Alice Munro’s "Boys and Girls" tries to view a young girl’s rite of passage into womanhood‚ through a limited feminist perspective. The narrator battles with conformity on a 1940’s Canadian Fox Farm. As this time period was still centred on male dominance‚ her desire to become a powerful woman wastes away when she finally submits to the rules that society has imposed on her. The story is written in first person narration and is seen through the eyes of a young and free-spirited girl. The themes of
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children nowadays should be given freedom by adults Freedom is meant by someone can do whatever they want in their life as long as they do not against law. Nowadays‚ many parents did not trust their own children and some of them take an action by control their children’s life and also their activities. This is not the best way for children because it makes they feel stress and it will lead them to do crime and vandalisms. In my opinion‚ children should be given freedom because
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S Desk Professor O English 110 The lesser sex: Exploring the portrayal of women in “Boys and Girls” The role of females and males is a touchy subject for many. Added to this sensitivity and further complicating the topic of females and males are the values‚ beliefs‚ views and stereotypes associated with the two sexes. As some stereotypes go‚ women are often attributed to have ‘softer’‚ ‘caregiving-like’ qualities‚ and men are expected to be rough and always ready for the next adventure. Munro
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Men Make Better Teachers than women (Just for comment)The simple answer is women should teach by men teacher and boy should teach by women teacher so both are study interestingly and paying attention on their subject so students get a good marks I will discuss in general view about men make better teachers than women and in my point of view both are good and bad. There are many characteristics‚ techniques and other factors that make a successful and exemplary teacher. These may be varied as
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Primary school children should not be given homework Should children have homework in a primary school? It’s not a question for me. Of course they should. My strong opinion is based on my life experience and my observations. I observed children in school for years and may say that there is apparent difference between children who are doing their homework and children who have nothing to do after school. First of all‚ children should have homework because it helps to strengthen their knowledge
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"Boys and Girls" by Alice Munro - Summary In "Boys and Girls" by Alice Munro‚ the narrator as a woman who is telling the first person point of view of when she was a girl. The girl’s father was a fox farmer. Every the father killed the foxes that he raised and sold their pelts. The narrator had a little brother‚ named Laird. The girl took great pride in the fact that she helped her father with the chores on the farm. The mother tried to get the daughter to work inside doing work deemed appropriate
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SHOULD ALL CRIMINALS BE GIVEN A SECOND CHANCE? Crime and punishment have been a part of society. As criminals are caught and put to justice‚ their moral credentials are reduced so greatly that it is often difficult for them to move up the ranks in society. After all‚ if they have committed a crime once‚ what is there to stop them from doing the same again? Hence‚ should all criminals be given a second chance? A criminal can commit one or more of a variety of crimes‚ depending on the severity
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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‚ grandmother‚ and even the feed salesman. In contrast
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A stereotype is an oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person‚ group of people or thing. A common one that is around even today is gender stereotypes. The short story “Boys and Girls” by Alice Munro is narrated by a young girl who is reflecting back on her childhood when she was challenged greatly by gender norms and had to reconcile expectations with her own identity. The unfairness of gender stereotyping is a prominent theme in this short story. The female narrator was introduced
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Education Should Be Free The school is the last expenditure upon which a country should be willing to economize. Franklin D. Roosevelt Personally I believe‚ that education should be free. Every country should be interested in a well educated youth. That is because the young are our next generation and our future. Compulsory education is free‚ but higher education is really expensive. In Belarus 36% students are provided state-subsidized education. Other 64% pay about one thousand dollars yearly
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