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A Literary Comparison of Boys&Girls and the Bass and the River (931 words, 2 pages)

In these two stories they both wanted something really bad that they couldnt get. How ever in both of these stories they went through great lengths to try to achieve their goals. Some times in life people are deceived as to what their goals and feelings really are. In the ... Read More

A Review of Larissa Lai’s Fiction Salt Fish Girl (914 words, 2 pages)

Larissa Lai, born in California in 1967 is the author of this astonishing activist fiction- Salt Fish Girl, which brings out issues of guerilla tactics, worker exploitation, sensual relationships, and feminist politics. Although, these issues are happening throughout the world nowadays, they are not the ones that make this novel ... Read More

A Review of Stephen Crane’s Novel Maggie: A Girl of the Streets (1003 words, 2 pages)

America is known for being the "melting pot" of the world. This is because so many immigrants come here from all different places in the world, making America the most diverse country. Immigrants come here for many different reasons new job opportunities, religious and political freedom, and wealth. What they ... Read More

The Little Girl and the Day I Worked for Santa (275 words, 1 pages)

Only a few days before Christmas the shelter was all decorated, a faade of Christmas bliss meant to bring joy into the lives of the worlds less fortunate. I, along with a few of my friends, was serving food through SOME (So Others Might Eat). As I stood passing out ... Read More

The Controversy Surrounding the Factory Workers in Lowell and The “Modernization” of Women (841 words, 1 pages)

The factory workers in Lowell raised much controversy in the eighteenth century when "modernization" was taking place in New England. Two concepts were widely held in regards to women at that time. First was the concept of "republican motherhood" which instructed women to stay home and raise children who would ... Read More

Stories of Coming of Age: The Lesson by Toni Cade Bambara and Girl by Jamaica Kincaid (1172 words, 2 pages)

The Coming of Age Childhood is a time where children learn about the world around themselves. They see and experience many factors that influence their everyday lives, which help them grow stronger when they become adults. In Girl by Jamaica Kincaid and The Lesson by Toni Cade Bambara the characters ... Read More

An Interview with a Portuguese Girl of Chinese-Portuguese Descent Related to Blended Cultures of the Modern World (676 words, 1 pages)

Ana Margarida is a Macanese. She is 20 years old. She was born and lives in Macau. Her father works as a civil servant in the post office. Her mother is a businesswoman. As Ana's father is a Portuguese, she learned to speak Portuguese from her father when she was ... Read More

Participating in Sports Can Greatly Benefit Girls with Low Self Esteem (726 words, 1 pages)

In sports today there is a pursuit of excellence that is highly valued in athletics and, although participating in sports is usually a self-esteem booster for girls, being involved in some weight-conscious sports might put teenage girls at risk for eating disorders. But new research shows there are some warning ... Read More

The Return to Ottawa in the Girl next Door by Norman Levine (1376 words, 3 pages)

Short Story English Essay People are affected by the human weaknesses and faults, found both in themselves and in others around them. In "The Girl Next Door" the author, Norman Levine, writes of how a recent returnee to Ottawa, is drawn to a newcomer out of need and loneliness. However, ... Read More

The Struggles of Adolescent Girls in Reviving Ophelia by Mary Pipher (565 words, 1 pages)

Reviving Ophelia Mary Pipher's book, Revivng Ophelia, was an attempt to describe the struggle our adolescent girls endure trying to make sense of our popular culture. Our group decided to turn our presentation into a talk show featuring some of the girls profiled in the book as well as Mary, ... Read More

Maggie A Girl of the Streets by Stephen Crane Review (1933 words, 3 pages)

By Lee A. Zito A person's identity is a mixture of many characteristics. These characteristics make up who we are, how we act, and decisions we make in life. These decisions can include where we hang out, who we hang out with, and what type of behavior we emit. What ... Read More

An Analysis of Girl by Jamaica Kincaid (1084 words, 2 pages)

Girl Jamaica Kincaid The poem Girl by author Jamaica Kincaid shows love and family togetherness by creating microcosmic images of Western Caribbean familial practices and imbedding them in a seemingly incomprehensible text. Upon closer examination, the reader sees that the text is a string of images that are the cultural ... Read More

A Represantation of Slavery in the Life of a Slave Girl, Seven Years Concealed by Harrier Jacobs (298 words, 1 pages)

Jacobs Development During slavery, slaves were not allowed to own houses, money or businesses because they were property themselves. After reading Harriet Jacobs Incident in the Life of a Slave Girl, Seven Years Concealed I found that her family was very privileged to be slaves. Jacobs job while being a ... Read More

Report on Gender Inequality in the Education: Less Girls than Boys in the Advancement Classes (719 words, 1 pages)

Gender Equality Report on Education This report is designed to inform on Gender Equity in Schools and educational fact it was produced to raise awareness to those who seek knowledge in this area. StudentsSchools are working to become more gender equitable. Surveys show girls are loosing out to boys in ... Read More

A Short Story About a Girl Who Hates Needles (1171 words, 2 pages)

It was a dreadful afternoon, big droplets of rain fell directly on my face and clothes. I tasted the droplets that mixed with my tears, the tears I cried after the incident. The pain in my foot was excruciating. It caused me to make a big decision of whether I ... Read More

