The Girl Who Played with Fire

naked while being recorded next to a school swimming pool. A girl named Arielle had seen the bullying, and Osrick made her promise to not tell anyone saying, “Please, promise you won’t tell anybody!” (Osrick 4). While she thought Osrick had an attitude she blamed him for her phone being stolen. Meanwhile a girl named November who just had a baby by a guy who passed away, returned to school. There’s also a very bad student named Eddie Mahoney who returns to school from juvenile…

actions.” When the observers are studying the subject, their neurons are mirroring the actions they are observing. According to ScienceDaily, mirror neurons respond differently depending on whether the person is looking at someone who shares the same culture, or someone who doesn’t. A thumbs up for “I’m good.” The peace sign conveying victory. The infamous middle…

I threw my books on the bed And approached the jacket slowly, as if it were a stranger that I couldn’t wait to meet. As I stared at the black leather jacket I went to touch the leather sleeve and then the belts and buttons I heard my mom's voice “Your’ jacket is in the closet honey” As I was filled with dismay I looked through the closet as if it were the grossest thing on the planet. I searched and searched but to my joy and happiness there was no other jacket in the closet. I wanted to cry,…

that Selena Gomez has that “good girl image” that children look up to and dream about becoming just like her. Reporters even stated that Gomez is the most successful teenage Hispanic. Gomez was named after Selena Quintanilla; although this seems like a hard role to follow, Selena Gomez lives up to be just like Selena Quintanilla by becoming an actress, singer, and philanthropist just like Selena Quintanilla. On July 22, 1992, Selena Marie Gomez was…

flicked onto my legs. I pulled my chair out of its bag, unfolded it and sat down. The game started almost as soon as I sat down. I’ve grown to enjoy watching soccer - especially women’s. Women seem to be tougher than men in this situation. When a girl gets pushed down she doesn’t just fall down and cry about it. She gets right up and keeps playing, no complaints. This is why I have respect for women's soccer players. When the field is over 100 yards they would have to be in excellent shape to…

wrestlers, I had to share a room. By the end of the weekend it smelt like stale urine. Never again! I claimed my room then, headed into the living room to find Hunter Cole sitting on the couch. I hate him! Personally he didn’t do anything to me, but he played with my friends and hurt them. So, I hate him. “Hunter,” I said, with a lot of distaste. “Geeze Devin, you must have forgot your happy pills today,” Hunter remarked. “I wish!” “Calm down sweetheart, what did I do to deserve all your…

Tweed's corruption, by reaching both literate and illiterate audiences. Samuel Tilden, a zealous attorney, convicted Tweed and his rule came to an end in 1876. Tweed mysteriously escaped from prison and traveled to Spain, where he was spotted by someone who recognized his face from Nast's cartoons. Tweed died in prison in 1878, but his corruption image would be…

The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, is about a small group of girls who accuses most of the adults in village on the account of witchcraft. The witch trials took place in a small town called Salem, Massachusetts, in the year of 1692. In the book you can choose a number of people who are responsible for the witchcraft trails that took placed, but the character that stands out the most is John Proctor. Arthur Miller demonstrates to the world that because of John’s characters flaws of Stubbornness,…

it shows a main idea of fear, a fear of one’s reputation that corrupts the characters to act in a selfish way. In the beginning of the film, it starts off with a young girl, Betty, lying in her bed unable to move. Betty became ill because it portrays a force of darkness coming over her for the act of witchcraft her and the girls performed the night before. George Waller states, “Now they that frequent Promiscuous Dancings, or that send their Children unto…It has been proved that such a…

stereotypic characters or roles, their gender-related beliefs tend to be more traditional and sexist” (Roper & Clifton). The children might not know what a stereotype is or what it means to be stereotyped, but they do start to learn things such as girls…