Definition Activity based on the article "The Culture of Celebrity" by Joseph Epstein

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Epstein Definition Activity

Epstein spends a good portion of his essay defining the concept of celebrity and uses many different methods to do this, from figures of speech to language to analogies to quotes. Identify five specific ways that Epstein uses to define celebrity and evaluate each.

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Now, provide your own four specific definitive elements of celebrity. This could be specific examples, your own analogies, metaphors, etc. and why these definitive elements may be effective.

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