[ THEME SONG PLAYS ] * I BET WE'VE BEEN TOGETHERFOR A MILLION YEARS * * AND I'LL BET WE'LL BE TOGETHERFOR A MILLION MORE * * OH, IT'S LIKEI STARTED BREATHING * * ON THE NIGHT WE KISSED * AND I CAN'T REMEMBERWHAT I EVER DID BEFORE * * WHAT WOULD WE DO, BABY * WITHOUT US? * WHAT WOULD WE DO, BABY * WITHOUT US? * AND THEREAIN'T NO NOTHIN' * * WE CAN'T LOVEEACH OTHER THROUGH * * OOH-HOO * WHAT WOULD WE DO, BABY * WITHOUT US? * SHA-LA-LA-LA HEY, JEN.WHAT DO YOU GOT THERE? OH, WE'RE CLEANING OUTTHE ATTIC. I'VE GOT TO THROW AWAYALL THIS JUNK. JUNK? WAIT A MINUTE, JENNIFER. THIS ISN'T ANY OLD JUNK.THIS IS MY JUNK. THE JUNK OF THE GODS. MOM SAID EVERYTHING GOES. YEAH, WELL, WHEN MOM SAIDEVERYTHING GOES, SHE OBVIOUSLYDIDN'T MEAN THIS. WHAT WAS MOM THINKING? I GOT TO TELL YOU, JEN, THERE'S A LOT OF MEMORIESIN THIS BOX. LOOK AT THIS. MY LITTLE BABY MONEY BELT. OH. MY HOUSE UN-AMERICAN ACTIVITIESCOLORING BOOK. MY RICHARD NIXON LUNCH BOX. I HAD SUCH A HAPPY CHILDHOOD. REAL NORMAL, TOO. OH, HEY, ALEX. HEY, SKIPPER.HOW'S IT GOING? NOT GOOD. ALL THIS GRADUATIONSTUFF IS REALLY GETTING TO ME. OH, YEAH, LIKE WHAT? WELL, I HAVE TO PICK A QUOTEFOR THE YEARBOOK. I HAVE TWO HERE, AND I CAN'TFIGURE OUT WHICH ONE TO USE. WELL, LET ME SEE. "EACH MAN MUST PURSUE JUSTICE, FOR ONLY THROUGH JUSTICEIS HE TRULY FREE"... OR "YABBA-DABBA-DOO." EITHER ONE WILL WORK, SKIP. IS MALLORY HERE YET? UH, SHE JUST CALLEDFROM THE STORE, MOM. -SHE SHOULD BE HOME ANY MINUTE.-OH, GOOD. I CAN'T WAIT FOR HERTO SEE THIS. WHY, WHAT DO YOU GOT? IT'S MY HIGH SCHOOLGRADUATION DRESS. THOUGHT MAYBE SHE'D WANTTO WEAR IT TO HER GRADUATION. OH, THAT'S A GREAT IDEA. I'M GONNA GO HOME AND SEE IF MY MOM HAS ANYTHINGFOR ME TO WEAR. ELYSE, I FOUNDSOME OF MY FAVORITE STUFF IN THIS BOXMARKED "TRASH." LOOK WHAT YOU THREW OUTBY MISTAKE. UH, I DIDN'T WANTTO THROW THAT OUT. I WANTED TO BURN IT. -HEY.-HI. -HEY, NICK, MAL.-HEY. HEY, HEY, HEY. THAT'S A GREAT SHIRTYOU GOT THERE, MR. KEATON. YOU KNOW, I BEEN LOOKING FOR ONEJUST LIKE THAT. ALL RIGHT. WOW. GREAT DRESS, MOM. IT'S MY OLD GRADUATION DRESS. THOUGHT IT'D BE PERFECT FOR YOUTO WEAR FOR YOUR GRADUATION. YEAH, THANKS. HEY, YOU'RE GONNA LOOK TERRIFICIN THIS. YEAH, I LOVE IT.IT'S SO OLD, IT'S IN AGAIN. BY THE TIME YOU GRADUATE, MAL,IT'LL BE IN YET AGAIN. LOOK, WE BETTER TAKE THIS STUFFDOWN TO GOODWILL, ELYSE. -OKAY.