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In modern times, we live in a world were we can constantly see what is happening around us. We rely on the media to tell us what is right, and what is wrong. We depend on their  articles to tell us what is going on even if they have to censor. We see the media as Tenable, and we base our opinions on theirs. This can be pernicious to our reasoning. This has happened many times in the past, like with Michael Jackson. He was the king of pop, and when he passed away, he was venerated by his fans due to his class and talent on the dance floor. He was canonised by people when the media rumoured that he died of overdose. People like Michael Jackson are portrayed as tragic characters. Their stories are similar to fictional characters; which made decisions that led to their destruction. Hamlet, is a tragic character whose story really fits in with Michaels. Michael has serious obsessions about his body, such as hamlet had an obsession towards death and his fathers murderer. They both had little friends since they had massive trust issues. In Hamlets case people were spying on him, and Michael was reported several times talking about his trust issues with women and the media. They both show elusive behaviours throughout their lives. Hamlet was a hero in Denmark, loved by his people. Michael was the king of pop, loved by his fans. The similarities go on and on. The media has sovereignty over us, using tragic stories to control our opinions on famous people around the world.
A life of drugs and obsessions takes a sane man to insanity. As i stated before, the media influences our reasoning by creating tragic stories about famous people. Many times, these stories can relate to those of fictional tragic characters, like the ones we see on shakesperes play, Hamlet. Hamlet himself, has a life that can deeply relate to Michael Jackson. Michael was an enigma in the music industry, such as hamlet is of Shakespeare's play. As I stated before, Michael has serious obsessions over his body, such as hamlet had an obsession towards death. We can see this obsession in Act 4 scene 4 when he says, "To hide the slain? Oh, from this time forth, My thoughts be bloody, or be nothing worth!". Besides this, they both also had massive trust issues. Hamlet has people spying on him constantly, and Michael was reported several times talking about trust issues in interviews. Hamlet was a hero in Denmark, loved by his people. Michael was the king of pop, loved by his fans. The similarities go on and on. They both had a strong rancour towards themselves, which in Michaels case, led to a severe drug addiction that led to his death.  Hamlet had people constantly breathing on his neck trying to understand what he was going through. As he says, "You would pluck out the heart of my mystery." In other words, Hamlet is saying how people would give him no respect or privacy in his life, because they were always trying to understand him. This is just like the effect the media had in Michael Jackson; they dug into his life to get stories. In this way, Media describes famous people as tragic characters which deeply connect with fictional ones found in shakes peers plays and other novels.
The media exploits a actors flaws to use against them. In Michael Jacksons case, this was one the thing that led to his depression. Micheal suffered from a skin condition called vitiligo, which created patches of different colours in his skin. To treat this condition, he took a number of different medication, which resulted in the overall change of his skin colour. The media didn't think the same. Hundreds of articles were written about his skin colour change, but many just dismissed the condition from which he claimed to have. One article that ought my attention was an article written in CNN, (http://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/07/06/skin.color.vitiligo/)They claimed he did it for obsessive and racist reasons about his perception of perfection. This is called Body Dysmorphic disorder, which according to adaa.org is a" psychological disorder in which a person becomes obsessed with imaginary defects in their appearance."
Besides exploiting their flaws, the media distorts and alternates the truth about tragic characters. They do this to obtain the attention of the people and to gain money by spreading rumours. This can be really had for actors to deal with, since they can do a lot about it, just dismiss the rumours. In Michael's life, this was one of the things which truly led to his demise. Some common rumour that gained popularity during Michael's life were really disturbing. They spread around rumours that he was a child molester, and that he owned child pornography. Fox News created an article about this several years ago in http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2014/08/11/maids-reveal-michael-jacksons-filth-and-perversion.html. They said that he changed the colour of his skin for a different reason for which he actually did, which is what I wrote about earlier. Even after His death, they rumoured that he was still alive and that he faked his death to escape persecution from the media. All of these rumours made Michael question life itself, as it is reported that he died of an overdose (which could have been suicide). As hamlet said in act 3 scene one, "To be, or not to be; that is the question" Was it worth to live with the pressure that he constantly faced from the media? Considering the way he died, its safe to say he didn't think it was.
The effect the media can have on people is enormous. As we saw with Michael, the pressure from the media eventually lead to his death. But the media doesn't only affect the life of the person it is taking about; it also affects ours. They censor us from the truth, and make us become judgemental and prejudicial. The media heavily influences the way we live our life, because we depend on them to tell us whats right and whats wrong. In a way, this turns us into virtual zombies, that live by the standards that we see on the news.

