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Have you ever been an outcast to other kids? The popular kids? Well this very unlucky kid Will, has been there. In this essay about the story Popularity By Adam Bagdasarian, I am going to tell you how he has gotten with the popular group and changed him for the worse. First off he was mean to his previous friends. Next he was trying to be part of the popular group. And finally he became very arrogant.

Despite the large amount of people that feel confident and comfortable in expressing themselves freely, many adolescents have a deteriorating concept of self because of the belief that they should have to conform to their peer’s ideals. The identities of these children are being dictated by a need of acceptance from prominent social groups in their environment; however, teenagers must realize one’s own individuality as something beneficial and recognizing that conforming can become problematic in certain situations.

Media has influenced a lot of today’s trends and ideologies. Adolescents, being on the psychological level of self-identification, bring this deceptive notion of fashion and social classes to school. The problem comes when this trend affects the performance of students and their personal lives. We all remember our days back when the talk was “Who are the jocks, the cheerleaders, the rick kids, the geeks, the losers, etcetera?” Believe it or not, the status quo in schools is always composed of them. These cliques have identities exclusive for each. Students who do not look, act, or dress the same as one group are, more often than not, left out. They could be hurt physically and or psychologically with cruel teasing and rumors. Bullying and

Author, Alexandra Robbins, in her novel The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth, describes her quirk theory and establishes its credibility as she centers her theory around seven different characters as she narrates their high school experiences. Robbins focuses on the negative effects of popularity and how social norms can affect an individual, regardless of what social group they belong to. She creates an amusing, informative tone in order to appeal to the geeks, freaks, and popular crowds with relatable experiences and strong essays in regards with the social scene, exclusivity, and how one handles a given situation.

Do filmmakers depict teenage girls as the only bullies? A film, Mean Girls, is one of the many movies that have misconstrued teenage bullying. Mean Girls is about three white-upper class, popular girls that bully a lower class “nice” girl. Other films, such as A Cinderella Story, and Bring it On have added fuel to the fire. Filmmakers portray bullying by stereotyping, and giving a false representation of bullying.

In this article Wiedeman interviews and discuses the popular Instagram girl Lilli Hymowitz. Lilli is a 16 year old that has over 8,000 followers on the social media site Instagram (now closer to 22,000). She first became famous for being a young rich equestrian teenager that lives in New York and basically does whatever she wants. Hymowitz lives a very luxurious life filled with many houses and big parties, the kind of life all teenagers want, no curfew, no rules, and what seems to be an unlimited bank account. Wiedeman finds out that she is homeschooled for horse back riding but is yet the most popular girl in her old high school. This just shows that with technological advances and social media a new generation of “popular” has risen without

I know people who were not popular in high school and are successful now. My youth group leader Morgan Smith was not popular in high school, he hung out with the uncool crowd. He is short, he is under five feet tall, in high school he was bullied because he was short, and now he has a great testimony. Alexander Robbins used the example of Bruce Springsteen, when Bruce was in high school he was unpopular that he felt invisible, so he started a band, so he could stand out.

Celebrities or famous people influences and cultures are forced into teenager’s faces, where they become a big names and are always seen, read or heard on radios/TV/magazines. This exposure to celebrity culture encourages teenagers to copy and try to have a lifestyle much like

The Popular Culture Formula and Funhouse Mirror are mainly associated today with teenagers. “Teenagers are one of the biggest marketers in our society because of their vulnerability,” states MTV. This is because teenagers follow trends and want to have the latest items. For example, in “Merchants of Cool,” Popular Culture is shown that teenagers all have something in common. They want to be a part of today’s trends and look up to the most attractive people. In one scene it shows an artist called Limp Bizket. This group is known to be reckless, which can promote violence and cause antisocial behaviors to teenagers. Currently, most of teenage music revolves around sex, drugs, and alcohol. This illustration shows that young teens

I noticed that two of the articles were opposing in the argument of the façade that popularity gives people. The character traits listed in “The Popular Girl” gave the archetype a mythical well rounded sense of being. She is cool and affluent in any social context with “fine sympathy and wide understanding” (“The Popular Girl”) for anyone that crosses path with her. The girl can blend with others, but still keep a unique sparkle about her. I believe that although that is most desirable, it is not very realistic. Humans are awkward and clumsy. We can try to please everyone with our personality, but inevitably we will come across someone who does not like us. The article “Making Aim of Popularity is Disillusioning” by Doris Blake points out the

When a teen is in high school one of the most important things to them is there popularity. Most students would rather be popular then keep their grades up. In my opinion, this is just a waste of time. When you graduate from high school your popularity will not help you with getting

I am not staying popular people cannot be friends, but they are friends based on a superficial idea. They care about the clothes, the looks, and what people thought of them, while my sister did not care how she dressed or if what approved of what she was doing. All she cared about was having what she determined to be fun. While most people looked at her as being a nerd, I look at her as being a cool person who was content with her life.

In a school setting, appearance and grooming is also a key factor in being popular (Adler et al., 1992). According to Merriam-Webster’s (2017), popular is defined as “the state of being liked, enjoyed, accepted, or done by many people”. In school, the appearance of being popular for boys includes the gender roles of wearing high end authentic sports apparel like jerseys and shoes (Adler et al., 1992). The term unpopular is defined as not being liked nor

Peer nominations Peer popularity will also be measured. We will use peer nominations to the questions “Who is most popular in your class?” and “Who is least popular in your class?” (Cillessen, Schwartz, & Mayeux, 2011.) Each child may write down as many names as they want in a ranking system but they may not write their own name. These peer nominations will be examined and each child’s overall nominations will be used to determine their popularity.

Popular culture is generally believed to be comprised of a variety of elements. For example, popular culture covers the most contemporary and instant aspects of our lives. These aspects can often show the characteristics of rapid change, especially in today’s highly technological and informative world in which, people are highly influenced by the universal media. Certain standards of behaviour and common beliefs are reflected in pop culture. Because of its cohesion, pop culture both influences and reflects people’s daily life. Moreover, brands can reach iconic pop status. However, these aspects are not constant and may change rapidly. (Abbott and Sapsford, 1987).