Aura Martinez Biography Essay

Throughout the Harry Potter series, it can be seen that the most significant female character is Hermione Granger. The portrayal of Hermione shows Rowling believes about how women should behave as she is seen as the epitome of girl power (Pham, 2014). Her cleverness are shown throughout the series where she is seen to read and study a lot. Besides being smart, Hermione is known to be brave as she follows Harry’s battle to fight Voldemort by defeating the rivals. Other than that, she is known for being a loyal friend and independent, specifically from boys.

At this point in the story, they have finally reached the surreal moment of winning the Hunger Games. In chapter twenty, page three hundred and forty five, the text states," '... Ladies and gentlemen, I am pleased to present the victors of the Seventy-fourth Hunger Games, Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark!' I give you---the tributes of District 12!' " Katniss's perseverance has paid off.

People have always seen her only as a pretty girl and they only care about her looks. In spite of that, she is shy and self-conscious. She doesn't feel comfortable around people and she doesn't mind being in the shadow of her sister, Effie. She loves her friends. She is jealous of people who can communicate easily.

She is stereotypical because she is a goody twos shoes and gets all A's in school. She has brown hair and her and harry have a very strong relationship

Sadly, that's only a ruse to cover up her true self. In fact, Ami Kawashima is a princess, vein, arrogant and a propensity to using foul language. Situations often take a tragic-comical turn when others discover her dual personality. Yohsino is an incredibly kind-hearted young spirit. She's very shy at first and has difficulty communicating with others.

However, as I have grown older, I have come to realize some special things about me. I am a country girl to the bone. A hard working, get dirty and do it right, never give up kind of girl. Volleyball has always been part of who I am. I have been playing volleyball since I was eight years old.

She imagines herself becoming something big and known for something of her own creation. Anne says, “ You've known for a long time that my greatest wish is to become a journalist someday an later on a famous writer.” (233) fAnne reveals her optimistic side of the future. She sets back the tragedies occurring every second and puts forth the good she believes will come out in the end like being a writer. Finally, although the sad stories Anne listens s the adults whisper, she digs deep to the bottom of her heart to search for the good that true people actually have.

Opening up her students minds to think for themselves and not what other people what them to know or learn. Teaching the smartest young women in the country was something Katherine always wanted to do and she did leaving the signature behind. Become who you want to be and not what other want you

“The focus of NCG is on building self-esteem and self-confidence, making friendships, teaching good sportsmanship, poise and public speaking and showing the importance of being involved in your community and charity. Any girl is welcome to compete.” (Joanne Oostveen). Despite what other people have to say, that beauty pageants have a positive impact on female adolescents. Beauty Pageants first became popular in the 1800s.

Barbie is not a Doll For quite a long time, an innocent Barbie doll is attacked by a plenty of controversies. Why a children toy must to sustain these criticizes about feminism, racialism, and nationalism? Apparently, Barbie has been regarded as a man rather than as a doll since she is three-dimensional pinup and has unrealistic and enviable women’s appearance as well as she possesses gorgeous clothes and all kinds of wealthy identity, which make Barbie become a wicked existence because it brings young women a bad effect about recognition of beauty and worship of money. In fact, Barbie through her characters helps and teaches young women to learn about themselves, to expend their horizon, and to encourage them to dream future.

For some children this may alter their happiness and cause them to have a personality shift to something that isn’t like them. Despite the odds, Nancy remained happy and motivated, leading to her success in high school. As she moved into adolescence and young adulthood, Nancy showed her personality by being determined to becoming a distinguished actress. She worked extremely hard to land many roles, and went lengths to fix her reputation when it was altered by the press. Once Nancy met the love of her life Ronald, she assumed the role of the primary caregiver.

Emilie Wapnick started her speech with asking how many times have we been asked “what do we want to be when we grow up?” We were all so young when we listened to this question and it caused us worry. She was never able to answer this question, not because she didn’t have any interests but as she had too many. She used to get deep in her interests then get bored of them and shifts to another as she didn’t find them challenging anymore. She was always worried that would be something wrong with her.

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Today, when one turns on the radio, Pandora, or any type music streaming company, we will most likely hear artists singing songs that do not sound like their ‘usual sound.’ Today they are known as crossover artists, and some of the most widely know to this day are Taylor Swift from country to pop, Enrique Iglesias and Gloria Estefan both coming from Latin fan bases to the American pop culture. Latin artists almost always start off with fan base in Spanish speaking countries, but once they are able to crossover into the American mainstream music it is a completely different story, it leads to instant fame. They are recognized around the world, even if it is for one hit. Yet this is where most Latin artists struggle, because in order to become more popular they need to break the barrier between

The article, “Bad mix for the teen brain,” by Janet Hopson, reviews many different surveys conducted by psychiatry researchers at various universities. Each survey tracked varying numbers of 12-14 year olds for a duration of time. These researchers found out that the teenage brain, particularly the prefrontal cortex, has not reached full maturity. The prefrontal cortex is just behind the forehead and controls the, “ability to stop oneself from acting impulsive…” (Hopson, 2013) The effects of drinking in young adolescents is very harmful to the brain.