Confessions Of A Shopaholic by Julia St. Amour https://padlet.com/stamourjm/lzez9gn0st7h Made with a wink and a smile en-us 2017-06-05 14:05:08 UTC 2017-06-23 01:19:11 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Bagshop.png Author Biography stamourjm https://padlet.com/stamourjm/lzez9gn0st7h/wish/175218410 Sophie Kinsella is a British novelist born in 1969. Her writing career started when she was 24, in 1995. Her first book she published was called The Tennis Party and was very successful and easily became a top-ten best seller. The shopaholic series is to date the highlight of her career. The first book was published in 2000 and the first two books were adapted into a film in 2009. The last book of the series that she recently wrote was in 2016 is called Shopaholic to the rescue.]]> 2017-06-05 14:11:18 UTC https://padlet.com/stamourjm/lzez9gn0st7h/wish/175218410 Rebecca 'Becky" Bloomwood stamourjm https://padlet.com/stamourjm/lzez9gn0st7h/wish/175218803 The Prodigy
Movie
\\ leans on her parents for financial support 
//More manipulative 
\\ Lies to protect herself 
//Strawberry Blonde
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\\Irresponsible 
//Young woman
\\Is the protagonist in the story
//Has little self control 
\\Shopaholic
//Has a very creative way of expressing her thoughts through her writing
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\\Money hungry man-chaser
// More independent 
\\Private about her debt 
]]> 2017-06-05 14:13:24 UTC https://padlet.com/stamourjm/lzez9gn0st7h/wish/175218803 Summary stamourjm https://padlet.com/stamourjm/lzez9gn0st7h/wish/175221218 The series focuses on the misadventues of a Rebecca Bloomwood, a financial publicist.  The irony in her being a financial publicistis is  her trying to be contacted by the bank to repay her debts. She is getting really desparate and still can't control her urge to shop and continues to spend money until her cards are cut off. This is a perfect mixture of a romantic chick flick with a nice little touch of comedy. The target audience is female 16+ year olds. There is a lot of financial disscusions that are hard to follow along,  the younger ages  would most likely get bored. Anyone could really enjoy it over 15 though,  it's a great classic chick- flick that most women could relate to Rebecca's love of shopping.]]> 2017-06-05 14:27:36 UTC https://padlet.com/stamourjm/lzez9gn0st7h/wish/175221218 Trailer stamourjm https://padlet.com/stamourjm/lzez9gn0st7h/wish/176469089 Movie released February 13 2009.
''In the glamorous world of New York City, Rebecca Bloomwood is a fun-loving girl who is really good at shopping--a little too good, perhaps. She dreams of working for her favorite fashion magazine, but can’t quite get her foot in the door--until ironically, she snags a job as an advice columnist for a financial magazine published by the same company. As her dreams are finally coming true, she goes to ever more hilarious and extreme efforts to keep her past from ruining her future.'' ]]> 2017-06-14 22:46:32 UTC https://padlet.com/stamourjm/lzez9gn0st7h/wish/176469089 Derek Smeath (Antagonist) stamourjm https://padlet.com/stamourjm/lzez9gn0st7h/wish/176548073 Movie
\\Stern 
//Show's no mercy towards Rebecca
\\Brunette
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//Persistent to collecting Rebecca's debt
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\\Forgiving towards her mistakes and gives her a second chance


