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    important messages to share. Diversity can also refer to a state in which different and often conflicting views‚ ideas‚ items‚ or objects are accommodated within one system. It is the acceptance and respect for the differecences that different people possesss. I feel that I am diverse just by how I feel and think about things. I noticed that I have different and‚ sometimes‚ conflicting points of view with other people‚ but I am okay with that. Being diverse isn’t bad. I can also say I am diverse in how live

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    Should guys & girls be in the same class? Being with more girls is good for everybody We find that both boys and girls do better when there are more girls in the class‚ Scientist concluded that classes with more than 55 percent of girls resulted in better exam results and less violent outbursts overall. It appears that this effect is due to the positive influence the girls are adding to the classroom environment‚ Boys with more female peers in their classes show higher enrollment rates in both advanced

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    In Alice Munro’s “Boys and Girls” the story is about a young girl’s resistance to womanhood in a society based all upon gender roles and stereotypes. Initially‚ the girl believes that she can be of great value to her father in his work‚ then the destruction of her dreams occurs when she realizes society’s view and expectations of her being a female.Therefore‚ she loves working on the fox farm with her father as she also‚ loves the attention she gets from her father while working. "Wait till Laird

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    BoyGirl‚ Wall: rethink and imagine The Escapists‚ in their interpretation of the play ‘BoyGirl‚ Wall’ create dramatic meaning for the audience by making them rethink traditional theatre and use their imagination. Instead of being given the setting‚ the characters’ faces‚ and the atmosphere‚ this play is like a book‚ where one must imagine each scene in their head as it develops‚ aided by chalk drawings on the walls and the floor. The Escapists estranges this performance from traditional theatre

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    I Saw Her First In Tobias Wolff’s "Two Boy’s and a Girl‚" the main character‚ Gilbert‚ envies his friend Rafe‚ wanting what Rafe has instead of accepting and trying to enjoy his own life. His sarcastic way of coping with this self-made problem develops as he looks after Rafe’s girlfriend and convertible while he is away. Although not accepted by Gilbert‚ the reader learns that even Rafe‚ whose life seems to be perfect‚ has problems of his own. For example‚ Rafe possesses the material things and

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    In the movie version of “Boys and Girls”‚ there were many differences‚ such as the beginning. In the movie‚ we open into the scene where the first horse is shot. The girl and Laird are both watching‚ however another difference to the original short story is that Laird has an adverse reaction to the death of the horse. He runs out of the barn and away until his sister catches him and tells him that it was good that he saw‚ so he now knows what has to eventually be done in these cases. In the events

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    nowadays‚ but there was a time when it was the general trend in education that boys and girls studied separately. Historic novels are rich in heroines who complete their education in girls’ boarding schools and become real ladies. Going apart to the historical data‚ in colonial time’s boys and girls were educated separately. But by the mid 19th century financing for education was becoming a public expense and girls and boys began to share classes (Kennedy‚ 2012). Despite this‚ in Kazakhstan single sex

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    Stereotypes are present in our society. Thus we have expectations from others‚ besides ourselves. Some individuals may be deceived into believing incorrect expectations and some will fight for what they believe in. In the stories “In Line” and “Boys and Girls”‚ through the conflicts of the main characters‚ the authors portray the impact that people’s expectations have on us and how this affects how we live our lives. This is important because we do not realize that we are living our lives according

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    She also looks at the very different worlds—outside and inside‚ the male sphere and the female sphere— described by Munro in the story. ‘‘My father was a fox farmer.’’ So begins Alice Munro’s short story ‘‘Boys and Girls‚’’ a narrative which highlights the almost invisible societal forces which shape children‚ in this case‚ the narrator and her brother Laird‚ into gendered adults. There is no doubt that males and females are biologically distinct at birth. Yet the behaviours and roles ascribed

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    Throughout the short story “ Boys and Girls”‚ Alice Munro takes us through a young girl’s journey to break away from the typical life of a woman. Munro suggests that although we would like to define our identity‚ it is society who defines who we are. The short story was based in a time period where men and women were not considered equal. Throughout the story‚ the narrator struggles to accept society’s unwritten rules that are being forced upon her. She would much rather be outdoors doing "ritualistically

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