Pretty in Pink

you were four, from the moment you first glismped at her, you fell in love. You fell in love with her long blonde hair, skinny body and beauitful hair and makeup. 5You loved how pretty she was. She also had the perfect life, she had a boyfriend ( even though at four,boyfriends don 't mean much), her house and her bright pink car. She has all you could ever want. Your plastic idol. This is where it starts to go wrong. Barbie was so perfect but you wanted more. The average girl between four-eleven…

You know what makes those grade school “get to know you!” games ulcer-inducing? Being the only kid in class without an easy answer. At the beginning of each school year, without fail, our teachers would herd us into sharing circles and we were forced to choose an easy self-identifier to share with the class. In order for you to truly understand how I feel about sharing circles, here is what I imagine hell to be like: Everyone is forced to stand in an eternal, godawful sharing circle and watch,…

Career and College Research Paper A pretty, big, bubblegum pink dress is what I was wearing as I envisioned myself growing up to be a princess like the ones in the famous fairy tales. However, growing older and more mature, I discovered a huge interest in science and helping others, leading me to choose to become an epidemiologist. An epidemiologist is a “health professional who investigates patterns and causes of disease and injury in humans” (“Summary”). To accomplish my dream of attending…

Pink brain vs. blue brain. It’s not that simple. You are you. We are people and should not be confined to the simple label’s that are forced in our face by society. You must wear a dress! You must walk with your head held high and your chin up. You must not speak until you are spoken to and your attire must always look new and classy. These are the words that have been said to me most of my life and fit right under the definition of the gender roles that our society has created. Everyone 's…

I first heard of Malala Yousafzai while watching my favorite show, The Daily Show. As Jon Stewart said, it was “humbling to hear her speak” (The Daily Show). I had a tears form in my eyes just listening to her. She was my age and she was so intelligent and doing so much for her country and girls around the world while I was sitting in my pjs watching One Direction videos on Youtube. After watching her interview I began seeing her all over Tumblr and I could not complain. I became obsessed with…

Growing up can be very difficult. All children have to do it, but is there a certain age when it happens? Absolutely not. Most children do not grow up until they are on their own. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, two kids face many difficult decisions and actions between the trial of Tom Robinson, having their black cook, and getting along at school. Jeremy Finch and Jean Louise Finch are average children. They grow up not really understanding the world and how things work. As the book…

There is such a thing called legendary creatures. Many of them walk around earth because they are able to camouflage themselves as ordinary people. Monsters is what they are called by the humans. Years ago they used to be everywhere but when the fairies were discovered -then the vampires and zombies- that 's when the ‘monster’ hunts started. Thanks to the fires,trials, and executions, only a handful of these creatures exist to this very day. While many mourn the lost that happened years ago.…

The school they all attended was entitled Donald Lee High. Dondre was a pretty average student and kept with a small group of friends. He was fairly decent at lacrosse and that is how most people knew him. The way he became caught up in all of this horror, was that he was madly in love with the boy that Lily was dating. Conrad…

In the novel The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison, Morrison begins the novel by illustrating what an ideal family looks like. The ideal family has a cute and pretty house with two happy and loving parents with a happy daughter who plays all day. As the novel progresses we learn that the Breedlove’s, a black family living in 1941, do not have the characteristics of an ideal family. The father is an abusive alcoholic, the mother is an optimist trying to keep her family together, and Pecola is a…

guys! How are you doing?” I ask cautiously. The carpet squishes under my feet as I embrace my new surroundings. The house smells like laundry detergent and some leftover pasta sauce from last week’s spaghetti. Legos and babydolls litter the floor. Pink. Green. Orange. The many colors of toys flutter around my head like a…