High school is an interesting time for anyone, whether it's making new friends, trying a new sport or taking classes to challenge you. These four years can also be some of the most challenging for young people. There's the battle between being yourself and trying to fit in. Granted not everybody struggles to fit in or feels the need to fit in but many deal with this issue every day. There can be the constant worry of which clique you're associated with and another issue is pretending to be something you're not in order to be in that "cool clique". It's completely okay to make an effort to be friends with a certain group as long as you aren't compromising yourself. This article discusses some of the signs that you are associated in a bad clique, meaning it's not the group of people for you and there is an unhealthy level of exclusiveness.
Were there "bad cliques" in your high school? Do you think there are good and bad cliques? Why or why not? What is your opinion of these "bad cliques" and what are you basing your opinion off of?
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ReplyDeleteThe name of the website is called "beinggirl" so even without going to it it is going to be safe to assume the interface is going to relate women better than guys. This was a fair assessment. There are bright colors all over, along with the heading and some of the tabs having flowery backgrounds. The scheme promotes a rather happy and energetic atmosphere. The bright colors help the message of the article. That if you follow the authors tips, and do what makes you happy and have a good solid group of friends, your life will be bright and vibrant. The advertisements on the web site have a common theme of both cleanliness and relationships, which also can be tied into the article. If you keep your activities clean and relationships healthy, it is also a way to achieve a colorful, energetic life. Finally the bright colors fit in with the articles point of staying free from cliques that will be trouble. The flowers, wavy patterns andbright colors can give an image of a wide meadow, which would be a wide open and carefree place. The looks of the website provide a visual for what the article is trying to promote.
I agree, I think the website was using these techniques you have mentioned to bring a positive light to the article. Bright colors are usually associated with happy things and the article was trying to show ways to avoid cliques, which are bad and steer girls towards healthy, happy relationships.
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