Essays Tagged: "Girls"

Through the Eyes of a Tiger

of a TigerLooking back a few years, I remember my first convocation day at The Westridge School for Girls. Four hundred girls in dresses that much resemble nurses uniforms (except for the curly, green ... the right breast pocket) parade into the gymnasium. Pretty soon all I can see are rows and rows of girls seated on the bleachers, as small as fourth graders and as old as seniors. The headmistress we ...

(7 pages) 54 0 4.3 Jan/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

Character Sketch of John Proctor (The Crucible)

Bravery is a trait that suits John Proctor well. When Proctor tried to convince everyone that the girls were lying, was an instance of bravery because children were thought of as the vice of god and ...

(2 pages) 64 2 3.5 Oct/1996

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

"Cool it Carrie" by Carrie Andrews

ne day, Carrie was in the lunch room at her school. She was in the middle of reading her story "The girls who lived on the hill" to her friends. Her friends, Sky, Jordan, Sam, Alex, all knew Carrie ha ... her story, and she was worried that the Amy's could of found and read her story. The Amys are three girls who are the most popular girls in their school, and they judge on who's cool and who's not. An ...

(2 pages) 34 0 3.9 Mar/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Reviving Ophelia Analysis

r gives examples of many patients that she has seen over the years as a therapist. She writes about girls who have promiscuous sex, take drugs, smoke cigarettes, and abuse alcohol. She tells of girls ... f her career as a therapist, she couldn't really understand why the numbers of pre-teen and teenage girls have such severe psychological problems. Analyzing American culture, she concluded that we liv ...

(3 pages) 72 0 4.4 Mar/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

Life's Too Short

ing like a true 'player' for the rest of their day's. They want to drive around in a benz' and have girls fill the whole thing. What these kids don't understand is that Too Short didn't get to where h ...

(3 pages) 73 0 4.6 Feb/1997

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies > Performers & Composers

About gender roles and feminism

culine." Through play, boys derive a sense of themselves as powerful, instrumental, and in control. Girls have been forced to accept an inferior role by their parents and society, and they learn to be ... n life they never feel that they are being made into objects, which are born to serve and take care.Girls also tend to rely on others for direction in their activities. It is very likely that the exce ...

(3 pages) 486 3 4.1 Mar/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

This essay is about the metaphorical use of mathmatics in "The One Girl at The Boys Party" by Sharon Olds

an adolescent female. In this confusingjourney mathematics are used metaphorically to describe the girls new found sexuality.The girl attempts to deny the emergence of her femininity though the imper ... avoid her true feminine sexuality. As the journey of self discoveryconcludes the poem ends with the girls discovery of her new femininity, complete withsexual feelings and desires.Works CitedOlds, Sha ...

(2 pages) 149 0 4.7 Apr/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

ty as her,and has no regard for those who have only beauty and moneyto give. After attending an all girls seminary until shereached the age of eighteen, Jane advertises for a job as agoverness, and re ...

(2 pages) 70 0 3.9 Jan/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

ts 3 to 5 percent of allchildren, and it is likely to occur two to three times more in boys than in girls.People who have ADHD may be unable to sit still, plan ahead, finish tasks, or becompletely awa ...

(4 pages) 323 2 3.9 Dec/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Mental Health

"The crucible, by Miller" - 900 wd essay of who initiated the tragedy in Salem?

Although Abigail and the girls initiate the tragedy, responsibility lies with the whole Salem community.Discuss.I do believe ... agedy, responsibility lies with the whole Salem community.Discuss.I do believe that Abigail and the girls initiated the tragedy, what with all their talk about spirits and the conjurance with the devi ... causing people to turn against each other and all principles they once believed in.Abigail and the girls deny everything. Part od their denial is accusation. By shifting the blame onto someone else, ...

(4 pages) 51 0 1.5 Oct/1996

Subjects: Art Essays > Drama

Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Gender: Why are girls less diagnosed than boys?

is why there is such a gender difference. I wanted to know if it was because the way society raises girls, or are boys really at a higher risk for it.To begin with, ADHD can be divided up into 3 diffe ... he one variable that I am most interested in for this study is how the label of having ADHD effects girls as opposed to boys. This topic is relevant to developmental psychology because it is looking a ...