-HEY, I'LL MOVE MY BIKE FOR YOU. THANKS. IT LOOKS GOOD ON YOU. LISTEN, ALEX,CAN I TALK TO YOU? IF YOU HAVE TO. WELL, I'VE GOT A PROBLEMAND I NEED YOUR ADVICE. WHAT IS IT? I'M IN REAL TROUBLE, ALEX.I MAY NOT GRADUATE. WHY NOT? WELL, FOR ONE THING, I'M FLUNKING MRS. HILLMAN'SHISTORY CLASS. OH, MAL. IS IT HOPELESS? I MEAN, ARE YOU FLUNKING BADLY? NO, I'M FLUNKING VERY WELL. THERE'S STILL HOPE, THOUGH. I THINK ON THE LAST TEST,I MAY HAVE PULLED A "D." MAL, HOW COULD YOULET THIS HAPPEN? I DON'T KNOW. IT'S SPRING,AND THE WEATHER'S BEEN GREAT. I'VE HAD A HARD TIMECONCENTRATING. MALLORY, PEOPLE DON'T STOPTHINKING WHEN THE SUN COMES OUT. THOMAS JEFFERSON WROTETHE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE IN JULY... ...WHEN ALL THE OTHER FOUNDINGFATHERS WERE AT THE BEACH. THOMAS JEFFERSON WROTETHE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE? YES. THERE GOES MY "D." MALLORY, I WARNED YOU ABOUT THISAT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. MRS. HILLMANIS A VERY TOUGH TEACHER. I KNOW. I HAD HER. YEAH, WHAT'D SHE GIVE YOU? A-PLUS. BUT SHE SAIDI HAD A BAD ATTITUDE. HOW COULD YOU BE DOING SO BADLYIN HISTORY? OH, LET'S FACE IT, ALEX. YOU GOT THE BRAINS,I GOT THE LOOKS. WAIT A MINUTE. MAL, I GOT THE BRAINS... AND THE LOOKS. YOU GOT THE BETTER ROOM. ALEX, WHAT AM I GONNA DO? I DON'T KNOW. DO YOU WANT ME TO GO AND TALKTO MRS. HILLMAN FOR YOU? OH, IT'S USELESS, ALEX. YOU KNOW,SHE REALLY HAS IT IN FOR ME. SHE CALLS ON ME TO ANSWERQUESTIONS ALL THE TIME WHEN SHE KNOWS I DON'T STUDY. WHAT IS SHE TRYING TO PROVE? [ BELL RINGS ] SORRY I'M LATE, CLASS. I TRUST YOU ALLHAD A GOOD WEEKEND. [ CLASS MURMURS ] YES, WALTER. THIS WEEKENDI READ THREE BOOKS ON THE SUGGESTED SUMMERREADING LIST, MRS. HILLMAN. YOU'RE A WILD MAN, WALTER. NOW, I WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT THE FINALWILL BE AN ORAL EXAM GIVEN FOUR WEEKS FROM TODAY. NOW, IF YOU'LL CLEAR YOUR DESKS,TAKE OUT A PENCIL OR A PEN, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A POP QUIZ. WHAT?[ CLASS GROANS ] THE QUESTIONIS IN THE HANDOUT. PLEASE USE FACTS TO BACK UPYOUR OPINION ON YOUR ESSAY. YOU HAVE UNTIL THE ENDOF CLASS. BEGIN. [ SIGHS ] THAT'S QUITE A LITTLE SHOEYOU'VE DRAWN THERE, MALLORY. BUT IT DOESN'T REALLY ANSWERTHE QUESTION. ANSWERS IT BETTERTHAN MY ANSWER WOULD. MALLORY. MALLORY, I DON'T UNDERSTANDYOUR ATTITUDE. WHAT DO YOU MEAN? THIS ISN'T THE FIRSTLITTLE SHOE I'VE SEENON ONE OF YOUR TESTS. AND LOOK AT THIS PAPERYOU HANDED IN LAST WEEK ON THE HISTORY OF NEW YORK CITY. "IT IS VERY SIGNIFICANT "THAT THE PILGRIMS BOUGHTMANHATTAN ISLAND FOR $24 BECAUSE IT ESTABLISHED NEW YORKAS A GREAT PLACE FOR BARGAINS." MALLORY, I'M APPALLED. WHAT