almost a decade since the classic teen movie "Mean Girls" hit the silver screen and this 30th of April 2014 would mark its 10th anniversary. The film has become iconic for its amazing comedic screenplay‚ written by the talented Tina Fey and its realistic portrayal of high school drama. From backstabbing popular girls to the art-nerd revenge‚ Mean Girls characters has surely taught female movie-watchers few important life lessons about high school‚ girl world and womanhood in today’s society (Cills‚ 2014)
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Good Girl by Martia Conlon-McKenna Some people might say that the power of love can conquer all‚ but when religion and other factors come into play it tends to get more complicated. Falling in love is something that happens to all of us. Love is a certain kind of strength. Whether this strength is powerful enough to keep two people together despite different religious beliefs or political opinions depends on the two lovers. Religion is love. It brings people together and offers them strength to
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Jolene Wold English 102-002 6 April 2011 Victory or Defeat Ernst Hemingway’s story‚ The Old Man and the Sea‚ the main character Santiago faces many challenges during his time at sea. Ultimately‚ The Old Man and the Sea is a tale of victory shown through Santiago’s attitudes and actions. For instance‚ Santiago’s confidence makes him victorious. Manolin is not allowed to fish with Santiago because his father does not have faith Santiago will catch any fish. Santiago reassures Manolin he will
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Jamaica Kincaid “Girl” While reading all the commands the little girl needed to know‚ I was appalled at how the talk was and demands were. To me in this excerpt some of the themes that I came across were race relations‚ representation of women‚ gender roles and sexuality. All of which during this time frame were suitable and women understood that. When reading all the commands that came out to the young girl seemed to be labeled that maybe she was the maid or the help around the house. Doing
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“Girl” by Jamaica Kincaid is a short story/poem was published in The New Yorker in 1978. There are many things that the story “Girl” shows us. One is the oppression of women and the lack of the options that women got. Another is the change in parenting techniques as orders like these wouldn’t be issued in today’s world. The narrator also shows how the gender role has grown since the late 1970s‚ shows the little girl protesting toward her mother‚ and shows the love a mother has for her daughter.
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for bringing cigarette-and-pot smoking rich kids into three-dimensional color. As naughty as these characters seem on every page‚ they are revealed to be real kids wanting to fit into accepted‚ meaningful lives as much as sleek clothes.." Rich girl Blair Waldorf is about to discover what it’s like to not get her way. Almost seventeen‚ she has careful plans: to lose her virginity to steady beau Nate and get into Yale. But life has alternate designs. Her mom is marrying a bald-headed dweeb and
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Anne Bishop bases her story‚ “Match Girl‚ off of Hans Christian Andersen’s “Little Match Girl”‚ but she adds a disturbing twist. Bishop uses so much torture and violence that as a reader you want no more. “Little Match Girl” was a story based on an innocent little girl having to face the cold heart of society. On the other hand‚ “Match Girl” was a story based on a young girl that has to face a disgusting and cruel world. The misery and cruelty that Bishop adds to her story is too much for this
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Boys and Girls Throughout the story “Boys and Girls”‚ gender is a popular issue that came up. During the time period‚ women were considered to be second class. The narrator of the story‚ whose name you do not find out‚ struggles with the social norm. She does not enjoy the “dirty” chores she is entitled to do such as kitchen work with her mother. The narrator although older than her younger brother‚ is still considered to be below him. Laird which is a synonym for “Lord” is an obvious
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Me and Earl and the Dying Girl is a cliche movie‚ and is very predictable. The main character‚ Greg‚ is played by Thomas Mann. Earl is played by RJ Cyler‚ and Rachel is played by Olivia Cooke. The movie takes during high school in Pittsburgh. It is directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon. This movie is mainly about the growing friendship between Greg and Rachel. Greg has managed to map out the school’s social hierarchy‚ and become acquaintances with every group. He makes sure not to become too close to
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WINTERBOURNE Panorama Report May 2011 Winterbourne View is a private hospital in Bristol that caters for people with learning difficulties and autism. Winterbourne View is owned by a company called Castlebeck who describe themselves on their website as being specialist providers of health care and support for people with learning difficulties‚ complex needs and challenging behaviour. The BBC sent an undercover reporter into the hospital after being approached by a former senior nurse – Terry
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