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    Pretty Little Liars is an American teen drama, mystery and thriller television series based on the popular book series, written by Sara Shepard. For those who have never heard of Pretty Little Liars, the show is based around a group of four female friends who become engrossed in a missing persons case. The "queen bee" of their group, Alison, goes missing and the remaining friends find themselves being blackmailed by an anonymous source, "A," who seems to know an awful lot of their secrets. TV shows

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    A sixteen year old girl poses for the camera, wearing a shirt that resembles something more akin to a bra than to an actual shirt. She is lying prostrate upon the floor with the photographer snapping pictures above her scantily-clad form. The girl's name is Britney Spears. She has just recorded her first hit single, named "Hit Me Baby One More Time". As Britney's veneer of a bubblegum pop princess fades, she has resorted to shedding more and more layers of clothing in order to attract

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    Club and Teen Identity The movie The Breakfast Club takes viewers on a comedic tour of the ups and downs of adolescence. The Breakfast Club, directed by John Hughes, focuses on the events that unfold between five very different high school students during a Saturday detention. Even though the movie was shot in the 1980 's the characters portrayal is still relatable in a way to a lot of people today. Director John Hughes takes us on a comedic ride with what seems like another typical "teen movie" while

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    Boyz in the Hood is a 1991 American teen hood film written and directed by John Singleton, depicting life in South Central Los Angeles, California. It tells the story about three young African-American boys who grew up in a lower class neighborhood in South Central Los Angeles, where “one out of every twenty-one Black American males are murdered in their lifetime” and “most die by the hands of another Black male.” This statement says that an individual, especially in the African-American community

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    High School Confidential

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    movie heroine, in the beginning of the movie she seemingly has everything a girl could want, however her passion for soccer drives her to step outside the norm and prove herself. Although the main character in this movie contradicts Denby 's view of teen movies, there are many other characters in the movie who fall directly in line with Denby 's theory. For example, Sebastian 's girlfriend Monique is a typical cheerleader type character. She has no regard for anyone 's life but her own. Also, Violet

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    realistic, and no teenager is like that. However, The Breakfast Club written by John Hughes made teens everywhere relate to at least one of these characters. This movie is a dramatic comedy that will make someone laugh, cry, and angry all brought together in one amazing film. The Breakfast Club The Breakfast Club, starring Emilio Estevez, Judd Nelson, and many other great actors is a fantastic teen comedy. This movie had great humor along with heart warming love. It is almost impossible

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    The Big Bang Theory is taking a trip to the past with a spin off television series! One of its beloved characters is getting its own prequel series. Have you ever thought what Sheldon is like as a teenager? The popular CBS sitcom is already on its tenth season. And for the Big Bang Theory show runners to invest on one of its popular characters is a huge leap. While the show is going into renewal talks of getting two or three more seasons, it is also going to focus on Sheldon. Banking on the long

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    This essay briefly describes the current state of the Americans public’s knowledge and involvement in news, geography, and politics, citing both anecdotal and formal academic examples. First, this essay describes the American public’s knowledge and involvement in news. Then, this essay describes the American public’s knowledge and involvement in geography. Finally, it describes the American public’s knowledge and involvement in politics. American Public’s Understanding and Involvement in News

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    Critical Reading SAT Practice Questions Questions 1-3 are based on the following passage. In 1939 at the New York World 's Fair, the most popularly visited exhibit, entitled "Futurama," depicted the future as a world shaped by the automobile. In this version of the future, fourteen-lane superhighways intersected 5 cities, citizens walked along sidewalks built above roads and parking lots, and parks rested atop skyscrapers, far from the bustle and the noise of the streets below. Many

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    Kurt Cobain Analysis

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    Kurt’s influence was his lyrics in his music, the impact on his audiences both at live performances and interviews. Personal differences is shown in Kurt Cobain's documentary as they use the technique of exposition which is used at the beginning the film. The documentary uses specific segments to persuade us and gives us a chance evaluate and develop our own understanding of who he was. This documentary shows that although Kurt was a musician, his music was an acquired taste, a blend of punk, metal

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