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    Lajwanti and a Girls Plea

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    ‘A girl’s plea’‚ the girl describes that her father sees her as ‘A meek‚ dumb‚ shy‚ submissive‚ frail woman.’ She is made to ‘eat humble pie and drink sheer humiliation’ indicating that oppression was her food and drink. The torture was inevitable and on a daily basis. In sharp contrast to ‘Lajwanti’‚ the girl attempts to revolt back to her father using the pen as her weapon. However‚ she also confesses ‘even in words I can’t fight down the fear of being a girl’. The two women are

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    The Dancing Girl Summary

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    The Dancing Girl Summary This story takes place in Bangkok‚ and is the story about a mans long lost love who goes away and comes back. Although the two never fell in love‚ he shared this love with her‚ but it was not returned back to him. This woman had been the prettiest girl in the village ever since she was a little girl. All the men showed interest‚ and tried there hardest to gain her attention‚ but she did not give any one of them any attention. She would work on her fathers boat‚ gutting

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    Like A Girl Commercial

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    Leading the audience to realize what an impact “Like a Girl” can have on adolescent girls (Case study: Always #LikeAGirl). After watching what the young adults considered to be “Like a Girl” the commercial then shows little girls around the age of ten and what their response to what it is like to be a girl. All of the younger girls doing the task as intense as possible‚ they showed confidence and determination of what it is like to be "a girl". This part of the commercial pulls the audience in with

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    Jamaica Kincaid Girl

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    In this analysis of "Girl" I wanted to look at the way women are portrayed by their class and how it affect their gendered actions. In doing this I wanted to look at what these women do professionally. By doing this I want to look at how Kincaid uses the words slut and lady. In this analysis I wanted to reflect on education and how it could potentially play into this story by looking at the different types of education the different classes receive. I also want to look at how this all plays into

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    Words Like A Girl

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    I have often heard the description‚ “like a girl”. People use this phrase to make jokes and laugh at others. As far as I consider‚ it is totally unfair to girls. Last year‚ I went camping with my classmates. We brought tents‚ barbecue grills‚ food and fuel. To get to the camping site‚ we had to carry all the stuff by foot without the help of vehicles or equipment since the roads were quite rugged. On the way‚ everyone carried as much stuff as they were capable of. After a while‚ a thin boy put down

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    Daddy's Little Girl

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    Submitted for: Writers On A Ranch Jason M. Budisic Speech January 16‚ 2013 DADDY’S LITTLE GIRL The most delicate‚ mouse-like voice used to resonate throughout my house. “Daddy‚ daddy…can you read me a story? Daddy‚ can I go to the store with you? Daddy‚ do you like my dress?” Macayla was the epitome of ‘daddy’s little girl.’ When I would work in the garage‚ she would come out there and ask me if I could teach her how to use my tools or if I would teach her how to paint. I remember

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    “The Girls In The Summer Dresses”: Two Faces of a Coin. “The Girls In The Summer Dresses” by Irwin Shaw is a story of Frances and Michael’s Sunday where Frances attempts to enjoy it‚ but her husband’s habit of staring at other women is leading to problems in their relationship. They start with breakfast following a walk in Manhattan on the Fifth Avenue. Michael is irritating Frances by looking at every other woman that passes by in a very tempting way. He turns his neck completely

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    save the girl child

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    Save the Girl Child “Save the Girl Child” It is said that god created mothers because he could not be present everywhere. It is unbelieveable to realize that a god’s representative is countinuously killing someone beautiful even before she can come out and see the beauty of nature. In older days the birth of a girl child was considered as auspicious. As per an Indian proverb‚ "A home without a daughter is like a body without soul". The birth of a daughter in the house was compared with the advent

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    Woman and Young Girl

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    CHARACTERS: YOUNG GIRL OLD MAN WAITRESS MAN WOMAN SCRIPT: (It is very cold. An old man is lying on a cardboard box in the middle of the park with no blanket to cover him. A young girl approaches him) YOUNG GIRL: Excuse me sir…are you ok? Would you like a hot beverage? (The old man opens his eyes and smiles) OLD MAN: (in a soft voice) Oh‚ yes I would‚ young lady. YOUNG GIRL: It’s freezing…come with me. There’s a restaurant just across the street. Let me help

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    Save the Girl Child

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    At least in India‚ the girl child has been a topic of discussions and debates for the past several decades but‚ even today‚ the position appears to remain unchanged. The girl was always an unwanted child‚ and was found killed at birth. With the advancement of Science and Technology this killing has only gone still further - for now the girl child is being killed even before birth. The present scenario in which the girl child is mercilessly killed even before birth‚ does not speak too well about

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