Expectations For Boys and Girls Expectations for boys and girls are extremely high in today’s society. A lot of people feel pressure in today’s society and so much so that some people feel the need to take their own lives. Some people are able to rise above societies expectations‚ but that is incredibly hard to do and not everybody is strong enough to overcome that. The pressures of society follow everyone everywhere and different people must handle it in different ways. Expectations for girls are a lot
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Being a girl trying to experience childhood‚ the girl in "Boys and Girls" was very restricted in finding out who she is‚ because of her dad’s expectations. Perhaps because of the way he was raised‚ he made judgments on her before she had even done anything wrong (or ’girly’‚ in his eyes). Before the day she let the horse out‚ her father seemed to be waiting for the day when she would slip. It was as if he expected her to let the horse out before it even happened. He categorized her as a foolish‚
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Boys and Girls Theme In her story‚ Boys and Girls‚ Alice Munro depicts the hardships and successes of the rite of passage into adulthood through her portrayal of a young narrator and her brother. Through the narrator‚ the subject of the profound unfairness of sex-role stereotyping‚ and the effect this has on the rites of passage into adulthood is presented. The protagonist in Munro’s story‚ unidentified by a name‚ goes through an extreme and radical initiation into adulthood‚ similar to that of
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represent my views. Girls Rule! On to the debate. I will focus on three main aspects: intelligence‚ physical capability‚ and contribution to society. Firstly‚ intelligence. Most people will tell you that girls are smarter than boys. A study by Dr. Paul Irving and Dr. Richard Lynn‚published by the British psychological journal‚ states that the opposite is true. Despite the fact that girls get slightly better grades‚ males‚ on average‚ have a higher IQ than girls by about 5 points
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“It Was Only a Girl” “It was only a girl” is a statement that previously was accepted in society. With views shifting in society‚ the distinction between gender and sex widens‚ and the political correctness of such statements are considered sexist. The emphasis on the liberty to choose one’s own gender is quite relevant in the 21st century; however‚ the message in the short story “Boys and Girls” (1968) by Alice Munro provides readers with the impression that gender is a biologically predetermined
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Only a girl? “Boys and Girls” is a short story written by Alice Monroe‚ this is a story about a young girl’s resistance to womanhood in a society infested with gender roles and stereotypes. Munro makes the point that gender stereotyping‚ relationships‚ and a loss of innocence play an important‚ and often controversial role in the growing and passing into adulthood. This story takes place in the 1940s on a fox farm outside of Jubilee. During this time‚ women are viewed as second class citizens‚ but
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comfortable life financially. Questions- When I first graduated high school‚ I knew that I was not even close to prepared to attend college. In turn‚ I had to ask myself several questions: Should I even go to college? What would I get out of it? Will it really benefit my future? When should I go to college? Do I want to have to pay student loans off for years to come? What college should I go to? What type of degree should I get? Overall‚ these were the core questions I asked myself personally
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(Benjamin Franklin). But what about the women who work? Working women may be happy too‚ but it depends on the work that they are doing to support themselves and their family. In the short story “Boys and Girls” written by Alice Munro‚ the female narrator remembers a time when she was an eleven year old girl working on her family farm. She struggled with accepting that she was going to grow up to do “women’s work”‚ so she chose to do the same work as her father and brother‚ to the dismay of her mother
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College may not be for everyone; not everyone likes school. Many people think it is necessary for everyone to go to college‚ but not all high school graduates should have to attend college to be successful. There are many other options. Not everyone can afford to go to college it is very expensive. It sometimes is very difficult for someone to go to college right after high school because of the cost. According to research‚ the average cost for a public college is about $33‚480. Even the
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many countries today‚ single sex schools and mixed schools co-exist for traditional and religious reasons. With the concern from parents regarding negative news about the mixed classes‚ people tend to believe it is beneficial for students’ academic achievement to participate in single-sex schools‚ especially for younger females. However‚ in fact‚ girls can experience both advantages and drawbacks from all girl schools. To begin with‚ the concentration of girls’ natural talents and own characteristics
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