marriage act’ into law‚ legalizing marriage for girls under the age of 18. Although lawmakers have corrected this notion‚ saying that the section stated above only relevant to “renunciation of citizenship” alone‚ the ruckus has created ample opportunity for well meaning Nigerians to campaign for education for the girl-child instead of under-aged marriage. With the highest number of out-of-school children-about 10.5 million‚ about 6 million of whom are girls‚ the reasons for such campaigns are not farfetched
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At least in India‚ the girl child has been a topic of discussions and debates for the past several decades but‚ even today‚ the position appears to remain unchanged. The girl was always an unwanted child‚ and was found killed at birth. With the advancement of Science and Technology this killing has only gone still further - for now the girl child is being killed even before birth. The present scenario in which the girl child is mercilessly killed even before birth‚ does not speak too well about
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Girls under pressure The story starts where Ellie and her two best friends‚ Magda and Nadine‚ are Christmas shopping at the Flowerfields Shopping Centre. While they shop‚ they notice a large buzz of an event going on upstairs. Nadine wonders if it is television. Magda replies‚ "Wow‚ I hope so" and steers the other two upstairs. It turns out to be a modelling competition for Spicy magazine‚ which Ellie discovers after seeing a lot of pretty and thin teenage girls getting their photos taken. Ellie
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Goose Girl The book I am reading is called “Goose Girl” By: Shannon Hale. The main characters in this book are Anidori-Kilandra Talianna Isilee‚ Falada‚ Celia‚ Enna and Geric. Anidori-Kilandra Talianna Isilee is also known as Ani. Ani is the main character in this story. She is the crown princess of Kildenree. Ani is a very shy person. Her aunt told her that there were three types of gifts some people got when they were born. People speaking‚ animal speaking and nature speaking. Ani had the gift
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if I want my child to succeed then I must feed them Subway. This is far from the truth. Furthermore‚ with the popularity fallacy they say that all it has people believe that all athletes are doing it so why shouldn’t I eat Subway? In the movie Mean Girls they do use the poisoning the well fallacy‚ but this is not an advertisement. With the Pedigree dog food commercial it does use appeal to pity by using the dogs that look so sad. However‚ they do help these dogs‚
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Guys vs Girls I’ve always been the kind of person who has more guy friends than girl friends. Girls tend to cause unnecessary drama‚ pick people apart and run their mouths. In truth‚ guys make better friends because they are lenient‚ aren’t as judgmental and know how to be straightforward. It’s always enjoyable spending time with people who are laid-back and relaxed. When hanging out with guys it’s about having a good time no matter how you look or what you’re doing. Girls on the other hand
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China’s Lost Girls China is largest population in the world because of that Chinese government decided a policy which is one-child policy. A family has only one child‚ but some case a family can have second child if they pay to government. One of big issue in China is balance of gender which means man’s population is much larger than female’s. Chinese people want to have a boy because a man carries the family name in Chinese culture; therefore‚ thousands of Chinese girls are aborted‚ hidden
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This article focuses on “girl watching” within the workplace as a debatable form of sexual harassment. One of the most important findings within sexual harassment is the ambiguity in actually defining specific acts of this common issue. For me‚ I have always felt uncomfortable with the looks and sounds some men may give me while out in public or my workplace specifically which is why I can relate to this article. Some men claim that women are too sensitive or that they often misconstrue men’s intentions
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The story "Girl" by Jamaica Kincaid allows readers to view the commanding and strict relationship in which parents and their children had in the past. With the way Kincaid constructed "Girl‚" the audience can catch a glimpse of the demanding theme that she intended her story to be. This theme is represented through the relationship between the mother and the daughter‚ which is full of control and intimidation. Kincaid’s story "Girl" shows readers the difference between relationships of families in
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It is believed that every year 12 million girls are born in the country but unfortunately only 1/3 of those survive. Some are killed in the womb‚ some at the time of birth‚ some die due to ill health and some due to poor nutritional status. Only a few numbers of girls are able to survive till their 15th birthday. Female feticide and infanticide are the most popular social evils prevailing in the country. This evil is the outcome of poverty‚ illiteracy and gender discrimination. The country fails
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