POSSESSED YOUTO WRITE THAT? I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY,MRS. HILLMAN. I-I TRY. I GUESS I JUST DON'TUNDERSTAND THE MATERIAL. YOU DON'T TRY, MALLORY. MRS. HILLMAN,I'M DONE WITH THIS QUESTION. MAY I PLEASE WRITE AN ESSAY ON THE BASIC LAND ORDINANCEOF 1785? NO. MALLORY, NOW, THE ONLY REASONWHY YOU'RE DOING SO POORLY IS BECAUSE YOU REFUSETO APPLY YOURSELF. NOW, I KNOW YOU'REA MUCH MORE INTELLIGENT GIRL THAN YOU LET ON. WHY? BECAUSE I'M ALEX'S SISTER? THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. YOU KNOW, MALLORY, I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET THROUGHTO YOU ALL YEAR, BUT OBVIOUSLY WITHOUT SUCCESS. OKAY, THIS IS WHATIT COMES DOWN TO. IF YOU DON'T GET A "B"ON THE FINAL EXAM, YOU'RE GONNA FLUNK. AND IF THAT HAPPENS,YOU'RE NOT GONNA GRADUATE. A "B"? MRS. HILLMAN,I CAN'T GET A "B." LOOK, I'M SUPPOSED TO GOTO GRANT JUNIOR COLLEGE. I-IF I DON'T GRADUATE,THEY'RE NOT GONNA TAKE ME. CAN I -- CAN I HAVEA MAKEUP EXAM OR SOME EXTRA-CREDITASSIGNMENTS? I'M NOT GONNA BREAK THE RULESFOR YOU. NOW, THE ONLY WAYYOU'RE GONNA PASS IS TO SIT DOWN AND STARTSTUDYING FOR THAT FINAL. BUT IT'S IN FOUR WEEKS. YOU SHOULD HAVE THOUGHTOF THAT BEFORE. I THINK YOU SHOULDTELL 'EM, MAL. OH, I CAN'T, JENNIFER. IF I TELL THEM I'M NOTGRADUATING, THEY'LL KILL ME. LOOK, MALLORY, MOM AND DADARE GONNA BE AT THE GRADUATION. NOW, IF YOU'RE NOT THERE, THEY'RE GONNA REALIZESOMETHING'S UP. I CAN'T BELIEVEI'M NOT GRADUATING. YOU SAID IT ALL ALONG, ALEX. YOU SAID I WOULDN'T GRADUATE,AND I'M NOT. MALLORY, WHEN I SAIDYOU WEREN'T GONNA GRADUATE, IT WASN'T A DARE. LOOK, MAL, I THINKYOU SHOULD TELL THEM. AND DON'T WORRY.THEY'LL UNDERSTAND. MOM AND DAD CAN PUT THISINTO PERSPECTIVE. -AH.-HI, HONEY. HI. I HAD THE DRESSALTERED FOR YOU. SO EXCITED YOU'RE GONNA BEWEARING IT TO YOUR GRADUATION. -YEAH.-REALLY MEANS A LOT TO ME. UH, WHAT DO YOU THINKOF THIS FRAME, MAL? I THINK YOUR DIPLOMAWILL LOOK GREAT IN HERE. UH, IT LOOKS NICETHE WAY IT IS, DAD. DO YOU WANTTO TRY THIS ON NOW? UH, NO, MOM.THERE'S PLENTY OF TIME FOR THAT. NO, THERE ISN'T. MOM, THERE'S TIME. TRUST HER. COME ON, JEN. [ WHISTLING ] MOM, DAD, THERE'S SOMETHINGI HAVE TO TELL YOU. THIS ISN'T EASY FOR ME, AND IT'S NOTGONNA MAKE YOU HAPPY. I DON'T LIKE ITANY MORE THAN YOU WILL. YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW WHY WE'RE GONNAPUT OURSELVES THROUGH THIS. IN FACT, I-I DON'T KNOW WHYWE'RE HAVING THIS CONVERSATION. I'M A LITTLE FUZZY ON IT MYSELF. OKAY, I'M FAILING HISTORY. UNLESS