The ideal person in contemporary American society is generally defined
             as thin, fashionable, sexy and wealthy. This includes a myriad of people
             capitalized on by the media, from Julia Roberts to Donald Trump. In
             American society, celebrities are the ideal people, whether television
             stars, sport pros or corporate moguls.
             To be an ideal person in American society means a status second only
             to royalty. He or she is literally known by everyone from the janitor at a
             rural school to the President of the United States. And the perks that
             come with this status are infinite. Everything from free designer clothes,
             shoes, and accessories to complementary hotel suites and tables at the
             trendiest clubs and restaurants. Moreover, the media is forever watching,
             ready to capture an exclusive picture and story for their latest edition of
             the evening news or supermarket tabloids. And fortunately or
             unfortunately, ideal people become role models for Americans, whether
             housewives, sales clerks, businessmen-women, construction workers, doctors,
             lawyers, children or teenagers. Ideal people become a part of American
             lives and culture. The public welcomes them into their homes via
             television, videos, radio, CDs, magazines, or paper publications.
             Moreover, the public funds and supports the ideal people by buying the
             movie tickets, CDs and videos, magazines and papers. Ideal people are
             subjects of water-cooler conversations, playground chit-chat, laundromat
             gossip, and dinner dates. The public wants to know what celebrities are
             doing, where they're doing it, and with whom they're doing it.
             Americans are obsessed with top ten' lists. There seems to be a
             top ten list for everyone and everything, from the best dressed, the worst
             dressed, the wealthiest, the sexiest men alive, the top grossing actors,
             top grossing actresses, movies, music, books, the list is endless.
             Americans ...