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Now, in an age where we have more contact with celebrity gossip than we have ever had, we are faced with a question: what are the effects that superstars have on our youth?

Celebrities influence fans in almost every negative way. Since we live in a technological era, teens can always see what their favorite celebrities are doing, what they are wearing, and where they are checking in. Fans are able to feel a part of their favorite celebrity’s everyday life by tracking their whereabouts. They feel up to date on what’s happening in their lives. This gives them a connection and a sense of closeness to their favorite superstar. Teens, knowing what their favorite star is doing affects their lives, will feel the need be just like them. So they imitate their clothes, accessories, and especially their behavior. The power of the celebrity has taken control of these teens and ended with negative influences.

Teens are confused as to who they are and who they want to be. Since teens are trying to figure out who they are and want to be, they look to what is popular for ideas. This is where celebrities have the most influence. Teens’ strong desire to be “cool” has them willing to do, say, and act how they see fit. Teenagers are so obsessed with having the perfect image that they will go to any length to acquire it. They have put an emphasis on how important material objects are, and how they can boost their self-esteem and image. They must have the best and most popular designer brands, hairstyles, cell phones, purses, and so forth. Teenagers at this point in their lives find their identity through these material objects. Brands have infiltrated preteens and adolescents’ inner lives. As long as they have the most popular items and are up to date with the latest trends, they have obtained great self-esteem, and for that moment in time, their identity. Teenage girls do not have wholesome idols to look up to. When mothers ask their daughters whom they want to be like, many of them will answer Miley Cyrus, Britney Spears, and Taylor Momsen. All of whom dress provocatively and are all caught doing something inappropriate such as drugs, getting tattoos before eighteen, or they have been to rehab and so on.

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Teens are fans of Miley Cyrus, who was caught on film smoking marijuana, Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan, who went to jail for drinking and drugs. So by now teens consider this to be okay, and do not let instances like this hinder their idols’ like-ability. They have become immune to things that are wrong because they constantly see celebrities conducting themselves in this manner in the media. Reality shows have become very popular and teens have begun to realize that you can become famous just by being a bad girl, teen mom, or a crazy party animal who likes to do nothing but drink. Tv shows and stars are just bad examples for young teens. They broadcast that it is okay toconstantly fight, be drunk, and have random hookups. Some people are even paid for that and become famous. So why would teenagers see anything wrong with this if the media is telling them it is okay? It is not fair to teenagers because they are being influenced by negative actions. They imitate what they see, and what they see is all messed up.

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“Yes, celebrities are a bad influence on teenagers. In your debate you can talk about how celebrities emphasize on looks. They make you think that they set the standards forbeauty and what they say is beautiful, is beautiful and what they say is ugly, is ugly. seeing celebrities being so beautiful and perfect although, they wear too much make up, they have their hair professionally done, plastic surgery, etc they lower teens self esteem. You can also talk about how celebrities promote negativity like sex, naked pictures, smoking, drinking, partying, etc instead of good things. You can also talk about how celebrities in a way tell you what is the right thing to be. Like the way you dress, act, look, etc, they do not promote individuality or uniqueness, they tell you how to be.”

重点搭配和句子摘抄：

what their favorite celebrities are doing, what they are wearing, and where they are checking in：

他们最喜欢的名人做了、他们穿什么、他们都去哪里

tracking their whereabouts：

跟踪他们的行踪

gives them a connection and a sense of closeness to ：

给他们建立一种联系和一些亲密感

imitate their clothes, accessories, and especially their behavior:

模仿他们的穿戴特别是他们的行为

Teens are confused as to who they are and who they want to be.

青年人会为自己到底是什么样的人、要做什么样的人感到困扰。

Teenagers are so obsessed with having the perfect image that they will go to any length to acquire it.

年轻人都着迷于并将竭尽全力获得最完美的形象。

go to any length to ：竭尽全力

boost their self-esteem and image:提升自信和形象

best and most popular designer brands, hairstyles, cell phones, purses, and so forth：

最 好、最流行的设计师品牌、发型、手机、钱包等等

material objects：物质的东西

up to date with the latest trends：

紧跟最新的潮流

dress provocatively ：穿着暴露

doing drugs, getting tattoos before eighteen, or they have been to rehab ：

吸毒、不到18岁就纹身、并且去过戒毒所

was caught on film smoking marijuana：

抽大麻的时候被录像

went to jail for drinking and drugs：

因为酗酒、吸毒被关监狱

become immune to ：对xxx免疫

constantly fight, be drunk, and have random hookups：

经常打架、醉酒并有随机勾搭的人

set the standards for ： 为xxx建立标准

plastic surgery：整形

promote negativity like sex, naked pictures, smoking, drinking, partying，promote individuality or uniqueness：

促使负面的东西比如：性、裸露的招聘、抽烟、酗酒、排队;

促进个性和独特性

适用题目：

Celebrities are more important to younger people than they are to older people.

The opinions of celebrities such as entertainers and athletes are more important to younger people than to older people.

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