The Diary of a Young Girl

Julia 14y, female S: SUBJECTIVE Chief Complaint (CC): “Headache” History of present illness (HPI): Julia is a 14-year-old young lady who presents with her mother. Julia states that headaches occur one to two times a week and can last 1 to 2 days—puts hands on temple and describes headache as pulsing. She reports pain as 3 out of 5, and is not relieved with Ibuprofen or Naprosyn. No aura. Sometimes they upset her stomach, but she has never vomited. Sleep helps sometimes. The only thing that seems…

and literary periods. Even books that are considered classics and are required reading in some parts of the world are banned. The list includes titles like “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck and “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee, and even “the Diary of Anne Frank”, but also “Twilight” by Stephanie Meyer and “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins. Some children’s books have also made the list, like “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” by J.K. Rowling and “Where the Wild Things Are” by…

life of the Jews during WWII deeply touched the group of children. In their little hearts, the kind of atrocities is terrible. It is inhuman, and it is a sin. But for the children this is only a reflection. When they face World War II, the death of young life in…

to run a farm on his own, they relied on women and children to help. Before moving to a farming area men would marry and start having children. Families ranged from five to ten children, occasionally more. The boys would work in the fields and the girls would be inside helping with the duties of the house. Women did a large of the cooking, cleaning, making and fixing clothes, and raising the children that were too…

places like these camps are unmeasurable, and the had an indescribable effect on civilians, officials, POW’s, and people from all over the world. In order to put this event into perspective it is necessary to first tell the story of one famous little girl who was directly impacted by the Holocaust, and her name is Anne Frank. She was born on June 12, 1929, in Germany, where she lived in Amsterdam with her family. Due to the fact that the Nazi party was persecuting Jews, Anne and her family went…

Imagine a young girl being taken into hiding for her life. She and her family are in hiding for more than two years with another family and a dentist. During those long years, she waits in fear that everyone in the annex could found. That is what Anne Frank has had to go through. In The Diary of Anne Frank, Anne and the other seven hide in an annex above a warehouse. They hid for their lives, because they were Jewish. As Hitler came into power, he restricted Jews and invaded other countries. Due…

ideals of gender, each item is perceived as either “feminine” for females or “masculine” for males. “Could it be that even sports-­resistant moms see athletics as part of manliness? That if their sons wanted to spend the weekend writing up their diaries, or reading, or baking, they'd find it disturbing? Too antisocial? Too lonely? Too gay?” Katha Pollitt brings up some good points within her article HERS; Why Boys Don’t Play With Dolls. If boys begin enjoying things that are deemed too feminine,…

Noughts and Crosses Oh diary, today was an awful day. I tough everything was going to be perfect now when Callum is going to Heathcroft with me, but it was horrible. I sat with Callum during lunch today, and I wish I hadn’t. All of the crosses scorn me, and they will make it terrible for Callum. I sat in the toilet cubicle during break time, and when the bell rang, Joannes gang crowded in and shoved me back in. They told me I couldn’t be a friend with any blanker, but I stood up for Callum and…

For my annotated bibliography, I have chosen the topic of Telecommunication History, more specifically, television. I will be looking at how television has impacted society since its debut in 1927. More specifically, I will be looking at the effect television has had on children. The idea that television may play a role in children’s behaviour is a very controversial topic. There are some key factors that determine whether or not a television program has any effect on children. The first one…

Sylvia Plath and Esther Greenwood are very much the same people. Throughout Sylvia Plath’s life, she suffered from many personal struggles. When she was eight years old, her father had died from diabetes, and she blamed him for leaving her at such a young age. Due to this, she both loved and hated her father. Her feelings are expressed in the poem she wrote named “Daddy”. The poem describes images of horror and abandonment she felt from her father and used characters like Satan and Dracula to…