I GET A "B" ON MY FINAL,WHICH IS NOT LIKELY, I'M NOT GONNA GRADUATE. NOT GRADUATE? WHY IS THIS THE FIRSTWE'RE HEARING OF THIS? I DIDN'T MENTION IT BEFORE? NO. I GUESS I WAS HOPINGIT WOULDN'T COME TO THIS, THAT I'D GET THAT DIPLOMASOMEHOW. WELL, HOW DID YOU PLANON GETTING THIS DIPLOMA, MAL, BY GOING TO THE MALLFOUR NIGHTS A WEEK? BY SPENDING ALL THAT TIMEWITH NICK? BY TALKING ON THE PHONEALL HOURS? OKAY, THAT DIDN'T WORK. WELL, I'M REAL GLAD YOU CAN SEETHE HUMOR IN THIS, MALLORY, BECAUSE I CAN'T. WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO? I WANT YOU TO STARTTAKING THINGS SERIOUSLY. I WANT YOU TO GROW UP! MOM, DON'T YELL AT ME.I FEEL BAD ENOUGH ALREADY. WELL, SOMETIMES I HAVE TO YELLAT YOU. IT'S THE ONLY WAY I CANGET THROUGH TO YOU THESE DAYS. COME ON, COME ON, COME ON,GETTING ALL UPSET ISN'T GONNA HELP, ELYSE. HOW COULD YOU DO THIS, MALLORY?! I DIDN'T WANT TO. CAN'T YOU BRING THE GRADE UPAT ALL? I DON'T KNOW.MY TEACHER'S SO UNFAIR TO ME. I ASKED HERIF I COULD DO EXTRA CREDIT. SHE SAID, "NO, MALLORY. YOU HAVE TO GET A 'B'ON THE FINAL, OR ELSE." THERE'S NO WAY I'M GONNABE ABLE TO DO THAT. THERE'S STILL TIME. COME ON, MOM. I CAN'T LEARN A YEAR'S WORTHOF WORK IN FOUR WEEKS. CAN'T YOU GUYS TALKTO MRS. HILLMAN FOR ME? WELL, FINE.WHAT ARE WE GONNA SAY? THAT SHE SHOULDLET YOU GRADUATE EVEN THOUGH YOU HAVEN'T DONE THEWORK AND YOU DON'T DESERVE IT? OKAY, BUT PUT ITIN YOUR OWN WORDS. IF THAT'S YOUR ATTITUDE,JUST FINE. DON'T GRADUATE. WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO? LOOK, I THINKYOUR ONLY CHOICE NOW IS TO SIT DOWN AND STUDYAS HARD AS YOU CAN. DAD, WHAT WOULD BE THE POINT?I'D STILL FLUNK. I'M NOT SMART.THERE'S NO WAY I CAN DO THIS. YOU ARE SMART, MALLORY.YOU JUST DON'T APPLY YOURSELF. YOUR TEACHERS HAVE ALWAYSSAID THAT. LOOK,IF YOU GIVE UP ON THIS, YOU'RE NOT EVENGIVING YOURSELF A CHANCE. NOW, THIS TIME,IT'S TOO IMPORTANT. I'M SCARED. YOU HAVE NO CHOICE. -HEY, HOW'S IT GOING?-HI. HEY, WHERE'S MALLORY?I GOT SOME THINGS FOR HER. OH, SHE'S AT THE LIBRARYSTUDYING. NO, NO, NO, I MEAN MALLORY. SHE'S AT THE LIBRARY STUDYING,ALEX. ALL RIGHT, DON'T TELL ME. COME ON, ALEX.GIVE HER CREDIT. SHE'S REALLY BEEN BUCKLING DOWNTHESE PAST TWO WEEKS. IT'S AMAZING. SHE HASN'T GONE SHOPPING ONCEIN THAT TIME. YEAH, WE JUST GOT A LETTER FROM THE COLUMBUSMERCHANTS' ASSOCIATION. RETAIL SALES ARE WAY DOWN. THEY OFFERED TO START A HIGHSCHOOL AND GRADUATE HER FROM IT. -HI.-HEY, MAL, NICK. -HEY, HEY.