Bibliography

"Michael Jackson: King of Pain." Psychology Today. Web. 06 Oct. 2016.

"Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)." Home. Web. 06 Oct. 2016.

"Why Michael Jackson's Skin Turned White as He Got Older." Today I Found Out. 15 Mar. 2016. Web. 05 Oct. 2016.

Hamlet, the Play

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E 1: "To hide the slain? Oh, from this time forth, My thoughts be bloody, or be nothing worth!" Act 4 scene 4

E 2: Body Dysmorphic disorder: a psychological disorder in which a person becomes obsessed with imaginary defects in their appearance."To be, or not to be; that is the question." Act 3 scene 1

E 3: "To be, or not to be; that is the question." Act 3 scene 1

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incorrigible: not able to be corrected; beyond control
pugnacios: eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight
elusive: difficult to catch or to hold; hard to explain or understand.
insolent: boldly disrespectful in speech or behavior; impertinent; impudent
rancour a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will

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How does Contemporary media use tragic elements to illustrate the demise of a popular public figure.

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How does Contemporary media use tragic elements to illustrate the demise of a popular public figure.

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A life of drugs and obsessions takes a sane man to insanity. Michael was an enigma in the music industry, such as hamlet is of Shakespeare's play.
Michael has serious obsessions about his body, such as hamlet had an obsession towards death and his fathers murderer. They both had little friends since they had massive trust issues. In Hamlets case people were spying on him, and Michael was reported several times talking about his trust issues with women and the media. They both show elusive behaviors. Hamlet was a hero in Denmark, loved by his people. Michael was the king of pop, loved by his fans. The similarities go on and on. They both had a strong rancour towards themselves, which in Michaels case, led to a severe drug addiction that led to his death. Hamlet was constantly being spied on and people are constantly trying to understand him. As he says, "You would pluck out the heart of my mystery." This is just like the effect the media had in Michael Jackson, they dug into his life to get stories. These are the similarities that make these two characters so alike.

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Two of Jackson's nephews were interviewed by police investigating singer

A former detective claims authorities received 'credible tip' about nephews

One of the boys was allegedly taken to an island and bought a new car

Detectives say that nephew never gave a 'real denial' when questioned

Authorities were reportedly convinced that Michael Jackson had preyed on his own nephews - then silenced them with threats and gifts, sources say.

Two of the singer's nephews and another relative were interviewed by detectives in Santa Barbara County when he was being investigated for child molestation in 2004 and 2005, the New York Post reports.

One of the boys was whisked off to an island by Jackson and bought a brand new car to keep quiet about it, a former detective said.

'We received a credible tip about the nephews and, as with many things that happened during the investigation, Jackson's people got wind of it,' the detective told the Post.

'Jackson spirited the one boy off to an island. Well, when that boy returned, Jackson had also purchased him a brand new car which we understood, along with the trip, was to shut the nephew up.'

Despite this, the 18-year-old nephew had once invited two detectives inside when he was home alone.

The nephew told the detectives that he was not willing to 'talk bad' about his uncle, according to a source linked to the prosecution.

However, the detectives noted that he wasn't upset by the visit or when the detectives said what they suspected had happened.

'He never gave a real denial,' the source said.

Another nephew, however, denies being assaulted by the King of Pop.

But one family member, who did not want to be identified, said he feared several nephews were being victimized.

'He also feared that Jackson's own son [Blanket] was being groomed for unsavory behavior,' the detective added to the Post.

The singer had three children: Prince, 19, Paris, 18, and Blanket, 14.

He has 23 nieces and nephews, according to the Post.

But Jackson was never charged because none of the relatives would co-operate, according to investigators.

The interviews by police took place ahead of Jackson's molestation trial in 2005. He was accused of sexually assaulting Gavin Arvizo, a 13-year-old cancer patient.

He was acquitted of all charges.

Jackson was on the brink of making a career comeback when he died aged 50 in June 2009 from an overdose of sedatives.

But earlier this week, a new video was released from the raid of Jackson's Neverland ranch in November 2003, which revealed the extent of his pornography collection and pictures of young boys naked.

