Appearance Is Everything

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Worse yet, they may someday be the leaders of our country.
The latest teen film to hit theaters is called Jawbreaker. It’s about three popular high school girls that accidentally kill a fellow popular girl. When the school “loser” finds out. the popular girls give her “the chance of a lifetime”. They give her a makeover in return for her silence regarding the murder. The next day in school she receives instant popularity solely based on her new look. .
Another film entitles She’s All That hit theaters around the same time. In this movies, a “loser” girl is given a makeover because of a bet made by two popular guys, and she too gains instant popularity. This is conveying a great message to young people. In both Jawbreaker and She’s All That, the “loser” is highly intelligent. So the lesson to be learned from these movies is that your mind is useless and it’s what you look like on the outside that counts.
Originality is the theme in tv commercials aimed at teens these days. Arizona ...

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programs for teens. But fear not, not one of them has the ability to spark an inkling of free-thought. MTV's newest hit, the Blame Game, is a mock court trial where couples who recently broke up argue over whose fault the breakup was. The audiences votes on who is the “loser”. First of all, it is obvious that the stories are fictional and the alleged couples are actors. But the real problem lies within the idea behind the show. Is that the biggest problem the world is facing today? Who to blame in some strange couples breakup? It is disturbing to know that the same audience members and at-home viewers that are voting on whom to place the blame, will one day be voting for the leaders of ...

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