The Running Dream Analysis

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Teen female education is a well known problem society struggles to overcome. Living in poverty, early pregnancies, marriages, and school based violence or discrimination affects many teen girls in ways that don't give them an option on how to pursue their upcoming life. The inequalities that teen females face during education are known around the world and have strong impacts on teenagers in modern America. To bring awareness to this issue, authors influence readers, by writing about it, and use different genres to help with society's tolerance towards it.
The impact put on female teenagers to further in their education is difficult to face specifically when they weren't the cause. The money made by their parents or guardian depends on the decision to continue in their academics. Some teen females have a it harder when it comes to education purposes. Complications due to the inequality, reflect on those decisions. Thus, having troubles at home, such as jobs, affect the allowance that needs to be sent for
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In the story, Jessica is a leg amputee from a motor-crash. She learns how to cope with the circumstances resulting in the incident. She meets this girl Rosa, who has cerebral palsy and throughout the school year Jessica begins to see Rosa’s true self. Even though she has disadvantages, Jessica makes an effort to make Rosa feel important in some types of ways. “Hey, I know she’s hard to understand at first, I say, keeping my down. But that goes away, She’s really nice and patient, and she;s great at explaining math. I’d be flunking without her.” (Wendelin Van Draanen, 260). Wendelin Van Draanen made a visual in the reader's mind on how Rosa was being shunned by many. Jessica made an effort to get to know Rosa, be her friend, encourage others to look past her appearance, and treat everyone

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