Throughout a child’s life‚ especially a girl’s‚ they must face the decision to be their own person or give into peer pressure. In The Semplica-Girl Diaries by George Saunders‚ sisters‚ Eva and Lily face opposing opinions upon serious social issues. Told through the father’s diaries is a story of fitting in with society and how it affects the youth. After going to a party‚ Lily starts to yearn for things that her family can not afford. But with a stroke of luck Lily is able to get the things that
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In the story “Searching for Summer”‚ Joan Aiken uses diction and imagery to show how the moods change from depressing in the town to happy in the country. Aiken uses imagery to describe the sky as “whitish gray‚ day after day‚ sometimes darking to weeping slate” (68). The author compares sky to crying without the sun shining. The reader can conclude that without the sun‚ the town would be dark and depressing. Another way Aiken uses imagery in the story to describe the houses is when she states “dimmest
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Running Head: BPD in Girl Interrupted Borderline Personality Disorder in Girl Interrupted Girl Interrupted is a movie based on Susanna Kaysen’s novel‚ which was inspired by her stay in a mental institution in the 1960s. Incidentally the main character‚ played by Winona Ryder‚ is named Susanna. She is eighteen years old and begins the movie by reflecting back on the events leading up to her visit to the psychologist. She has just graduated from high school and other than being an aspiring
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Characters in the texts; “As you like it”‚ the play by Shakespeare‚ “Standing in the shoes of others”‚ the speech by Linda Burney and “Girl Interrupted” the 1999 film directed by James Mangold‚ find a sense of belonging under the influence of place. A physical place is often symbolic of whether a character feels accepted. Characters relationship with their external environment often conveying how the character feels they fit in with the world around them. The river that bisects the work is a
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In last week’s class I truly felt like the class had some of the best conversations we had ever had‚ at least in my opinion. I had a really great conversation with my small group about some of the previous readings and how we at times‚ felt awkward due to having far different opinions of the readings than our other classmates‚ especially when it came to the parenting books we had read‚ such as the one discussing how to come to terms with having an intersex child. I also really enjoyed how the clinical
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I would consider the summer of 2014 to be the best and worst summer of my life. A friend and I had saved money all year so that as soon as the biggest accomplishment of our life was achieved we could treat ourselves to Myrtle Beach‚ South Carolina. There is nothing better than sand between your toes‚ and waves crashing into you after finishing thirteen years of the public school system. All of that sounds really great except for the fact that I am extremely terrified of sea life. This specific beach
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“Girl” by Hanif Kureishi The short story written by Hanif Kureishi portrays a typical love story‚ but with complex aspects. Hanif Kureishi is an English author‚ novelist and short-story writer. “Girl” was written in 1999. It revolves about a young woman‚ Nicole‚ who is in a relationship with an older man‚ Majid. A classic cliché‚ young girl falls in love with older experienced man‚ and with that some questions and problems naturally will arise. They are together‚ despite of Majid’s age and
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The pieces I have chosen to focus on are “Maggie: A Girl of the Streets” and Clockwork Angel. “Maggie: A Girl of the Streets” was written by Stephen Crane and published in 1893 under the pseudonym‚ Johnston Smith. Later‚ when Crane obtained success through The Red Badge of Courage‚ he was able to publish a revised version of the story under his own name in 1896 (sparks). With “Maggie”‚ Crane attempted to show American life in New York as he had experienced it personally. The piece tells the story
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A Plastic in Disguise This movie‚ Mean Girls‚ is a very interesting movie that shows that you should always be yourself no matter what people think and no matter what they have to say. A few of the main characters in this movie include Cady Heron‚ Regina George‚ Karen Smith‚ Gretchen Weiners‚ and Ms. Norbury. All of these characters take part in the high school that the film take place in. The director of this movie is Mark Waters; he is a film director and producer. This movie was published in
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Guerrilla Girls message shows the corruption in the art world‚ and the lack of human rights for women and children all over the world‚ especially in areas of war and conflict‚ making them apoplectic. They have shown it is always two steps forward one step back‚ however feminism is changing the lives of women around the globe‚ slowly in most places‚ and significantly in others. Even in the most repressive countries have feminist movements- brave women often working in secret. Through their message
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