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The Precious Day: Life is Based off of Decisions and Actions People make choices everyday, whether or not a person is willing to take part in something that will affect their lives in what kind of choices the individual makes. Not everyone is going to agree with what decision someone will make, but a person has to make a decision that will influence his or her life. Individuals have a desire to have a vigorous life, so that the choices the people make will influence their future. Timing plays…

Who are you? That’s what they say to me when I dare to speak. I am not afraid to speak my mind. You are afraid of my thoughts. Telling women what they can do and not do is sexism. Sexism is being afraid to see a woman as your reflection on a mirror. When you ask me to speak in a proper tone or dress up accordingly to what is proper to you, it is sexism. Sexism is not being able to leave the house at a certain time and having a curfew. I have four brothers. They have no time limit to be out.…

The memories of childhood are very different for every single one of us, as some may be joyful but some may be heart-breaking. The three major poems ‘Piano’ by D.H. Lawrence, ‘Half Past Two’ by U.A. Fanthorpe and ‘Hide and seek’ by Vernon Scannell all portray the theme of a child growing up; these poems focus on the feelings of betrayal and regret. The three minor poems ‘Prayer Before Birth’ by Louis MacNeice, ‘A Mother in a Refugee Camp’ by Chinua Achebe and ‘Once Upon a Time’ by Gabriel Okara…

code”. Often, men are taught these at a young age, and many are taught as young as the age of 3 by their fathers or older brothers and are called names if they do not give in on doing what they are told. If men are found complaining of pain during a game or even an injury, most of the time, they will be teased. As Michael Kimmel stated in his article, “American men want to be a "man among men," an Arnold Schwarzenegger-like "man 's man," not a Fabio-like "ladies ' man." Masculinity is largely a…

adorable place holders to stand by while the boys take charge of the situation. This continues on into adulthood where in movies women are usually portrayed as harmless housewives or the sexy girl next door, both are just as degrading. While considering all the background characters played by girls Pollitt claims, “Boys are the norm, girls the variation; boys are central, girls peripheral; boys are individuals, girls types…. Girls exist only in relation to boys “ (545). It is time that this…

dark morning, as I was standing by the warm, cozy heater in our living room I asked my mother a question: “am I a boy?”. I don’t remember her exact answer, yet I'm sure she assured me that I was indeed a girl. Although always felt like a girl and was drawn to feminine products I feared I wasn’t a girl. Looking back, this was because I didn’t know the anatomical differences between boys and girls. The image I chose for this event is a diagram of the male and female anatomy. This relates to my…

that have been killed by rivals gang members. Boyle shifts back to reminiscing over Homeboy Industries office days. Every day after school, young adolescents and teens stop by the office to converse with the staff or play games. During this timeframe, Boyle befriends a young boy named Betito. The two begin calling each other “da real deal” in reference to a Pollo Loco commercial. Not long thereafter, however, Betito is killed in a drive-by shooting. Thus showing how Father G try to be…

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 importance of being a lady. We had to sit with our legs crossed and wear certain clothing’s that met societies standard of being a girl. As for the boys, they were different. They were told to play with…

Is Technology Interfering with Reading? Literacy begins at different levels. Some learn to read and write from their parents at a very young age, and some learn from TV shows or from hearing other kids speak at school. We all have our own story when it comes to how we adapted literacy as children. However, there could very well be a completely different story for today’s modern kids than kids in the past. With all of the distractions from the new waves of technology, they simply do not read…

it is then for the boys in return. If we don’t allow women to play then we can never truly be an equal and free nation. Women were allowed to first play sports in high school in 1971 when Title IX was first passed. Title IX made it possible for women to become doctors, lawyers and college and high school athletes. These are some rules that have been made by Title IX: If there is no girls’ team, then the girl must be allowed to try out for the boys’ team. The school can say a boy or girl cannot…