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Narcissism Award Acceptance Speech


<Enter Charlie Sheen>

	Wow! Just wow. I almost didn’t see this one coming. But who am I kidding, I’m me, the guy we all love. <pause for laughter> I am almost speechless, woooo! This award means so much to me. Being as I sorta had the idea myself and Roger, heh, stole my idea. Anyways, I pretty much knew I was going to win this award, but actually being here just makes me realize how much I actually deserve it. 

<break, cross room face character for reflection>

	Narcissism is	 a growing problem in modern society, and seems to be a new trending fad. More and more people, especially teens are learning these self absorbed traits from celebrities. As identified by Sharon Jayson in the USA Today Article on March 6th 2009.

<back to character>

	Just now I am recalling all the moments in my life that lead to here. Being the oldest in my family, my mom and dad left me to raise my brother and sister alone, but of course I did it better than my parents would have. At the age of 14 when no one would accept me for a job to feed my starving siblings, you know what I did, I said “Screw you assholes” and went to hollywood to become the biggest star.

<break, cross room face character for reflection>
	
	Saad Gad in Psychology Today from November 2009 states that “celebrities are seldom exposed to negative feedback from those closest to them. Hence, their immediate environments serve as lubricants for their outlandish narcissism. This is one of the key drivers of the overconfidence bias.”

<back to character>

	And of course I did, look at me now, just winning. Leading many roles in some of the best action movies ever, to become the highest paid television actor, you all must be so envious of the sheen.

<break for reflection>

	Society is changing and making this kind of behavior more and more acceptable, however this is quickly degrading how we interact. As found in Professor Twenge’s Book, Generation Me. “These findings make me very, very worried. I’m concerned we are heading to a society where people are going to treat each other badly, either on the street or in relationships.”

<back to character>

	Even though I am the purest embodiment of this award, I am going to have to reject it. No piece of shiny metal nor plastic can possibly represent me, I am far too awesome for that.Works Cited

	Campbell, Keith. The Narcissism Epidemic. Free Press, 2009. 352. Print.
	
	Saad, Gad. "I'm Not a Doctor, But…." Psychology Today 42.6 (2009): 60-61. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 4 Oct. 2011.

	Jayson, Sharon. "Celebrity narcissism: A bad reflection for kids." USA Today 3/16/2009. n. pag. Web. 10 Oct. 2011. <http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2009-03-16-pinsky-narcissism_N.htm>.
	
	Twenge, Jean. Generation Me. Free Press, 2007. 304. Print.