Teenage Girl Crush

Jamaica Kincaid, the author of the short story “Girl,” was raised on the island of Antigua. During the time in which she was raised, Antigua was influenced by the British government. Because of the British control, Kincaid was raised in a culture immersed in the ideals of oppression and slavery. Being an African American woman in Antigua during the rule of the British government influenced how she wrote later in life. She eventually moved to America and landed a job as a writer for The New…

I never really noticed the differences between the advantages of a man and a woman until my teenage years. It was during these years that i saw the many advantages a male had. My group of friends and i would plan on studying at a friends house and when it started to become dark, the girls were constantly checking their phones because we all had curfews and were expected to be home at a certain time. In the other hand, the guys seemed to not worry about time since their parents were less worried…

A common trend between the messages was also observed. Many of the girls’ cards used words such as “perfect”, “pretty”, and “cute”. They also contained a lot of play on words including substituting “fairy for the word “very” or “purr-fect” instead of “perfect”. These trends with the messages on girls’ cards correlated with stereotypical conceptions that girls are supposed to be fragile and sweet, but smarter than boys, which is why a lot of the cards contain a…

her. In return, she becomes apathetic towards him. The man is selfish, and he does not consider the lady’s feelings. The man thinks he can treat her anyhow he chooses because he is a male and she is nothing but a female. Also, the story “Boys and girls”…

grows up within the inner city of Philadelphia, they must be content with external forces in order to fit in with the social organization of life and violence. In the book, Why Girls Fight: Female Youth Violence in the Inner City by Cindy D. Ness insightfully talks about the street fights within low income areas between young girls. When young women are in a situation where violence could break out, they are given the choice to step up or back off. Violence for these young women living in the…

turned and ran when the gang returned to the building, not one making a sound or move to check on the black and blue form lying just outside. Something inside Michael twisted and began to coil. The door shut, and a vulture cast its shadow on the broken girl as it flew overhead. Minutes passed; the lights inside Farside turned off. The coil tightened. Seconds more and Michael finally approached the gasping child, breath leaving him as he gazed down at the girl’s face. Not a single inch of skin…

only making $1,172,400” (Women’s Sport Foundation, 2015). In the article “The Role of Sport in Addressing Gender Issues” (2013), women and girls’ health and well-being is positively affected by physical activity. Studies have shown that females are not as likely to display risky sexual behavior, experiment with drugs, or have as many sexual partners as that of a girl who is not physically active. The research also shows that gender specific disorders like osteoporosis bone disorders, fractures,…

I remember the day my eight-year old sister came to me asking me how much a girl her age should weigh. At the time, I was only nine and thought her question was odd, but went along with my day. The next few months my sister began dieting and exercising and continued to reach and reset her weight goal. It quickly spiraled out of control and within weeks was diagnosed with anorexia and hospitalized. Looking back, it still astonishes me that someone that young could feel the need to lose weight…

little boy wants to be a princess for Halloween, and then a little girl wants to be Spiderman. Onlookers speak up but tend to side with the mom who does not want her son to be a princess or "Bell" for Halloween. The little girl who wants to wear the Spiderman costume her mother is also supported by some of the onlookers. The mom tells the boy he needs to find a boy costume and several onlooking children tell him that 's for little girls. The mothers in this clip have obvious issues with…

Car’s are Superior to Women? In today’s society there are two main ways car companies typically try to sell cars, sex appeal and safe appeal. In ads produced by Hyundai and Rolls Royce they both try to sell viewers on a newer, nicer car, however their sales tactics are different. The advertisement by Hyundai sells the car by showing its safety features, while Rolls Royce sells the car by conveying a fantasy their product is linked to. In the end however both use women in their ads. Hyundai uses…