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Easy A is a 2010 movie that was directed by Will Gluck, written by Bert V. Royal, and slightly based off of the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthrone. It follows our main character, Olive Penderghast, as she deals with the backlash from multiple rumors that have spun out of control. Olive tells her friend Rhiannon that she lost her virginity over the weekend with some college … [Read more...] about Easy A: The Vicious Cycle of Rumors

Turning Red is a 2022 Pixar animated film directed by Domee Shi and written by Domee Shi and Julia Cho. It follows our main character Meiliin (Mei) Lee, as she tries to navigate her newfound ability to transform into a red panda whenever she feels any strong emotion. Her mother, Ming, explains to her that this was something passed down from their ancestor, Sun Yee, and that all … [Read more...] about Turning Red: Breaking the Cycle of Generational Trauma

Lady Bird is an award winning  2017 film written and directed by Greta Gerwig.  It’s a coming of age drama-comedy that follows our main character, Christine "Lady Bird" McPherson, as she navigates her relationships with her mother, her best friend, and herself. There are a lot of themes that can be pulled from the film, but one that particularly sticks out is the battle between … [Read more...] about Lady Bird: Exceptionalism vs Mediocrity

Starbucks is arguably one of the biggest coffee places in the world with over 32 thousand stores, but not a lot of people know the background of Starbucks. The first Starbucks opened in Seattle, Washington, on March 31st, 1971. Jerry Baldwin, Zev Sieglm, and Gordon Bowker were three peers from the University of San Francisco, who had a common interest in coffee and tea. The … [Read more...] about The History of: Starbucks

We know that Folgers has been one of the leaders in the Instant Coffee market for decades now, but what we don’t know is the history of the brand itself. The Folgers Coffee story starts all the way back in 1850 in San Francisco. After a major fire destroyed the Folgers’ family livelihood, James and his brothers moved to San Francisco during the Gold Rush. His brothers headed to … [Read more...] about The History of: Folgers Coffee