“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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1. Since there is only one girl character ( the narrator) and one boy character(the narrator’s younger brother) in “ Boys and Girls ‚” why do you think Alice Munro uses plural words in the title? I think Alice Munro uses plural in the title to show the readers how stereotypical our society was back then when it comes to gender roles. Back then‚ men were preferable by the society when it comes to doing certain tasks. For example‚ back then women were assign the task of child care‚ food preparation
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Title with link attached‚ so I can edit Peer pressure influence teenagers in many ways one of the main ones are bullying. I think Laurie Halse Anderson the author of “Speak” is saying that you shouldn’t sink in peer pressure because Melina was pressured to drink at a party and she ending up getting raped. She is influenced by peer pressure when she goes to a party and she she’s people drinking and she started drinking. (Halse). I experienced peer pressure when i went to a party and people wanted
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a myth where girls are more affected by the media than boys‚ in fact the pressure on both ends are all the same. The weighted expectations of how the media display society’s standards impacts on boys are just as equivalent as it is to girls –what differentiate between the two sexes are the different stereotypes that face. In contrast to what the general public presume girls to be‚ vulnerable and delicate; a porcelain dolls or better yet damsel in distress‚ the perception of boys are quite the
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I enjoyed reading the historical fiction book "A Boy No More" to an extent. This book was about the life for a Japanese American in America in World War II. The life of a ’Jap’ in America was not very pleasant. Americans were prejudice against the Japanese. They thought all Japanese Americans were spies and criminals that were spying for the Japanese army‚ and they wanted to kill them. It was not a pleasant experience for me. Even though it was an excellent historically fictional story of a 15 year-old
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Why did soldiers fight in WW1? There are many reasons why soldiers fought in ww1 firstly; most men were pushed into by peer pressure. But there lack of knowledge of war just seemed like an adventure to them when actually it was one of the worst things that could ever happen to them.Furhermore some soldiers fought their country e.g. patriotism and glory also in those days people thought that men who didn’t fight were cowards‚ when infact they just didn’t believe in war like some men were part of
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March 2014 More than just “Brownies” “Brownies‚” by ZZ Packer is about a Brownie troop of fourth-grade African American girls from suburban Atlanta‚ Georgia‚ who go to summer camp. (Gale) At the camp‚ they have an altercation with another troop called troop 909 which were all white girls. They believed that one of the white girls addressed them with a racial insult by calling one of them the “N” word. Apparently they feel offended and seek revenge. So‚ they decide to beat up the white girls to resolve
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Alex Pham author of "Boy‚ You Fight Like a Girl" investigates the ever growing world of online gaming and how gender affects both worlds. The "fastest-growing segment of the computer game market"(185)‚ adventure gaming‚ has hundreds of thousands of players that average twenty hours of play a week and thousands of them are playing as characters of the opposite sex. This gender switching is making games not only challenging‚ but also confusing‚ and possibly embarrassing. Pham first introduces a character
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people and their struggle with peer pressure. The play takes place in the town of Salem‚ Massachusetts‚ a small puritan community based on a very harsh system of truthfulness. When Reverend Parris discovers some of the girls dancing in the forest around a cauldron‚ he suspects something is going on. Rumors start to go around town speaking of witchcraft. These witchcraft rumors finally create the ultimate black cloud over Salem‚ affecting everyone beneath it. After the girls are caught dancing in the
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Peer Pressure Through Huck’s many adventures‚ his sense of morality plays a large role in the decisions he makes as well as the relationships he builds with others. Huck’s decisions and actions have the ability to change the lives of those around him; his sense of morality influences his choices‚ thus leading him to many difficult situations with others. By the time that Huck decides that he is going to follow his heart and save Jim instead of turning him in‚ his moral development is at an increase
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