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When the class sang songs about happiness and games her lips barely moved.” Margot ignored the other children, the only time she participated was when an activity mentioned the sun. Margot keeps herself apart from the rest of the class while she talks about experiences with the sun, when that is what the kids want the most. Although Margot’s classmates hurt her because of their jealousy, Margot was also partly to blame for since she keeps mentioning something that her classmates has always wanted.

Attention getter: The dress was not just a trigger to memory; it was a rich source of embodied knowledge and about personal experience.

Natalie Sterling, a seventeen year old senior at Ross Academy had just won class president and beat her opponent Mike Domski. Mike was the kind of guy that Natalie and her best friend Autumn tried to stay away from. The girls at Ross Academy were known as demeaning and “boy crazy.” One day, during the pep rally a bunch of freshman dressed in trampy clothing and started to dance inappropriately. The leader’s name was Spencer a girl Natalie used to babysit for. The flirty freshman called themselves “Prostitutes” or Ross Academy prostitutes. Not only was Natalie embarrassed and angry by Spencers action but, she was disappointed. When the principal and Ms. Bee the student council head were talking to the girls punishments Natalie barged in. Natalie explained how she wanted to have a lock-in for all the girls in trouble and any others from school who wanted to come, about feminism and women's rights. Ms. Bee and Natalie agreed that it would be a good idea for

The Dressmaker of Khair Khana, is a book about what people in Afghanistan experienced throughout the Taliban and the war in Afghanistan. The book opened my eyes to see what people experienced during these events. The events that were happening were completely changing all aspects of their lives. The Taliban changed the lives of all people in Afghanistan. All of this information was all foreign and unfamiliar to me and I imagine it would be to most Americans. It is important to attempt to understand the changes and experiences people went through, even if they do not directly relate to us. Although all residents were impacted during this time, it is important to understand how the Taliban altered the lives of women residing in Afghanistan.

Sarah is an African american girl, who is a senior that transfers to an all white school with a group of other black kids. Linda is a white student at Jefferson High who gets partnered up with Sarah and her best friend Judy. She can never tell her parents that she partnered up with a black student because they are against African American students going to their all white school. So after class they met in the back of Judy’s job so no one finds about the partnership. As the weeks go on with the project, Linda keeps arguing with Sarah about why blacks shouldn’t go to an all white

But because of the embarrassments at school (“My voice was apt to come out squeaky”, “My hands became slippery with sweat”, (etc.) she was determined to not attended the Christmas dance (“Formerly I had considered falling off my bicycle and spraining my ankle and I had tried to manage this;” (etc.)). After failing multiple times she decided to go the dance, which was a dramatic change in her emotion. She wore her beautiful dress and let her friend Lonnie do her hair and make-up (“I sat in front of the mirror and Lonnie stood behind me, fixing my hair”), after finishing she became exited. After the long walk to the dance her personally takes a turn when the first dance was the most popular boy “Mason Williams”, and he blows her off (“He took his hand off my waist and dropped my arm”). Nobody wanted to dance with her; her emotion became sad and upsetting (“Please me, please me, and I locked my fingers behind my back”). Therefore she began to hide until a young lady in the washroom approached her; this introduced a different role in her because the lady was older and fun (“Mary

The group of young girls mostly met after school; they were separated in their classroom because they were mischievous together. The oldest of the group was Prue, the leader. The other girls did whatever Prue said because she was very cruel; they didn’t want to face her wrath.

According to world-renowned fashion designer, Karl Lagerfeld, who describes, “One is never over-dressed or underdress with a little black dress.” Sometimes the simplest item of clothing with little or no accessories can really make unique and one of a kind. The item I’ve selected was my recently new Old Navy Black T-shirt Dress. The dress gently hits above my knee with rib-kit crew neck and to finish with cap sleeves. The dress’ materials would include 93% cotton and only 7% spandex. The dress is a soft, medium –weight jersey material that comes in a variety of colors. I’ve selected this item of clothing because currently in my life I am transitioning my life from a young woman who loved to wear funky patters to a young woman who is shorty

In the article, “The Queen Bee and Her Court” Rosalind Wiseman discusses that teenage girls are under constant peer pressure from their so called friends, and the cliques that they are involved in. These cliques will have both positive and negative connotations in a young girl’s life. “Cliques are sophisticated, complex, and multilayered, and every girl has a role within them.” (Wiseman) Young girls are constantly pulled in different directions such as school work, family, and friends. These influences can shape a young girls life.

Her classes were basic. Mornings consisted of breakfast and then pre-algebra. The Basics of English followed, and then dance lessons and a general science course. The teachers called on students with names such as “Silly One,” “Messy One,” “Troubled One,” “Careless One,” “Rude One,” “Moronic One,” and “Superstitious One.” Often scoffed and brushed aside, Stupid One barely had any friends – Moronic One and Superstitious One considered Stupid One a friend, but they seldom talked. Moronic One stuttered and stumbled over his words while Superstitious One grumbled about demons infesting the

Margot is a girl who William and the other kids are jealous of because she how much she knows about the sun. To show that they aren’t jealous, the kids in her class tease her. William is a boy who bullies her the most and the other kids in her class do the same because they don’t want to fit in and not be teased like Margot. “Aw, you didn’t write that!” protested one of the boys.

In the United States, childhood is a relatively carefree time in which children are expected to have time to play and to receive care from adults. In other societies, like the one in Anchee Min’s memoir Red Azalea and Gayle Tzemach Lemmon’s book The Dressmakers Of Khair Khana, one can see how Min and Kamila become strong, independent, leaders at a young. Ultimately both women learn to work around their society’s social issues to survive. I find the life stories of these women to be very unique, because of their efforts and attitudes of surviving and never complaining about their given responsibilities. Therefore, Min and Kamila’s families depended on them because they were perceived as brave, mature, and smart young women.

The short store “Clothes” by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is about a young Indian woman, Sumita, and her cultural transition to America that is symbolized by her clothes and the color of her clothes. The traditional Indian attire for a woman is a sari and each one has its own purpose. Her clothes also indicate her progression from daughter, to wife, to woman.

Although, Tracy is doing well in school she is not considered popular because she does not have the trendy shoes and clothes. In hopes of hanging with the most popular girl in the school, Tracy started gravitating more toward the admirable girl “Evie” and leaving her old friends behind. Tracy is very vulnerable since

If you’ve ever lived near Mulberry Street in the small town Southington, Connecticut, then you would remember these three children. They were friends; I suppose you could say childhood friends. Jalinea Kannas [Ka-nis], Tyler Peytirch [pay-ter-ch], and Kier Antonna [an-toe-nah]. They are very different from each other, but they are as close as can be. Jalinea has her slightly wavy mop of flaming red hair in a medium cut, just below her shoulders. Her brown eyes are bright with excitement. Her slightly freckled face gives her character, and she is full of it. Tyler’s brown hair was in his typical messy style, his hazel eyes matching along with it. He gave a soft smile between the two (girls). Kier was giggling quietly to herself, but loud enough for the other two to hear. Her voice was like