-HEY. THANKS FOR HELPING ME STUDY,NICK. OH, SURE, MAL.I'M GLAD I COULD HELP. YOU KNOW, I WANTTO SEE YOU GRADUATE, MAL. I WANT TO SEE YOUR NAMEON THAT OLD PIGSKIN. SHEEPSKIN, NICK. OH, YOU'RE SO SMART. -HEY, HOW'S IT GOING?-HOW YOU DOING? CAN WE, UH --CAN WE HELP YOU AT ALL? UH, NO. I REALLY GOT TO DO THISON MY OWN. OH, OKAY,WE'LL LEAVE YOU ALONE. YOU JUST STUDY, MAL. ALL RIGHT, UH,WE WON'T GET IN YOUR WAY. JUST PRETEND WE'RE NOTIN THE SAME ROOM, HUH? ALL RIGHT, OKAY,GIVE HER SOME AIR. COME ON. COME ON, GIVE HER SOME AIR. THESE BRAIN CELLS NEEDALL THE OXYGEN THEY CAN GET. -WE WERE JUST GOING.-YEAH. YEAH, LISTEN, BEFORE WE GO, MAL,I'VE GOT SOME, UH -- WELL, KIND OF SOME INSPIRATIONALSTUDY AIDS HERE FOR YOU. YOU GOT, UH, THIS THERE. AND, UH, OH, OF COURSE. AND, UH, OH,THIS IS THE BEST ONE, MAL. REMEMBER WHEN I WASIN THAT HIGH SCHOOL PLAY? I PLAYED ABE LINCOLN? WHENEVER I DOA HISTORY PAPER, I LIKE TO WEAR THIS,GET ME IN THE MOOD. [ LAUGHTER ]ALEX. WHAT? W-WHAT'S SO FUNNY? YOU LOOK LIKEA LITTLE STOVE. THANKS, ALEX. ALL RIGHT, NOW, LISTEN. UH, JUST MEMORIZE THE FACTS,OKAY? DON'T TRY AND LEARN ANYTHING.YOU'LL JUST HURT YOURSELF. ALEX, THAT IS TERRIBLE ADVICE. ALEX, THE FACTS WON'T HELP HER IF SHE DOESN'T KNOWWHAT THEY MEAN. WELL, ELYSE,SHE HAS LIMITED TIME HERE. IT'S BEST FOR HERTO KNOW A LOT OF FACTS THAN A FEW LITTLE THEORIES. THAT'S RIGHT, MOM.THIS IS NO TIME FOR THEORIES. JUST REMEMBER THE FACTS,MALLORY. HEY, HEY, HEY, YOU KNOW,FLUNKING OUT IS NOT SO BAD. OH, COME ON. [ INDISTINCT CONVERSATION ] EXCUSE ME. EXCUSE ME. LOOK, I APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT, BUT I GOT TOGET THIS STUDYING DONE. I'M THE ONEWHO HAS TO BE TESTED. SO I'VE REALLY GOT TO DO THISON MY OWN. THANKS ANYWAY. -ALL RIGHT, MAKES SENSE.-MALLORY, YOU AREABSOLUTELY RIGHT. -I UNDERSTAND, HONEY.-OKAY. WHERE'D I PUT MY PEN? -OH.-OH, HERE.-OH, HERE. THANK YOU. HI, ALEX. HI, MAL. IT'S AFTER 2:00 IN THE MORNING.YOU WERE ASLEEP. NO, I WASN'T. I WAS JUST READING. VERY CLOSELY. YEAH. WELL, LISTEN,YOU SHOULD GO ON UP. YOU KNOW,YOUR EXAM'S IN THE MORNING. YOU'RE GONNA WANTTO GET SOME SLEEP. I KNOW. I JUST WANTTO GO OVER THIS ONE MORE TIME. YOU KNOW, MAL, YOU'VE STUDIEDMORE IN THE LAST FOUR WEEKS THAN YOU HAVEIN YOUR ENTIRE LIFE. YOU KNOW, YOU GOT TO REMEMBER,FOR THE LAST 18 YEARS, YOUR BRAIN HAS REMAINEDRELATIVELY UNUSED. CAN'T JUST THROW ITINTO ACTION. IT MIGHT CRAMP UP. ALEX, I KNOW YOU THINKTHIS IS A JOKE, BUT I HAVE BEEN WORKINGVERY HARD. I KNOW YOU HAVE. I'VE BEEN WATCHING YOU STUDY. BEEN BUCKLING DOWN.I'M IMPRESSED. YOU'RE GONNA DO WELLON