Nate Archibald

The Queens of New York On 2012, the mayor of New York City proclaimed January 26 as an official holiday: Gossip Girl Day. As crazy as it may seem, the mayor believed that New York was portrayed so perfectly in the Gossip Girl shows that it seemed appropriate to recognize its brilliance annually. Gossip Girl is a teen drama series based off of Cecily von Ziegesar’s books. First airing in 2007, this show revolves around elites of New York and grabs the interest of many teens, resulting in winning 18 Teen Choice Awards. Conflicts presented in these shows involve jealousy, relationships, fitting in, drug use, reaching high social status, surviving in the elite circle, and family issues make up the majority of this show and keep viewers wanting more. Two stars in this show are Blair Cornelia Waldorf and Serena Celia van der Woodsen, friends who seem to find themselves in rivalry with each other continuously. Though they are both opulent students, these young adults have a multitude of differences. Their personalities, sense of fashion, and aspirations in life make for unique and intriguing characters in Gossip Girl. “Upper East Side queens aren’t born at the top, they climb their way up in heels no matter who they have to tread on to do it.” A voice over from the secret Gossip Girl accurately describes Blair Waldorf’s motives for her actions. She is known by her friends as a pro schemer. Blair enjoys sabotaging her competition. She is vindictive and pitiless to those who attempt…

Introduction The social sciences, the study of human in society and the relationships between humans, connect with how humans interact with each other. Especially how they treat each other after problematic issues, like when their goodness is at stake impacts human behavior. Thus, leading to the expression “throwing someone under the bus” and causing distress to both parties of this situation. The first example is a classic Christmas film, Elf. The second example is an episode from a popular TV…

As Canadians, we value many things; one being our land. It is clear how much we cherish this from the line in our anthem, “God keep our land glorious and free”. Therefore, artists like Archibald Lampman and Marjorie Pickthall have written about our beautiful land. Both Pickthall poems “Dream River” and “The Pool” as well as Lampman’s “Morning on the Lièvres” do a wonderful job of describing nature. They constantly refer to gemstones or metals to describe nature’s aspects, thus giving the reader…

that attend Constance Billard,a private school in New York. I don’t do the dirty work myself, all of the gossip that I tend to tell is sent in by other teens or just pretty much anyone who has the latest dirt on someone that they think should be exposed. The fun part about being “Gossip Girl” is that no one knows who I am. At the very end of the series, I finally tell you who I really am and trust me on this, you will be shocked and probably not think that it is true. You also find out that…

Arising the nineteenths century the English poet Lord Byron was the first model for a Byronic hero. He gains the status as a Byronic character throughout his life with the different characteristics due his personality. In general, a Byronic hero is a person who isolates either physically or emotionally from the world. Furthermore, a Byronic hero characterize himself for example as intelligent, arrogant and emotionally and intellectually tortured. A Byronic hero is also a person who just appears…

Sara Dahan-Roxin Teacher name ENC 2135 19 January 2016 Overprivileged Spoilt Teens “Gossip Girl here! Your one and only source into the scandalous lives of Manhattan’s elite (anonymous blogger, 2011).” Gossip Girl, a staple for milennial’s alike. This show has become popularized over the years due to it’s multitude of drama and scandal. Gossip Girl is a teen drama that revolves around the lives of seven teens living in New York City’s renowned Upper East Side. It focuses on five main…

All of the characters except, the Humphreys, are rich and privileged. The rich kids, Serena Van der Woodsen, Chuck Bass, Blair Waldorf, and Nate Archibald, live the good life. They have everything, they only wear designer clothes and nothing less, they are the ones that run things and people simply look up to them and want to be them. On the flip side, there are people like Dan and Jenny Humphrey who are middle class Brooklyn kids that also attend an elite high school. Although, the Humphreys…

hidden blogger that follows the lives of Upper East Side Manhattan residents. The blog queen exposes gossip that could potentially ruin someone’s career, friendship, relationship, marriage, and so on. Throughout each episode, Gossip Girl exposes various secrets one by one. The cast is mostly young privileged teens and their families living in deluxe neighborhoods. Serena Van der Woodsen is the fresh, model-like girl who is in the “popular” group at school, but does not care about her status. She…