HW 28, Informal reasurch, Internet, magazines, TV shows

To start off my reasurch i started with the visual things like movies, TV shows and magazines.

Movies:
There is a movie called Odd Girl Out staring Alexa vega from Spy Kids, and she plays a teenage girl in high school whos world seams to be falling apart by event after event. Shes friends with the popular girl at school named Stacy. Stacy has money, clothes, a car and lots of friends. The main character on the other hand doesnt have everything that Stacy has so people see her as the sidekick who isnt really cool so shes being pittyed by stacy. by the middle of the movie the main character try's to kill herself because her freind stacy has used her popularity to spread rumors and turn everyone against her. She a bitch.

The Movie Twilight appeals to young adults because they think its cool that robert pattinson plays a vampire and is good looking. i think its all about appeal because if it doesnt appeal to you there is no desire or envy for it.

TV shows:
What i notice from TV shows is to become the MAIN character you have to be cool. There has to be something about you that EVERYONE likes so that people watch the show. It gives the idea that in order to be cool you have to appeal to everyones intrest, almost as if you can create a perfect person, which is impossible. TV shows for younger kids like Hannah montana or any show on disney channel each one of those characters has something "special" about them that makes kids want to be them cuz they want to be "cool" too. Hannah Montana Sings, Demi lovato's character on sony with a chance is working at an acting studio, the characters on Wizards of wavery place have magical powers and younger kids find that cool.

Internet Sources:
i went to goggle & i typed it "How To be a cool teenager" and they had one in perticular from wikihow http://www.wikihow.com/Be-Cool-(Teen-Girls) for How to be a cool teenage girl and what i thought was intresting about the whole list was that it contradicts itself. half the list is telling you what to wear and how to act and the other half is telling you just to be youself so i found that annoying.

" 4- Wear nice clothes. NEVER do all of your shopping at Wal- Mart or Target, you'll look cheap and unfashionable. Try stores like: Urban Outfitters, Kiwi Beach, Aeropostale, American Eagle, Abercrombie, Hollister, Delia's, Forever 21- try not to get loads of stuff with the brand's name on them- you'll look stupid plus you'll be a walking billboard---Although if you can't afford those kinds of clothes Target is very acceptable."

"11- Don't be fake. People won't like you or think you're cool if you try to be popular. JUST BE YOURSELF and HAVE FUN!"

The next website i looked for was " How to be a cool teenage boy" ans suprisingly there wasent a webite for that. it was mainly cool clothes for teenage boys so that they look cool. another thing i noticed if for the boys all they had to do was look cool but for girls they had to change who they were all together.