THIS EXAM TOMORROW. YOU REALLY THINK SO? YEAH. DO YOU REALLY THINK I'M SMART? YEAH. SMART AS YOU? LET'S STAY IN THE REAL WORLD. YOU KNOW, ALEX,OVER THE PAST MONTH, I'VE DEVELOPED A NEW KINDOF RESPECT FOR YOU. I NEVER REALIZED HOW MUCH WORKWENT INTO IT ALL -- YOU KNOW, GETTING GOOD GRADES. I JUST FIGUREDYOU KNEW SOMEBODY. YOU KNOW, MAL,A LONG TIME AGO, I REALIZED THAT ANYTHINGREALLY WORTHWHILE, LIKE, UH, GOOD GRADESOR A RELATIONSHIP OR FINDING A GOOD MUTUAL FUND, TAKES A LOT OF HARD WORK. AND I THINKYOU REALIZE THAT, TOO. YEAH. SO WHATEVER HAPPENS TOMORROW, YOU HAVE WON A MORAL VICTORYHERE. AND, UH, THAT SHOULD BEOF SOME COMFORT TO YOU AS YOU REPEAT YOUR SENIOR YEAR. OKAY, SKIPPY,THIS IS YOUR LAST QUESTION. GIVE ME THREE RESULTSOF THE CIVIL WAR. THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROADWAS BUILT. THE SOUTHERN PLANTATION ECONOMYWAS DESTROYED. AND RHETT AND SCARLETTGOT A DIVORCE. ARE YOU SUREABOUT THAT LAST ONE? MAYBE THEY JUST SEPARATED. OKAY, SKIPPY. THAT'S IT. YOU CAN GO. OH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH,MRS. HILLMAN. THANK YOU. HEY, SKIPPY, HOW'D IT GO? OH. UH, I THINK I GOT SOMEWHEREBETWEEN AN "A" AND AN "F," PROBABLY. MALLORY, PLEASE, SIT DOWN. SO... HAVE YOU BEEN STUDYING? YES. A LOT. GOOD. WELL, GOOD LUCK. THANK YOU. OKAY. I'M GOING TOASK YOU SIX QUESTIONS. I WANT YOU TO THINK ABOUTWHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SAY AND BE BRIEF AND TO THE POINT. -YOU READY?-UH-HUH. OKAY. WHAT WASTHE LOUISIANA PURCHASE, AND HOW DID IT AFFECTTHOMAS JEFFERSON'S PRESIDENCY? WELL, THOMAS JEFFERSONWANTED SOME LAND, AND, UH, NAPOLEON HAD SOME. UH, SO HE FINALLY BOUGHT ITFOR $15 MILLION, WHICH WASN'T A BAD PRICECONSIDERING IT WAS FROM FRANCE. I THOUGHT YOU SAID YOU STUDIED. I DID. THAT ANSWER WAS GIBBERISH. NOW TELL ME THE ANSWERIN CLEAR AND COHERENT ENGLISH. I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN. WELL, THEN YOU'RE GONNA FLUNKAND YOU WON'T GRADUATE. MRS. HILLMAN. WHEN ARE YOUGONNA DROP THIS CHARADE AND START ACTING LIKEAN INTELLIGENT YOUNG WOMAN? I'M DOING THE BEST I CAN. WELL, MALLORY, IF THIS ISTHE BEST YOU CAN DO, THEN OBVIOUSLY I'VEOVERESTIMATED YOU. HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT? I'VE BEEN STUDYING MY HEAD OFFFOR FOUR WEEKS. WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME? AN INTELLIGENT ANSWER. NOW, COME ON. HOW DID THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE AFFECT THOMAS JEFFERSON'SPRESIDENCY? TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK,INTELLIGENTLY. CAN