(8 pages) 428 0 4.5 May/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Common Disorders

The Hard Lesson

read quickly throughout our school about the upcomingSaturday night party. There was to be alcohol, girls, and dancing--all anybodyneeded to get into a lot of trouble. This party was to be like all of ... o had just arrived. Joe Schnell and Phil Wirt two of my best friends came strolling in with two new girls I had never met. Phil and Joe I had known all of my life and had always been great friends of ...

(5 pages) 57 0 3.5 Nov/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Community sevice, a personal experience

out the years because of the numerous fun times I have had, and have made friends with many of the girls. They are all very personable and pleasant to talk with. They each have special characteristic ... function well as a group. When there are dances or football games at school we each take one of the girls and it's good for them because they get to interact with the rest of the school at a big funct ...

(2 pages) 117 0 3.4 Jan/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

Being the one who cares. Speaks of the necessity of teachers being open and understanding of different events that might taka part in the classroom. Discusses also prayer in the classroom, AIDS and tenure

beginning of education and we have a varietyof students which attend our public schools. There are girls,blacks, whites, Hispanic, and Native Americans and a number ofother different races participat ... ortable and be more willing to use acondom.Condom machines should also be installed in both boys andgirls restroom. The students are then able to purchase condomsprivately. This will also encourage co ...

(9 pages) 166 0 5.0 May/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

The Crucible, THe affects of peer pressure from one to another.

community based on a very harsh system of truthfulness. When Reverend Parris discovers some of the girls dancing in the forest around a cauldron, he suspects something is going on. Rumors start to go ... rumors finally create the ultimate black cloud over Salem, affecting everyone beneath it.After the girls are caught dancing in the woods, the rumors of witchcraft are starting to boil over in the tow ...

(3 pages) 72 0 4.2 Jul/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)

rly childhood. As many as 50% of children with ADDare never diagnosed. Boys significantly outnumber girls, thoughgirls are more likely to be undiagnosed with ADD. 'ADD is notan attention disorder, but ... rly childhood. As many as 50% of children with ADDare never diagnosed. Boys significantly outnumber girls, thoughgirls are more likely to be undiagnosed with ADD. 'ADD is notan attention disorder, but ...

(11 pages) 368 1 5.0 Jan/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Mental Health

Teenage Suicide

t keeps changing over time. Most of the time, the suicide rate amongboys is greater than that among girls.Different types of people in our society respond to this issue in differentways. Earlier in th ... ates among Black and White adolescentsfrom 1986 to 1991 was made. It showed that suicide rate among girls of allethnicities remained stable. Also, the rate for White boys were pretty muchstabilized; h ...

(5 pages) 303 0 4.2 Apr/1997

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

Community Service

out the years because of the numerous fun times I have had, and have made friends with many of the girls. They are all very personable and pleasant to talk with. They each have special characteristic ... function well as a group. When there are dances or football games at school we each take one of the girls and it's good for them because they get to interact with the rest of the school at a big funct ...

(2 pages) 91 0 4.8 Dec/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark a brief summary.

At the staid Marcia Blaine School for Girls, in Edinburgh, Scotland, Miss Jean Brodie--teacher extraordinaire--is unmistakably, and outspo ... air with the bachelor music master, Gordon Lowther, and--most importantly--in her dedication to her girls. And her girls--the students she selects to be her creme de la creme--are devoted to Miss Brod ... ce, passion, and ambition surpassing her own. "Safety does not come first," Miss Brodie advises her girls. "Goodness, Truth and Beauty come first. Follow me." And they do. But one of her girls will be ...

(1 pages) 60 0 4.8 Nov/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors

this is an essay on racial discrimination within youths and other. it is well researched and has both work cited and bibliography. enjoy

age, and is asked to place them into groups. She decides to divide them into three piles. "They're girls, they're boys, and they're Blacks."Even this innocent, young girl can tell a difference betwee ...

(14 pages) 541 4 3.5 Jan/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues