he International Day of the Girl Child initiative began as a project of Plan International‚ a non-governmental organization that operates worldwide. The idea for an international day of observance and celebration grew out of Plan International’s Because I Am a Girl campaign‚ which raises awareness of the importance of nurturing girls globally and in developing countries in particular. Plan International representatives in Canada approached the Canadian federal government to seek support for the initiative
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Andrews A.P English September 19‚ 2014 3rd period The Bravest Girl in the World Malala Yousafzai was just 15 years old when she was shot in the head by the Taliban. The article "The Bravest Girl in the World" by Malala Yousafzai and Christina Lamb was presented in the December 9‚ 2013 issue of the upfront magazine. The article explained that the Taliban imposed harsh laws in the Pakistan region-including the banning of schooling for girls. Malala Yousafzai and her father defied those laws and spoke
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“Only a girl” In Alice Munro’s “Boys and Girls” she tells a story about a young girl’s resistance to womanhood in a society infested with gender roles and stereotypes. The story takes place in the 1940s on a fox farm outside of Jubilee‚ Ontario‚ Canada. During this time‚ women were viewed as second class citizens‚ but the narrator was not going to accept this position without a fight. Munro’s invention of an unnamed character symbolized the narrator’s lack of identity‚ compared to her younger
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“Dark Girls” The 2012 documentary Dark girls‚ is a fascinating and controversial film by American filmmakers‚ Bill Duke and D. Channsin Berry. It goes underneath the surface to explore the prejudice‚ dark-skinned women face throughout the world. It explores the roots of classism‚ racism and the lack of self-esteem within a segment of cultures. Dark girls shows the many struggles which women of darker skin face. It allows women of all ages to tell their stories of the damage done to their self-esteem
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Blanche‚ Stella’s older sister‚ until recently a high school English teacher in Laurel‚ Mississippi. She arrives in New Orleans a loquacious‚ witty‚ arrogant‚ fragile‚ and ultimately crumbling figure. Blanche once was married to and passionately in love with a tortured young man. He killed himself after she discovered his homosexuality‚ and she has suffered from guilt and regret ever since. Blanche watched parents and relatives‚ all the old guard‚ die off‚ and then had to endure foreclosure on the
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Women are the receiving end in Indian society. They are will treated or tortured at every stage. A girl child is in bondage from her very childhood. She is under constant‚ vigil First by the parents‚ then her husband and finally her own children. Not only that‚ she is often condemned to death even before she is born. This is called female killing in the womb itself. In ancient India the birth of a girl child was hailed as auspicious. An old Indian proverb lies down that a home without a daughter is
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natural speech of drama the purest language of plays." Once‚ quoted as having said this‚ Tennessee Williams has certainly used symbolism and colour extremely effectively in his play‚ A Streetcar Named Desire’. A moving story about fading Southern belle Blanche DuBois and her lapse into insanity‚ A Streetcar Named Desire’ contains much symbolism and clever use of colour. This helps the audience to link certain scenes and events to the themes and issues that Williams presents within the play‚ such as desire
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23rd Annie Besant wrote an article ‘White Slavery In London’ in her newspaper ‘The Link’ after witnessing Clement Black’s speech in London on female labour. ‘I had heard of the Pay and conditions in Bryant &May’s Factory and decided that these girls needed to be heard’ Annie Besant told us. She also told us that the women worked upto fourteen hours a day for less than 10shillings a week‚ They hardly ever receive their full wage because of a system of fines‚ ranging from three pence to one shilling
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Hi‚ so welcome to my new story‚ I’ll be trying to update quicker and more often with this story. So the girl on the bottom is Lily‚ and her outfit is the yellow&white one‚ and the one on the top is Izabella‚ her outfit is the black one. Izabella is 16 and Lily is 14. I hope you like the story and umm adios! ••••• Izabella’s POV "Will all the girls starting from ages 12 through 16 come downstairs please! We have visitors‚ please dress appropriately!" Our orphanage director shouts through the loudspeaker
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Boys and Girls‚ a short story by Alice Munro‚ deals with the theme of female role in society‚ but more so with the theme of growing up. The narrator’s journey to acceptance of her female role is more important in the sense that it is her transition into adulthood than for the exact role she is growing into. However‚ as the narrator’s role changes‚ conflict between masculinity and femininity occurs. Munro uses the narrator’s parents as symbolic of their sexes‚ where the narrator’s‚ the girl’s mother
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