High School Confidential

“In American schools, the culture exalts the athlete and good-looking cheerleader. Well-educated and intellectual students are commonly referred to in public schools and the media as "nerds," "dweebs," "dorks," and "geeks," and are relentlessly harassed and even assaulted by the more popular "jocks" for openly displaying any intellect” (Williams). In my experience

He adopts an ambivalent tone in order to examine the conflicting views of high school genre films. Denby’s purpose in writing this essay is to show how the overuse of these stereotypes results in few original teen films. Original movies expose their viewers to a diverse range of people and ways of thinking. Adolescents often mirror or find inspiration in the characters they see in media, so it is important to depict a variety of people in media targeted towards them. People of various sexual orientations should be represented more prominently and truthfully in media targeted towards children in order to promote acceptance and provide role models for those exploring their identity.

High school, the best times of our lives. But in every situation others don’t experience it as the time of their lives. In specific, the so called, “Loser, Nerds, Outcasts." Sometimes the perception that most high school movies convey for this certain group are the reality. In this article "High school confidential: Notes on teen movies" by David Denby, He describes the functions of an everyday American high school. David Denby uses very effective language and rhetoric to provide the minds of the opposing side. A sample of the rhetoric skills he uses is stereotypes, ethos, and pathos.

Just like in the movie, high schools form cliques that are based off of similar personalities. Spending time in detention

She is required to remain first in her class to keep her scholarship, her studies are very important to her. Violet is a straightforward person who believes that one's gender doesn't define one's choices. Having been raised by a single father who has to work two jobs to keep a roof over their heads, she is a very practical and responsible person, and is not easily swayed by charms. Violet also has a deeper voice than other female students, has short hair and dresses androgynous most of the time, she is not easily recognized as female. She is also rather oblivious when it come to her own emotion. With her messily-styled hairdo, large glasses (which once belonged to her grandfather) and masculine clothing, Alex and I first thought her to be male and Violet does nothing to discredit the idea. She often wears simple t-shirts and shorts when she is at home. She lives with her father who works at a bar at night and a janitor at her school during the day. They live in a small, shabby apartment in a bad neighborhood. Violet have to go to Korea to study more because her scholarship requires

I was always told that things would change in highschool. You would meet new people, find new friends, and even discover a new class that amazes you. No one prepared me for what was going to happen Sophomore year though; no one saw it coming.

The tunes of a familiar pop song vibrate the floor as a group of clumsy middle schoolers jump to the rapid beat. As the song fades out, a smooth rhythm takes control of the crowd. Girls start adjusting their hair, and the guys cluster themselves into sweaty scattered huddles for the agenda of debating over who will ask whom to dance. Then, a brave fellow or two will ask the girl of their choice to spare a dance with them. It will be one of the most romantic moments of their life, especially with the chaperones standing a maximum of five feet away. Soon enough, junior high dances will fade from memory as one enjoys only a slight improvement of music and food at high school dances. In fact, a significant number of aspects will change as junior high students enter the polar world of high school. From tests to friends, freshman year has the potential to send one spiraling as they attempt to adjust to unfamiliar surroundings. So just take some advice from me, I was once a freshman and somehow lived to tell the tale.

The three girls, including Violet, take a stand against their bosses games and end up kidnapping him and restraining him to his room so he cannot contact the authorities. While “absent” from work they change lots of things around the workplace to make it more comfortable for the women and make it seem less depressing. While doing all of this the once very serious Violet turns into a happy and outgoing woman, she learns to relax and not be so serious all the time. She does this with the help of her two friends. She creates a best friend/partner in crime bond with the two other women in the movie, they help her to relax, be more outgoing and stop being so serious all the

Puppy love, possibilities, and puberty it is all pieces of the jigsaw puzzle that is called growing up. For some reason nothing seems to turn out correctly and there is always a piece missing. As we grow up we learn what makes us an individual, and that individuality can cause insecurities. Being a teenage girl is hard enough; your hormones skyrocket, your body begins changing, you will get your first true crush, and you have begun questioning who you are. But what if you were forced to hide your true self at all times? That was Violet 's everyday life. In the Incredibles, Violet is the teenage daughter of a superfamily. For many teenage years is about finding yourself and realizing what makes you different. Some teenagers embrace their difference while others shut down due to being different. The truth is the society which Violet lived in wanted the difference between individuals to still fit the societal norms. For some teenagers this means being comfortable in society is a hazy dream.

High School Musical: The Disney movie that had our younger selves dream about high school, looking forward to the prospect of getting the guy, having an amazing singing voice and fighting against the status quo. However, when you reach high school you realize it is more about deadlines, grades and realising your opinion is irrelevant. But as I continued my high school “career” I realized that the term “High School Musical” couldn’t be more fitting. Here is how high schools are like a musical:

Being Naive and childish is just a part of life even when you are a teenager. Hollywood always makes it out to be entirely different then it actually is. "Who do you like?" "Who are you dating?" "Why don't you date him?" Hollywood, for some peculiar reason makes high school seem like that is all girls care about and that there are only those popular girls, the nerdy girls, and the emo girls. WELL NEWSFLASH! We are all different and care more about our looks and boys. However Hollywood never shows the truth inside of this zoo known as high school. Hollywood never shows us the real problems we face, what it actually is, is just choices. You make the wrong choice even once and you can ruin your whole life. Choosing the wrong people to be friends

To most kids in high school, social status and physical appearance are everything. A kid doesn’t necessarily have to be the most attractive person in the school to be considered popular, but sadly it seems to help amongst the more superficially minded teenagers. The jocks are seen as the “top dogs” of the school, due to their athletic physique and luck when it comes to dating. Cheerleaders are considered “the perfect, most beautiful” girls in the entire school, and some of them believe that makes them better than everyone else. I was viewed as a loser when I first moved to Plano, Texas. I had a chili bowl haircut, large glasses, and a thick west Texas accent. I also had a lot of friends who enjoyed playing video games and daydreaming about

Violet was a member of a popular clique at Bartlett, Indiana high school and would often act as if she was above others. Her life was still seemingly perfect to any outsiders, however; she was exceptionally intelligent, had many friends and also a boyfriend that anyone would be lucky to have. Once her sister died she felt as though she had to change her ways, but did not know where to start which led to her having a self-deprecating attitude. Before she meets Finch she has lost her ambition, but Finch helps to rekindle her interest in the world around her. By the middle of the novel even, readers begin to see that she is passionate, witty, and has a creative imagination just waiting to be put to good

    The types of high school students can be divided into two groups: popular and unpopular. These groups can then be broken down into more specific classifications: jocks, cheerleaders, band/guard members, and the theater geeks. Though I believe that there is no such thing as “popularity” most schools’ students can be placed in any of the divisions and classifications as listed

I walked through the halls of my school with my hands covering my ears. Not literally, but the content of the chatter I was hearing disturbed me to the point that I felt like doing so. I heard middle and high schoolers discussing their sexual proclivities in graphic and exploitative ways. They broadcasted their promiscuity vulgar fashions while also physically expressing that promiscuity in the halls of our school.