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The Handbook vs. 90210 Finding happiness in life is the ultimate goal for many people; this task, however, is not easy. In a world surrounded by temptation, it is often extremely difficult to distinguish the difference between what leads to true happiness and what only temporarily gratifies. Innumerable philosophers have tried to tackle this challenge, and each has left behind various theories on how to achieve happiness. One of the most famous philosophers, Epictetus, came to the conclusion that

current societal problem or trend in order to truly reflect American life; murder, rape, racism, and, on a less serious note, parties, shopping, and sports are topics that deserve serious consideration by the public and the media. The show Beverly Hills 90210 attempts to be an accurate portrayal of the life of a typical well-off American teenager growing up in the 80's and 90's. The producers of the show attempt to integrate many real life situations in to the show. By doing this they are suggesting to

In the show 90210 it story line is based off of multiple upper class teens living in Beverly Hills who attend West Beverly High school. Through out the series the teens go about their lives and find their identity of who they really are. In 90210 it shows that women can have a strong stereo type being conceded but they also show as strong. It show that you can’t just judge how a person is just on looks and how they act. Also it show it shows that no matter who you are you can change what people see

I chose the show 90210 to analyze for this assignment. This show is a perfect example of how much of a distorted image this show is portraying for the average life of a high school student. A lot of this show is very unrealistic to what the average human being lives like. They are all living very extravagantly for being so young. All of the issues in the episode are very easily avoidable, but they choose to take all of these issues and make them top priority and stress over unnecessary things. The

The show 90210 centers around high school students. One of the main characters, Adriana Duncan, exhibits many flaws. Through the show she exhibits manic behavior. At the age of 16 she got pregnant and gave her baby up for adoption. The adoption is the root cause for all her pain. After she lost her baby, and losing her boyfriend to her best friend she goes crazy. She's made many mistakes throughout her life. She wanted to be a star and she was finally getting everything that she wanted. However,

relatively young, sex was a taboo that was not to be talked about, touched on, or showing. Married couples had to be shown to have “separate beds to sleep in” (Sipe). Now, immorality has been shown in prime time slot with shows like Beverly Hills 90210, Spartacus, and especially

Sara Magee’s article, “High School is Hell: The TV Legacy of Beverly Hills, 90210, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer” (2014), argues that both television shows positively changed and impacted teen-based programs during and after their air time. Magee supports this claim by providing descriptions of how teens were depicted in teen-based dramas prior to the 1990’s and how these two shows introduced controversial topics that made teens think about their actions. Magee’s purpose is to point out how these

which support comprehension. Throughout this essay, I will focus specifically on the genre of Teen TV Drama using the television show Degrassi: The Next Generation, and comparing it to two other programs such as Saved by the Bell and Beverly Hills of 90210. Through this notion, we

If statistics are based on the population, they might not be fair. For example, people in LA, 90210 have a small number of population and many of those people have good jobs and a good education and statistics cannot be based on only those people because might want to live there, but do not have money and go to a city that is poorer and population

In 90210 the parents were Authoritarian parents, in the clip the parents established the rules and the child wasn’t allowed to say anything. Furthermore the household was patriarchal the dad was the leader and everyone followed suite. In The Little Mermaid the father was Authoritative, although the father laid down the rules he gave his daughter and explanation of why she was in trouble. He was stern but he still showed compassion, and he was just. In Home Alone the mother was authoritative, she