American Girl

Daisy Miller, by Henry James contains many key words that stand out to a reader. Many of these words repeated through out the text, and their meanings can change as a reader continues to read. Some of these words appear as many as 51 times like “American”, or “society” which only appears 12 times. When put together, these key words tend to show the reader what the story or work is truly about. One word that appears more than any other is “young”, which appears 138 times in the text. The purpose…

with a cut off shirt on revealing his body. A highschool girl walks in the same class wearing a spaghetti strap tank top but gets dress coded. What is the difference between the two? Boys have close to no dress codes while girls are expected to cover up their body. Girls who wear spaghetti straps feel confident about their bodies enough to wear it, why should we shut them down? They say boys could get easily distracted by a girl’s body but, girls can get just as distracted. Teachers are being…

Barbie Doll is a narrative written by jewish-American writer Marge Piercy, it was published in 1971. Piercy writes this poem during an era of second wave feminism (Grimes, Linda. Marge Piercy’s “Barbie Doll”. Letterpile). This poem is known for it’s message of how society’s expectations were for women and how pressuring it was for them. In this Poem the author uses personification, imagery and metaphor etc, to describe the meaning of this poem, and how the expectations of society can hurt.…

understand English and give them a good service. All those misjudgments chased me from many jobs, until I realized that the smart thing to do was to stay and to make a difference by being a good worker. On certain day, I feel myself simply unwanted by Americans, just because I was dressed differently. For example, one moment during visiting at the mall with cousins, I sat alone on a public chair, and the security officer came to ask me what I was doing there. Or at the street event when an old…

The very first reality shows, such as The Brady Bunch, An American Family, and The Walton’, were developed in the 1940’s and over the years dramatically evolved. When they were first produced, they were appropriate for all audiences, but now have gone to a more extreme level of television, full of lying, fighting, deception, and faultiness. Even though they are called “reality” shows, doesn’t necessarily mean that they are real. Many Americans are so intrigued with reality shows that it has led…

Barbies were first introduced in the late 1950’s and immediately pressed down on the way society views girls and how girls view themselves. negatively shape girls self-body image. Barbies have been a huge staple in children, mostly girls, childhood and this causes many girls to struggle with bad body images, also affect the way society sees women, and develop serious health issues. These affect the way women see themselves in the future. The Barbies so-called “perfect body” is unrealistic and…

From the Mattel toy models that young little girls admired on shelves of toy stores and human doll transformations videos that are popular on the internet, Barbie and many other plastic heroines have made a huge influence on today’s modern women. Marge Piercy’s poem, “Barbie Doll”, explores the awkward obstacles of puberty and the pressures of reaching the standards of beauty and acceptance. This story of a young normal girl being conformed into the lifestyle of being “perfect” is a true…

Everyone has heard something like “Boys don’t play with dolls!” or “That toy is for boys, not girls!”, you could have heard it from a parent, a teacher or even a child. Nowadays, if you take a walk through any toy store, you will notice two main sections: a blue one and a pink one. The blue one will most likely have, trucks, dinosaurs, astronauts, space ships, building toys, action figures and superheroes. The pink will probably have dolls, cooking kits, princesses, doll houses, teddy bears and…

Nearly a decade ago, I became acquainted with a great friend who opened up my world to makeup, and of course, self-esteem issues. I did not realize at the time how much makeup would change my life. I knew I wanted what every girl wants; it was to have a smooth looking skin and eyes that appear awake, whether it was to impress someone or purely just to feel beautiful. In fact, my freshman year of high school, I would not be caught dead without makeup on my face and my hair as straight as pins. My…

family in Europe she came across a doll that she believed could be morphed into something special back in the states. She brought the doll home, and with a makeover she was ready to be marketed to girls as a teen model. Named after her daughter Barbara, Barbie hit the shelves in 1959 and a new form of American female beauty was inscribed into history. History, just like so many times before, would be drastically…