American Girl

Jamaica Kincaid, the author of the short story “Girl,” was raised on the island of Antigua. During the time in which she was raised, Antigua was influenced by the British government. Because of the British control, Kincaid was raised in a culture immersed in the ideals of oppression and slavery. Being an African American woman in Antigua during the rule of the British government influenced how she wrote later in life. She eventually moved to America and landed a job as a writer for The New…

grows up within the inner city of Philadelphia, they must be content with external forces in order to fit in with the social organization of life and violence. In the book, Why Girls Fight: Female Youth Violence in the Inner City by Cindy D. Ness insightfully talks about the street fights within low income areas between young girls. When young women are in a situation where violence could break out, they are given the choice to step up or back off. Violence for these young women living in the…

idea that people have towards something or group of people that the idea is commonly wrong. A stereotype would be that girls are not good at sports. This is a just Hypothesis from girls and all the people think that it’s true; girls are not good at sports. If some girls are not good at sports it doesn’t mean that whole population are not good at sport and there is so many girls that they are so smart at sports. How characters in the sitcom are stereotyped? Discuss about it. The Jessica and…

A quinceañera is a celebration held in certain Latin American countries to honor a girl's fifteenth birthday. It signifies the transformation of a girl into a woman. This celebration mostly recognizes the girl celebrating the quinceañera but also recognizes her family and her godparents, who are referred to as padrinos. It is celebrated to honor the coming of age, the importance of family, and importance of the people closest to the girl. It is also celebrated to uphold tradition. By many…

presently. Today, the average American woman is 5’4″, has a waist size of 34-35 inches and weighs between 140-150 lbs, with a dress size of 12-14” (Peeke). Women look up to celebrities and feel as though they have to model their bodies after them. In “Barbie Doll” Piercy states, “So she cut off her nose and her legs” (Clifton 17). Unable to look past her physical flaws, the girl felt as though she needed to alter her body to feel better about herself. Many women in American society are always…

called an immodest glance, for the young girl‟s eyes were singularly honest and fresh. (Henry, 1879:11)” A proverb said that eyes are windows of one‟s heart. So, she gave a positive personality at the beginning. Daisy was perfectly direct and unshrinking girl. She gave her impression on Winterbourne directly: she thought he was not a „real American‟; she wouldn‟t have taken him for one, he seemed more like a German. (Henry, 1879:12) She is also a tolerant girl. When she heard that Mrs.…

Aspirations for thinness can begin to impact girls at any young age. The media begins instilling the ideals of being thin, extremely thin, even in children’s shows. In one study, an overwhelming “majority of 10-year-old girls – 81% – fear being fat. Half of girls in 5th grade through 12th grade feel that magazine images have made them want to lose weight. Among girls who are of normal weight, 50-70% perceive themselves as being overweight” (ANAD). The way these girls perceive themselves will…

from describing an outfit, to body shaming, to degradation of a girl who kissed a boy in the wrong place at the wrong time. This is not the correct usage of the word, however. Webster's Dictionary defines the word as "a woman who has many sexual partners." When presented with this, it is clear that something…

There is a little girl in kindergarten; she is wearing a pretty flowered dress, with pink tights. Most of the human population would expect her to be playing with dolls because of the gender roles they were taught in the society and culture we grew up in. Well this little girl is climbing a tree and most likely going to rip her tights. She loves wear dresses and loves the feeling of looking down from the tops of trees. Little does she know that as she grows up her parents, culture and society…

It is no secret that Americans lag behind other countries in math and science achievement. While various forms of referendum have been proposed to address the insatiable ranking, valid progress is yet to be achieved. In 2009, President Obama set a goal for Americans: advance to the top of achievement rankings in science and math. Additionally, in order to further ignite participation, the Administration allocated “$4.35 billion Race to the Top 2009 competition focused not only on encouraging…