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On CNN's website there is an article talking about our societies fascination with year end lists. We take a look back at the end of the yeAr, and make lists to say who was the best in film, TV, and music. This last year Lady GaGa and Justin Beiber were major trends in the social sphere, while Charlie Sheen was the butt of jokes for his outlandish antics. This article seemed perfect for this class because it deals with what we were taking about in terms of hegemony. We are living and contributing to a society that enjoys things like "best" and " worst" lists, and the media want us to participate. As stated in the article, we are so inundated with media everyday that sometimes lists are needed just to process, and see what is out there. We are made to believe that our opinion counts, and that We have a lot of power over what is popular. While that may be true, it is only half of the problem. The media and society in general likes hegemony because it's safe and there is a standard of " normality". How can you sell things to the masses if you don't know what they like? In a nutshell, we are being told what to like, and we aren't doing anything to fight against that. Samantha Morales http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/23/showbiz/celebrity-news-gossip/obsessions-year-end-lists/index.html