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    When one hears about Jamaica or even imagines Jamaica the Sandals commercial pops in their head. Well actually more along the lines of a reggae concert‚ the artist on stage singing an oldie‚ men and women alike‚ some with a cup in their hand‚ just dancing and singing along with the music. More than likely in an open field or on the beach‚ bringing nature and music into one being. For me‚ Jamaica is more than just a place of tourism or the stereotypical ganja and Bob Marley‚ its home‚ its peace and

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    The novel "Girl With a Pearl Earring" by Tracy Chevalier chronicles the young life of a woman named Griet‚ as she travels through a journey full of love‚ hate‚ jealousy‚ hardship‚ and other experiences throughout her work as a maid. She is employed at the famous painter Vermeer’s very large household. Catharina plays a main role in the house and is Vermeer’s stuck-up housewife who gives birth to many children. Her mother‚ Maria Thins‚ is wiser and conducts most of the family’s business manners. Griet

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    The film “Working Girl” illustrates the feminist fight and struggles of women in the work force in the 1980s to the present‚ every contradiction relates to the main problems that women face. The two main women characters in “Working Girl” represent the two types of stereotypes of women that establish themselves in the corporate world‚ Kathrine Parker and Tess McGill. Despite the film being an inspirational feminist story‚ the writer Kevin Wade created a love plot between the main character‚ Tess

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    Voravong 1  Audrey Voravong  Mrs. Hedrick  AP English I  12 July 2014  Girl Moved To Tears By Of Mice And Men Cliffs Notes  I have found this article very underdeveloped. The title really had me intrigued but by the  way it was written‚ I did not really understand how Grace Weaver was feeling or what was really  going through her mind. It is obvious she absolutely loves the storyline and the author‚ but what  makes her so attracted to it? Was there a deeper meaning than just her loving a book? And lastly

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    Issa Rae has always been an awkward girl; she’s always worn the wrong pants‚ kissed the wrong boy‚ and felt the wrong way‚ or simply been the wrong girl. The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl is a dazzling collection of essay about growing up learning to love the things in your life that makes it unique‚ even when those things also make it mighty awkward. She writes about being a black girl who just cannot dance‚ about being unhappy working in cubicle as her web series was taking off‚ about not

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    don’t attempt to mask the fact that gender is a factor which affects the ways in which students interact with each other. Rachel Simmons’ Odd Girl Out looks closely at adolescent female interactions and the way in which the internet has shaped them: the ability to always be in contact and to use this ability to gain social status is often exploited by girls. Boys‚ on the other hand‚ are less prone to use technology in aggressive behaviors. In Real Boys‚ William Pollack unpacks the male tendency to

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    I’ve seen it all. This is why the movie “Mean Girls” directed by Mark Waters and written by Tina Fey was a perfect choice for my independent study. I’m going to be talking about how cliques define you‚ how friends betray you‚ and how you can easily change yourself to fit in with a group though it may not be your smartest idea. The movie “mean girls” is an accurate portrayal of how rough high school can be‚ and more specifically how horrible teenage girls can be.  Cady Heron played by Lindsay Lohan

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    Jamaica was claimed by Spain after Christopher Columbus landed there in 1494. It then came under English rule in 1655 before gaining independence in 1962.The longest mountain range in Jamaica is called the Blue Mountains. Blue Mountain Peak is the highest point on the island at 2256 metres. I never knew there was types of marriage in culture. In Trinidad and Jamaica there are four types of marriage. There’s Hindu‚ civil‚ orisa‚ and muslim. Jamaica and Trinidad share the same

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    productions‚ characters interpret justice as revenge and revenge as justice— so does society. In her twisted novel Gone Girl‚ Gillian Flynn portrays the arguments and affairs of a married couple‚ each seeking reprisal; however‚ the wife is seeking revenge and the husband is in quest of social justice. Wife Amy Dunn goes missing on the day of her 5th anniversary—the

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    The Diary of A Curly Girl Young girls aspire to be women with contoured cheekbones‚ long flowing hair‚ and thin builds. Although‚ many girls do not realize how diverse they are. The sense of being different and the need to address that difference becomes more real as these girls age. In those events‚ their self-confidence dips‚ while their low-self esteem heightens. If I had the opportunity to act in my own movie‚ I would play the heroine because the hero fights against the evil villain: low self-esteem

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