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    In the book stargirl , there's a girl that does not conform to high school norms. She very unique that people find her out if the ordinary. Though she seems odd she knows herself more than others ever would. Due to being her judged she started to become more uniformed as a typical teen. stargirl had a very unique appearance she wore a long white dress almost wedding like material. The kids thought it was odd what she wore and they made fun of her for it they thought she was fake cause of how different she was from the other kids. Stargirl carried around a ukulele and a pet rat. The students didn't like when she sang happy birthday with her ukelele to them. Hillari told stargirl that if she sang her happy birthday that she would not liked…

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    Stargirl Reflection

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    I have learned many things after reading the book Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli. I have learned you can't judge a book by its cover especially with people. I have also learned something deeper than judging a book by its cover. I learned you can't judge a book by what chapter you walk in on. This saying is also especially important when it comes to people. People aren't always good at realizing that the reason someone is doing something is probably because of something that happened earlier in their…

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    Conformity In Stargirl

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    Have you read the book Stargirl. The book Stargirl is written by Jerry Spindell. If you read it you will find that Stargirl the main character is a very unique teenager. She does not do things like we do. The character Stargirl is very unique in many ways. The first way she is unique is she cheers for both teams at sporting events. The Second way she is unique is she has a pet rat that rides on her shoulder. Also she takes her rat to school in her backpack. The last way she is unique is she…

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    may be difficult to accept people’s differences, but no one deserves to be rejected. We can benefit and learn from each other if we will try. Stargirl is a must-read book that teaches a valuable life lesson that holds true even for today’s teenager: you should accept people for who they and as they are. In Stargirl, the author uses conflict to teach that you should accept others as they are. For example, the author shows Stargirl is different when antagonist Hillari Kimble says, “I…

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    Stargirl Research Paper

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    examples of courage and bravery with Stargirl and Leo. Stargirl and Leo do both of these things of bravery and courage in different ways. Stargirl does it in a way that make her look different or weird. Nevertheless, Leo does it in a way by hanging out with someone that is weird or that other people don’t like. Here are some examples of how each of them shows courageousness and which one is more brave and courageous. Leo does some courageous things but winds up being…

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    In the novel, Stargirl, many of the main characters struggled with conformity. Leo the narrator of the novel, Stargirl, continually tried to get stargirl to conform with the rest of the students, showing a struggle with conformity, “We went into pisa pizza, we shared a pepperoni pizza with anchovies, how can you eat them? Nobody likes anchovies, she took them off and put them in her water glass.” Midway through the novel Stargirl begins to change and really gives in to conformity. Stargirl is…

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    Stargirl Chapter Summary

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    Chapter 7 1) Archie seems to be both wise and confusing, he always talks in riddles. What he means is that Stargirl is true to herself, Leo and Kevin want to act normal, but Stargirl is who we really are. They don’t want to attract any attraction or look embarrassing. Anything could happen, Leo can run in the middle of the field dancing and sing happy birthdays to people, but he doesn’t want to look weird, but Stargirl is still one of them. 2) Archie is basically saying the same thing as the…

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    Stargirl Research Paper

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    Stargirl is an extraordinary story that helped me understand how people can change people, and the big difference it makes our their lives. It showed me that if you have confidence, it makes it a lot easier to get through life. Most importantly it showed that kindness is more than opening a door for someone, it's doing good all around you, which might influence others. Leo knows that he loves Stargirl the strange yet compelling person she is, but he knew if he showed these feelings than people…

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    acceptable. There are standards in place for which you feel the need to follow. Someone like this is called a conformist. But some people stand out. Some people are not conformists and are instead individualists. They think and act independently no matter what other people say. Stargirl, a character in my book, also called Stargirl, was an individualist. She went to Mica Area High School. It was not individual. But, when she went to the school, she brought it a gift that no other student had…

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    Leo And Stargirl Analysis

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    The problem between Leo and Stargirl was not that he didn’t love her. Because he walked around most the time in a love daze also in the end of the book he said that she was all he thought about. Leo said and i quote “ Just two weeks before , i had found out she knew my name, and now i was loopy with love.” , “ I was floating “ , “ I floated up the white light that washed my sheets and slept on the moon” , “ In school i was a yellow balloon , smiling and lazy floating above the classrooms.” He…

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