During the search, police found the images of young boys including Jackson's nephews Taj, Terrel and T.J (the sons of his brother Tito) who formed a band called 3T, Radar Online reported.

Jackson used 'sexy photos of his own nephews in their underwear to excite young boys,' a private investigator with knowledge of the raids told the site.

But Jackson's attorney Brian Oxman insisted that it was art, not porn.

'Terrell is standing naked with a shirt in front of him. It is reminiscent of Kim Kardashian on the cover of GQ magazine,' he said.

'He had the photo done for an album cover. There were 50 people there at that photo shoot.'

The raid also revealed Jackson's secret closet for the first time, hidden at the back of his bedroom and kept closed with three deadlocks.

Inside, he kept memorabilia - such as a signed photograph of Macaulay Culkin, stuffed animals and games, as well as nude photos.

The police report said that in Jackson's bedroom and bathroom alone there were at least seven collections of work found by investigators that showed boys in their teenage years - and in some cases younger - fully nude or partially clothed.

Many of these books and videos found in the raid were also detailed in court papers from the time, submitted after a young boy came forward claiming that he had been sexually abused and assaulted by the singer on multiple occasions.

'The documents exposed Jackson as a manipulative, drug-and-sex-crazed predator who used blood, gore, sexually explicit images of animal sacrifice and perverse adult sex acts to bend children to his will,' an investigator told Radar Online.

The source added: 'He also had disgusting and downright shocking images of child torture, adult and child nudity, female bondage and sadomasochism.'

Santa Barbara Senior Assistant District Attorney Ron Zonen, who was part of the prosecution team that took on Jackson in court, spoke about the findings.

'A lot of this stuff was used to desensitize the children, and Michael admitted taking one child after another into bed with him for long periods of time,' Zonen told Radar.

'We identified five different boys, who all made allegations of sexual abuse. There's not much question in my mind that Michael was guilty of child molestation.'

The claims made by Arvizo were similar to allegations made a decade earlier when another 13-year-old boy, Jordan Chandler, came forward to say he had been molested by Jackson.

But no charges were ever filed against the singer after police discovered the Chandler's father may have been attempting to extort Jackson and the young boy's mother claimed Jackson never touched her son.

However, Chandler was able to describe Jackson's buttocks, pubic hair, and distinctive marks on both his testicles and penis.

Jackson ultimately settled with the Chandler family for $22 million.

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Investigators were convinced Michael Jackson molested his own nephews

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Two of Jackson's nephews were interviewed by police investigating singer A former detective claims authorities received 'credible tip' about nephews One of the boys was allegedly taken to an island and bought a new car Detectives say that nephew never gave a 'real denial' when questioned Authorities were reportedly convinced that Michael Jackson had preyed on his own nephews - then silenced them with threats and gifts, sources say.

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A drug addiction expert who testified that Michael Jackson suffered a "quite extensive" drug addiction acknowledged there was no evidence the singer used more painkillers than medically necessary.

Dr. Petros Levounis testified Tuesday and Wednesday for AEG Live in its defense of the wrongful death lawsuit filed by Jackson's mother and children.

Lawyers for the concert promoter want to convince jurors that the singer was a secretive addict responsible for his own death from an overdose of the surgical anesthetic propofol. Their executives had no way of knowing the singer was in danger when he was preparing for his comeback concerts in 2009, they contend.

Jackson lawyers contend AEG Live executives are liable because they negligently hired, retained or supervised the doctor who used propofol to treat Jackson's insomnia as he prepared for his comeback concerts during the last two months of his life.

The conclusion that Jackson was dependent on painkillers was not a revelation, considering Jackson himself announced it when he cut his "Dangerous" tour short to enter a rehab program in 1993.

"If he announced it to the world it's not very private, is it?" Jackson lawyer Michael Koskoff asked Levounis.

"At that moment, he was not secretive," Levounis replied.

Jackson's drugs of choice were opioids, painkillers given to him by doctors repairing scalp injuries suffered in a fire and during cosmetic procedures to make him look younger, Levounis testified.

Labeling Jackson an addict could tarnish the singer's image among jurors, but its relevance to AEG Live's liability is questionable. Opioids played no role in Jackson's death, according to the Los Angeles County coroner. His June 25, 2009, death was ruled a result of an overdose of propofol.

