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    Teenage Stereotypes

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    Brainwashed Barbies Believe it or not‚ shopping and going online are considered favorite hobbies for many young teenage girls. A teenage girl will shop at any day or time of the week‚ so whenever a new cool product is out on the market‚ they’re probably already in line for it. Whether a new product is out‚ or some new celebrity gossip‚ technology has nearly all teenagers caught up with social media and constantly on social networking sites. Young teenage girls are exposed to so much media

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    Stereotypes In Macbeth

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    In the twenty-first century‚ there are no stereotypes on any gender pertaining to the characteristics that they are supposed to have. Males are not expected to be strong and brave; females are not expected to be weak and sensitive‚ instead everyone can be anyone they choose. But in William Shakespeare’s time – the seventeenth century – people were expected to behave a certain way in society. Throughout many plays Shakespeare went against that expectation and rebelled against society’s norms by creating

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    Australian Stereotype

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    Representations of the "Australian Persona" ‘Mateship’ A key element of what is presented to be the Australian character is that of camaraderie‚ base friendliness towards everybody‚ and egalitarianism‚ the belief that everybody is equal and should have the same opportunities‚ treatment‚ etc. as everybody else. As such‚ Australians are very supportive of democracy‚ compulsory voting‚ and are generally‚ in most cases‚ unprejudiced towards each other based on such trivialities as‚ for example‚ social

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    Persian Stereotypes

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    in the middle east ( Only Lebanon has more beautiful women!) They are known for dressing in Armani‚ Roberto Cavalli and Gucci Iranians in the US refer to themselves as Persians. Iranians/Persians living in the US are said to have some of these stereotypes (although I dont have most of them!) 1. at your party you play techno songs the whole freakin’ night. 2. you drink tea at the end of the night to sober up 3. You remove the 318 emblem from your BMW and install M3 wheels on the car. 4. You brag

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    The film “The Breakfast Club” directed by John Hughes is a compelling film that illustrates the inner working of the teenage mind-set. A film quite literally opens your eyes to how teenagers work within different stereotypes. John Hughes is able to show how although each character may give the impression that everything is “OK” but really‚ on the inside their whole life is just constant stress. This stress‚ which numerous things‚ including their parents and peers brought on‚ effected them in a way

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    which is a precursor to determining the type of individual each one is. The group is comprised of a "princess"‚ an "athlete”‚ a "brain"‚ a "criminal"‚ and a "basket case". These are the roles the students play during the week. Because of typical stereotypes and status levels‚ at the onset‚ the students don’t want anything to do each other at the beginning of the detention session. However‚ once confronted by the controlling principal and

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    There have been many racial controversial issues concerning Asian Americans in the media such as the “model minority” stereotype. I am here to argue that the American entertainment media does reinforce the model minority stereotype of Asian Americans. Well‚ what is the model minority stereotype? This stereotype normally applies to Asian Americans and depict them to be more economically‚ academically‚ and socially successful compared to other races. It depicts Asians to be very intelligent‚ hard

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    large amount of stereotypes and misconceptions. College students are often being misunderstood on who they actually are and what they do. Today‚ it is difficult for people to express themselves in the real world due to stereotypes and misconceptions. People make comments about a group of other people‚ but they do not realize that those comments most of the time is considered stereotypes and misconceptions. Some people do not know what a stereotype or misconception is. A stereotype is what others

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    Teen Stereotypes Task 1

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    A stereotype is a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing. I‚ luckily‚ have not been grouped into any bad stereotypes as far as I am aware. We have quite a few stereotypes here in Salem high school. They are often bad. They also can affect people. Stereotypes often play a huge role in high schoolers’ lives. We have quite a few stereotypes in Salem. There are the nationwide ones as well as the ones that are brought on by the fact that this is

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