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    The "One Girl at the Boys Party" uses a mathematical metaphor throughout the poem. I believe this is to portray how members of the opposite sex at a young age are as complicated as math problems to each other. Mathematics is considered a universal language‚ but that is only if you understand it. The poem is seen from the eyes of a mother after she drops her daughter off at a pool party‚ and because of the mothers age and experience‚ she is able to understand the complexities that go on between the

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    Boys and Girls” by Alice Munro tells a story about a young girl’s search for identity and opposition to womanhood in a society with well-defined gender roles. The story takes place in the 1940s on her family’s fox farm in Canada. Becoming a “girl” was a time filled with struggles for the young protagonist because she knew that women were considered inferior to men. Originally‚ she tried to prevent being the “typical girl” by resisting her parents’ attempts to educate her behaviors that women of

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    space‚ so they have evolved to categorize similar things‚ forming the stereotypes. These have always been a large part of society‚ and despite a lot of efforts over the last few decades‚ the underlying belief system still stands. The short story “Boys and Girls” by Alice Munro shows a lot of the beliefs common of the time: specifically‚ gender roles. The idea that women should remain in the household while the men work the farm is a sentiment expressed by virtually everyone including the narrator’s mother

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    In the text “Boys and Girls” by Alice Munro the prominent influence of gender roles within a society is explored through the childhood of the narrator and the interactions within her family on a rural fox farm. The author explores the theme of the prejudice and oppression that women face when attempting to pursue their self-interest as a result of the societal and historical injustices and preconceived notions that are inherent within society. In the text‚ the narrator is subjected to this prejudice

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    Alex Pham addresses the deception of online gamers in gender-switching and the effects it has on the online community in the article “Boy‚ you fight like a girl”. Both men and women are a part of this online community consisting of thousands of gamers that face several challenges. Among them are men who play as women not being taken seriously while women who play as men might lose respect by fellow gamers if their identity is revealed. The online gaming community is increasing‚ therefore resulting

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    internship online provided by a program called Hire LA Youth. To my surprise I got the internship which was a exciting moment because I realized it would be my first real job experience . I had the choice to work at various locations but I chose the Boys & Girls Club because it would be a way to give back to my community. I knew this would be challenging since kids can be very difficult to work with and it’s a great responsibility I had many task. At library I would tutor the kids and help them improve

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    considering integrating boys and girls sports teams to save money. Some schools oppose this idea because of differences in physical abilities in both boys and girls. Should or should not boys and girls be on the same team? Many schools are saying that it would help the boys and girls get along better so they learn teamwork‚ but although this idea is good for students some physical traits of both boys and girls‚ they could get distracted. Also trust is also involved in this situation girls tend to have a better

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    to prosecute any child as an adult for murder; however‚ my opinion has changed greatly because there are so many factors that one must consider before trying a child as an adult. For instance‚ has this 15 year old conducted in any other juvenile delinquent behavior prior to the shooting? If so‚ then I think trying him or her as adult may be acceptable because this individual has had previous run-ins with the law. At the same time‚ why is this child engaging in this behavior in the first place? Another

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    Juvenile delinquents are minors from the age of 10-18. When going to a juvenile adjudication‚ there are two categories. The first category is when a minor does an action that an adult would do. Those actions include car theft‚ burglary‚ breaking the code of conduct‚ and assault. Once you get charged with one of those crimes‚ the parent must pay the court fee. The second category is when a minor does actions their ages. Those actions include minors out past curfew and missing school for a long period

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    Team Sports "Hey come over" Do you think and your head that boys and girls should be able to play with each other? Although many people believe that boys and girl shouldn’t play on the same team. Well I disagree I believe that Boys and Girls should play on the same team because they can help each other improve their skill and raise the habits what they should do best give them opportunity to play sports with each other. But one gender probably can do better but they can still help the other

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