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List the titles of the films, concerts, shows, exhibits, lectures and other entertainments you enjoyed most during secondary/high school (in person or online). (150 words or less)

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List the titles of the films, concerts, shows, exhibits, lectures and other entertainments you enjoyed most during secondary/high school (in person or online). (150 words or less)
Goodfellas - Gives you criminal urges and then immediately thwarts them. Grey’s Anatomy - Surprisingly educational. Los Zafiros’ Hermosa Habana - Learning Spanish the fun way. Easy Rider - I’m nostalgic for a year I never lived. “Colliders to Cosmos: Physics of the Very Small and the Very Large” online with Harvard University - Any physics lecture in which one analyzes the physics of figure skating is cool. The Strokes’ Is This It - Rock isn’t dead. Kill Bill - Suddenly I want to buy a sword. Descendents’ Milo Goes to College - Coming of age, but punk. The Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate - If I ever become a senator, I’ve got a head start. Stranger Things - ‘80s science-fiction for modern times. Breaking Bad - I’m a little suspicious of chemistry teachers now.

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