research paper blog 2

A) finalized thesis: The media’s relentless coverage of celebrities fuels America’s craving to be entertained by these celebrities; watching the rises and falls of these 21st century tragic heroes has almost replaced interaction with one’s family and friends, the outcome of which is obsession.
B) necessary steps in argument: 1. explain obsession from psych p of v 2. explain tragic heroism and why people like to see others' downfalls. 3. explain how the constant media coverage fuels the obsession. 5. tie all together by showing how these all connect.
C) sources: a few books about celeb obsession, an article that states the psych behind celeb obsession, a book about tragic heroes, "From Barnum to Bling Bling...", a few articles about the media driving the obsession
D) fave source: the article from Psychology Today mag entitled: "Seeing by Starligh: Celebrity Obsession" which examines t he obsession from a strictly psychological point of view. I liked this one the best simply because psych is a subject which has alwas interested me, so it was easier to read through and gather information when I though it was interesting.
E) interesting thing I learned:

research paper topic

I would like to write a research paper on celebrity obsession. The fact that we are only so obsessed with celebs because they possess things which we do not and because they are in a way "tragic heroes", which we discussed in class, is the possible thesis I may choose to research. I am going to look into different explainations as to why we are so "interested" and figure out which is the best and why. I will probably end up making my thesis way more specific once I begin to do more research, though.