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Famous

May 6, 2014
By Abby Cohen BRONZE, Palatine, Illinois
Abby Cohen BRONZE, Palatine, Illinois
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Newspaper headline:
Town Parade Brings Children Joy.
The little girl squeals as she looks at her picture.
She tells her parents joyously,
"Look I am in the paper picking up candy!"
She spends the rest of the day fawning over herself.
Anything to be famous.

Newspaper headline:
New Governor Elected.
The politician looks at his charming smile in the picture.
He spent his campaign mudslinging his opponent.
But now, he can forget about his rival.
He'll will do whatever it takes to get to the top.
Anything to be famous.

Newspaper headline:
Girlfriend Cheats on Famous Actor.
The smirking woman looks at her face in the picture.
Her relationship with the actor was just a publicity stunt.
People notice her as the woman who cheated on him.
Yet, she is still the talk of the town.
Anything to be famous.

Newspaper headline:
Dangerous Criminal Breaks Out of Jail.
The dilapidated man looks at himself in the picture.
There are warning signs everywhere, TVs and posters.
He can't go out in public in case he is spotted.
But his face frightens everyone's mind, day and night.
Anything to be famous.

Newspaper headline:
Teen Kills Family of 3 in Car Crash.
The weeping boy looks at the smashed cars in the picture.
He didn't mean to go that fast,
He didn't see the other car coming closer to him,
He didn't know this kind of thing could happen to him.
Anything to be famous.



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