------------------------------------------------- Girl Scouts of the USA From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia The Girl Scouts of the United States of America (GSUSA) is a youth organization for girls in the United States and American girls living abroad. It was founded by Juliette Gordon Low in 1912 and was organized after Low met Robert Baden-Powell‚ the founder ofScouting‚ in 1911.[2] Upon returning to Savannah‚ Georgia‚ she telephoned a distant cousin‚ saying‚ "I’ve got something for the girls of Savannah‚ and all of
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HIST 136 Paper #1 Fall 2014 In Robert Trennert’s essay‚ “Educating Indian Girls at Nonreservation Boarding Schools‚ 1870-1920”‚ there is an argument on the federal government’s policy on sending young Indian girls to schools to be “Americanized.” During the 1870s‚ the government provided education for Indian youth of both sexes. The schools started in 1878 when Captain Richard Henry Pratt‚ in charge of a group of Indian prisoners at Fort Marion‚ convinced the government to educate eighteen of his
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Summary of “The good girl”: The main theme in the short story is the relationship between the Catholics and the Protestants and how the conflict can affect an innocent girl. The story takes places in Northern Ireland and is about a girl named Chrissy. She is a catholic and is going on a date with a boy named Ian who is a protestant. When she is waiting to meet Ian‚ a girl named Eilish shows up. Chrissy do not like her because she and her cronies is always getting into trouble at school. Eilish tells
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Ken Kesey’s "One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest" is a unique fiction novel about oppression and rebellion in an American 1950’s Mental Hospital. In this highly distinctive novel‚ setting definitely refers to the interior‚ the interiors of the Institution. It also refers to the period this novel this was set in‚ the 50’s‚ 60’s where McCarthyism was dominant. Furthermore‚ it has great symbolic value‚ representing issues such as the American struggle of freedom and conformity. This essay shall discuss
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appearance. Also‚ patriarchal values affect girls starting at a young age as they unconsciously begin to believe that Barbie is what a woman should look and be like. With the appeal and popularity of this doll for the past several years‚ it is difficult to alter the notions of womanhood suggested by this doll. This implies that patriarchy is something we can not permanently overthrow because it is so deeply rooted in our society. In contrast‚ the short story “Girl” by Jamaica Kincaid suggests that women
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r GIRLS EDUCATION Education of Girls: Even after fifty-five years of independence of India‚ girls in India do not have the opportunities to educate themselves‚ in spite of education being fundamental rights in the constitution of India. Mann Deshi Mahila Bank (women Bank) and Mann Vikas Samajik Sanstha (NGO) consider their primary task to work on education of girls. If women have assets and are educated they would never be vulnerable as they are today. Women’s bank and NGO have annual meeting
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of the opinion that the education of the girl child of the family is a burden. I strongly oppose the motion. May I ask how can educating the girl child‚ who is an equal partner in sharing the responsibilities and duties‚ be a burden? She will be sharing the burden and reducing its impact by supplementing the resources rather than reducing them. Let me draw your attention to the fact that such notions are a thing of the past. If the boys and girls are to be treated as equals‚ then both
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Boys Verses Girls From the beginning of time‚ there has always been that one question that an expecting parent has been asked: “Do you want a boy or a girl?” Generally‚ the answer is this: “I don’t care as long as it is healthy.” This answer may or may not always be true. Some want pretty little girls to dress up with extravagant dresses and pretty bows‚ and some want rumble-tumble boys to play and roll around with. Regardless of which sex is preferred‚ we love both. The fact of the matter is
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One Flew the Cuckoo’s Nest: The Id‚ Ego‚ and Superego “Sometimes a manipulator’s own ends are simply the actual disruption of the ward for the sake of disruption” (27; pt.1). In One Flew the Cuckoo’s Nest‚ Ken Kesey shows us the different sides of the id‚ ego‚ and superego. Although Ken Kesey differentiates in the subconscious forces of the mind within the characters‚ they are all affected by the combine. In One flew the Cuckoo’s Nest‚ McMurphy is categorized as the Id because of his instinctive
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Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl is a compelling novel written by Harriet Ann Jacobs‚ a former slave. Born as a slave in Edenton‚ North Carolina in 1813‚ the only life Harriet knew was that of a slave. Growing up in the south as a young African American girl caused Harriet a life of hardships that must be faced to find freedom. The time of 1836 to 1860 was often nicknamed the antebellum period. During the Antebellum period is was very much legal to hold
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