Does the Glee Cast Look Too Old to Play High School Students?

"Theater geeks", "jocks", "bullies", and "players"; teenagers are well aware of these common high school stereotypes today. Popular media like the TV series "Glee" takes much of the credit for spreading these social aspects, usually through means of clothing style and physical appearance. Although many assume high school students to have a youthful image, actors playing these students are almost always significantly older than their character's age. Can viewers notice these differences? Or has the younger population become so accustomed to this casting trend that an older look is the new norm? What physical qualities fit your stereotype of the traditional high school student?

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http://www.wetpaint.com/glee/articles/does-the-glee-cast-look-too-old-to-play-high-school-students--tell-us

Nikhil Gopalani, Nic Jones, Sarah Keller, Bryan Kirkpatrick

Plastic Surgery: This Year's Hot Christmas Gift?

This year Tina didn’t ask for anything simple from her sister for Christmas, instead she asked for plastic surgery. Many people in today’s society are choosing to go under the knife to look younger and rejuvenated. One reason Tina asked for this for Christmas is due to her recent breakup from him boyfriend. She wants to make sure she looks young in order to catch the eye of a new guy. Does her recent break up make you feel bad for her and allow you to justify her decision? Another reason the video states for her decision for Botox is in order to live up to high life, elite, standards of Orange County, California. Plastic Surgery popularity has been growing in recent years and is becoming a common practice in modern Society. Pay attention to the shift in music throughout the video. Notice how it is scratched out in the beginning when plastic surgery is introduced and at the end the music seems uplifting and modern.
All you need to do is watch the video. You do not have the read the article that follows.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/plastic-surgery-years-hot-christmas-gift/story?id=15189440

Ashley Forsythe, Ryan Gallof, Julie Golding, Tyler Duffy

Make Over Your Inner Eating Monologue

Often times, when someone is stressed or upset, they turn to food to get their mind off of things. Many people believe they ought to reward themselves with food when they are down. This can lead to prioritizing snacks over staying in shape. Long term, this can result in poor health and negatively affect the body. This article, taken from Fitness Magazine asks people to take another look at their snack habits, and change their mindset from "I had a bad day - I deserve this!" to "I deserve comfort, not calories."

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Group members: Betsy Csaszar, Kurt Brezovec, Michael Bohm

Sample by Krista: I can't get no satisfaction

I selected an article from Wetpaint.com (an entertainment news site) that a friend of mine posted to Facebook through the Washington Post Social Reader. It is centered on the recent weight loss of Nicole Polizzi (Snooki) from Jersey Shore. Snooki is known on the Jersey Shore as being the heaviest girl and was frequently lambasted in online and television entertainment media and by her castmates for her weight. Now that she has reached her goal of 98 pounds, she is being criticized for losing too much weight. This article implies that the praise she has been receiving for her weight loss has encouraged her to go to unhealthy extremes.

Read the article linked below and use one of the Blog Project approaches from the assignment sheet to rhetorically analyze this short article.

Link to article!