1. Uggs
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Reflection:
Jack Kerouac once said "This is the story of America. Everybody's doing what they think they're supposed to do." In an article titled "12 Items That Make up the Basic American Girl's Uniform", the website Ming goes over the twelve things that they believe every American Teenage girl must have to be cool and fit in with society. However, if someone were to read this list, every single thing on it is over one hundred dollars and most of them are multiple hundred dollars- which most people cannot afford. But, in relation to Kerouac's famous quote, most American teens think that to have friends or to fit in and seem cool, they must have these high priced items, including a certain winter coat, sunglasses, expensive watches and many more luxury items. There is a belief for the American youth these days that if they don't have the newest and coolest thing, then they aren't going to be cool enough- because, of course, every teenage girl is "supposed" to have a three hundred dollar watch and a four hundred dollar pair of flats. |