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   How did Palo Alto's social movement start?

   • Over five days, the movement took on a life of its own as it spread from the 30 sophomores in Jones’ homeroom class to more than 200 students from all three high schools in the Palo Alto school district eager to pledge allegiance to a social movement that promised acceptance and reward to those who obediently followed its rigid rules.

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   Is the wave based on a true story?

   • The Wave is based on a true incident that occured in a high school history class in Palo Alto, California, in 1969. The powerful forces of group pressure that pervaded many historic movements such as Nazism are recreated in the classroom when history teacher Burt Ross introduces a "new" system to his students.

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   Is the Pride of Lakewood based on a true story?

   • "The Pride of Lakewood", a 2010 episode of children's animated series Arthur, was loosely based on the Third Wave experiment. In it, students who form a community pride group become fascistic. In 2010, Jones staged a musical called The Wave, written with some of the students in the class.

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   When is 'the third wave' coming to Palo Alto?

   • On March 22, the Palo Alto History Museum will show the film for the first time in Palo Alto during a special event at the school site where it all happened (now Cubberley Community Center) to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Third Wave experiment. Hancock, Neel and Jones will be on hand to answer questions.

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   The experiment took place at Cubberley High School in Palo Alto, California, during the first week of April 1967. Jones, finding himself unable to explain to his students how the German people could have claimed ignorance of The Holocaust, decided to demonstrate it to them instead.

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   Feb 5, 2024 · Is Palo Alto Based on a true story? Inspired by real teenage tales – including some of James Franco’s own high school memories and stories penned by students from Palo Alto Senior High – “Palo Alto” isn’t exactly a straight-up true story, but it’s pretty darn close to real life.

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   Mar 17, 2017 · The Palo Alto Weekly Short Story Contest is now open for submissions! Anyone who lives, works, or studies between Redwood City and Los Altos can submit entries. Learn more about the contest and ...

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   Nov 20, 2019 · by Todd Strasser (Author) 4.5 1,935 ratings. Teachers' pick. See all formats and editions. The Wave is based on a true incident that occured in a high school history class in Palo Alto, California, in 1969.

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   Aug 29, 2013 · Based on a collection of short stories written by James Franco, the film revolves around the lives of a group of people in the titular California city, including a soccer coach (Franco), a...

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    May 15, 2014 · "Palo Alto" is based on the short story collection of the same name by James Franco, but nothing in the story feels specific to that California city, or emblematic of it.