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The New Mobility

Williams, Patricia J. | June 23, 2003 issue

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The article focuses on an article published in the newspaper "Washington Post," which described how some suburban high school students who spent nearly $3,000 to rent an H2 Hummerzine vehicle with television sets, a DVD player and a disco ball for use during prom night. The author pointed out that American high school students at present often have short-term aspirations, with activities such as the rental of the Hummerzine representing how the youth embrace Cinderella-like fantasies of class mobility.

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