Personal Narrative-Stereotypes Affecting Young Girls

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The young girl grinned happily as she skipped alongside her parents and older brother, though her parents had to scold her a few times for wondering just a bit too far. The sky was grey and held the promise of rain but that didn’t seem to affect the young girls mood. A crowd of people walked along side the small family, all heading the same direction, all types of people and creeds. Suddenly different sights and sound flooded the girls senses all at once, the smells of different types of food, screams of joy coming from the colorful rides, and the chorus of sounds from the exotic creatures.

The young girl didn’t know where to start, running from one thing to another like a small hummingbird. The family walked through the park with the small girl taking the lead. As the little girl ran ahead, she heard a shrill squeak which drew her attention. A crowd gathered around the sides of one of the exhibits, so the girl weaved her way through the people, trying to see what the people were looking at. Once she made it to the side of the exhibit all she saw was a large span of rippling water. She looked around confused for a moment, when suddenly something glided smoothly out of the water directly in front of her. The young girl shireked in surprise but that was quickly replaced with excitement as she realised it was one of the few sea creatures she could actually name. The dolphin squawked at her, gleaming with a big grin but then after seeing that she didn’t have any food quickly swam away.
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This lasted for a few minutes until her mother handed her a small container of

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