Annie Oakley Analysis

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Annie Oakley once said "I ain't afraid to love a man. I ain't afraid to shoot him either." If there was ever a chance to eat with a historical figure, then Annie Oakley would be the girl. She shows that being a girl is a fantastic, genders are equal, and to persevere . Through thick and thin times when most would have given in Annie sure as heck didn’t. She was determined to display how capable she was of shooting. Blake Lively once said ‘The most important thing a girl wears is confidence.’Annie gave us a look of how she wore her self confidence. When people say ‘like a girl’ that doesnt always affect girls it increases their confidence. Just because you're a girl doesn't mean you can’t do what the boy are involved in. In today generation

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