The Good & The Bad

..Hollywood Role Models

By Joann Vaglica

Mr. Stencel Period 3 1/07/08

In today’s society there is a In today’s society there is a definitive lack of good role models. Those definitive lack of good role models. Those who are in the position to be role models who are in the position to be role models do not fully appreciate the responsibility do not fully appreciate the responsibility they hold. Our lives are too involved with they hold. Our lives are too involved with sex, drugs, and bad influence to be sex, drugs, and bad influence to be saturated by the poor decisions of some of saturated by the poor decisions of some of our supposed Hollywood role models. our supposed Hollywood role models. Young men and women are looking for Young men and women are looking for some inspiration and guidance although some inspiration and guidance although our society is falling short. However, there our society is falling short. However, there are still some people who are in the are still some people who are in the position of influence and admire that. They position of influence and admire that. They have high regards, show self discipline, have high regards, show self discipline, and set the good example. These are the and set the good example. These are the people who should be celebrated. people who should be celebrated. In In today’s world where celebrity culture today’s world where celebrity culture controls society, and all that is heard are controls society, and all that is heard are scandalous stories, is it possible to find a scandalous stories, is it possible to find a good celebrity role model?good celebrity role model?

Jennifer Lopez

.. As a Good Role Model

Actress

Singer

Songwriter

Record Producer

Dancer

Model

Fashion Designer

Television Producer

Entrepreneur

Soon to be Mother

Worthy Of Imitation

Confident

Clearly Knows Who She Is

Works Well With People

She Is In It To Win It

Keeps Up With Her Career;

It’s Still rising

Britney Spears

.. As a Bad Role

Model

’04-’05- Britney ran away to Europe with Kevin Federline, eventually she asked him to marry her and they wed on 9/18. Sean Preston was born on 9/14 the following year.

‘06- She’s seen driving with Sean on her lap and blames it on the paparazzi. Sean falls out of his high chair and she blames the nanny. Brit almost drops Sean, definitely not her coffee though and she blames the cobblestones. Jayden James is born. She files for divorce and

Kevin finds out through a text message! In Mid November she starts to party hard with Paris Hilton and no panties.

’07- she checked into rehab three times, shaved her head, and attacked a paparazzi’s car with an umbrella.

She fired her manager Larry Rudolph for “making her go to rehab,” she fired her bodyguard Tony Barretto for not picking up her hat and he later files a deposition witnessing nudity, drugs,

and safety issues involving her kids and her publicist left her in June.She always goes against court orders and as days go by she loses the rights to see her

children. Britney is ordered to take random drug testing, counseling, and parenting classes and does neither.

Charged with 5 hit and runs within 3 months including a cop and paparazzi. She drives illegally with her kids which actually, she can’t drive with them at all anymore.

‘08- Britney held her kids hostage at her house which later sent her to the hospital.

Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan.. Role Models On The Road To

Recovery

“I very much want to be healthy and gain control of my life.

Luckily, I am not alone in my daily struggle

and I know that people like me have

succeeded. Maybe with time it will become easier. I hope so.”

“I am not the same person I was, I used to

act dumb. It was an act. I am 26 years old,

and that act is no longer cute.” It is not

who I am, nor do I want to be that person for the young girls who looked up to me.”

Drugs, Alochol, Drunk Driving& Sex

In today’s world where In today’s world where celebrity culture controls celebrity culture controls

society, and all that is heard society, and all that is heard are scandalous stories, is it are scandalous stories, is it

possible to find a good possible to find a good celebrity role model?celebrity role model? Some people might argue that the

paparazzi don’t leave celebrities alone, they focus too much on every little thing they do even if its not a big deal.

Hollywood role models/celebrities should be more focused on careers and what they have to offer instead of their personal life. If you don’t have anything to offer then take a break from the big scene.

I learned that Hollywood isn’t the

place to look for a role model!