Sarah Holtkamp Reading and Writing Workshop Mrs. Lair November 19‚ 2012 Victoria Beckham Many of us are familiar with the Spice Girls‚ who held many hit singles throughout the nineties. They were a rock sensation and had millions of fans supporting them through their music‚ their movies‚ and their performances. Out of the five Spice Girls‚ only one is still famous today‚ Victoria Adams Beckham. She is still known of course for her success with her Spice sisters‚ for owning her own fashion
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“Ambitious girl‚ I’d rather you tell me to hit you later Because you gotta finish a paper‚ Than to be in my face asking for a Rozay cup.” - Wale Not many young people worry about brains now a days‚ it’s more about beauty and outward appearance to try to fit it in. Most teenagers just want to have fun‚ party‚ and hang out with their friends. Focusing on school‚ setting goals‚ and being ambitious seems to be the last thing on a lot of teens’ minds. Being a girl that loves attention and
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The Unknown Girl By Moniza Alvi The title ‘unknown girl’ may suggest that the poetess is in search of her roots‚ culture‚ traditions and heritage. She is unknown to her country‚ the place from where she belongs. She is trying to find out more about her home-country. This poem is a first-person narration from the poetess’ point of view. It us a free verse‚ autobiographical poem which is written in a single stanza containing many local dialects‚ for instance‚ ‘bazaar’‚ ‘hennaing’‚ ‘kameez’ and
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My name is gkfsdhf hdskjvsd and I am 18 years old. I was born and raised in a large suburb in upstate New York. I live with my father‚ James; my mother‚ Deborah; and my younger brother‚ who is sixteen‚ Garrett. We live on a quiet street‚ and I have lived there all my life. We also have a puppy named Buddy‚ who is a very important member of our family. When I was very young I went to preschool and got involved in dance and gymnastics‚ which took up a great amount of my time and first got me involved
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Girl‚ Interrupted Girl‚ Interrupted is an autobiographical book written by Susana Kaysen which was turned in to a movie. Susana Kaysen expressed promiscuous behavior earlier in her life and was sent to the Claymore Mental Hospital to be analyzed. Throughout her development at Claymore‚ Susana formed bonds with a group of girls she would have never met until she was sent to Claymore. Claymore Hospital allowed these girls to become so close‚ and without this experience Susana would not be the girl
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Being Girl: A Sociological Memoir My first memory of kindergarten was this: dozens of tiny‚ petrified 5-year-olds being dropped off at their first day of school‚ and dozens of exhausted‚ overworked mothers consoling their weeping sons and daughters. I remember it vividly because‚ despite the terror and chaos‚ a single thought pervaded my mind‚ the thought that “these moms are not as pretty as my mom.” I wasn’t entirely biased‚ either. By North American standards
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Head Girl‚ Deputy Head Girl‚ Head of School Council I would like to be a prefect as it would be a privilege to be elected to take the part of a key role in the functioning and representation of Marlborough Girls’ College. In addition to this‚ I would benefit personally by becoming prefect giving me the opportunity to be able to develop my public speaking and leadership skills‚ which will be useful later on in life. Another reason as to why I would like to be prefect is because I would like to be
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Part A In the second half of the book Ellie and Graham decide to try being together and start dating. She’s known as the “Unknown Girl” with the paparazzi. Ellie decides to ask her father for money since he is visiting a town nearby Henley with his “regular” family. Graham and Ellie decide to go on a boat over to see her dad‚ even though her dad doesn’t know she is coming. On the way there they run out of gas‚ get caught by the coast guard and drop Ellie’s phone in the water. She ends up running
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tripped over something soft. I took it from the ground. The doll. But‚ there was something strange about the doll‚ its eyes were blue like ice‚ just like the girl. Her bag lay by the ground‚ she was nowhere to be found. I let out a silent scream as the doll‚ somehow‚ was staring right at me! I dropped it. It’s all my fault‚ i thought. That i shouldn’t chase the girl and this wouldn’t happen. Was i going crazy? I picked up her bag‚ and rummaged through it. A dirty book with pictures that i found
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or experience. Girl-to-girl bullying is not wished upon as well‚ especially when you are apart of it. Since the beginning of my school education I seemed to become a magnet of bullies. In elementary school‚ I tried to be helpful towards others. I assisted with homework‚ cleaned up after activities‚ and I even did most of the work in group projects because the other kids groaned and complained about it. Unfortunately‚ due to my acts of being helpful I was called‚ "dog" by the girls who wore nicer
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