Cliques: A High School Social Structure Caste Systems are common wherever there is a society. If you are at the top of a caste system‚ life is good. As a normal person‚ one cannot find the way to the top of the pyramid‚ but can fall into the depths of the outcasts and untouchables. If one is an untouchable‚ they’re stuck. One cannot go down any further‚ as one is at the bottom‚ and one most certainly cannot go up. Things have changed since then‚ but groupings haven’t. People have been grouped
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In the article entitled “Diluting Diversity : Implications for Intergroup Inequality in Organization” by Linnehan and Konrad‚ they described the factors that are being used as a rationale for investing in diversity initiatives. The first factor is the relationship between cultural differences and performance. Treating employees with the ways that they do not like to be treated with‚ can cause emotional distress and reduce performance at work‚ increase absenteeism and turnovers. Customers that come
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Effects of Cliques on Teen Identity Do you know the percentage of teenagers in America that are a part of a clique? Cliques have a tremendous effect on the lives of teens because they are a part of every teen’s life. A clique is simply a group of people that hang out with each other and usually have similar interests. Cliques have the greatest impact on teen identity because they give teens a sense of belonging and social cooperation‚ discourage new friendships‚ and suppress individuality.
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Jamaica Kincaid’s short story “Girl” is of a complicated relationship with her mother that comes out in the mother-daughter dynamic in the story. The mother‚ obviously a dominant figure in the young girl’s upbringing‚ informs the young girl of various duties associated with being a young‚ dignified lady. Her mother gives the daughter advice to make her the "proper" woman she should in fact be‚ and this advice gets more and more firm as the story continues. “Girl” is a very well suitable title
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The main idea of “Yes‚ I’m in a Clique” by Nathan Black‚ is that cliques can be thought of as negative or positive‚ but they are “nothing more‚ and nothing less‚ than natural.” I personally really enjoy this article because it shows that cliques are natural and are okay to be a part of. I like this because I think a lot of times in High School‚ especially a larger one‚ cliques can be perceived as a negative thing. The mean girls‚ the jocks‚ the nerds‚ the band geeks‚ and so on and so forth. However
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Girl by Jamaica Kincaid Jamaica Kincaid relates the relationship between a mother and daughter in her poem‚ “Girl”. The poem is about how a mother prepares her daughter to become a woman. She gives her a litany of valuable lessons to shape her behavior and character according to what is acceptable to their culture. Kincaid cleverly dropped hints throughout her poem suggesting that the culture being referred to is the Afro-Carribean culture. The Afro-Carribean culture is a blend of music‚ dance
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did you knwo there was a girl thtat walked awyss vvrtbg ty g gtt g tg ty j kj 8i8i i8 iu8 k k o9k 89k k 9 8 8They both taught me the same things really. They taught me that power should always be with the people. They taught me that the law is not always on my side even if I am innocent. They taught me it’s better to die free than live as a slave. They taught me to never compromise my beliefs for anyone. They taught me to never give up on people I care about. They taught me to do whatever it takes
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In the story Girl by Jamaica Kincaid the mother does most of the talking who gives her daughter a long list of instructions and warnings. The daughter responds twice but they happen to go unnoticed by the mother. There is no introduction of the characters‚ no action‚ and no description of setting. The mother’s voice simply begins speaking‚ "Wash the white clothes on Monday‚" and continues through to the end. The mother dispenses much practical and helpful advice that will help her daughter keep
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"Dealing with girls who bully" social savvy used as power by Carrie Watters When we think of bullies‚ we often think of boys but girls can be bullies‚ too. Girls are not the usual kind of bullies that beat up other girls or take milk money. They are much more subtle. This article gives a great insight to the way girls bully. According to this article females who bully are referred to as ’Queen Bees ’ and use social savvy or as some like to refer as "relational aggression"
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But a warrior of Hygelac’s heard of Grendel’s doings; he was the strongest of men alive in that day‚ mighty and noble. That man called for a ship‚ said he would cross the ocean and help the king who needed help. Wise men urged him to that adventure though he was dear to them. They examined omens and whetted him on. So the good Geat chose the bravest warriors‚ fourteen of them‚ and that crafty sailor led them to the land’s brim‚ to the ship. They readied the ship on the waves
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