is interested in showing that even though expatriates were familiar with the context of the colony‚ close contacts with coloured people who might have been involved in the uprising and its repression did not prevent racism. On the contrary‚ White Jamaicans displayed the same feeling of superiority prevailing in the metropolis and indistinctly condemned Black people‚ some of whom had actually rebelled‚ and Brown ones who had not taken part in the riots. Cassidy explains that ‘how a culture views itself
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Critical approaches to Wide Sargasso Sea » Contemporary critical assessments Modernist approachesFeminist approachesPsychoanalytical criticismPost-colonial approachesChallenging European cultural supremacyA revised perspectivePost-colonial approaches and ChristophineHistoricist approaches Modernist approaches These tend to avoid racial and political commentary on the novel. They focus instead on such aspects of form as: Jean Rhys’ pared down style Her interest in representing the inner
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uses powerful diction and specific imagery to empower the identities and culture of the native people living on Antigua. Due to the British colonists and tourists visiting their island she uses her sarcastic voice to convey that she and her fellow Antiguans are angry and have been oppressed‚ because the British are eliminating the native culture. With the great diction she is using the reader feels like they are the ones saying the words to the British and are actually feeling of Jamaica Kinkaid is
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S CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination Correspondence related to the syllabus should be addressed to: The Pro-Registrar Caribbean Examinations Council Caenwood Centre 37 Arnold Road‚ Kingston 5‚ Jamaica‚ W.I. Telephone Number: (876) 630-5200 Facsimile Number: (876) 967-4972 E-mail address: cxcwzo@cxc.org Website: www.cxc.org Copyright © 2010 by Caribbean Examinations Council The Garrison‚ St. Michael BB 14038 Barbados
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The preamble of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) proclaims that the rights discussed in the document are "a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations." This document‚ along with the International Covenant on Economic‚ Social‚ and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) as well as the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)‚ are meant to be global agreements that span all cultures and traditions. These documents however do not live up to their intent.
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In “Girl” the author shows the difficulty of being a woman in the Antiguan society. The mother wants her daughter to have a good reputation in the society. As a woman the daughter has to know how to iron‚ saw‚ prepare food‚ smile at a person‚ and love a man. There is tradition that has to be followed. The mother asks her
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Behind a marginalized group that is finally able to speak up for themselves lies a motivational leader that gives them the opportunity to have a voice. Without a leader‚ it is difficult for a group to function. As a result‚ these leaders hold a lot of power with the words they say because they become influential to the group they are giving a voice to. Many leaders do so in their own way‚ whether it is through art‚ music‚ activism‚ or even literature. This is a consistent pattern seen in history
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her triumph‚ and slowly stir the poison in". This shows that Nichols knows that women aren’t weak‚ and have their own kind of power and intelligence‚ and she challenges the oppressive men that surround her. Her use of simple English and Creole reinforce her Creole identity. For example‚ in the poem Skin-Teeth‚ she says ’Massa’ (Master) and in The Fat Black Woman Goes Shopping‚ she says ’de weather so cold’. Her use of colloquial language shows us that even though she lives in the Western world‚ she
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first time - I did not say to myself “Ah‚ so that’s what it looks like.” Her teacher views the map with awe. Through this statement it is evident of Kincaid’s perspective of England. She shows much less enthusiasm because she feels a loss of her Antiguan culture with an over emphasis on the English way. Another example of sarcasm used by Kincaid is when she tells of the realization that nearly everything on her island comes from England. She states that the food‚ clothing‚ accessories and cars all
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The Caribbean When most people hear ‘Caribbean’ what jumps to mind is colour‚ steel drums‚ good food‚ smoothies‚ beaches‚ laid back attitudes‚ and all we do is party. Hopefully at the end one’s stereotypical thoughts would have changed. Brief History I shall start from the beginning Christopher Columbus did not discover the Caribbean‚ it was already there‚ people inhabited the islands before he ‘discovered the new world’. He died believing that he’d reached the islands southeast of India-Indonesia
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