It is the American story, nothing is held back, not love, not pop expectations, not tastefulness, not religion, not the laws of physics. Values from the heartland, a middle-class upbringing in a strong family, hard work and education as the means of getting ahead, and the conviction that a life so blessed it should be lived in service to others. As performance art, devoted to the idea that they can do what they want, whereas fashion expects an image to be constantly updated, it sets out to amaze and repel at the same time. A well-known tale--your basic student, who takes over their family's dusty luggage company and turns it into a luxury conglomerate that in 2002 had revenues of about $1.9 billion, not been immune to the economic downturn and has some challenges ahead, including a heavy load of debt that it has been working to pay off. It still sets out to amaze and repel at the same time, showing no signs of mellowing, instead, is more determined than ever to follow their own whims. Going on to attend law school, and becoming American president of the Harvard Law Review. Upon graduation, they returned to Chicago to help lead a voter registration drive, teach constitutional law at the University of Chicago, and remain active in the community. As their careers approached its third decade, they represented the triumph of will-fullness, they are the strongest survivors. Their power, first manifested in every influential arm in the '90s, years of public service are based around the unwavering belief in the ability to unite people around a politics of purpose. In their public image they seem autonomous, answerable only to themselves, and if they are narcissistic, their narcissism is backed up by the fact that people have been watching them for all those years. Reaching across the aisle to pass groundbreaking lobbying reform, lock up the world's most dangerous weapons, and bringing transparency to the government by putting federal spending online, their voice sounded fuller and smoother than previously, they still made themselves an object of authority and desire. However what sets them apart is their disregard--in some cases, their open contempt--for the dictates of any guidleines. Where Most seek solidarity with fans, identifying with their romantic yearnings or sharing their frustrations, still made an object of authority and desire. They never follow anyone else's lead, just their own original energy, but one thing is that they are unafraid of is a good fight, and more often than not, they win.
References:
Prada
Article title: "2 Miuccia Prada". Author: Luscombe Belinda. Source: Time Magazine. Published: Feb 16, 2004. Refrence to: http:www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,993332,00.html Accessed: 11 May 2009
Barack H. Obama
Article : "President Barack H. Obama". Source: The White House. Reference To: http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/President_Obama/ Accessed: 11 May 2009
Madonna:
Article Title: Pop Review; "Sea of Self-Love But Who's Drowning?" Author: Pareles John. Source: New York Times. Published: Friday 27 July 2001 Referenced Reference To: http://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/27/movies/pop-review-sea-of-self-love-but-who-s- drwoning.html. Accessed: 11 May 2009
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