of this year, they were invited to
perform in England. Upon their arrival, they were taken to
the hotel in which they would stay until their visit was
over. The hotel was built on a snake’s den. They boys
were warned not to trespass into the dangerous are. Their
fans ignored the signs and jumped the fence. They broke
laws to get a glimpse of the stars. Liam, a member of the
boy band, took to twitter to warn the girls of the snakes
and to get out. The girls did not believe the signs and felt
that they were just a lie to get them away from the boys.
Little did they know they were actually in harm’s way.
Miley Cyrus has had a rough year also. Her fans have
been acting out because she has been acting out. Her
fans had mixed reactions to her “Wrecking Ball” and “We
Can’t Stop “videos. Jt_xoxo on twitter tweeted “It was
great that she was finally expressing herself fully” while
Natalie98_09 tweeted “Miley is a disgrace and should be
ashamed of herself”. Her family has made public
statements speaking on how they also do not approve of
what she is doing. At a university in Michigan, a symbolic
wrecking ball had to be removed due to the fact that the
students were mistreating it by climbing on it and filming
Vine and Instagram videos riding the wrecking ball such
as Miley did. She is not the only celebrity acting out
causing their fans to act out.
Amanda Bynes was known as an actress, designer, and
comedian. She went on a tweeting rampage after being
distant from the entertainment community and tweeted a
select few inappropriate tweets directed at other artist in
the industry. Many fans thought her account was
Student Sample continued
(page 3 and Works Cited)
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hacked because she had been gone for so long and no
one had heard from her nor seen her tweet until this date
but she clarified later and stated that it was indeed her
who tweeted. Fans were outraged. They felt that she was
ruining her own reputation and they tweeted inappropriate
tweets towards her in hopes of “teaching her a lesson”.
Bynes apologized later that week.
Many fans have given up on other celebrities like Lindsay
Lohan. Since she has been in and out of rehab and acting
out since 2007, fans feel she is a lost cause. They really
have nothing to say about her but many are still
supportive and hope she can make a comeback with a
movie.
People like Chris Brown who have come back from
making terrible mistakes that could have damaged their
career should be role models. Chris Brown had a
domestic violence incident with Rihanna in 2009. It took
him and while and some later community service to
convince his fan to forgive him. Once he was forgiven, he
was able to make a comeback. He has a number one
selling album in 2012 and even got Rihanna to forgive
him.
Brittany Spears had the whole shaving head bald incident
and even had a few bad performances where she was
booed but was able to come back with an even better tour
and be the fresh new face on the X Factor as a judge.
She divorced and gained custody of both of her children.
She has made a full circle recovery.
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Works Cited
"Follow Me? How Obsessed Fans Use Twitter to Hold
Celebrities Hostage." Jezebel. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Sept.
2013.
"Reach for the Stars." Reach for the Stars. N.p., n.d.
Web. 29 Sept. 2013.
"Tweet or DIE: Crazy Fan Threatens to Kill Sister If J.
Cole Doesn't Retweet His Message." NY Daily News.
N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Sept. 2013.
SIGNIFICANT RE-FOCUSING
The Student Significantly Focused Her Essay and
Made Substantial Revisions/ FINAL DRAFT
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Agenda
Audience: My audience is teens, fans, and the parents of
teen fans.
Purpose: My purpose is to inform the reader on the issue
of Beliebers and whether or not they are pushing limits
intentionally or if there is reasoning, that science can
prove, behind their actions.
Point 1: Fans are suffering from an illness that is causing
them to harm themselves physically;
Point 2: they willingly obsess and defend celebrities,
Point 3: and go to extreme lengths to help celebrities
maintain status and relevancy through social media
networks like Twitter and Instagram.
The Science of the Celebrity Infatuation with Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber rose to stardom in 2008 when he released
his hit single “One Time”. Bieber, who was discovered by
pop star Usher, was only 15 when he released his first
single. Now at the age of 19, with a fan base of over 2.7
million, he is still making girls faint and causing a media
frenzy wherever he goes. Throughout the course of his
career thus far, he has gone through breakups, paparazzi
scuffles, and countless fan incidents. “Beliebers” is a term
that is used to describe his die-hard fans. Fans are
suffering from an illness that is causing them to harm
themselves physically; they willingly obsess and defend
celebrities, and go to extreme lengths to help celebrities
maintain status and relevancy through social media
networks like Twitter and Instagram.
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To the world Beliebers push limits. Beliebers have gone as far as to physically
harm themselves for his attention. Naturally, people who are willing to commit
harm to one self are thought to have a mental illness. This begs the question of
whether or not Beliebers are suffering from an illness. This idea goes farther
than die-hard Justin Bieber fans but to fans in general who have a deep
obsession with a certain celebrity. Stuart Fischoff, PhD, spokesperson for the
American Psychological Association stated that “what's in our DNA, as a social
animal, is the interest in looking at alpha males and females; the ones who are
important in the pack. We are sociologically preprogrammed to "follow the
leader”.
