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* This is how ''[[The Inheritance Cycle]]'' got widely published. Christopher Paolini's parents originally published it with their own company, until the son of a more well-known author read the book and said it was the best book written by a teen that he'd ever seen. Without reading it himself, said more-famous author told his publishing company, Alfred Knopf, about it, and they decided to publish it and promote it themselves. And the rest is history.
* This is how ''[[The Inheritance Cycle]]'' got widely published. Christopher Paolini's parents originally published it with their own company, until the son of a more well-known author read the book and said it was the best book written by a teen that he'd ever seen. Without reading it himself, said more-famous author told his publishing company, Alfred Knopf, about it, and they decided to publish it and promote it themselves. And the rest is history.
** Unsurprisingly Paolini never mentions this huge advantage in favor of saying that he's a child prodigy (even though he really only accomplished what the majority of home-schooled kids accomplished anyway).
** Unsurprisingly Paolini never mentions this huge advantage in favor of saying that he's a child prodigy (even though he really only accomplished what the majority of home-schooled kids accomplished anyway).
* [http://skippyslist.com/2010/11/19/the-battalion-dance-2/ The Battalion Dance], the story behind two of the rules on Skippy's List, has this as a major theme- basically, civilian wives going overboard with their "power" which they supposedly had because of who they married. Chaos ensued.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20141014165712/http://skippyslist.com/2010/11/19/the-battalion-dance-2/ The Battalion Dance], the story behind two of the rules on Skippy's List, has this as a major theme- basically, civilian wives going overboard with their "power" which they supposedly had because of who they married. Chaos ensued.
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-14943347 Li Tianyi], son of an important Chinese general, was driving illegally (in a car with no license plates) when he decided to beat up an older couple that was blocking his car. But since he only got a one-year sentence, it's your call whether this trope was averted or played straight.
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-14943347 Li Tianyi], son of an important Chinese general, was driving illegally (in a car with no license plates) when he decided to beat up an older couple that was blocking his car. But since he only got a one-year sentence, it's your call whether this trope was averted or played straight.
* Youtube Partners, immune to the rules of content nature restrictions and also don't have to have a relevant title or thumbnail, are a perfect example of this trope.
* Youtube Partners, immune to the rules of content nature restrictions and also don't have to have a relevant title or thumbnail, are a perfect example of this trope.
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