How is it that a completely stranger can change your life, and make you keep your unwanted baby. In A simple exchange of Niceties the author Joanne Fedler makes a young lady with a favourite bench in a park, change her mind about getting an abortion by meeting a stranger, with the opposite problem as herself. But why does that meeting have so much effect on the narrator? And could a stranger affect us all in such an extreme way? But in some cases we have to believe a little bit in fate. In the
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rLiterary Analysis on Midsummer by Manuel Arguilla By gaaabilagan | March 2013 * Zoom In * Zoom Out Page 1 of 3 Set in a very hot summer day, Manuel Arguilla’s Midsummer is a story with a very short and simple plot. It is basically a story of a man meeting a very beautiful Filipina woman by the well in a sizzling summer day. It starts off with the man and his cart tied to his bull on a long dry road when he suddenly sees a woman who stood unmoving watching the man come towards her. The
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“Nice and artistic.” - Leanne “Nothing bad about her.” - Fred “SMART!” - Wendy “Strives to do her best.” - Adrian This is how some people describe Erika Lin, and they don’t begin to cover it! Erika is an eighth-grade student that attends Earl of March Secondary School. Born on March 26, 2002, at the Civics Hospital, she has a passion for art, dedication for gymnastics and loves to play the piano. Once you get to know her, you’ll have a friend forever. As someone once said, “The past doesn’t
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Girl is a short story written by Jamaica Kincaid about a mother who speaks to her daughter about the responsibilities she need to uphold as she grows into a woman. These are not just duties that she need to uphold as a woman, but in order for her to be respected in society. For example, the mother tells the daughter to soak her clothes right after she takes them off because clothes play a factor when it comes to first impressions. When you wear proper clothing it shows that you have self-respect
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an eating disorder. The use of Photoshop gradually increasing is sending out fake images to the world which affects more and more people every day. By the media using average sized models it could make so many teenagers have a healthier and happier life. Furthermore, women are stereotypically known to be the weaker and more vulnerable sex which makes them easier to make money out of. By making women feel insecure, we are more likely to buy the
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Ever since Nick Viall was picked as The Bachelor 2017, there have been rumors that he dumped Jen Saviano to go on the show. These two started talking on Bachelor in Paradise, and it looked like a love match might have happened. Us Magazine shared that in a recent interview with reporters Nick is finally responding to these rumors and revealing if they are true or not. Nick actually did a conference call on Wednesday, December 14 where he answered a lot of questions. Lauren Himle actually claimed
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Body image is how you see yourself when you look in the mirror or when you picture yourself in your mind. Living in an era in which Kardashians and Victoria Secret models exist, young teens obsess over their bodies on a daily basis. “If one is pleasing to the eye, one is accepted in society.” This is a completely bias statement. When comparisons of “the perfect body” tell them that their bodies aren’t “perfect,” they often become depressed, suffer from low self-esteem, or develop eating disorders
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and Camille. Hello Brynn, as you know my name is Mrs. Deers. I want you to sit at pod 5 with Shaylee, Alex, Max, Shelia, and Blake. Okay, thank you Mrs. Deers I said. Hey, welcome to pod 5, the kids that are not very popular said Blake. The mean girls are the two fox’s, so stay away from them said Alex. Got it, anyway do we had to anymore classes I asked? P.E., music, art, and band if you do said
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“All my life I’ve been teased about being fat…skinny and pretty…that’s the way to be.” Elena began struggling with weight at the early age of seven when her parents were going through a difficult divorce. Elena’s parents were never fully engaged in her schoolwork, friends or interests. However, Elena was spoiled by her dad and often given food for comfort. Elena is currently a young teen who began coping with her weight struggles by smoking marijuana and a methamphetamine known as crank. Elena also
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By S. L. Davis Copyright 2014 A story of life in the country and all that it offers. Aunt Mimi and Uncle Poppy try to keep Sherman, their pet duck, from getting into trouble! But Sherman and Sadie, the little girl of four who lives next door, finds country life fun and sometimes forgets the rules! Uh oh ………!
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