Synthesis Essay On The Right To Privacy

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The breakups and hookups of Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez, the drug abuse by Lindsay Lohan and Amanda Bynes, or even travel plans of Beyonce or the Kardashians all represent with people in today's society desire to know more about. The paparazzi and news media gives people what they want while completely disregarding the fact of these celebrities privacies. It may be argued that these famous people chose to be in the limelight, and therefore signed over any right to privacy that they had. However, where does it state that once one becomes famous one must relinquish the right to personal privacy? These celebrities, although they live different lives than the majority of American citizens, still exist as people and citizens with the same rights as everyone else. Just because a person has acquired fame does not mean the media or any paparazzi figure has the right to steal privacy away from them, or horn …show more content…

Engineering or Computer Science, that he or she has somehow 'chosen' to give up all of his or her privacy" (Source A). This statement is exactly right, and if a person desires to make music for the public they should not have to sell their personal lives to the media as well. The paparazzi, or news, should not be able to obtain or publish any information about a celebrity or any person without their consent (Source F).Everyday newspapers, magazines, and television shows are filled with stories about the good, bad, and the ugly occurrences in celebrities lives. Why should a person, just because they are famous, have to deal with their problem with alcoholism being thrown to the masses like a bone to a dog? Thousands of civilians deal with similar personal issues every day, but yet their stories do not appear all over every news