Category: Growing Up

According to Carol Geddes article, Growing up Native, there were and still are many hardships faced by the Natives in Canada. In this intriguing first person account by Geddes, she talks about the racial profiling and racism endured by the Natives through their life in school and throughout their battle in life to find equality.…

Kenneth Slessor’s suite of poetry enhances the complexities of the human experience and he invites us to challenge our predetermined consumptions and asks his audience to question what it means to human. Slessor’s dichotomous poem, ‘William Street’ is a clear representation of the experiences of living in an urban metropolis whilst observing into a different…

The novel To Kill A Mockingbird written by Harper Lee, accurately displays the racial injustices and prejudice prevalent to the people in the south, during the 1930s. The text explores themes of prejudice, growing up and courage, in which is further developed throughout the novel and within the characters. Scout Jean Louise Finch and Jem…

Growing up in a military family is not always an easy feat. One thing that military brats share is a familiarity with moving and establishing new homes, often far across the country or even overseas. At a young age, one learns how to drop everything, say goodbye to friends after just getting to know them,…

I saw a meme on Facebook a while back, showing kids standing on the beach in the sunset, dancing around in the waves. The caption said, ‘Remember when we were young and said we couldn’t wait to grow up? What were we thinking?!?’ And now that we are old enough to appreciate that meme, let’s…

A child not having their father in his or her life is sad, but it does not doom a person forever. Having a biological father does not equate to success. A single mother can raise a successful child. For example, Barack Obama, his father left him, but he held the most powerful position in the…

AVID, or Advancement Via Individual Determination, is a non-profit organization designed to promote high school success and college readiness in at-risk students. Unfortunately, AVID is in a relatively small amount of schools, less than 3% nationwide. Right now, the efficacy of the AVID program cannot be guaranteed. Because so many things affect the success of…

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…

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…