Assignment 11

Quotes:


"Man, this movie is gunna be soooooo gooooood. Maaaaan, it’s gunna roooooock!"
(A youth behind me at the movie theater about to see Reno 911!: The Movie , he also reeked of marijuana.)
Film marketer’s appeal to youth.


"That was awkward..."
"I know, that guy probably thinks we’re nuts.
[Two girls crossing the street downtown waiting for the light to turn green, but the pedestrians waiting on the crosswalk (coming from both directions) were sort of suspended for a few seconds].
Streetlight safety/accuracy


"If you win, can I have a million?"
(A girl, after helping a man select his lottery numbers)
Lottery Winners: Before and After


"I’ve read that, and that, and that, and that, oh, not that; and that and that...nope, and that and that–"
"I read A Tale of Two Cities...."
"– and that, oh, Dostoevsky.... and that, and this...I can get you one if you want."
(A father expounding on all the fine literature he has read, to his collegiate son, in the Bargain section of Barnes and Noble)
Is America’s youth suffering from an illiteracy epidemic?