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Mockumentary

A film or television show made in the style of a documentary to make invented events seem real. “Modern Family” has been awarded leading comedy in the recent Emmy Awards for the fourth time. This series, which is presented in … Continue reading

23/09/2013 · Leave a comment

Mothering Sunday

A day each year when people give a card or present to their mother or do something special for her. Thank You Mom is a video in which real people … Continue reading

10/03/2013 · Leave a comment

Teen curfew

A regulation requiring people to remain indoors between specified hours, typically at night. What it was a regulation usually  issued during a war or a period of political trouble is … Continue reading

04/03/2013 · Leave a comment

Flee

Vanish, escape, evade, run away from danger, a place or the normals.  

06/02/2012 · 2 Comments