write a single-idea 500-word essay Using Complex vocabulary and sentence structures, including varied punctuation and transition words and Tone must be active voice (present) as used in highly effective journals, informative and authoritative and writing style is coherent, consistent, and organized and the paragraphs are logically structured to create a clear and progressive flow of ideas on the given text. choose your own words dont repeat ideas or words.                                    
                                                                                                                                                                    “So one day I asked my mother about [my father]. How was it that she had given birth to me without a father? First she beat me. Then she brought a woman who was carrying a small knife or may be a razor blade. They cut off a piece of flesh from between my thighs. (Woman at Point Zero 13)”
This passage that describes firdaus’ genital mutilation is short but revealing, which indicates its present impact on the author’s psyche and sexual life. A leitmotif concomitant to Firdaus whenever she tries to experience the sexual pleasure. The memories of the incident whenever recalled regenerate feelings of pain and agony as well as the helplessness and frailty of the then-child. 