YOU DO THAT,OR WOULD YOU RATHER -- THE LOUISIANA PURCHASEWAS DIFFICULT FOR JEFFERSON BECAUSE HE SUPPORTEDSTATES' RIGHTS. AND WHEN HE MADE THE PURCHASE, HE WAS DOING MOREFOR FEDERAL POWER, SO HE LOST POLITICAL BACKING FROM THE PEOPLE WHO WEREINVOLVED IN STATES' RIGHTS. I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T MEAN THAT. MALLORY,THAT'S WHAT I WANT FROM YOU. NOW, THAT WASAN INTELLIGENT ANSWER. IT WAS? YES, IT WAS. YOU WANT TO TRY ANOTHER ONE? WELL, WE'RE HERE, AND WE HAVETHE ROOM FOR ANOTHER HOUR. OKAY. "WHAT WAS THE PRIMARY REASONFOR THE ERA OF GOOD FEELING DURING THE PRESIDENCYOF JAMES MONROE?" WELL, MONROE'S OPPOSINGPOLITICAL PARTY, THE WHIGS,WAS BADLY WEAKENED BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T SUPPORTTHE WAR OF 1812. SO MONROE WAS ABLE TO GETALL HIS IDEAS THROUGH CONGRESS WITHOUT ANYONE OPPOSING HIM. FINALLY. THE REAL MALLORY KEATON. YEP.OLD HIGH-SCHOOL AUDITORIUM. YOU KNOW, I GOT SOME GREATMEMORIES OF THIS PLACE. YEAH, I'M SURE THE POLICE SHARE THOSE MEMORIESWITH YOU, NICK. HERE COME THE GRADUATES. SMILE. YEAH. [ CHUCKLES ] CONGRATULATIONS, YOU TWO. OH, HONEY, I'M SO PROUD OF YOU. OH, GO ON. WELL, MALLORY,WE'RE PROUD OF YOU, TOO. HEY, BABY.[ SMOOCHES ] WELL, I MADE IT. YEAH, YOU WORKED HARD,AND IT PAID OFF. YEAH, WELL,YOU FORCED ME TO WORK HARD. WE DIDN'T FORCE YOU.WE ENCOURAGED YOU. FORCEFULLY. UM, EXCUSE ME A MINUTE.I WANT TO TALK TO MRS. HILLMAN. -OKAY.-OKAY. -MRS. HILLMAN. HI.-HI. HEY, YOU LOOK GREATIN A CAP AND GOWN. AS A MATTER OF FACT,YOU LOOK WONDERFUL. MAYBE I SHOULD GRADUATEMORE OFTEN. UM, MRS. HILLMAN,WHY DID YOU DO IT? WHY DID YOU SPENDSO MUCH TIME ON ME? BECAUSE I BELIEVE IN YOU,MALLORY. YOU KNOW,WHEN I WAS IN SCHOOL, I SAW SO MANY GIRLS LIKE YOUWHO WERE SMART, BUT THEY JUST DIDN'T TRYAND ACTED DUMB. THERE WAS THIS RIDICULOUS NOTION THAT THEY COULD GET DATESMORE EASILY THAT WAY. WELL, DID THEY? WELL, YES.BUT THAT'S NOT THE POINT. ONCE YOU'RE OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL,EVERYTHING CHANGES, AND BEING DUMBDOESN'T GET YOU ANYTHING. YOU'RE A SMART GIRL, MALLORY. I DIDN'T WANT TO SEE YOUWASTE YOURSELF LIKE THAT. I GUESS IT'S HARD FOR METO THINK OF MYSELF AS SMART WITH ALEX AROUND. YOU KNOW, I THINKYOU GO OUT OF YOUR WAY JUST TO BE DIFFERENT FROM ALEX. -WOULDN'T YOU?-OH. IF EVERYONE WILL PLEASEBE SEATED. PLEASE, EVERYONE,TAKE YOUR SEAT. THANK YOU. PARENTS, STUDENTS,TEACHERS, FRIENDS, WELCOME TO GRADUATION '86. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]