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through the plastic procedure. Melanie uses similes to show the gruesome and painful process of plastic surgery. "They stick pins in you like a vegetable," shows how the…

acquainted with a great friend who opened up my world to makeup, and of course, self-esteem issues. I did not realize at the time how much makeup would change my life. I knew I wanted what every girl wants; it was to have a smooth looking skin and eyes that appear awake, whether it was to impress someone or purely just to feel beautiful. In fact, my freshman year of high school, I would not be caught dead without makeup on my face and my hair as straight as pins. My morning routine increased…

to Young Girls Nikyra Capson Bloody Mary has become a hoax associated with the coming of age for pre-teen girls and has multiple versions and different roots depending on the context on which it is given. A hoax is a legend used by the teller to alter certain behaviors of the listeners, usually by fear. In the case of this particular legend, the teller is trying to get others to attempt to summon Bloody Mary’s ghost. This legend is a prominent game played among pre-teen and teenage girls. It is…

Throughout history, women are often seen as inferior. But many of them step up to change this common opinion and also prove that they can shape the future. In the novella, The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros, the role of women is discussed. Esperanza is a girl who is not proud of who she is and is still trying to find her place. Through her struggles, she often looks up to the women she grows up with. Esperaza has a variety of female roles in her life. Many are trapped in abusive…

Potato Head there are some lyrics that say, “They stick pins in you like a vegetable”. It’s saying, that we will go through pain and needles to change what we are. We go through physical pain to turn into something that is not us. It also says, “It’s only some plastic”. This is implying that all women go through…

away, now that the focus of her tormenters is elsewhere. The scene shifts, and a girl is sitting on the side of a road on a threadbare blanket. She juggles balls and performs card tricks to the passersby, hoping for a few coins in return. An old man in mage robes lingers, watching her perform her tricks. Her face beads with sweat as she notices, and the balls fall from the air. The man nods;…

To what extent has social media influenced body image issues with young females, aged up to 25? Introduction Historically social media has not been seen as an issue. With the popularity and introduction of progressing technology social media is becoming more accessible and blamed for insecurities of young women. ‘Social networking sites have started to become one of the most frequently used online communication types in the world. It is reported that one of the commonly used social networking…

Almost all my childhood was spent hating pink, not knowing what feminism was, and fully agreeing with everything my mother ever taught me. The earliest memory I have of color preferences consists of saying that I hated pink and that I loved blue. Disliking pink in and of itself is harmless, but I do remember that I also thought it was “girly” and I was a “tomboy”. I tried so hard when I was eight years old to be a boy. I would ride my bike recklessly, I stopped playing with the Barbie dolls that…

Adam Wateley was dreaming. In his dream he was an incorporeal entity in the front seat of an European car, barging through a side-alley in a destitute part of Las Vegas. As he was dreaming, a man named Leigh Cromwell was driving an European car, barging through a side-alley in a destitute part of Las Vegas. The perspective of the two men was different. Leigh Cromwell saw the alley with his mere physical eyes, seeing the brown-filtered street for the dead-end that it was. Adam saw and felt…

and now she only wears size six. Kathy even has trouble buying shoes that fit her. Not only have her feet shortened, but they have also grown wider. Kathy remembers a time when she couldn’t buy a shoe in girls’ sizes because they wouldn’t fit right. She went to the boy's department and ended up buying a pair with a Disney character design. This is only one limitation that Kathy faces. The surgery’s results have slowed Kathy down, and walking has become an everyday challenge. In her opinion, she…