Here are a series of questions from the New York Times magazine section. I will be answering these questions with my own twist to them.

The first question is from Dan Margolis of Pennsylvania. He asks, "Until recently, I was too young to be admitted to R-rated movies. If my parents didn't mind me seeing a movie, was it wrong for me to lie about my age or buy a ticket to another movie and then sneak in? After all, I wasn't cheating the theater out of any money."

I must say that in most cases young adults will sneak into an R-rated movie whether or not their parents approve of it. You can almost call it a tradition, teens will go an buy a ticket to a movie and then go see as many others as they can without getting caught as if they're at an all you can eat buffet. Yet Dan is not from New York and therefore was not cheating the theater so I think it should be okay. I think he's trying to say that it should be up to the parent's choice what their children see in the theaters. My answer to that is yes, if your parent's think it's okay than the theaters should be the first to agree after all they are trying to make money right? I think that people take ratings too seriously in the first place. The purpose of ratings, is to give the viewer an idea of what subect matter the film may contain. I mean what's the point? The teenager will see the movie with or without the consent of the parent. Therefore just as the prices have outrageously changedl, overtime so should the rules at the theaters including movie ratings, after all it is the new millennium.

The next question comes from S.D. of Manhattan. He asks,"I am a college professor with a quandary: I have a student from out of town who is interested in spending her weekends exploring New York City. I recieved a pass to the MTV studios and would like to give it to her, but is that proper? Does it show favoritism?

I would have to say that a gift like that is extremely nice, to tell the truth. But I will tell you from my own experience that giving a gift too someone, that of which is saught out by so many others, most definetly shows some form of favortism. Definetly something as great as an MTV studio pass. The fact is you have to go with your gut feeling. If you believe the rest of your students will become jealous and think that you are chosing favorites than don't do it in the open. Let her know that she is not to tell another student that she was given the pass from you. Many may frown upon such action though. Especially since sexual harassment is so prevalent in our schools today. Bad things have come from a simple gift passed on from teacher to student.

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