]]> 2017-06-15 13:25:01 UTC https://padlet.com/stamourjm/lzez9gn0st7h/wish/176548073 Suzan Cleath-Stuart (Suze) stamourjm https://padlet.com/stamourjm/lzez9gn0st7h/wish/176609193 Movie
\\Helps keep Rebecca out of trouble 
//Her relationship with Rebecca is very caring almost sisterly like 
\\Brunette
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//Very supportive of Rebecca 
\\Grew up in a wealthy family
//Rational 
\\young woman, same age as Rebecca
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//Oblivious
\\Her personal life is not mentioned very often]]> 2017-06-15 23:32:41 UTC https://padlet.com/stamourjm/lzez9gn0st7h/wish/176609193 Luke Brandon stamourjm https://padlet.com/stamourjm/lzez9gn0st7h/wish/176609225 Movie
\\Shows his affection towards Rebecca
//His main focus is his career
\\Brunette
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\\A sweet guy that believes in her 
//Business man 
\\Fairly young man 
//Hard Working 
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// Honest
\\ A charming ladies man]]> 2017-06-15 23:33:14 UTC https://padlet.com/stamourjm/lzez9gn0st7h/wish/176609225 Film VS Novel comparison stamourjm https://padlet.com/stamourjm/lzez9gn0st7h/wish/176610264 2017-06-15 23:52:51 UTC https://padlet.com/stamourjm/lzez9gn0st7h/wish/176610264 Soundtrack stamourjm https://padlet.com/stamourjm/lzez9gn0st7h/wish/176660224 This soundtrack fit perfectly with the theme of this film. There was the perfect combination of catchy and upbeat with a little bit of meaningful and romantic.The music put words and melody perfectly with how Rebecca feels  when she goes shopping or sets the mood just right in a scene with her and Luke. 
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Accessory-  Jordyn Taylor
Fashion-Lady Gaga
Blue Jeans- Jessie James
Uncontrollable- Adrienne Bailon
Calling You- Kat DeLuna
Stuck With Each Other-Akon/ Shontelle
Unstoppable - Kat DeLuna
Big Spender- Adrienne Bailon
Bad Girl-The Pussycat Dolls
Again-Natasha Bedingfield 
Takes Time To Love- Treyz Songz
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun- Greg Laswell
Don't Forget Me- Macy Gray
Shopaholic Suite- James  Newton Howard]]> 2017-06-16 12:34:21 UTC https://padlet.com/stamourjm/lzez9gn0st7h/wish/176660224 Background Info stamourjm https://padlet.com/stamourjm/lzez9gn0st7h/wish/176703932 Filming took place in New York City, Connecticut and Florida from February to May 2008. Re-shoots had to be taken to change the ending which was re-filmed in New York City on December 4 and 8 ,2008.
Estimated budget was $55 million (USD).
Gross revenue: $108.30 million (USD).]]> 2017-06-16 23:49:46 UTC https://padlet.com/stamourjm/lzez9gn0st7h/wish/176703932 Novel British Terms To North American stamourjm https://padlet.com/stamourjm/lzez9gn0st7h/wish/176703944 Flat- an apartment
Telly- television
Quids- Slang for a pound
Pence-Pennies
Pound- Dollar
Mum-Mother
Sherry- is a fortified wine made from white grapes
Bailiffs-an officer, similar to sheriff

]]> 2017-06-16 23:50:18 UTC https://padlet.com/stamourjm/lzez9gn0st7h/wish/176703944 Film Cast stamourjm https://padlet.com/stamourjm/lzez9gn0st7h/wish/176704526 2017-06-17 00:22:58 UTC https://padlet.com/stamourjm/lzez9gn0st7h/wish/176704526 Acting and Direction stamourjm https://padlet.com/stamourjm/lzez9gn0st7h/wish/176704588 2017-06-17 00:26:34 UTC https://padlet.com/stamourjm/lzez9gn0st7h/wish/176704588 Screenplay and writing stamourjm https://padlet.com/stamourjm/lzez9gn0st7h/wish/176726398

]]> 2017-06-17 15:17:40 UTC https://padlet.com/stamourjm/lzez9gn0st7h/wish/176726398 Literacy Devices stamourjm https://padlet.com/stamourjm/lzez9gn0st7h/wish/176737288 The girl in the green scarf.
The green scarf is a symbol in the film. It shows the irony in her having to desperately try and  find any money to pay off the scarf on 9 different credit cards. She bought the scarf trying to look rich, meanwhile her designer obsession was making her broke. One thing that stood out to me that had meaning, was that the scarf represented her relationship with money. It's a useful object, if used properly. A scarf keeps you warm on cold nights around town and looks stylish.But if not used carefully, it results in you being choked. If you compare that to money it's the same thing. Money is a very powerful useful object but if not used responsibly it leaves you in debt.]]> 2017-06-17 21:40:07 UTC https://padlet.com/stamourjm/lzez9gn0st7h/wish/176737288