This One's for the Girls Essays

various literary devices used, some of which include repetition, parallelism, metaphors and personification. The obvious repetition in the poem is at the end of every stanza, through the phrases” I am a woman, phenomenally, phenomenal woman, that’s me”. This example of repetition is carried throughout the poem for emphasis, and the reader’s recognition of the truth behind the words. There is also parallelism that plays a significant role within

The song our group picked is "Concrete Angel by Martina McBride”. It's about a young girl being physically abused at home. When you listen to the song you will come to understand that this little girl had no one to turn to. Until one day this little girl made friends with this little boy who happens to be her neighbor. Then later that night while the little girl was talking to the little boy through the window her mom came in, scolded her and beat her to the point of killing her. The little boy

incident victim. The fictional situation contains Crybaby being chased by a kidnapper, which is covered up with the false hint that she is only playing tag. This song is targeted at society in general. The purpose is to draw attention and awareness to all the kidnappings that everyone turns a blind eye towards. The theme is that it’s unsafe for girls to be out at night by themselves in today's world. The story is that she’s out in a store parking lot, and the "big bad wolf" comes in to lure her in, as

Beautiful, sweet, caring, mature, damaged and so young. These words describe an amazing seven year old girl. Her name is Angel.Since birth her and her many friend have had nothing but cages and death. Nothing but heart break and parral, Pain and sorrow, But on the other hand she has been on the most amazing adventures. Yet, Angel is strong and confident and just so amazing. Angel is one of a kind. Angle is so strong hearted, willed and just so strong in general. She is strong hearted because even

artist Martina McBride. Martina is an American country music singer, songwriter, and record producer. The lyrics of this song have much to do with child abuse. In society, today child abuse is a major issue though it is not often focused on. Many people are not even aware of this issue because it is not emphasized in the media. In Martina McBride’s song, many people can relate. This song makes a huge difference to any child who struggled with abuse growing up. The narrator tells a story about 7-year-old

“Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” by Cyndi Lauper “Girls Just Wanna have Fun” is about a girl, Cyndi Lauper, telling her parents that they need not worry about her life choices. The song starts with her walking home the morning after a party and her mom begins yelling at her for not living her life in a proper, wholesome way, to which Cyndi replies that girls would rather have fun than sit around doing nothing all day. The next stage of the song has Cyndi’s father berating her for receiving calls

Parade / Barbra Streisand This song was written by Jule Styne(composer) and Bob Merrill(lyricist). After some research, I knew that this song was first used in a musical Funny Girl in 1964, and naturally, used in movie version of this musical in 1968. The composer Jule Styne was famous for a series of Broadway musicals. In his career, he used to be a vocal coach, however, he was fired and told should write songs because “that’s forever”. Then he started to make a living on this and even made a lot of

Teresa, in her journal, writes about her different experiences in the prison cell with the other girls that she shared the cell with. At one point, she felt as though the other girls were less than her, but as time went by, she began to gain a sense of appreciation for them. Their generosity struck her attention and at that point, she realized that their characteristics were to be admired. Every girl in the cell had a terrible past, some worse than others; however, Maria Teresa quickly learned not

of literature. Friendships can be expressed in different ways throughout their story. Most stories express friendships as a high and low in one’s life. A friendship can be strained or broken because of outside forces, such as political views that are occurring in the story’s plot. “Recitatif” by Toni Morrison shows that one’s race can put a strain on one’s friendship. In “Recitatif” , the narrator Twyla talks about her past. It is important that she is narrating the story because she thinks back

herself as a transgender, she was born a boy but feels and acts like a girl. She states that she does not care what other people think about her and she feels comfortable to talk to other people about being transgender. She describes that when talking to boys her age she immediately discloses her transgender status to them. Jazz describes that what hurts her most about being transgender is her boy genitalia, “I feel like a girl but when I look down there it reminds me.” She also describes that wants

the 1960’s. The girl in the poem is forced to be what society expects her to be. This poem has an influential and powerful message for its readers. The two words “Barbie Doll” is an essential part of a little girl’s vocabulary and most every little girl owns a Barbie doll. The doll represents an image of a perfect woman; however, in reality, women should not expect to be perfect. This is a narrative poem which summarizes the life of a young girl. The poem begins with “This girl child was born

demonstrate both how reliance on technology damages one’s ability to think for oneself, and

fat-talk is a term that translates to conversations that revolve around negative feelings towards one’s body. Scenes from both Mean Girls and Clueless -- two highly influential films of their time -- depict the commonality of fat-talk within everyday life. Both depict petite, well groomed, attractive girls picking out flaws within their physical appearances. Feeding off each other in a cyclical cycle, the girls contribute negativity that not only illustrates dissatisfaction of their own bodies, but feeds

that have an influence on their lives. Through life’s journey, people often face many important decisions in their search for their true identities. During this process, the decisions people are required to make help to define one’s personality and overall character. As people searches for a sense of contentment, other people as well as one’s own internal feelings may alter the path that one takes, unexpectedly leading them to their true identities. In The Bicycle and The Metaphor, by Jillian Horton

Esperanza is a twelve-year-old girl who just moved into her new home on Mango Street but yet longs to belong in her own spot. Along with her friends, it is a journey of self-discovery and maturity. Amy, a Chinese-American girl is trying to make a first impression but conflicts herself with who she is. Both The House on Mango Street and “Fish Cheeks” present the theme of “Accepting one’s identity through evidence. The House on Mango Street presents the theme of “Accepting one’s identity”, through what the

situations that have an influence on their lives. Through life’s journey, people often face many important decisions in their search for their true identities. During this process, the decisions people are required to make help to define one’s personality and overall character. As people search for a sense of contentment, other people as well as one’s own internal feelings may alter the path that one takes, unexpectedly leading them to their true identities. In The Bicycle and The Metaphor, by Jillian Horton

little European blonde pitted against [a] big black girl from Alabama” (9-10). In “The Change”, Hoagland utilizes preconceived stereotypes and allusions in order to illustrate how society in still involved in the creation of one’s identity through: race, culture, and ethnicity. Identity is an individual’s personality and aspects that characterize them. Stereotypes are bias opinions and distorted

characters to represent a different lesson for each case. This contrast allows us to open up our minds to newer ideas and perspectives in the story. In the fairytale, “The Story of Grandmother” by Louis and Francois Briffault and in the short story, “The Werewolf” by Angela Carter, the little girl helps represent different morals and values when dealing with the wolf through her presence of innocence and her actions upon the warnings she was

and love from others are left alone. They get trapped in their own minds, and become a threat to themselves. Remoteness is evident in one of the characters in Ross’ Short story “One’s a Heifer”, where Arthur Vickers becomes a victim of isolation. Desolation is apparent in Ross’s two short stories “The Painted Door” and “One’s A Heifer”. “The Painted Door” tells the story of a married couple, John and Ann, who have been struggling with spending quality time together. A colossal storm is forthcoming and

He is protective and considerate of her. She is thoughtful and kind to him. They discover a tender sympathy growing up between them that is sweet and meaningful. This, too, is a part of love—a very important part, both in dating and in life together through the years. THE COURSE OF LOVE It is generally recognized that the course of love rarely runs smoothly. But it took two university professors to plot the course