Category: Growing Up

Loneliness, struggles, and challenges make me think of about a million things that have happened throughout my life. In today’s society, it is very common to be raised by just one parent so the biggest challenge I have had to face is growing up in a single-parent household. I felt terrible, sad, and angry because…

Georges is a boy from the Centrepoint Homeless Shelter who has a story to tell. He had always had a fine life with his mother, except for the days she beat him. One day he has enough of it, so he left, spending several nights on the street in the middle of November in only…

The film, Growing Up Trans, identifies the internal battle of discovering gender identity. It focuses specifically on adolescents developmenting a sense of gender dysmorphia and how that plays into their development. Although many sociological ideas are integrated into the transgender community, society confusing the meaning of gender and sex causes the negative perception of transgender…

A novel in which every scene and detail has its meaning and a single item has symbolism is no other than To Kill A Mockingbird. To Kill A Mockingbird has many themes although one theme, in particular, develops over the course of the novel. In this novel, it focuses on two characters, that being Scout…

To most, September 24, 1961, has no significant value and is a day just like any other, but for Jaime and Marlen Moreno, it was the day their daughter Nidya was born. Nidya Moreno was born to a family of two parents and a one-year-old sister. This family, which later expanded and developed, formed part…

 A Childs Journey To Adulthood Every child grows up and develops skills at their own pace. Child development is genetic and involves internal changes that can occur in children during their youth. There are internal and external factors that affect a childs development and growth. In Heather O’Neill’s novel, Lullabies for Little Criminals, Baby is…

The transition from childhood to adulthood isn’t as clear-cut as the physical traits would lead you to believe. The feminine transition isn’t an exception. Culture plays a major role in deciding when the modification happens. Some mark a particular age as the purpose of passage whereas others are proverbial to acknowledge physical changes. Regardless, cultures…

Growing up on a farm in the tiny town of Martinsville, Indiana life was fairly boring and routine. We had the cows to tease and run around with, and the golf course across the street where we would occasionally trick golfers into believing they had gotten a hole-in-one. However, this often got old and I…

I am Sampathawaduge Anthony Mendis. I like to think I realize what youre thinking right now, but its tough. Some individuals love my first name, some think its bizarre. Well, youre not alone, I get tongue-tied trying to utter it myself, but from a cultural aspect, I adore it. My awesome long first name aside,…

Personal Development Plan Part 1 Personal Analysis (collegiovolta, 2016) Prior to setting goals for the short, medium, and long term of my personal development, the following analysis regarding my strengths and weaknesses was conducted to determine any external opportunities or threats I may encounter which could affect my personal development plan along the way. Strengths/Advantages…