In early 2013, Bieber was photo’d enjoying hookah with friends. Many fans were
outraged and disappointed due to the fact that they thought he was breaking the
law and smoking “marijuana”. To get their point across to Bieber that they did
not like his actions and were not going to stand for it, a trending topic on Twitter
was created by a user, who goes by the screen name 4Chan on Twitter. The
hash tag “cutforbieber” went viral and was widespread in over 5 continents in
under an hour. Hundreds uploaded pictures of what looked like self-inflicted
lacerations. Someone even went as far as to engrave Bieber into their forearm.
These pictures shocked the nation. Bieber’s representative, Scooter Braun,
immediately set the record straight and released a statement which read that
Bieber was “simply was smoking hookah which contained a flavored tobacco
not the illegal drug fans assumed he was smoking and because he is over 18, it
is clearly legal. It is no worse than him smoking a cigarette”. This situation was
an eye opener to the severity of infatuation, the media, and pop culture. Eric
Hollander, MD, Professor of Psychiatry and director of the Compulsive,
Impulsive and Anxiety Disorders program at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine in
New York City feels that “The actions of super fans are “justified” by Celebrity
Worship Syndrome also known as “CWS” for short”. CWS is “an obsessiveaddictive disorder in which a person becomes overly involved with the details of
a celebrity's personal life”. Hollander also states later on that “the fascination
with celebrities is a substitution for real life with the focus on a celebrity
replacing the focus that should be on our own lives, that is the point at which
some folks begin to get into trouble.” Fans should not value the lives of
celebrities more than they value their own.
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Haley Pettaway is 18 years old and attends the Art Institute of
Cincinnati. For the past 4 years she has had an infatuation with
Justin Bieber. While in high school, all of her school supplies,
from binders down to pencils, were Justin Bieber. Her book bag
and the inside of her locker were covered in pictures of Justin
Bieber. When asked by Nicole Lovell, art teacher at Horizon
Science Academy Toledo, why she loved Bieber so much,
Hayley became defensive. She replied by saying that “justin has
been there for me when I had no one else. He comforts me
when I am sad and makes me happy when I need to be
cheered up. His voice speaks to my heart and goes deeper into
my soul”. The way Hayley talked about Bieber was alarming. He
has never actually been present to comfort her in a time of need
but she can connect with his music so much so that it feels like
he is. Fischoff states that "a lot of these people who fall deeply
into celebrity worship are just abnormal pathology waiting to
happen. The fact that it comes out in the form of idolization of a
particular celebrity is less important than recognizing the
pathology was there all along. And if it was not focused on a
celebrity it would be focused on something else, but it would still
be there.” Fans should not feel such a connection to intangible
things like celebrities.
Twitter has helped celebrities and fans connect. Celebrities are
able to be more hands on. They can physically reply to fans
tweets and have a direct conversation. Instagram has also
allowed fans to see more candid moments of celebrities. It
allows fans to be a little bit more personal. For the fans who
have an abnormal infatuation with celebrities, they develop
relationships and connect with other people who obsess over
the same celebrity through these websites. On many cases,
they take it to the extreme. If someone tweets an opinion of that
celebrity and the fans don’t like it, they attack. They say
degrading things about the person’s family, appearance, and
anything else they can dig up and insult on. Many of the people
being attacked are under the age of 18. Fans that attack others
are destroying self-esteem, individuality, and are not accepting
the differences of others making themselves close-minded to
other viewpoints.
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Long Island, N.Y. psychologist Abby Aronowitz, PhD says that “Prior
to Marilyn Monroe, a star’s life was hidden from the public. But now,
instead of a glossy ideal, we see celebrity's ugly messes, including
their drug and alcohol abuse, which, for many who admire these
people, translates into a very dangerous message”. With that being
said, the media scrutiny is at an all-time high. Safety is no longer
valued as the paparazzi is able to jump fences and roam private
property to get a picture of the latest celebrity newborn and not
suffer severe consequences due to the fact that they are protected
under the 1st amendment. Celebrities are not protected. Fans feel
that connection to them so they feel the obligation to protect them.
Fans should not be able to break laws and push the limits for
celebrities.
Over the past decade, celebrities have evolved into mega superstars
and the fans have evolved as well into mega super fans. This is both
exciting and alarming. New boundaries were drawn and now there is
not clear understanding to what is right and wrong when it comes to
being a fan of a celebrity. Science has proven that the infatuation is
an illness called Celebrity Worship Syndrome. This in a way protects
fans and gives them justification for their actions in the way that the
paparazzi have justification to get pictures by any means necessary
due to popular demand. Fans are suffering from an illness that is
causing them to harm themselves physically; they willingly obsess
and defend celebrities, and go to extreme lengths to help celebrities
maintain status and relevancy through social media networks like
Twitter and Instagram. Bieber will always have this huge body of
super fans. The Beliebers and fans in general are a force to be
reckoned with and do not seem to be going anywhere soon.
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Webber, Rebecca. "The
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SUCCESS
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From the beginning stages of considering
several topic ideas, through the formal topic
proposal and then through a thorough
revision process, this student learned to
focus her topic and begin shaping an
argument using sources: keys to composing
academic discourse.