Dr. Conrad Murray told investigators he infused the singer with propofol for 60 consecutive nights to treat his insomnia so he could rest for rehearsals. The judge would not allow Levounis to testify if he thought Jackson was addicted to propofol.

Levounis said addiction happens when a chemical "hijacks the pleasure-reward pathways" in your brain. "You remain addicted for the rest of your life," Levounis testified.

"Michael Jackson's addiction was quite extensive and I have very little doubt that his pleasure-reward pathways had been hijacked and he suffered from addiction," he said.

Levounis conceded he saw no evidence that Jackson used painkillers after he left rehab in 1993 until 2001 or between July 2003 and late 2008.

He said it is not inconsistent for an addiction to go into remission.

Under cross examination Wednesday morning, Levounis conceded that he never saw evidence that Jackson injected himself with narcotics, ever sought or used illegal drugs such as cocaine, meth or heroin, or abused drugs to produce euphoria or get high.

There was also no evidence Jackson used more painkillers than doctors prescribed, he said.

Jackson lawyers have never disputed the singer's drug dependence. In fact, they contend that AEG Live executives, including one who was Jackson's tour manager when he entered rehab, were negligent for paying a doctor $150,000 a month just to treat Jackson. The high salary created a conflict for the debt-ridden Murray, making it difficult for him to say no to Jackson's demands for drugs.

Paul Gongaware, the AEG Live co-CEO who was in charge of Jackson's 2009 "This Is It" tour, was also tour manager for his "Dangerous" tour in 1993. Levounis acknowledged in testimony Wednesday that there was evidence that Gongaware knew about Jackson's painkiller addiction 15 years before his death.

Levounis' testimony about the dangers of a doctor being too friendly with an addicted patient, which he said Murray was, could help the Jacksons' case.

"A very close friendship between an addicted patient and a doctor is problematic," Levounis testified. "It makes it much easier for a patient to ask for drugs and it makes it more difficult for a provider to resist."

The medical records of Murray's treatment of Jackson between 2006 and 2008 -- when the singer lived in Las Vegas -- showed no painkillers prescribed during seven visits. Murray's notes did show he treated Jackson's complaints of insomnia with a sedative in 2008.

Wednesday was the 76th day of testimony in the trial, which is expected to conclude near the end of September.

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A drug addiction expert who testified that Michael Jackson suffered a "quite extensive" drug addiction acknowledged there was no evidence the singer used more painkillers than medically necessary. Dr. Petros Levounis testified Tuesday and Wednesday for AEG Live in its defense of the wrongful death lawsuit filed by Jackson's mother and children.

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Tenable :based on sound reasoning or evidence

Censor: harsh criticism or disapproval

Canonize: treat as a sacred person

Pernicious: exceedingly harmful

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1. Michael Jackson is portrayed in the media as a tragic character like Hamlet. Their stories, characteristics, and qualities have many similarities.
2. They criticised him for changing the color of his skin even when he claimed it was because of a skin condition.
3. Rumours from the Media distorted the truth from Micheal's life and this led to many people disliking him.

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Michael Jackson was know to be the king of pop. His voice revolutionised the music industry, and his dance moves intrigued everyone who watched. His tragic death left many fans in tears. He was an inspiration to the people, but his drug addiction eventually led to his death.

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Peripeteia: A sudden or unexpected reversal of circumstances or situation especially in literary work
Mimesis: Representation or limitation of the real world in art and literature
Hamartia: A fatal flaw leading to the downfall of a tragic hero
Revenge Tragedy: Basic plot was a quest for vengeance and which typically featured scenes of carnage and mutilation
Katharsis:The process of releasing, and thereby providing reief from, strong or repressed emotions.

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In modern times, we live in a world were we can constantly see what is happening around us. We rely on the media to tell us what is right, and what is wrong. We depend on their  articles to tell us what is going on even if they have to censor. We see the media as Tenable, and we base our opinions on theirs. This can be pernicious to our reasoning. This has happened many times in the past, like with Michael Jackson. He was the king of pop, and when he passed away, he was venerated by his fans due to his class and talent on the dance floor. He was canonised by people when the media rumoured that he died of overdose. The media has sovereignty over us, using tragic stories to control our opinions on famous people around the world.