This was intended to be group work but I worked alone.
- The reality show follows the lives of Bruce and Kris Jenner’s combined family and most of the episodes focus on the three oldest daughters: Kourtney, Kim, and Khloé Kardashian.
- Bruce Jenner was famous for breaking the world record and winning a gold medal in the decathlon at the 1976 Olympics; his sons from a previous marriage, Brandon and Brody, have also appeared on their own reality shows.
- The Kardashians’ father, the late attorney Robert Kardashian, was famous for representing O. J. Simpson and through that, his daughters gained recognition as American socialites.
- Kim came into the national spotlight in 2007 after a sex- tape scandal and resulting Playboy appearance, which helped the Kardashian fame grow into a profitable reality series.
- The show depicts the daily routine of the Kardashians and their spin- off shows feature Kourtney, Kim, and Khloé’s attempts to build their line of fashion boutiques.
- The Kardashians’ behavior at first seemed outrageous, but in reality, they are a loving family.
- The Kardashians squabble like typical siblings and Kris, the mother, holds the family together.
- Kim’s $ 10 million wedding to pro basketball player Kris Humphries in 2011 was seen by an estimated 10.5 million viewers, but the marriage lasted only 72 days.
LIBRARY RESEARCH FOR RHETORICAL ANALYSIS
I chose this book titled, “Islamophobia: understanding anti-Muslim racism through the experiences of Muslim youth.”, because it relates to the topic of the op-ed I chose to analyze, titled “Opinion: Why Islamophobia is so dangerous” published on CNN. The E-book explains the history and origins of Islamophobia which will provide helpful context for my analysis. The history of Islamophobia runs deep in European teachings, as stated here, “One of the foundational works, which has examined the colonization of Muslim majority nations, the ideologies which provided moral justifications for it, and its continuity in constructing Muslims as ‘Other’ was Edward Said’s (1979) Orientalism.” (Bakali, 2016, p. 12). `The title I chose cites other work as historical context, such as the one above, and because of that it will be a helpful resource in my analysis as it further explains the presence of Islamophobia.
Bakali, N. (2016). Islamophobia : understanding anti-Muslim racism through the lived experiences of Muslim youth. Sense