The Little Girl

Though she remained a good distance away, Perceval noted it was a girl wandering up the beach toward him, and oddly her movements were familiar. She wore a sleeveless flowing pink dress, one a princess might, and her light brown hair whipped around her face in the breeze. The girl, about age eight or so, shoved the hair away from her face and grinned. Perceval wondered if his heart might stop. Gods, it was his sister, Deryn…

Ariel Castro did not stop there and in April of 2003, he spotted Amanda Berry, age 16. She was walking home from work when she encountered a vehicle in a driveway. She saw a man and his daughter in the van and thought she recognized the girl. A little while later, she noticed that the van had started to follow her down the street. That is when the man inside asked her if she needed a ride home. He was alone, but she replied with a yes anyway. Ariel Castro was the father of a classmate from…

13 years in Shi time. The girl had fallen while serving a drunk man and the man had snatched her up. The young girl did not know what horror a man like that could do. And seeing the young girl frozen in fear as the man groped her had made Reynias protection instinct kick in. She had run out of the shadows. Pulled her head up from the hood that usually covered her face and rushed to the little girl. Reynia took the young girls tiny frame and pushed her to the wall. Reynia…

point where she shivers with fright. Rasheed believes that it was Mariam’s fault that Laila hasn’t been listening to him lately, therefore, he wants to beat Mariam. Before he is able to strike Mariam with the belt, Laila attempts to stop him: “The girl lunged at him. she grabbed his arm with both hands and tried to drag him down, but she could do no…

role models. Most little girls love to dress up as Disney princesses and there is nothing wrong with that. In the article, “Little Girls or Little Women? The Disney Princess Effect”, Stephanie Hanes argues that the Disney princesses are bad for young girls. She argues that because young girls grow up in a Disney culture they are growing up and maturing faster. Disney princesses deserve to be celebrated for all that they teach young girls. Hanes does not suggest that little girls should not…

are better than girls. For many, this stereotype is something they think about subconsciously. It has been drilled in their head either intentionally or not. An example of this stereotype taking root in the minds of the children is in the article Little Girls Doubt Women Can Be Brilliant, Studies Show. The article discusses how children’s view of brilliance changes at around the ages of 6 to 7. The article goes over some reasons why they believe many children, especially little girls, have this…

Megan Mincey is a versatile actress, model and philanthropist. Megan Mincey was born in Hinesville, Georgia, on April 2nd, 1986. She was raised outside of Brunswick on the Georgia coast. Very early on in life she developed a love for the arts, entertaining, and especially theater. Mincey was born the eldest of four and a natural performer; her father, Will, worked as a IT Specialist and served in the Air National Guard while her mother, Perry, owned a construction company. As a child, Megan’s…

reading was an essential part of my life. My mother and my older brother loved to read. One memory of literacy involves spending time with my mother, reading The Little Ballerina by Dorothy Grinder. We would always sit at the end of my bed, and she would read that book to me every night. Just as my mother did, my grandmother would read The Little Ballerina…

The Best Little Girl in the World, written by Steven Levenkron, is a powerful novel which portrays a young teenager’s battle with her life. Francesca, or “Kessa” as she now calls herself, is the youngest girl in her family with her older brother and sister usually being her parent’s focus of attention; she is used to being the good girl as everyone knows her and usually steers clear of trouble. A comment from her dance instructor, her idol, sparks the start of her fatal journey. As Kessa…

reaction to this reveal whatsoever. I literally just stared ahead. The Sara reveal was even worse. Cece was in thirteen episodes, Sara ten. I was interested in Cece a little, but not exactly emotionally invested. And definitely not in Sara. I feel the difference in Gossip Girl and Pretty Little Liars was I didn't feel Gossip Girl was ruled by finding out who ran the website, (I would've been happier if they just didn't reveal it). Where as in this show the entire thing was ruled by who A is.…