The Diary of a Young Girl

“By the skillful and sustained use of propaganda, one can make a people see even heaven as hell or an extremely wretched life as paradise” (“Adolf Hitler Quote”). This renowned Adolf Hitler quote can be used to depict one of Hitler 's many tactics he used during his dictatorship. Forcing his way to power in 1933 (Britannica School), he became one of the most loathed dictator and person throughout history. A dictator is one who rules a country or group of people and has obtained power forcefully.…

“By the skillful and sustained use of propaganda, one can make a people see even heaven as hell or an extremely wretched life as paradise” (“Adolf Hitler Quote”). This renowned Adolf Hitler quote can be used to depict one of Hitler's many tactics he used during his dictatorship. Forcing his way to power in 1933 (Britannica School), he became one of the most loathed dictator and person throughout history. A dictator is known to forcefully obtain power and rule its people with harsh regulations.…

society and her continuous mistrust and condemnation of Deya 's desires and choices. Deya wants to make her own way and choices in life while Afeera insists that Deya follows with Aferera 's traditional cultural upbringing, a lifestyle of women marrying young and having many children. Afeera demands her granddaughter stick with her traditions and values, while Deya demands her freedom. Even though these two characters have been seen as opposites for the whole story, they still emit many common…

Recently, more states are attempting to pass stricter anti-abortion laws. Oklahoma Ninety-six percent of counties in Oklahoma do not have access to an abortion provider, and the state has not elected a pro-choice member of Congress in more than 14 years. Indiana is one of six states that banned abortions past 20 weeks in the pregnancy. South Carolina even has restrictions on how large the doors can be entering an abortion clinic (CBSNews). Women face a hard enough choice of whether or not they…

Character Identification Protagonist: Francis, a poor young girl in Brooklyn. Neely, her younger brother. Katie her mother, Her dad johnny. Quotes 1.”Serene was a word you could put to brooklyn, New York. Especially in the summer of 1912.” Pg.9¶1 The opening of the book. 2.””Rag picker Rag picker!” Francie’s face burned at the name” Pg.12¶1&2 Kids are making fun of Francie and her brother because she is recycling for some change. 3.””What must I do mother to make a different world for her…

“Our Secret”, by Susan Griffin is a complex text which portrays an arrangement of themes and topics, which all relate in the end. Griffin began this chapter as she continued her life as a feminist write, poet, essayist, teacher and many more. She writes a chapter of her book that focuses on the idea of connections and how they have affected her life. The essay that will be introduced is written from her book A Chorus of Stones and is called Our Secret. It is a shocking chapter and a reflection…

comparison theory is the idea that people judge themselves based on others for their own validity. The article “A Diary Study of Self-Compassion, Upward Social Comparisons, and Body Image-Related Outcomes”, the movie Mean Girls and my own personal experiences support the theory about how people compare themselves socially. The article demonstrates that social comparison has happened between young Australian university women aged 18-30 years. The experiment had the women do online surveys three…

The Virgin Suicides and The Catcher in the Rye are two painfully realistic American novels that share several commonalities. Throughout both of the stories many of the same themes, including sex, adolescence, rebelliousness and loss, are shared. One critic, William Poster, identifies Holden Caulfield as being “typical not so much of this adolescent class as a whole, but of a specific and extensive part of it, namely, those individuals who think of themselves as exceptions to the class by…

The Fat Girl” and “Chunky in Heat” deliver messages about the female body, body image, and empowerment in similar yet differing manners. “The Fat Girl” tells the story of Louise, a young woman with a background in weight struggles. Growing up overweight, Louise would sneak food in response to the shame her mother created around Louise’s eating. Because she ate in secret, Louise often felt as though she were truly dieting. In college Louise has a roommate named Carrie who works to help Louise…

we call faith. Independence as your hope, in all experiences that you’ll be able to make something towards your future. And this happened to be the start for me. As a young little girl growing up, literacy was my favorite. It was always a passion of mine because I always carried a bag full of various writing tools, notebooks, diaries and books. Because of these two skills>> I possess, both have been an essential part of what makes me the person I am today and plays an important role in my…