The Little Match Girl Essay

Flapper’s of the 1920’s Women in Europe and the United States had to occupy industry and social life as men left to fight in the Great War in the late 1910’s. A new kind of woman, with short, bobbed hair, shorter skirts and freer clothes to match her new, independent lifestyle appears. (1920-30, 2) These types of women were to be known as flappers. Flapper’s didn’t truly emerge until 1926. As the idea of gender equality became a reality, it is no wonder that the right to vote was given to…

The little boy in Wenn sie kommen reacts quite differently than in Young Bride. The little boy is isolated from everyone else by social class and his family status of having no one with him to speak up or no one is shown to the viewer. From that place of total isolation he is finally given a piece of kindness by the girl who doesn’t turn him in, and in reaction he gives his all to help her. His reaction is to foster the only positive relationship he has, no matter how small and put it in a…

Jessica Kane was about the average 17 year old girl. She fell somewhere in the middle of the food chain in the harsh world of high school. She had a decent amount of friends, mainly in her own clique, but she tended to get along with most people in her grade. She was a really nice and sweet girl, but she didn't have a problem speaking her mind. She was a really pretty girl, with looks that would belong to most varsity cheerleaders. She had long light brown hair that ended in the middle of her…

They stood proudly adorned with intimidating army uniforms and stern faces to match. Slowly the room begins to empyt. My classmate gets called into his group and I now sit alone. I begin to worry if I my registration was processed. What if my paperwork got lost? What if they didn’t reserve a spot for me? What if I got sent home? I look around as the last counselor stands up. She seems kind with a warm smile to match. The relief finally washes over me as I hear my name as well as the…

“Mama!” Says little Kinsin Mathews. Her mother is sewing a blanket for her and Kinsin is doing a craft. She needs to borrow the scissors. “Mama scissors!” “Ok sweetheart,” Lee Mathews says to her 4-year-old. As the little girl grabs the scissors she trips over a stuffed animal and the scissor blades jam into an electrical socket. The last thing the girl remembers is seeing a blue spark and feeling energy charge through her. 9 years later That night when little Kinsin…

It all started when a little girl named Kate was diagnosed with a rare, aggressive stage of Leukemia. Kate’s parents decided to have another child in hopes that their next child could be the perfect match to give Kate a bone marrow transplant. There addition to their family was a little girl named Anna. Anna went through numerous surgical procedures to help her older sister beat this form of Leukemia. Through many attempt to try and save her sister’s life, they realize there is only hope. The…

developing intellect and the influence from her surroundings; the concept of like-mindedness and communal practices have been adopted by Scout. As Harper Lee describes the changes throughout the environment, Scout’s character is recognizably changing to match it accordingly. Scout’s perspectives develops from childlike, innocent,…

Kat is suggested at her introduction in the film to be an outcast, a feminist and a strong believer in the willpower of women and described as a “heinous bitch”. The first scene of the film shows Kat in her car, pulling up next to a group of teenage girls in their convertible, “I don’t give a damn ‘bout my bad reputation” blasting through Kat’s speakers and becoming the backing track for the first scene of the…

sizeable fan base of teenagers are Riverdale and Pretty Little Liars. Both shows have a vast fan base because they share a genre and similar characters that people can relate to. However, the shows do have difference because Pretty Little Liars is about a group of girls being attacked by a group called A; while, Riverdale features a friend group with boys and girls who are dealing with finding a murder. The main characters of Pretty Little Liars are Spencer, Emily, Hannah, and Ariel. The main…

gender role based, where fire trucks and tools are marketed toward boys, and dolls and cooking sets are marketed toward girls. It is only recently that we are starting to see a shift in this, but it still is not enough. Many videos have gone viral of little girls questioning the toys and clothes they are offered and expected to want. They boys get to build with Legos while the girls get to dress up/down Barbies. Even the clothes they are marketed that are marketed toward them have sayings like…