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Fourteen year old, Rowan Blanchard is known as Riley Matthews from Girl Meets World, the spin-off of Boy Meets World, a popular hit TV show in the 90’s. Although everyone sees her as the adorable, quirky, adolescent on Girl Meets World, there’s so much more about her no one knows about. Rowan Blanchard was born on October 14, 2001 in Los Angeles, California and is an outspoken young lady who thrives to change the world each and every day. Her two parents, Elizabeth and Mark Blanchard, are very…

1. “What’s So Bad About a Boy Who Wants to Wear a Dress?”, by Ruth Padawer, follows and interviews numerous families with genderqueer male children around the country in order to bring to light the struggles that genderqueer male children face in society. The author covers how the parents have helped their children to support the theory that supporting genderqueer children causes less stress and raises self-confidence, while conforming your child does the opposite. 2. Supportive parenting is…

whites and a group of blacks who are ages 13 to 19 and are later called ‘Scottsboro boys’ got in a fight on a train. The scottsboro boys were defending themselves and they kicked the white group off in Jackson County. Then, two women on the train, who were trying to avoid arrest, falsely accused nine black youths of raping them so the Scottsboro boys are arrested and assault and rape charges are added against all nine boys after accusations are made by Victoria Price and Ruby Bates. It was an…

I am attracted to the Boy Scout program by the campouts, service projects, helping Cub Scouts, and the normal fun things Boy Scouts do. I began Cub Scouts and that helped me get a feel for what Boy Scouts is. I did all the ranks from Tiger to Weblo 2, although I did not create an Arrow Of Light when I crossed over to Boy Scout. I joined Boy Souts and thought it would be "lame", but that was the total opposite of what I thought, that also attracted me to Boy Scouts because I learned what you do…

to describe a Boy Scout and they will probably tell you that Boy Scouts are socially awkward kids who play with knifes, fire and guns. Stereotypes are oversimplifications about groups or individuals. What makes up a stereotype is that a bit of truth is blown completely out of proportion. When stereotyping, society will see a small section of a group, and assume that the entire group fits within what has been observed. There are many different stereotypes regarding members of the Boy Scouts of…

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is about the Holocaust and World War II. It gives the perspective of a young boy who didn't know much about what was going on around him, but still explains thoroughly what is happening. The main theme of the book is that we are are equal beings. Many times throughout history, people have claimed that one group of people was either superior or inferior to the other. Many wars in history occurred because of the disagreements of who was better and who didn't matter.…

My story begins at Onteora Scout Reservation in Upstate New York. The Boy Scouts of America have an honor society known as the Order of the Arrow, which is for Scouts who wish to dedicate themselves to an order that serves others more than that of the Boy Scouts. Scouts are selected through a troop-wide vote, and I was one of the few scouts selected to participate in the ordeal to join this order. The ordeal was a series of tests in order to confirm that we, the candidates, are fit to join…

In the movie, The Boy with the Striped Pajamas based on the novel by John Boyne, tells the story of an German nine year old boy, Bruno. His family moved to the countryside near Auschwitz due to the promotion in his father’s job as commandant during the second World War. When they arrived at the new house, Bruno was getting lonely as he had many friends back in the city, so to occupy his time he started getting curious about his surroundings and came across Shmuel, a Jewish boy. Much of the story…

young age. Sir Baden Powel in England founded Boy Scouts. It was based on morals and militaristic order to teach children how to learn new skills and how to act with good morals. After it transferred to the United States the Boy Scouts of America mirrored its British counterpart. The traditions that drove the organization since the 1800’s continued into the United States. From a young age these traditions drove how I interact with others like many other boys across the world. The world of…

When I set my mind to accomplishing a goal, I will be proactive and put in my maximum amount effort to complete the task the best I can. An example of an outsider school curriculum that shows initiative is being a Boy Scout. I am a First Class rank and working on becoming a Star Scout and an Eagle Scout. Due to Scouts, I can now start a fire in the middle of the woods in the dark. Every Tuesday night from 7.30-9pm, we learn various skills such as first aid which could help others if they are…