Little Miss Sunshine

The Journey to Maturity: Hair and Vanity in Alcott’s Little Women and Grimm’s “The Goose Girl” Hair, even today, is often used to symbolize femininity: while neat and tidy hair is often associated with womanliness, high social status, and proper behaviour or manners, short, messy, and boyish haircuts typically represent the opposite. Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women uses hair to symbolize the identity and growth of the young, impressionable female characters using the disproving of hair as…

opportunity to study some preschool age children. I went to the park with my teenage cousins and let them play basketball, while I watched children play. I watched a little boy and a little girl play together. I am not sure if they are siblings, or cousins or even just friends. I think the little boy was a little bit younger than the little…

Seventh grade I simultaneously tapped my leg on the floor and my pencil to my desk. I looked around the room and examined all of my classmates. No one seemed as nervous as me. My teacher slid my test towards me and I felt my stomach drop as soon as I read the first couple of questions. I had no idea what any of the information was and I knew there was absolutely no way I was passing the test. What’s ridiculous is that even though I didn’t study, I felt bad for myself. “Are you okay?” my…

reading was an essential part of my life. My mother and my older brother loved to read. One memory of literacy involves spending time with my mother, reading The Little Ballerina by Dorothy Grinder. We would always sit at the end of my bed, and she would read that book to me every night. Just as my mother did, my grandmother would read The Little Ballerina…

A Journey through Jo In Louisa May Alcott's Little Women we follow the life of 4 sisters living together with little money during the Civil War. Each sister has distinct traits which make the family work well together, as well as ones which make conflict for the story. The main character Jo is the second oldest sister and a very interesting character. While Jo grows up we learn that she is a strong minded, kind, tomboy. From the beginning of the book we know right away that Jo is a…

would look hard enough, may see our solar system. Out of all nine planets, there is the Planet Earth, and out of all seven billion people there are on Earth, there is you. Many people may not know, but everyone obtains a purpose in life. It may be as little as being successful in a job, or something as big as changing the world. One’s purpose may even inspire someone to enhance or change their intentions for the better or worse. In one of Louisa May Alcott’s…

So there have been a few events in my life that have changed my view on the world, affected my mental and emotional health, and made me rethink who I am. A lot of those revolve around how gay I am, hence my title. Of course that’s just one aspect of who I am, so not everything that’s happened to me has to do with that. A lot, but not everything. At least not completely. The summer between 8th and 9th grade, I missed my two best friends a lot. Of course I missed all my friends, but it felt…

and magic that lies in the waters of Florida. Many would hesitate to believe me if I told them, but I know better. For this is the secret story of how I met a mermaid. However, my story is not as glamorous as Prince Eric’s encounter in Disney’s The Little Mermaid, nor is the story as dangerous as Harry Potter’s encounter in the Tri-Wizard Tournament. In fact, my story starts in the bustling airport of New York. My family and I had awoken in the dark hours of the morning. We had piled into our…

In 1945, the Enola Gay, a Boeing B-29 Super-fortress bomber, dropped an atomic bomb in Hiroshima, Japan, “killing about 70,000 people in a blinding flash of heat and radiation”, some died in an attempt to escape from the fire, some died drowning in the river, with a multitude dying years later due to radiation poising, cancer caused by the radiation as well as severe burns. This essay compares the two source documents reflecting the personal experiences of both Colonel Paul Tibbets, the pilot…

Ripstick Masacore Today began like any other day. I had awakened to a loud noise which was the tv turned up all the way. Once I got up I made me and my brother a bowl of cereal. I played my game for a little while and then finally my parents had awoke, once they awoke I am able to go outside.The best part of the day for me is when I am able to go outside and play, I put clothes on as fast as I could, and I straight out of the door. When I walked outside, I went to the storage and got my…