Asyouwish 4/9

Today in class when asked if we knew what AC360 meant I had absolutely no idea, but of course I didn't want to stick out like a soar thumb so I kept my mouth shut. I asked someone behind me if they knew what it meant and they also had no idea so while this man is clearly well known he is not known by all. However when it came to Oprah I would be willing to bet there was not a single person in the room who didn't know who she was. This to me is amazing because she is a woman, and a black woman at that. It seems the lesser sexes and races are no longer. We mentioned Obama in class and how if his book were placed next to Oprah's book that would be the prime location in a book store. I would not argue with Dr. Casey here as this statement is most likely true. These two figures catch the majority of people's interest and thus a book placed between the most visited books in the book store would also attract attention because people would want to know it connected to these celebrities that our culture is obsessed with. They are people whose lives revolve around helping others, or at least who claim that is their purpose. We like what they stand for and thus we buy their books and listen to their philosophies and tips on living life to the fullest. Yes they do tell us what to think, but most people want to be told what to think by Oprah and Obama because they look up to them. Take Oprah for example, she has tips for almost every aspect of life, one would need no other source as long as they have Oprah. In class today we came across a search for Oprah's thyroid and Dr. Casey decided he would search other random body parts to see if there was any relation to Oprah. As it turned out, there was. It seems that Oprah can be connected to just about anything, now that is power.