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    Discrimination of Girls

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    Discrimination against female children has been a topic of debate. It has been a subject of concern and sociological significance. This subject raises the cultural aspects about the role of a female child in society‚ what her human rights are as a human being and a number of sensitive issues.This issue is important because there is nearly universal consensus on the need for gender equality.[1] Gender based discrimination against female children is pervasive across the world. It is seen in all the

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    There are many similarities and differences between the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the terrorist attacks of September 11‚ 2001. One attack was committed by terrorists and the other was committed by a government. After Pearl Harbor‚ we entered a world war‚ and after the terrorist attacks‚ we invaded another country. Both Attacks were grave threats to our national security. To begin‚ the two attacks were launched by different types of enemies. On September 11‚ 2001‚ civilian terrorists attacked

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    Shape of a Girl

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    Hierarchy of Monstrous Behaviour Adrienne represents "a monster in the shape of a girl‚" (MacLeod‚ P.40) by physically demonstrating a selfish‚ emotionless and unexplainable hate towards Sophie. Adrienne leads her friend Braidie‚ who contributes on a more subtle level to this motif of monstrous behaviour. Adrienne shows her sinister leadership by constantly instigating a form of abuse towards Sophie. "Adrienne leans into Sofie so that Sofie is squished‚" (P.42) causing apparent physical harm. Mentally

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    The attack on Pearl Harbor was seen as a massive success in some people’s eyes‚ but in others it was seen as a massive failure. There were a few goals that japan were trying to get out of Pearl Harbor. The attack on Pearl Harbor was an attempt to try and scare the Americans. The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in hopes that is would destroy the US pacific fleet. They thought that the defeat at Pearl Harbor would be so devastating that they would give up strait away. The Japanese thought that once

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                        Mr. Koondel The Pearl: “Pearl of the World” Argument Essay: Who Knew Pearls Could Be This Evil.     Pearls are rare‚ spherical objects‚ beautiful treasures that are found in oysters. Pearls are symbols of wealth‚ hope‚ but the wealth can lead to change‚ bad change and the hope might turn into hopeless‚ tragic end. Pearls are expensive‚ and the cost is insane. Pearls bring dreams of wealth‚ and dreams of people’s future to life. Owning a pearl‚ might give someone confidence‚ show

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    For Colored Girls

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    “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf” ------------------------------------------------- Synopsis Structurally‚ For Colored Girls is a series of 20 poems‚ collectively called a "choreopoem." Shange’s poetry expresses the many struggles and obstacles that African-American women face throughout their lives. It is performed by a cast of seven women characters‚ each of whom is known only by a color: "Lady in Yellow‚" "Lady in Purple‚" etc. The poems deal with love

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    The new girl

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    The new girl Author The story is written by Marc Mitchell (Florence‚ Alabama) in 2001. Title The new girl. The whole story is about this situation that changed the main characters life – the situation where he met this new girl‚ and acted terribly against her‚ which “haunts” him the rest of his life. Narrator The story is told with a 1st person narrator. We only see and hear the story through one set of eyes – we only see it from one perspective. (Examples from text: “I lived…”) Settings

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    the novel ‘The Pearl’. The novel ‘The Pearl’ by John Steinbeck is such a novel that really interest me as a reader. What is really appropriate is the title itself which incorporate ‘the pearl’‚ the essence of the story. The pearl is very significant to the title because without ‘the pearl of the world’‚ the story just would not exist. The novel could not stand by itself if the pearl is not found. We can also see that any story would not be interesting without conflicts. The pearl has created conflicts

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    What various things does the pearl symbolize‚ what does it mean to Kino at different stages of the novel‚ and what does it mean to different members of the community? These questions are what the author didn’t really intend to give us a straight answer to in the novel but instead makes us readers find out on our own. The pearl is a valuable item indeed but it is far from symbolizing wealth to me. The pearl in fact symbolizes corruption and hope to me‚ to Kino it symbolizes opportunity in the beginning

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    meaning. In the book‚ The Pearl by John Steinbeck in the beginning of the story uses symbolism supposedly expressing hope and happiness brought by the pearl but its true meaning behind it is greed and becomes evil. Because of the pearl‚ Kino ends up doing terrible things that he would have never done like killing four men by the end of the parable. In the beginning of the story‚ the pearl is used to express hope and happiness. When something so beautiful such as a pearl‚ it is seen as something positive

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