Compare And Contrast High School On T. V.

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High School in Real Life VS. High School on T.V. “I bet in high school, everybody made somebody 's life hell.” This quote was stated in Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion and by far one of the truest quotes about high school that I have heard yet. More often than not people get an idea of what life, jobs, and even high school is supposed to be like from the things they see around them. Normally these ideas of what things are supposed to be like come from a show, or a movie. Sometimes the audience even truly believes that the way something is shown is how it should be. A major target audience for television and movies has always been teenagers. To relate to a teenager you have to show them what they know, and what does a teenager know better than high school. The industry uses high school to appeal to teenagers, but they also alter it to make it seem better than what it really is. This gives false expectations. While high school on T.V. seems much more appealing, it does not give an accurate representation of what high …show more content…

This mostly happens for two different reasons, one of these reasons is a school rivalry. Every high school has that one school, that they always go back and forth with in sports, academics, and various other aspects of school. School rivalry gets the students ready, and riled up for any big game, this is called school spirit. School spirit is what makes all 4 years of being stuck in class fun. The school banding together to support the football team, or any team really, with chants, banners, and lost voices. The other reason everyone bands together is a tragedy. It doesn’t matter if you are in a big city, small town, on T.V., or in real life when there is a terrible event people come together. Regardless of if it is a sad situation, it’s amazing how people can put aside their differences to support one

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