She dealt with a society that expected women to fulfill certain roles. ... A little girl who lives a lonely life with her mother, divorced, an intellectual know-it-all psychologist, goes to the country to spend a weekend with her father and his new wife, who is wholesome, happy, and a good cook and gardener. ... My grandmother was pregnant with her third child in 1949. ... I needed to stay home and help my mother with her kids. ... Not only was I not going to get any help, I was also tagged as selfish because I wanted to go to college. ...

• Word Count: 2036
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

With ever-increasing globalization, human rights issues and the existence of sweatshops have become hotly debated topics. ... In another Nike-operated factory, forty-five women were forced to kneel for twenty-five minutes with their hands in the air. ... With ninety-seven percent of the profits going to Nike, they can afford to increase workers" pay. ... Nike, not its foreign contractors, makes the largest profit, and therefore Nike needs to stop making excuses and use their power to help improve the conditions under which its shoes and other products are made. ... In 1998, Nike announced...

• Word Count: 4250
• Approx Pages: 17
• Grade Level: High School