Teen Genre; a closer look What is a typical high school film scene? School buses‚ bells ringing‚ book bags‚ parties‚ bullies‚ fights‚ the nerd‚ the jock‚ the pretty girl and the outcast who wants to be her? These are common things people might think of when talking about a teen film. In most teen films today‚ viewers find that the plot‚ characters and story lines are very similar. Although‚ some movies are different in detail and even in time period. In May of 1984‚ John Hughes produced the
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appears as if there is a girl lead who is in love. With a girl being a lead it automatically makes it relatable to other girls. It can also be relatable if any girl is or has been in love. In the trailer is seems as if there is a male lead as well. Typically in a romance movie the male lead is attractive. Girls go watch movies all the time just to watch a cute boy actor. The girl who appears to be the lead in the movie is Rachel McAdams. Rachel starred in the movie Mean Girls which premiered just
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S Desk Professor O English 110 The lesser sex: Exploring the portrayal of women in “Boys and Girls” The role of females and males is a touchy subject for many. Added to this sensitivity and further complicating the topic of females and males are the values‚ beliefs‚ views and stereotypes associated with the two sexes. As some stereotypes go‚ women are often attributed to have ‘softer’‚ ‘caregiving-like’ qualities‚ and men are expected to be rough and always ready for the next adventure. Munro
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Mean Girls Plot Summary: After being home schooled in Africa‚ Cady Heron moves to a high school in the United States. Her parents are zoologists‚ and she believes that she knows about survival of the fittest. However‚ she is surprised to learn that surviving in “girl” world in much different then surviving in the jungle. On her first day at school‚ Cady makes friends with two students‚ Janice and Damien‚ who are not considered part of the “in-crowd”. They are actual friends to Cady‚ and
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High school in real life is full of surprises‚ but according to David Denby in his article "High School Confidential‚" High School in the movies is very predictable. The typical Hollywood "High School Scene" opens with the jock and the cheerleader characters. Blonde and buff‚ the Jock and the Cheerleader are superficial and proud to proclaim it. They are popular and perky‚ and always too good to be true. The cheerleader is usually the enemy of the hero or heroine. She is generally rich‚ blonde‚ and
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Gossip Girl is a teen drama TV series based off of the book‚ Gossip Girl‚ written by Cecily von Ziegesar. Gossip Girl is six seasons long and full of the juiciest of drama. The background of the series is based off of Ziegesar’s own experience growing up on the Upper East Side of Manhattan‚ New York. Gossip Girl is about the lives of high school seniors whose parents happen to be some of New York’s most glamorous residents. The shows two central characters are Serena and Blair‚ who are best friends
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Penelope Peach was a smart and ambitious little girl. Her being ambitious meant she was willing to work hard to get the things she wanted. One summer afternoon‚ Penelope was out shopping with her mother when she saw the best‚ most perfect doll she had ever seen in her whole life! It was the brand-new Sadie Walk and Talk doll that even came with it’s own cell phone! Penelope Peach picked up the doll‚ hugged it tightly‚ and spun around once while begging her mom to buy it for her. “Mom‚ this is the
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Gossip Girl and a Youth Obsessed Culture Breakfast at Tiffany’s‚ shopping at New York’s finest stores‚ a masked ball‚ an affair‚ drug overdose‚ and sex in a limo is just a common schedule for Manhattan’s elite group‚ Serena van der Woodsen and her partner in crime‚ Blair Waldorf. Yet‚ they are still able to make it to Algebra and Ivy League college interviews. The crazy life of Serena‚ Blair‚ and all their friends makes it a lot easier when they have a trust fund the size of a jackpot
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Journeys- Related Text Analysis Mean girls by Mark Waters- Visual/ Film Analysis What is the text about? Raised in an African bush country with only her parents‚ Cady Heron‚ a 16 year old home schooled teenager takes on a challenge when she enters her first public high school. She instantly makes friends with two sweet teenagers‚ Damian and Janis. However‚ she soon learns that high school is a jungle in itself‚ when she meets the ‘Plastics’- A group of four girls consisting of Gretchen‚ Karen and
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in the ways you believe students act. Personal identity is our sense of self‚ according to Erikson‚ the adolescent’s task is to solidify a sense of self by testing and integrating various roles. In the movie “Mean girls‚” written by Tina Fey‚ the actor Lindsay Lohan plays the role of a girl named Cady Heron who has never known what high school truly meant because her parents were zoologists. She lived her first fifteen years in the African jungle in which she was home-schooled. She lived her entire
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