A Discussion of the Various Versions of Cinderella and a Summary of Its Version, Rough-Face Girl (1042 words, 2 pages)

What do you make of the various versions of Cinderella? Why do you think this story is so appealing to so many around the world? "Cinderella" is arguably best-known fairy tale in the word. There are many various versions but all of them share the idea of a reduction in ... Read More

Men Have Huge Advantage over Girls in Romantic Interaction (1165 words, 4 pages)

Its common knowledge that the difference between young men and women is not purely physical. Guys and girls lead very different lives, because the world interacts with each of the sexes uniquely. One argument is who has the advantage over the other in romantic situations. Some may say it depends ... Read More

The Divisions of Popularity in the World of Girls in Queen Bees and Wannabees and Odd Girl out by Rosalind Wiseman (1265 words, 2 pages)

The divisions of popularity in the world of girls are very clear. Rosalind Wiseman, author of Queen Bees and Wannabees and also Odd Girl Out, discusses two of these divisions. She labels the first group the "alpha" group these are the girls that are considered "popular," who wear the trendy ... Read More

Dating Tips: How to Ask a Girl Out (721 words, 1 pages)

How to Pick up Chicks In all my years of experience I have broken down the art of picking up girls to a science. In my book there are three ways of getting the girls interested in you. I only follow one of the methods, but I figured Id give ... Read More

Characterization of Feminism in Top Girls by Caryl Churchill (1202 words, 2 pages)

Characterization of Feminism in Top Girls Caryl Churchills play Top Girls contains many social observations about the modern woman. This is done mainly by great characterization. In the play Top Girls we come to know many women, both modern and historical, who appear to be extremely successful. At the time ... Read More

An Analysis of Tracey Chevalier’s Narrative Girl with the Pearl Earring (1529 words, 2 pages)

"A maid came free" The narrative explores the limitations of women in the 17th century. Discuss. Despite the 17th century being an age of development especially in the fields of art the barriers of class, economic status and gender prevailed. Griet's eight-pointed star symbolises the different pathways that she believed ... Read More

The Beautiful Story of an Ordinary Young Girl (647 words, 1 pages)

When I was young, up to the age of about 5 years old, my family lived in the country. We lived about halfway along a small street, and directly across the road from us, an elderly couple lived, and at the back of their house was a huge garden, filled ... Read More

An Analysis of the Clean Make-Up Advertisement by Cover Girl (1045 words, 3 pages)

There are many kinds of advertisements wheather it be in a magazine on T.V. or the huge billboards you see on the side of the highway. Many of the advertisements are a method of convincing the public to buy thier products made by companies. Also, if you look at an ... Read More

Change of Character in Anne Frank’s Diary of a Young Girl (469 words, 1 pages)

Webster's College Dictionary defines character as "one's true self one's thoughts and feelings traits". In Anne Frank's Anne Frank The Diary of a Young Girl, Anne faces challenges that change her character dramatically. Anne is an average, teenage girl. She is dreamy and headstrong, yet she develops into a wiser, ... Read More

The Theme of an Isolated Spectator in the Poems Skunk Hour by Robert Lowell and The Armadillo by Elizabeth Bishop (867 words, 3 pages)

Frustrations Armored Aroma Skunk Hour by Robert Lowell and The Armadillo by Elizabeth Bishop are two closely related poems. Both share the theme of an animal carrying with it natural defenses, and the image of an isolated spectator. However, there is one important contrast between these poems The Armadillo portrays ... Read More

A Short Story about the Girl Julie Banks (2187 words, 2 pages)

This story takes place in a small town near California called Cloverrail where Julie Banks attends her grade 12 year at Lord Seedsmuir High. Julie lived everyday the same, she would go to school (most of the time), hang out with her best friends Jolleen and Amy, do her homework ... Read More

The Feminist Perspective of the Narrator In “Boys and Girls”, a Story by Alice Munro (1266 words, 2 pages)

Alice Munro's "Boys and Girls" tries to view a young girl's rite of passage into womanhood, through a limited feminist perspective. The narrator battles with conformity on a 1940's Canadian Fox Farm. As this time period was still centred on male dominance, her desire to become a powerful woman wastes ... Read More

A Brief Creative Story About a Pregnant Young Girl Sara (962 words, 2 pages)

Megan Renee Please, just let me hold her, she pleaded, just once? Im sorry, replied the plump nurse coldly, but I have my orders, and besides, it will only make things that much worse. To an outsider, it was a heart-wrenching scene. To the hospital, it was something that they ... Read More

A Brief Summary of a Sixteenth Birthday of a Young Girl at Hard Rock Cafe (331 words, 1 pages)

A good experience with my friends came on my sixteenth birthday. Earlier in the week, I had decided that I would rent a limousine and go into Boston with some of my friends. The day which we would go was my birthday. The day had finally come and we were ... Read More

A Young Girls Story of Being Late at Home (359 words, 1 pages)

Late home Emma knew she was going to be in trouble the minute she walked into the kitchen. Her mum was on the phone and although Emma could sense that her mum was relieved to see her, she could also see the anger in her face. Oh! Shes just walked ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013