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For high school students, the works of William Shakespeare are not the easiest literature to grasp, much less to get them to care about. The first hurdle, of course, is the language. With all the "LOLs," "ridics," and "OMGs" used in a teen's daily vernacular, Shakespearean verse such as "to be, or not to be: that is the question" can sound a lot like Charlie Brown's teachers [url=http://www.cdtempo.fr/abercrombie-pantalons/]abercrombie pantalons[/url] to the ears of adolescents. Wha wha whoamp whoamp.
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