Summaries of reviews?

Anti-prom: The essay totally rips on the concept of prom. It portrays prom as an event in which parents willingly supply their children with massive amounts of booze and hotel rooms to have sex. The essay continues to say that parents do this because they didn't have proms themselves and aren't morally strong enough to stop their children. Although I realize that this is a summary, I must point out that not all prom-goers go out afterwards and get sauced, stoned, or whatever. Many go to prom as a fun time to share with friends, without breaking the law.

Dark Visions: The author really does not like Watchmen. He thinks that there are too many superheroes, providing for boring storylines, and you cannot focus on one throughout. Also he complains that the movie is so far removed from the book that it sucks. In his opinion one of the characters resembled "A porn star left overnight in a meat locker." This review is absolutely scathing in every way, and seems to be directed at convincing everybody to not see this movie.

When Harry Meets SCARY: This review about the 2nd Harry Potter movie promises that it will be far more exciting than the first film. Many feel that much of the first film was introductory, and look forward to the 2nd movie in the series. However, the creators are afraid that the movie will earn a PG-13 rating, cutting down their audience tremendously, which is mainly young children. Fortunately for them, The Chamber of Secrets is only PG rated, despite some grim scenes such as dead cats and big ol' spiders. Also the child actors no longer had to be coached through their lines as in the first movie, as they become more comfortable in their roles.

Turning ten Analysis

Collins is talking about the transformation one undergoes as they get older, from the innocence of youth to taking on responsibilities and realizing as you get older that the world is a rough place. He captured the spirit of childhood by describing the naivety and carefree attitude of young children, and it is effective because we can all relate to it, since we were all 10 once.

Definition essay questions

1) An idea in the paragraph that was fresh to me was the idea that a Yankee is someone who is generous but will never offer to help another; only will they help someone if they are asked.
2) I am no expert on what a Yankee is, but I would have described it as a northerner if you asked an American and an American if you asked a foreigner. Also to some, especially hardcore baseball fans, Yankee would denote a fan or player of the New York Yankees.
3) A comprable thing to define would possibly be a "limey", which is a slang term for Britons. It came about from the British practice of growing limes onboard ships because they were easy to grow and the sailors would have some fresh fruit to avoid scurvy.
4) The "good Samaritan" gave me some idea of what a Yankee is, but the other two allusions didn't help my understanding very much.
5) No, its important for the reader to understand that there are misconceptions concerning what a Yankee is and then dispell the misconceptions.
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"That's what I think defines this dying breed of the American Yankee: an extraordinary sense of balance and reserve, a holding off — and yet, behind all that reserve, a reservoir of generosity and friendliness that can be nearly overwhelming. "