Mean Girls is a 2004 American teen comedy film‚ directed by Mark Waters. The screenplay was written by Tina Fey and based in part on the non-fiction book Queen Bees and Wannabes by Rosalind Wiseman‚ which describes how female high school social cliques operate‚ and the effect they can have on girls. The film stars Lindsay Lohan and features a supporting cast of Rachel McAdams‚ Amanda Seyfried‚ Lacey Chabert‚ and Lizzy Caplan. The film is produced by Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels. Screenwriter
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Girl by Jamaica Kincaid “Girl”‚ is a short story by the renowned Jamaica Kincaid; a Caribbean author and poet. The story depicts the instructions of how young girls should conduct themselves in public. Young girl’s duties involve responsibilities such as cleaning‚ cooking as well as societal social behaviors. Kincaid instructs young girls “don’t sing benna on Sundays at all and never in Sunday school”. Kincaid also gives clear knowledge to the young girls that are not responsible for learning
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Top Girls by Carly Churchill Marlene: is known as many things throughout this play. She is independent and high in confidence. She is well regarded by her colleagues‚ has also tried to better herself both socially and as a woman. She is a woman‚ who wants everything to be about her‚ and want everyone around her to have the same outlook as her. Isabella: The daughter of a Church of England clergyman‚ she moved to live in Scotland. She tried to please her father by conforming the ‘role’ of clergyman’s
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A Girl Who Asked Why Girls were taught to cook‚ clean‚ take care of the family‚ and then married off. School was not an option for girl. Studying was off-limits to girls. There was a girl who lived in a patriarchal society ruled by a King. Unlike the other girls she was very different and didn’t let men dominate her. She was a curious person with a lot of questions in her mind. When she was little‚ her mum wanted her to learn how to cook. The girl asked her mum‚ "Why do I need to learn how
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Journalist Nancy Jo Sales goes to a mall to sit with teenage girls‚ and hear about their social media life. She writes a book called “American Girls: Social Media‚ and The Secret Lives of Teenage Girls”. Which is about the life of this era of smartphones and social media. Her book is based off a girl she met with who had tried to commit suicide over cyberbullying. The girl had social media and would post pictures and would get awful‚ rude‚ and nasty comments‚ until one day someone contacted her
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While the glass ceiling hangs over our heads we must forget the saying that “those in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.” Women face an invisible barrier between the limited space they inhabit and the space that is actually available to them. The glass ceiling is traditionally defined as “an unofficially acknowledged barrier to advancement in a profession‚ especially affecting women and members of minorities” (Merriam-Webster). I argue that through Young’s analysis of the modalities specific to
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“Bold Girls” “Bold Girls” by Rona Munro is a dramatic play set in Ireland during “The Troubles”. The play centres around the lives of three women; Nora‚ Cassie and Marie and the hard times they come to face. Though the women’s husband’s have been killed or jailed‚ the women’s life must continue however their lives are suddenly unsettled when a young disturbing teenage girl appears‚ Deirdre‚ acting as a catalyst and disrupting the settled lives of these characters as well as unveiling well hidden
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In the article‚ What Happened to the Girls in Le Roy by Susan Dominus‚ the girls all claimed to not be stressed out‚ yet they had triggers that could be the root cause of their condition. Most of the girls had strained relationships with their father‚ if any relationship at all‚ and worried about their family’s financial stability. Both of those situations could easily
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The Preble Girls’ Varsity volleyball team is off to a strong start with a league record of 1-2 and an overall record of 7-18. So far the lady Hornets have played in three different tournaments around the state and three conference games against Pulaski‚ Sheboygan North‚ and Bayport. As of September 24‚ 2016‚ Lexi Anderson leads the team with 95 kills‚ Meghan Bannow with 198 digs‚ and Alyssa Dekeyser with 267 assists. Overall‚ the team has earned 474 kills‚ 152 aces‚ 743 digs‚ and 439 assists‚ all
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5. Explain how literary techniques‚ including foreshadowing and flashback‚ are used to shape the plot of a literary text. So far I have read a fourth of the book. The book is very good with its uses of outstanding descriptions of the setting and the excitement of adventure. So far the book has been a page turner. The book uses literary techniques such as flashback. The book is manly about a young man that is fresh out of college and gives everything he has to charity then hits hicks all the way
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