Human beings are judgmental creatures by nature. Since our inception it has been programmed in our brain to be like this and at some point with the right cause. It was vital to the preservation of our species to make observations and respond to stimuli in our environments. However, as a necessity, the judgment has largely dissipated. It is no longer vital to our existence to determine upon first encounter with an unknown entity whether or not it will be friend or foe; if they bare their teeth and the hairs on the back of their necks stand on end, our culture recognizes that the safest bet is the latter. Our great processing abilities are instead used as a means to pass judgment on the actions of others in a purely superficial light, and unfortunately our culture is guilty of participating in this too often. A friend once described a psychology project in which all the students were observing other people interact and then taking notes on what they saw; people-watching, that's what the segment of the class was called. Although this form of observation is just that, observational, and no real judgment is made. However, the idea that information can be conveyed solely through perceived actions without any additional information is a plague on our culture. Although an attempt has been made to remove behaviors such as the "don't judge a book by its cover" ideology implies, our culture now only reads the table of contents, the author's preface, and the first few chapters before making one's judgment. This is no better exemplified by the relationship we share with celebrities. The way we interact with the highest level of the social hierarchy, the rich and famous, paves the way for intimacy and understanding of our… medium of paper… live. (429) Our culture has created the wonderland that celebrities live in today. We see it through TV, smartphones and tabloids and we know more about most celebrities than they know about themselves, but we have the misconception that this is all there is to know about them. We only know them in the limelight. Their lives, regardless of the level at which we know them, are much deeper and more complex than we recognize. Works Cited 1) Harris, Daniel. “Celebrity Bodies.” The presence of the writer: a pool of readings. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin, 2006. 425-33. Print.2) Twitter. Network. October 18, 2011.3) "75 Things You Should Know About Justin Bieber | Long Island Press." LongIsland News from the Long Island Press. Network. October 18, 2011. http://www.longislandpress.com/2010/02/21/75-things-you-should-know-about-justin-bieber/.