Stargirl Research Paper

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Leo finally agrees to let Kevin interview Stargirl on "Hot Seat." Kevin asks her, and she agrees. This kind of surprises Leo, and he wonders if Stargirl may be a bit more like everyone else than he originally assumed. They are really excited for this interview, and plan a month-long advertising campaign to promote her appearance on February 13th. But then a few things happen that get in the way of that plan: In the courtyard of their school, they have a giant plywood bulletin board in the shape of a roadrunner that the students use to post messages. One day, there is a paper with an unusual version of the Pledge of Allegiance. Whoever wrote it takes great liberties with the actual words. One part reads "with justice and black bean burritos …show more content…

She is getting a little unorthodox in her cheerleading, though She goes over to the opposing team's side and does a welcome cheer to them. She cheers whenever anyone scores a basket, not just her team.She extends her cheering off the basketball court and into the regular day-to-day life of Mica High. For example, if she sees a random person do something good in the hall, like pick up a piece of garbage off the floor and throw it away, she'll put on a big show of cheering for him or her. You may expect people to die of embarrassment when she does this, but Leo assures us that they don't because she is giving them honest credit for doing good things. Frankly, it makes people feel happy and appreciated, and hey, who doesn't like being appreciated? Overall, most people agree that she is pretty crazy, but they seem to accept her brand of craziness as, well, the good kind of crazy. But that all changes soon enough. Let's dig in. The basketball team is really good. In fact, they are great, and they win game after game after game. They're undefeated all the way through December and January. Then comes …show more content…

These guys mean business, huh?Their faculty advisor, Mr. Robineau, is always present, but he doesn't have to do much. These kids have totally got it under control.The show airs during primetime on local cable to about ten thousand homes. At least fifty percent of the student body watches most episodes, and they expect much higher numbers for Stargirl's episode.But Leo has a secret: he hopes no one will watch the episode because Stargirl has lost a lot of her popularity lately. He's worried that the show may turn ugly.It is time for the episode. Stargirl and the jury come in and are briefed about what to expect. Leo notices that the faces of the jury are grim and that Hillari is on the jury. Not good. Leo gets to his place in the sound room and gets things started; he feels a great sense of dread. The interview starts with Stargirl asking Kevin if he would like to hold her rat, Cinnamon, and he does. When Kevin begins the interview, Stargirl freezes and her eyes get really big. She is pretending it is an actual "hot" seat. No one gets it except Leo and Mr. Robineau.