VCE English: Unit 1 Text Response: Girl With a Pearl Earring "Take care to remain yourself" This text shows that remaining true to oneself must be balanced with family obligations. Discuss ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬ Tracy Chevalier’s novel Girl With a Pearl Earring explores the notion of self’ thorough the main character Griet and her journey from innocence to experience. Firstly‚ we see throughout the novel Griet is aware she has much to learn about the world. Furthermore‚ under Vermeer’s roof‚ Griet’s
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the perspective of a 15-year old girl during the time of World War II. Recorded in the diary are the thoughts‚ emotions‚ feelings and the events that happened in the life of a young girl subsisting under unusual and extraordinary conditions. Also‚ it describes Anne’s perception about herself‚ the people around her and life in general as well. Moreover‚ it illustrates the way a young girl matures in very special circumstances. Anne Frank was just an ordinary girl who grew up during extraordinary times
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Maggie: A Girl On the Streets The problems that were faced by Maggie‚ and many other women in the lower social-economic levels during the Gilded Age‚ are almost unbearable to imagine. She faced discrimination‚ attachment issues‚ and grew up with a dysfunctional family that failed to show affection. Fortunately for Maggie‚ she wasn’t like the people she lived around. As Stephen Crane put it‚ “None of the dirt of Rum Alley seemed to be in her veins” (Maggie 16). This unique feature acquired by Maggie
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CONFLICT AFFECTS MANY PEOPLE DIFFERENTLY. SOME DEMONSTRATE GREATNESS IN THESE TIMES‚ BUT OTHERS SUFFER. BAD An example of conflict bringing out the worst in people is Dave Karofsky in ‘Glee’. He is struggling with internal conflict of being gay‚ and because of his anger and confusion over this‚ he bullies people. His favourite target is Kurt Hummel who is open and comfortable with his homosexuality‚ and Dave was jealous of this. When Kurt finally decides to stand up to his bully‚ Dave kisses
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Good Girl Gone Bad: Rihanna Since the beginning of time women have been uniquely viewed as a source of human life. Historically‚ however‚ they have been considered not only intellectually inferior to men but also a major source of temptation and evil. As one reflects back upon history he or she can easily conclude that women have made significant progress. Traditionally women roles were understood to be wifehood and motherhood. However‚ time has greatly changed and women have acquired several
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The Boys and Girls Club of America is an organization with an objective to help the youth of America to become well-rounded‚ accomplished‚ and productive members of society. All of the programs that are offered by the club are strategically designed to aid in the education‚ and development of understanding the importance of living a healthy lifestyle. Thanks to the Boys and Girls Club life-changing opportunities are offered to thousands of youth across the country. There are six major categories
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(Sasson). This shows that seeing the bright side of life will make all worries and negativity dissipate during tough challenges. During World War 2‚ many people used the method of positivity to endure the misery. From Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl‚ Anne Frank tries to stay positive while in hiding. It was exceedingly challenging getting around without getting captured by the Nazi. Another novel is Dear Miss Breed: True Stories of the Incarceration During World War ll and a Librarian Who Made
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The Diary of a Young Girl is one of the most important and shocking pieces of Holocaust literature. By keeping a journal‚ Anne Frank did a vast service to future generations as she documented her life‚ and what it was like to be part of a Jewish family living in this time period. Historians and upcoming Jewish generations rely on such recollections and memoirs when they study the past. The fact that a thirteen-year-old girl such as Anne kept a detailed‚ thoughtful and organized diary is truly remarkable
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known for his work in Naturalism‚ Impressionism‚ and Realism‚ in a time of Romanticism. Crane wanted to let others know what was really going on‚ and what those experiencing poverty went through. He bluntly got his point across in his novel‚ Maggie: A Girl of the Streets‚ he was able to make everyone else aware of what was going on. Poverty changes people in negative ways and makes them behave in animalistic ways. It can change the way they look at life and everyone else around them. It can significantly
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Maggie: A Girl of the Streets by Stephen Crane The book Maggie: A Girl of the Streets was written by Stephen Crane in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The book was written at the beginning of the American tradition of Naturalism‚ which was a literary movement marked by realism and acknowledgment of social conditions. This book is a story of a girl trying to escape poverty and the author also shows the real world hardships of the lower class. I chose to read Maggie: A Girl of the
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