The simple little fitted Jackie O. cocktail dress is back, as are 60s items including the turtleneck, miniskirts, short knit halter dress, and wide patent leather belts. ... Thus, the punk's safety pin through the cheek shocks the typical observer because the symbolic use and meaning of a safety pin has nothing to do with self-mutilation. ... Nordquist's essay on punk fashion in society, she discusses in this excerpt the shock value of the trend involving safety pins for self-mutilation. ...

• Word Count: 2024
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

September 11, 2001 was a dark day in American history. The World Trade Center was attacked and almost 3,000 people died. The Attacks were said to be done by a terrorist group in the Middle East known as Al Qaeda, but what are the possibilities of another option? People were so preoccupied with grieving and mourning that no one knew who to point fingers at. No one even thought of betrayal to America but Americans needed someone to hate, and the media provided a villain. ...

• Word Count: 2270
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School