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What if you get stranded on an island with just a bunch of little kids, and out of nowhere a dead parachutist lands on the island? The dead parachutist may symbolize violence towards the kids. He could also be indicated as the beast; the boys are thinking that there is a thing called the beast and while they are looking for the beast they find the parachutist which makes them believe that he is the beast. The parachutist does symbolize something other than what the beast and the Lord of the…

“You throw like a girl.” I still remember the confusion and frustration I felt the day a boy in my Sunday school class jeered at me for my inability to throw the baseball as far as he could. Why did being a girl change my ability to play baseball? As a naive seven year old girl, I was unaware of the insulting yet common stereotypes reputed at girls everyday. Even though women can vote, go to college, and support themselves, gender roles and standards still linger. The gender bias remains a…

An insecure, technophobic dog trainer struggles to keep his business afloat when a tech conglomerate unleashes a line of robot companions replacing the dog. BRIEF SYNOPSIS TIM HARTMAN (33) is a charming, but insecure dog trainer. His life is turned upside down when a major tech conglomerate moves into town unleashing robotic companions that will soon replace the need for a real dog. Tim and his assistants need to come up with a plan quickly, or Tim will soon be out of business. Tim meets GRACE…

acknowledge a baby girl or baby boy the same way. He or She coming into this new world would be treated differently. Babies are just babies who are born with no differences in their behaviors. But as of birth they are distinguished and nurtured differently. Doctors would either say “Congratulations it’s a Girl” or “Congratulation it’s a Boy”. Genders are separated into two colors to classify which baby is which. For example, a girl would be dressed in pink while a boy would be dressed in blue.…

As a sociologist, Michael Kimmel's passion is to understand how individuals interact in society. His focus in the book "Guyland" was primarily on young boys between the ages of 16 to 26. The book described the many aspects that characterizes the life of young men. This book may be Michael Kimmel's opinions of young men from his experiences with them, but it speaks very truthfully on how all young men are as a whole. Of course he reiterates many times that this is not true for all men in this age…

“Why would I do that?” I said “Why not?” “I don’t want to change who I am.” I said “You look like a boy and your personality is like a guy’s.” “I do not care this is who I am and I will not ever change it I am unique there is no other girl like me.” I replied. This conversation was between an old classmate and I and it took place when I showed up to school with un feminine clothes. I see things in a different way so I chose the word unique and I saw that it fitted me perfectly, but I still…

There once was a boy named Randy, he was 14 years old. Randy was a good kid, he was respectful, he had good grades, and he played sports. Randy’s only problem was he didn’t have a phone ( which is a big problem in today’s world ). Randy’s friends sometimes made fun of him for not having a phone. One day when he got home from school he was mad at his friends so he went to his room. While he was in his room he got his notebook out and started to draw a phone. Just then his mom called him to…

1. The narrator seems to be a young boy that is about ten years old. In the story he says, “the cold air stung us and we played till our bodies glowed” (Joyce, 322). This sentence in the story makes me guess the narrator’s age because kids that are around the age of ten are the ones always playing outside. During this age parents give their kids some freedom to go play outside with their friends until it gets dark outside. 2. I would characterize the boy’s relationship with the girl as them…

Boys and girls are equal, so they should be able play the same sports together. Girls and boys in sports are always separated. Some sports have pro girls leagues and pro men leagues. Lots of people think that girls and boys have the same skill level in the sports they play. Girls and boys should play on the same sports team because girls can just be as good as boys, boys and girls can get along fine, and if their coach pushes them hard enough the boys and girls can play together well. Girls can…

Once there was a boy named Conner and he was playing with with his friends in the street. He and his friends spotted their science teacher; Mrs. Cellar, walking towards them. She looked at Conner and motioned for him to come. Connor shot his friends a frightened look as he slowly walked toward his teacher. Connor was failing science, and he had a hard time studying. Walking toward Mrs. Cellar, he already saw the three week detention he swore she was about to give him. When he finally reached her…