HIST 136 Paper #1 Fall 2014 In Robert Trennert’s essay‚ “Educating Indian Girls at Nonreservation Boarding Schools‚ 1870-1920”‚ there is an argument on the federal government’s policy on sending young Indian girls to schools to be “Americanized.” During the 1870s‚ the government provided education for Indian youth of both sexes. The schools started in 1878 when Captain Richard Henry Pratt‚ in charge of a group of Indian prisoners at Fort Marion‚ convinced the government to educate eighteen of his
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Summary of “The good girl”: The main theme in the short story is the relationship between the Catholics and the Protestants and how the conflict can affect an innocent girl. The story takes places in Northern Ireland and is about a girl named Chrissy. She is a catholic and is going on a date with a boy named Ian who is a protestant. When she is waiting to meet Ian‚ a girl named Eilish shows up. Chrissy do not like her because she and her cronies is always getting into trouble at school. Eilish tells
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appearance. Also‚ patriarchal values affect girls starting at a young age as they unconsciously begin to believe that Barbie is what a woman should look and be like. With the appeal and popularity of this doll for the past several years‚ it is difficult to alter the notions of womanhood suggested by this doll. This implies that patriarchy is something we can not permanently overthrow because it is so deeply rooted in our society. In contrast‚ the short story “Girl” by Jamaica Kincaid suggests that women
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I will be referring to Susan Douglas’ book‚ Where the Girls Are‚ to discuss how representations of femininity in popular culture evolved before and after the woman’s movement. For the children born after World War II‚ the media’s influence was extraordinary. These children were the fastest growing market segment and were referred to as the "baby boomers". The preteen and teenage girls were the first generation to be relentlessly isolated as a distinct market segment. Advertisers knew they had to
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r GIRLS EDUCATION Education of Girls: Even after fifty-five years of independence of India‚ girls in India do not have the opportunities to educate themselves‚ in spite of education being fundamental rights in the constitution of India. Mann Deshi Mahila Bank (women Bank) and Mann Vikas Samajik Sanstha (NGO) consider their primary task to work on education of girls. If women have assets and are educated they would never be vulnerable as they are today. Women’s bank and NGO have annual meeting
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of the opinion that the education of the girl child of the family is a burden. I strongly oppose the motion. May I ask how can educating the girl child‚ who is an equal partner in sharing the responsibilities and duties‚ be a burden? She will be sharing the burden and reducing its impact by supplementing the resources rather than reducing them. Let me draw your attention to the fact that such notions are a thing of the past. If the boys and girls are to be treated as equals‚ then both
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that are often just swept under the rug. In Maggie: A Girl of the Streets by Stephen Crane‚ many controversial topics are addressed which led to problems with publication. Following the end of the Civil War‚ a new literary movement began to take place. "Realism was taking root in the United States from 1865 to 1900‚ the period justifiably seen as a change of literary vectors" (Kizima 2). After seeing all of the destruction that the war had caused‚ society began to realize how bad things can
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Boys Verses Girls From the beginning of time‚ there has always been that one question that an expecting parent has been asked: “Do you want a boy or a girl?” Generally‚ the answer is this: “I don’t care as long as it is healthy.” This answer may or may not always be true. Some want pretty little girls to dress up with extravagant dresses and pretty bows‚ and some want rumble-tumble boys to play and roll around with. Regardless of which sex is preferred‚ we love both. The fact of the matter is
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How sad‚ many girls missing from our country are found buried in some graveyard.... India is growing dynamically in every fields. Today‚ the boom in economy‚ innovative technologies and improved infrastructure has become nation’s pride. The country has witnessed advancements in all fields but bias against a girl child is still prevailing in the country. This social evil is deep rooted in Indian ethos and the most shocking fact is that the innovative and hard high end technologies are brutally
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LaToyia Benton Professor Feriante English 1301-3031 31 March 2013 Girls Have Power In Sady Doyle’s article‚ “Girls Just Wanna Have Fangs: The Unwarranted Backlash Against Fans of the World’s Most Popular Vampire – Romance‚” is based on a typical fairy tale romance that is successful because it is geared towards teenage girls that have an idea of love; only this time it is not of Romeo and Juliet‚ but of a vampire and a human being. Although Doyle reveals that the Twilight series is not
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