Creative Writing Reader Response # 3 Ranch Girl by Maile Meloy from Contemporary American Short Fiction The story is told in second person‚ which gives the reader a sense of being in the story‚ at the same time being an observer. It begins with telling you where you stand in the socio-economics’ and in the eyes of your peers. “If you’re white‚ and you’re not rich or poor but somewhere in the middle‚ it’s hard to have worse luck than be born a girl on the Ranch. It doesn’t matter if your father
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position (dictionary.com). It is referred to a process‚ because it takes place in all stages of the life cycle. As we move through life‚ our expectations strictly change. In other words‚ as we enter a new age‚ we also enter new statuses and are recommended to learn the "appropriate" roles that shape them. During socialization‚ we are taught‚ for example‚ the language of the culture we are born in. For instance‚ girls learn to be daughters‚ sisters‚ friends‚ wives‚ and mothers (O ’Neil‚ 2009). Because
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Working Girl: The Obstacles Within Corporate America Introduction In the movie Working Girl‚ the star Tess McGill (Melanie Griffith) is a hard working woman who is determined to reach the top of the stock market world by hard work. As she turns 30 she is still stuck in clerical work so when she starts working for Katherine Parker (Sigourney Weaver) she is glad that Katherine is willing to accept input and ideas from her. However‚ when Katherine goes on a skiing trip
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THE STRUGGLE WITH LEUKEMIA This essay is going to be about the factors‚ symptoms‚ and the medicine you take for the cancer Leukemia. If you don’t know much about Leukemia then stick around and I’ll tell you all about it. The first topic is how it forms‚ or the risk factors. Leukemia is any of several cancers of bone marrow. It prevents red blood cells‚ white blood cells‚ and platelets from forming correctly. It results in anemia‚ which is the increased ability to get an infection and
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properly insured. In addition‚ an employee with the foster family agency came to my home to make sure that all utilities were on‚ and that I had suitable living quarters for a child. Once I’d gone through the screening process and I had completed the parenting classes‚ which took several months‚ it was only two weeks before I welcomed into my house my first foster child – a sweet newborn little girl. Two years after that‚ I welcomed a second foster child – a sweet little ten-month-old boy. I was the
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The Struggle to Become Independent In the book ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime’ there are many themes that are crucial to the story. The most important theme is the struggle for Christopher to become independent. Throughout the book Christopher is trying to gain self confidence‚ break free from his dads grasp and‚ discover who he really is. The whole book Christopher is trying to gain self confidence. Christopher’s struggle to become independent primarily involves him gaining
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The Struggle over the Saloon In 1881‚ the people of Worcester‚ MA debated whether to vote to “…sanction the sale of liquor under a licensing system” or to “…close all liquor dealers and saloons.” How one stood on this issue was often determined by their social class. For example‚ “…the temperance crusade was‚ in part‚ an effort made by the city’s middle and upper classes to reform‚ reshape‚ and restrict working-class recreational practices.” But nevertheless‚ this struggle never followed straight
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Girl Power! Girl Power! What does that mean? Women who openly display their power‚ knowledge‚ and skill‚ receiving public recognition and honor. But also females who manage to wield power in societies that try to limit it or decree female submission; where their leadership is stigmatized and their creativity disdained. And women who resist and overthrow oppressive traditions and regimes. Who break the rules in defiance of unjust legal and religious "authorities." Who pursue their vision in spite
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true. Here I am‚ sixteen year old Maya Elizabeth (Eli)‚ Living in Hazelnut‚ New Jersey‚ known under the title of a “good girl. I was a good student. I was thin‚ as my mother (a lifelong dieter) had always wanted me to be‚ and I dressed in outfits she chose for me. I was cheerful and outgoing. The thing I love to do the most is ballet. That is the only thing I have never gave up on. I actually got accepted to the dance school I have dreamed of going to. All my life I have been told what to do by my
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Elizabeth Proctor I would be more than willing to help Elizabeth Proctor. She easily gains sympathy from people because she is a mother and wife. Elizabeth has to sacrifice a lot for her family to keep them safe‚ healthy and happy. When she fires Abigail she is sacrificing her marriage because of the fact John could hate her for it. She is also sacrificing her happiness by staying with John after his affair with Abigail‚ but she does it to keep everyone happy. I also find it easier to want
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