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Scene: First Day at West Valley High (The Karate Kid, 1984) The morning sun shines brightly over West Valley High School in California. Students fill the hallways, laughing, talking, and rushing to their classes. Lockers slam shut, teachers call students into classrooms, and the campus is full of life. A new student steps through the front gates. You. Wherever you went, everyone loved you. Everyone liked you—especially the guys, who were all in love with you because you were so different yet so confident—and the girls really admired you too. And then, suddenly, there was Johnny Lawrence...