American Girl

Alcoholism and Drug Abuse) aired a one minute ad on heroin. The ad was titled “All American Girl.” The previous year, NCADA aired an ad titled “That’s How,” depicting a teenager overdosing in his bedroom only to have his mom discover him a short time later. The 2015 ad created some backlash from critics--saying that the ad was too harsh. Despite the critiques, NCADA created another jarring ad for viewers. “All American Girl” ad depicts a local teenager’s life deteriorating, NCADA appeals to its…

adults in my life. I had favorite books, like Harry Potter, a favorite movie, High School Musical, and favorite toys, all of which belonged to my neighbor, Marley. I remember whenever I went to Marley’s house, we would play with Polly Pockets, American Girl Dolls, or Barbies for hours at a time. To me, it wasn’t the looks of the toys that I desired, it was what the toys themselves possessed. They had fancy stretch limos, elaborate closets, cute boyfriends, and so many dogs. As a six of seven…

The writer, Valerie Tripp, had written this for the American Girl company. This organization would not want a poor American Girl. So for Kit’s family to be just making it by with the things they still have seems unrealistic. Many people lost everything they had. Therefore, for this one girl and her family to be okay though the depression, for the most part, does not match the book’s context. Other than that minor detail…

In Elizabeth Wong’s story, The Struggle to Be an All-American Girl, she reveals denial and shame towards her parent’s culture to illuminate the importance of having multiple cultures in a person’s life. Though reading this story one can discover her denial towards her Chinese culture was because she just wanted to integrate and be like the rest. The majority of children will be forced into ideas that are presented and taught by the parents. The parent is only passionate to keep the traditions…

To begin in the article “the struggle of an all American girl” by Elizabeth Wong mentions the real life hardships that many immigrants have to face. Most immigrants come here to gain the American dream that most people talk about. Although the American dream does not commence the moment they arrive the hardships start when most immigrants come here they have to deal with being unemployed. In addition, they would be forced to move to a back breaking job in order for them to maintain themselves.…

Guerrilla Girls Illustrated Guide to Female Stereotypes, I was very surprised by the "Tomboy" stereotype. When I think of a tomboy, I think of a girl who loves to play sports, doesn't mind getting down and dirty and may prefer to dress casual instead of wearing dresses or skirts. I have always thought of my own daughter as a tomboy. She would much rather throw on a pair of sweats, jeans or shorts instead of a dress and softball is her life! I found it very interesting that in the Guerrilla…

Everyone remembers the experience when they first learned the difference between being rich and poor, a gap that seems to be characterizing the American society nowadays. When Jefferson wrote in the Declaration of Independence about “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” (par 2) he probably did not think Americans would attempt to pursue happiness through material belongings. For some people, it seems to be more important to mist themselves with Chanel and accessorize with Louis Vuitton,…

Let’s play house. A little girl is in a floral dress with her little apron as she pretends to cook dinner for her family. She has a little baby doll that she cradles in her arms as she finishes up the dinner and gets ready to start the laundry. A little boy comes in acting as if he had a long day of work asking her if dinner was ready and if his cloths were ready. When you were younger the girls were told to play with dolls and Barbie’s. Our parents brought us little kitchen and told us the…

Studies show that at the age of thirteen 53% of girls in America are “unhappy with their bodies, this percent grows to 78% before the girls are even seventeen.” This research was found by Brown Education. Image has negatively affected the way teenagers see themselves. The 3 main things that image has effected in America is the focus of appearance, the way American’s dress, and has had a severe impact on mental health. Movies, television shows, commercials, and the magazines you see at the store…

when the American Naturalist…