IN THE 1995 ACTION FILM "TRUE LIES," good guy Arnold Schwarzenegger is fighting Arab terrorists. Although young movie goers may be entertained by the film’s action, they may be unaware that the movie uses stereotypes to enhance the movie’s plot.

"I hope that talking about these issues makes them (students) more aware of the effect that the media has on them ," said Marina Kavenagh, an English teacher at Robert Lewis High School in North Hollywood. "The media has a tremendous influence on everyone and particularly on their age group."

Kavenagh, along with other teachers and about 600 students from six Los Angeles-area high schools, discussed the use of stereotypes in films and other ways the media influences their lives at a two-day Media Literacy seminar last week at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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