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    in A&P, and catch the eye of a young man named, Sammy. He seems to favor the chunkier girl of the three that walk in to the store. As the story continues, Sammy curiously watches the provocative young ladies as they stroll through the store looking for groceries. In this fictional story, Sammy describes all three noticeable ladies, the main girl, "Queenie" he describes her as the leader of the two other girls. The second young lady he described was the

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    Not Everyone is Made with a Barbie Doll Mold “Barbie Doll” by Marge Piercy is about a girl who is a normal child growing up; playing with dolls, miniature kitchen items and pretend make-up. It quickly takes an interesting turn when a pubescent child makes fun of her nose and legs and she was advised to exercise and diet despite the fact that she was intelligent and healthy. The poem continues on by the girl cutting her legs and nose and a bizarre visual of her laying in a casket with an ending

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    the teacher about how the children reacted to all “strangers” She said that the children often become very uneasy. As I sat down to observe the children, I noticed one thing right away. The boys in the group were very wild and rambunctious, and the girls seemed to be shy and

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    If all seemed well they could have arranged visits for support for the girl for example. Knowing or finding out weather a person is able to fully understand when they have a disability is a difficult thing to do. When the girl’s mother passed away the perpetrator was allowed to become the girls carer and the abuse continued. Before this man was allowed to become the girls carer agencies/social services should have fully investigated the man’s past, he should have gone

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    for themselves in today’s society. The sports world has been a new area where women are recognized. In previous times women’s sports were almost non-existent. In schools many girl teams did not receive adequate funds for uniforms and equipment. Boys sports were much more popular, such as football or basketball. If a girl wanted to play a guy sport she would be labeled as a “Tomboy”, and was probably cut from any tryouts. In recent times women’s sports are becoming more popular, except the fans are

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    In the last decade child soldiering has extended over a large portion of the world. Restrained access to schooling, food and lack of income causes emotional problems. Not only do children have to witness their parents and families being killed but they are also raped, beaten and go through things adolescents should not go through. Being a child a soldier has a negative impact on the child. Separated from their families, facing psychological problems and being brain washed are all issues child soldiers

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    Susana Rowsan’s novel of seduction Charlotte: A Tale of Truth tells the unfortunate story of a young English girl, seduced to America where she is later abandoned. Charlotte as an illegal immigrant of America possesses no political or economic rights and she is left all alone in this country where she was abducted by deception and force. Her misguided and manipulated sexual decisions are the reasons for her fall from grace which ultimately leads to her death. This sentimental novel takes a much more

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    are seen by the young and the loved. There once was a young girl, born with three just like everyone else who's blue fairy, love of herself, which was always small. The blue fairy always followed her floating around trying to push her towards happiness but never seemed to gain the strength to help the girl progress. The young girl, once she grew up a bit had a second fairy born, a red one, the love of friends. This fairy was the girls largest fairy. This fairy floated above all the other's and always

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    they think more about themselves. They mention concrete characteristics like, names, physical appearance, possetions and typical feelings and behaviors are emphasized in their self-descriptions when they are 5 to 7 years old. In the video a little girl said, “ I like to sing, ride my bike, go to swim in a swimming pool, my teacher’s name is Miss. Fargo, she is pretty nice to me, my favorite subject in school is math”. With age young people organized their concrete description into personality traces

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    neither the fault of the mother or the daughter. Through her own relative thoughts, the mother illustrates the relationship that evolved with her daughter. Secondly, Emily, as a little girl wasn’t the epitome of what the ideal child should be Emily was "dark and foreign looking" when all the girls her age should be Shirley Temple look-alikes. Because she didn’t fit in she was awkward, therefore isolating herself from the rest of the kids her age. This attitude and feeling toward

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