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    Alex Pham‚ a LA Times writer‚ uses in her article‚ “Boy‚ You Fight Like a Girl‚” different experiences told by online gamers to display effectiveness of anonymity. Gender switching has become a rapidly increasing trend in the online gaming world. Pham states‚ “Often‚ players who gender-swap online are reluctant to talk about their reasons” (WRAC 158.) The few shared motives include: to explore sexuality‚ to break away from real world stereotypes‚ or to learn about the opposite sex. As a result

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    space‚ so they have evolved to categorize similar things‚ forming the stereotypes. These have always been a large part of society‚ and despite a lot of efforts over the last few decades‚ the underlying belief system still stands. The short story “Boys and Girls” by Alice Munro shows a lot of the beliefs common of the time: specifically‚ gender roles. The idea that women should remain in the household while the men work the farm is a sentiment expressed by virtually everyone including the narrator’s mother

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    The Boys and Girls Club of America (BGCA) is a national‚ nonprofit organization that offers programs and services to encourage the development of boys and girls by empowering a sense of capability‚ helpfulness‚ belonging and encouragement. The mission statement is to “to enable all young people‚ especially those who need us most‚ to reach their full potential as productive‚ caring‚ responsible citizens” and a vision to provide a “world-class Club Experience that assures success is within reach of

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    Furthermore‚ in “Boys and Girls‚” the main character conforms to gender norms because she loses faith in her dream and defers her dream‚ preventing her full potential from emerging. She dreams of someone she could be one day‚ someone who has a better life than hers when she narrates‚ “Now for the time that remained to me… never did” (Munro 113). She dreams of being someone adventurous‚ courageous‚ strong‚ heroic‚ and brave‚ but is told instead her future is to become like her mother‚ who simply cooks

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    The short story “ Boys and Girls” describes growing period into womanhood‚ for a young girl living on a fox farm in Canada‚ post World War II. This story also relate to a lot of gender issues that we face in our society everyday. In America’s history women couldn’t voter because of their gender. Why should women be treated differently because of their gender. In this short story the author describe how the young lady is having trouble finding who she is. It describes how the young lady faces difficult

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    In the text “Boys and Girls” by Alice Munro the prominent influence of gender roles within a society is explored through the childhood of the narrator and the interactions within her family on a rural fox farm. The author explores the theme of the prejudice and oppression that women face when attempting to pursue their self-interest as a result of the societal and historical injustices and preconceived notions that are inherent within society. In the text‚ the narrator is subjected to this prejudice

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    Alice Munro’s "Boys and Girls" tries to view a young girl’s rite of passage into womanhood‚ through a limited feminist perspective. The narrator battles with conformity on a 1940’s Canadian Fox Farm. As this time period was still centred on male dominance‚ her desire to become a powerful woman wastes away when she finally submits to the rules that society has imposed on her. The story is written in first person narration and is seen through the eyes of a young and free-spirited girl. The themes of

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    Alex Pham addresses the deception of online gamers in gender-switching and the effects it has on the online community in the article “Boy‚ you fight like a girl”. Both men and women are a part of this online community consisting of thousands of gamers that face several challenges. Among them are men who play as women not being taken seriously while women who play as men might lose respect by fellow gamers if their identity is revealed. The online gaming community is increasing‚ therefore resulting

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    internship online provided by a program called Hire LA Youth. To my surprise I got the internship which was a exciting moment because I realized it would be my first real job experience . I had the choice to work at various locations but I chose the Boys & Girls Club because it would be a way to give back to my community. I knew this would be challenging since kids can be very difficult to work with and it’s a great responsibility I had many task. At library I would tutor the kids and help them improve

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    1. INTRODUCTION 2. The aim of this report is to study about one of the leading entrepreneurs in an industry. This report focuses on Captain GR Gopinath‚ the person who revolutionized the Indian aviation industry by providing it with low cost carriers. 1.1INDUSTRY The Indian aviation industry is a niche market and is one of the fastest growing in the world frontier; becoming an integral part of the Indian economy. The influence of liberalization on Indian aviation had drastic consequences

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