Personal Reflective on a Photo Essay

I could not help but be surprised of what they talked about because I never actually expected their conversations to ever lead that way. One of the ones that is twelve started to say that when she was still in elementary school, she would end up going to the fifth floor bathroom with one of the boys and they would sit on the sink and then she would kiss them. The other little girls started to laugh and one of them said, “Ew you are so nasty. Why would you do that? I’m going to tell mami and papi.” She acted like she did not care and then continued to say that she went on to touch the little boy “down there” and that the little boy just started to laugh. She just said that she just wanted to try what her parents and everyone in school was always talking about. She said she wanted to feel happy and feel the same way that everyone kept on expressing that they

The girls watched them all, fascinated by which one was going to get the first kiss.

The girls would stay a fair distance, but keep their glances fixed on the table of boys, going out of their way to gain their attention by laughing too loudly at a joke that wasn’t funny, or busting a move to their favorite song blaring from their iphones. None of the girls however were bold enough to directly approach the boys off to the corner, they would make plenty of excuses to walk toward them, but they never made direct contact with them. Families were less inclined to approach this area, and began to disperse throughout other areas in the mall. I also noticed the presence of security guards hired to monitor the crowds that were present later in the evening.

I opened the splintery wooden door of my cabin and was greeted with the shrieks of the other girls.

mumble to the girls and why did they act the way that they did? This question creates a lot of

It just so happened that after 30 minutes of the three girls being inside they went outside to ask their moms'

Two girls caught my attention as they started talking. They looked about my age but were a couple inches taller. I could

"I'm going to play the music once, and you're going to close your eyes and think about the dance. Ready?" Kaitlyn said while we were still waiting in the dressing

At first, Jorge had a hard time keeping up with his classmates. Yet, he had this fire to keep trying and moving forward. He practiced and used every moment to make up for all the lost time he had yet to discover his love for dance. Every hallway of his high school was a chance to tap his feet away, every grocery isle a possibility to six count prep into sloppy doubles, and every long sidewalk as an opportunity to tombé pas de bourrée glissade saute chat for his life.

Suddenly, the rusty door starts to open. When Sally saw Aunt Sarah’s hideous face,she started to scream. “AHHH,”

Sally's face which seemed to calm her down. Another loud slam and I heard the barn door slide

It began at the second late bell where many gathered outside the throne room, eager to get inside to find their section. After being thoroughly checked by the Winter Watch, Denizens were allowed inside. Speculations about promotions were murmured as everyone waited in expectation of Her Majesty, Queen Vivienne, His Excellency, Lord Boreas and His Highness, Prince Bertram. Eventually, the Royal Heralds filed inward behind the Royal Speaker, Mistress

I finally reached the house and I was shocked to open the door and see who was just about to leave. It had been

When the door opened, the unearthly stillness inside sprung to life. The flapping of wings and loud squawks of some type of bird greeted them. Both she and Thomas had to duck down as the bird flew past them and out the door.

Miss Hartick had devised a special detention. She almost regretted the way she had supported Shelly since it turned out to be so difficult. That difficulty was why she had to do it though. She had to teach the boys that the girls were their equals. She had meant to keep it professional and somewhat private, but the boys couldn’t seem to cooperate. They all refused to act casual. They wanted to keep Shelly from doing her job. Miss Hartick had to force them past the sexist barriers that kept their clothes on. If that meant taking things farther than she planned, then so be it.