The It Girl

Boys and girls were treated differently. We were raised and learned the behaviors and gender role that were acceptable in our family and society. It was passing down from generation from generation; we learned what expectations from us as boys and girls are. We tend to get comfortable with the familiar and our routines. There were definitely things boys could do, but not girls. Most of all that gender equity was not for us. Not only inequality in social relationships, women and girls are being

In Hayley Kiyoko’s song, Girls Like Girls, she uses several literary devices to make her main message clear. That message is that people in LGBT relationships are normal, and that it isn’t a phase. This song is meant to appeal to people who are in the LGBT community who feel that their identity isn’t real. This theme is expressed through several metaphors, similes, and many other literary devices. When Kiyoko wrote “Stealing kisses from your missus does it make you freak out? Got you fussing, got

“Saw your face, heard your name Gotta get with you Girls like girls like boys do - nothin' new” - Girls Like Girls, Hayley Kiyoko “Come on Karmen, I got you.” The shorter of the two held her hand out. “Just grab my hand for support,” she instructed the ginger on the windowsill. “Milo, I’m scared, what if I slip and fall?” Karmen asked, looking at the slope of the roof. “You’re not going to slip.” “Okay, fine.” Karmen grabbed Milo’s hand and tentatively lowered herself onto the roof. Karmen

that saying may be, there are outside forces that are intent on readjusting our vision to “true beauty”: the kind that can be bought off the shelves. In her article, “Girls’ Bodies, Girls’ Selves: Body Image, Identity, and Sexuality”, Lipkin employs several different external resources to help demonstrate her belief that young girls’ (“Before they even abandon their teddy bears…“ (Para 2)) definition of their own appearance is polluted and distorted by the vastly massive world that is the American

Girls not Brides Billie Jo Stepto “GIRLS NOT BRIDES IS A GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP OF MORE THAN 600 CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS COMMITTED TO ENDING CHILD MARRIAGE AND ENABLING GIRLS TO FULFIL THEIR POTENTIAL.” (brides, 2016)This NGO is trying to help prevent children from having to marry. A child bride is defined as a girl who is married or in a union before the age of 18 years. One of the countries with the highest rates of child brides

much sexualization of young girls have incremented, and still continues to do so in media, and how it affects society. The trend toward the sexualization of girls is increasing in the contemporary culture and can negatively impact girls (Choate and Curry). Awareness on girl sexualization in the United States must be a raised because it negatively affects young girls well-being, hinders their academic potential, and jeopardizes their safety. In our current society girls are sent mixed messages: that

specializes in girls’ media, and explains in her journal “Coalescing: The Development of Girls’ Studies” how important girl-centered research is to contributing to greater respect for girl culture. Kearney describes how “focusing on the difficult experiences [girls] have during adolescence” has increased public attention and thus analyses done on the subject (Kearney 14). These experiences girls have during their youth have a tremendous impact on who they become. From a young age girls learn a distorted

relationship between the Magistrate and the Barbarian Girl is extremely sexual and tense. J.M Coetzee creates an extremely interesting relationship between the two, one many readers would not have seen coming. The relationship between old powerful Magistrate and the weak Barbarian Girl is based on the idea of power. Rather early in the novel, torture is seen to be a major an important theme throughout especially between the magistrate and barbarian girl. Although the magistrate is seen as a relaxed responsible

Sugar and Spice is No Longer Nice Mean Girls is a comedy directed by Mark Waters and written by Tina Fey. Cady Heron is the new girl in town who moved from Africa. She instantly makes friends with two teenagers that are nice (Damian and Janis) whom, are considered in the "out crowd." After she meets the Plastics (three rude and popular girls), consisting of Regina the leader, Gretchen (Regina’s follower), Karen is considering one of the dumbest people you will meet. They let her in their group

The girl ran as fast as she to escape them. The dark air made her blind and the rustle of leaves under her feet only made her more frantic. Those dangerous monsters that were following her were vampires. Yes vampires, those blood suckers of the night who feasted on the blood of humans. Their fangs as sharp as diamonds, able to pierce through anything, noses as powerful as a of bloodhound, and hands able to crush metal like a celery stick. The air was burning the girl 's lungs and her legs were