Julia Bluhm, 14, is an eighth grader from rural Waterville, Maine. She loves ballet and attends class six days a week. She is also gaining national attention as an activist who is challenging the media to take responsibility for the way it warps girls’ self-esteem.
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One thing that is obvious from the Miss Universe Pageant is that the top .001% of girls in any country are great looking. This knowledge will do 99% of the males little good. What can you learn from the Miss Universe Pageant? The attitudes of the contestants reflect their respective countries. Here is the lesson I leaned from the 2012 Miss Universe Pageant.
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Incredible India: the Good. Like the picture at the right shows there are many yoga chicks, hippie chicks, and spiritual chicks all trying to find themselves in India. Your job is to find them and help them find themselves. The historic sites and temples in India are second to none.
India is a country of extremes: the bad and the good and a lot in between. By the time I was half way through India, I had been scammed a dozen times, was sick for 10 days and couldn’t eat for 5 days, and swore I’d never come back. By the time my trip to India was over, I hated to leave and wanted to stay longer. Ever since leaving India, I’ve been dying to get back. There are many sights I never had time to visit and adventures I didn’t get to experience.
Lisbeth Salander, in case you don’t know, is the girl with the dragon tattoo, made famous by the three Stieg Larsson books and three movies: Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Girl that Played with Fire, and Girl that Kicked the Hornet’s Nest.