Mean Girls

Sharleigh Thomson EN1200 Composition Dr. Breen-Wagner THE VALUE OF A VIRGIN Virgin: what does that word mean? In popular culture and society, it typically means someone who has never had intercourse. It’s a concept that has been plaguing our society for decades. Because of its prevalence in our history, we have grown to view the term as culturally acceptable. It seems that the United States is especially obsessed with the idea. But “virginity” is outdated and problematic for dozens of…

of Women and Girls Women and young girls throughout the years have faced many false and unrealistic media misrepresentations, which have been on the rise in past decades. In response to Killing Us Softly, our culture’s understanding of what is feminine and what is masculine are teaching women and girls that their appearance matters more than their intellectual abilities, and that everyone else's needs come before their own. Women and girls often face false illustrations of what it means to be a…

present positive and negative effects on their behaviors and views. Since Disney princess movies were released, children have been experiencing a push to be less aggressive and to have valuable traits as they grow up. Lowering aggression in young girls, Disney princess movies influence them to act with grace and patience. Because Finucane’s daughter watched princess movies, “she had stopped running and jumping, because princesses did not do those things,” in which her daughter would act…

Elby Chali Prof. Kendall Summer 2015 Drawing Is Just Like Being Able To Speak Rules is a novel written by an author named Cynthia Lord. There is a girl named Catherine and she is twelve years old. Catherine has an autistic brother, named David. Catherine frequently makes up rules for David. Catherine, David and her mom, they go The Occupational Therapy Clinic for David where Catherine meets a boy named Jason. Catherine draws Jason because she was bored at The Occupational Therapy, but Jason…

Rachel Lloyd, the author of "Girls like us " is the founder of GEMs, which stands for girls educational and mentoring services. Rachel works in New York City and her mission is to help girls that have been domestically exploited and trafficked on a regular basis. Rachel works to get these young girls off the streets and get them the education and resources they need in order to succeed outside of the lifestyle of prostitution. These girls in the commercial sex industry can range in age, race,…

world. This fairy tale teaches young and old people to that you must make your own decision in life and go down your own path whether it is good or bad. Little red riding hood is a story loved by children all around the world. It is about a young girl who ventures into a whimsical forest and finds herself approach by a wolf who kills her grandma…

“Girl’s this is not the beach”(151). The manager of the supermarket- Mr. Lengel didn’t find the three girls attire quite appropriate for the store’s customer policy. Queenie replied, “My mother asked me to pick up a jar of herring snacks”. Of course, Mr. Lengel didn’t care much about what Queenie had to say because he had the power and continued on ranting…

states population (Countrymeters). Ideally in every field the male to female ratio should represent the population of the area but yet there is a 36.6 percent difference between the ratios of women in the population and women in engineering. That means there should be about 732,000 more women in engineering (NSPE). Within these 732,000 could be the newest car, the first successful man on Mars, ways to restore our planet, or even a brand new device that has not even been thought of yet for…

Barnard College, Meryl Streep SUBSTANCE/CONTENT: “Hello, I’m Meryl Streep and today, Class of 2010, I am very honored and I am humbled to be asked to pass on tips and inspiration to you for achieving success in the next part of your lives.” Image learning about success from one of the most successful actresses. She begins to explain that her success depended on putting her problems on other people, which is not the best idea. She then goes on to explain how she became an expert at her career and…

This Dark, evil place will be her grave. At least, that’s what they said. The Mysterious Man, however, has told the captured woman differently. He promised a freedom with one simple task. All she must do is defeat the three champions; Agor, Bheithir, and the worst one, death himself. The near pitch black cell was torture. It was of the purest stone, forged by the giants themselves. There was only one crack, one tiny spot where light could seep through. One tiny spot where she may get water…