EJournalUSA - Pop Culture Versus Real America English Learning Edition
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Foreword iv
Introduction vi
Doctor
Grey’s Anatomy 1
A Passion to Serve 2
Teenager
Gossip Girl 5
Helping Her Family, Friends and Community 6
Family
Desperate Housewives 9
Their Own Support Network 10
Lifeguards
Baywatch 13
Saving Lives Takes More than a Nice Tan 14
Police Chief
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 19
All’s Quiet on the Small-Town Front 20
Psychologist
Dr. Phil 27
Helping Youth, One Conversation at a Time 28
Food
Krusty Burger and The Simpsons 33
Farm to Table: Fresh for the Picking 34
Cowboy
Unforgiven 37
Modern-Day Cowboy 38
Wind Farmer
Montgomery Burns 43
Cutting Costs While Saving the Earth 44
Glossary 47