The Clique series

When were assigned this interview, I was very nervous about conducting the interview, because I know that when I was an adolescent, I would have not wanted to answer these questions. I did not feel uncomfortable asking the questions, but I knew that the adolescent would be cautious when answering, so I tried to be extraordinarily caring and understanding while conducting my interview. Another thing that I found challenging, was finding an adolescent to interview. I had planned on interviewing my

The cliques are separated and they range by most popular to least popular. Majority of the times you either fit in or you simply just don’t. Pam was known as being one of the most known and popular girl from the entire school. However, she was also known for

Throughout the series Buffy really discovers who she is. She starts the series as a high school girl who wants absolutely nothing to do with being a vampire slayer, but by the end of the series she trains potential slayers and leads the fight The First. Buffy showed me that you can start off knowing nothing and being an outcast, and still become the greatest at what you do. The message is that you can be a high school girl, but can make an impact on the world. This is reinforced by when in the series finale

There is a common clique stating that beauty is pain. However, this message has a dangerous connotation to it, and the poems “Barbie Doll” and “Beauty” identify the woes of striving for society’s image of beauty. In today’s society, what is considered beautiful emphasizes physical characteristics over other aspects, also women can drastically change their self-perception depending on whether they are engaged in following the trends. Since everyone sees your outward appearance first, there is lots

trapped in Westerberg High School’s most elite clique: The Heathers. This triad consists of Heather MacNamara, Heather Duke, and their iron-fisted leader Heather Chandler (Kim Walker). Desperate to escape the tyrannical reign of Heather Chandler, Veronica befriends the mysterious new student, Jason Dean (Christian Slader) or “JD” for short. However, in a shocking turn of events, the duo accidently poison and murder Heather Chandler, inciting a series of twisted and convoluted

the relationship between Cady and Regina. Early in the movie, Regina causes Cady to hate her by ruining her chances with Aaron Samuels and then taking him for herself. With further convincing from her friend Janis, Cady becomes a part of Regina’s clique known as “The Plastics” in an effort tear Regina down through lies and deception. Similar to how Macbeth maintains a good relationship with Duncan, Cady slowly gets close to Regina appearing to be her best friend. Taking advantage of the trust she

however, I would not pick up a book for pleasure. This all changed when I was in the third grade. One night my dad came home from work and he had a surprise for me. It was Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. The third book in the Harry Potter series looked large and seemedaunting. I was used to small books meant for young kids, and this one was aimed at an older age group. My dad made a deal with me. If I read the book the whole way through, he would take me to see it in theaters when it came

Essentialist and Non-Essentialist Views represented in the Television Series Glee The American Television Series Glee, directed by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Ian Brennan, can be interpreted as representing its characters in both an essentialist and non-essentialist way. (Colfer, Lynch and McHale 2014) Individually, the characters are constructed in a way that conforms to social stereotypes, however the overall idea of the series represents non-essentialist views. The characters are represented in

favorite book of all time. I read it the summer before freshman year when I was having trouble with coming to terms with how everyone was breaking up into cliques and trying to find where I belonged. This book was one of the most realistic depictions of the high school experience and I learned many life lessons from it. I will always appreciate

“freaks” of high school and the “geeks.” The show tries to show that the two groups are very different yet the same in many ways. Does the series premiere of this show reflect these ideologies? For those elders who have no idea what the show is about; “Freaks and Geeks” is a television show that aired one season in 1999. It focuses mainly around two cliques in high school: the freaks and the geeks. Lindsay Weir and her younger brother Sam Weir are the protagonists of the story. From the start,