If by Rudyard Kipling‚ and Girl by Jamaica Kincaid‚ are two texts about parents giving their kids advice about the real world. In Girl a mom is writing to her daughter about specific rules she needs to follow in the real world to become a successful women. In If a father is telling his son about basic rules he can follow. The Two texts might sound the same‚ but they are also different. In both texts “If” and “Girl” they both have a similar topic that is they are both getting advice from their parents
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Jamaica Kincaid’s short story “Girl” is of a complicated relationship with her mother that comes out in the mother-daughter dynamic in the story. The mother‚ obviously a dominant figure in the young girl’s upbringing‚ informs the young girl of various duties associated with being a young‚ dignified lady. Her mother gives the daughter advice to make her the "proper" woman she should in fact be‚ and this advice gets more and more firm as the story continues. “Girl” is a very well suitable title
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29th‚ 1964‚ a church in Windrixville caught on fire out of nowhere. It was the afternoon at exactly 3:32 on a calm day until two boys saved these children’s lives. We do not have much information on how this fire started but we do know how juvenile delinquents turned into heroes. Many witnesses say they saw smoke and heard booms. Jerry‚ one of the teachers said two boys went in and came out burnt. Johnny Cade and Ponyboy Curtis were the ones to save the children along with Dally Winston who saved
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Brooke Holcomb Professor Yarbrough English 112 4 April 2013 The Lessons In a Lesson Before Dying Jefferson was not the only one to learn a lesson. Jefferson did more for Grant then he knows. There is not only one lesson In A Lesson Before Dying there are many‚ Ernest J. Gaines teaches the important lessons all the way from dignity to caring for others to both Jefferson and Grant. Jefferson was convicted of murder and sentenced to the death penalty. When Grant was first made to go see Jefferson
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INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………………………………..…….1 REASONS FOR SINGLE SEX SCHOOLS’ STUDENTS LEARN BETTER……………………..2 TITLE IX OF THE EDUCATION…………………………………………………………………..3 CALCULATIONS OF NCEA AND FCAT………………………………………………………....4 CONCLUSION………………………………………………………………………………………5 BIBLIOGRAPHY……………………………………………………………………………….….6 INRODUCTION There are several types of schools; public schools‚ private schools‚ international schools etc…. Each type of schools separates for two categories; mix schools‚ and boys-only and girls-only schools.
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Flannery O’Connor’s “A Good Man is Hard to Find” and Alice Munro’s “Boys and Girls” both use symbols to highlight significant meanings in the characters’ lives. This essay will examine two differences and one similarity in the authors’ use of symbols: * O’Connor uses a gun to symbolize fear‚ whereas Munro uses a gun to characterize shame. * O’Connor uses a specific animal to signify death‚ while Munro uses a specific animal to represent freedom. * In both stories‚ the house symbolizes
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“Girl” by Hanif Kureishi The short story written by Hanif Kureishi portrays a typical love story‚ but with complex aspects. Hanif Kureishi is an English author‚ novelist and short-story writer. “Girl” was written in 1999. It revolves about a young woman‚ Nicole‚ who is in a relationship with an older man‚ Majid. A classic cliché‚ young girl falls in love with older experienced man‚ and with that some questions and problems naturally will arise. They are together‚ despite of Majid’s age and
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The passage “Girl”‚ by Jamaicia Kincaid I believe is about a mother explaining to her daughter the ways she must act to be the ideal women. The mother gives her guidance throughout the passage wanting her to have social manners and domesticity. The mother gives instructions and commands‚ I believe to give her the tools to be independent‚ strong‚ and respected as a young aspiring women. The mother is setting out rules and giving commands to her daughter to lead her daughter into a better path and
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Outline Title: Boot Camp for Bad Child (Northwestern Academy) by Cheryl DiBernardo Topic: I am going to be talking about North Western Academy. This is a camp where they sent adjudicated delinquents placed by the Juvenile courts across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Thesis: I going to be talking about the different Programs at the Northwestern Academy. ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬INTRODUCTION • Attention-getter: Hand out Phamlet about the place. These phamlets will tell a little about the programs
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On March 3rd‚ I went to a play called Boys Will Be Boys in UNI’s Interpreters Theatre. I initially went because a friend of mine was in it and they asked me to attend. I was excited because i’ve only seen plays done by Theatre UNI‚ so it would be a nice change to see a smaller scale production. The theatre is located in Lang Hall. It was a very intimate theatre with little to no staging. The actors had to rely solely on a few props and their ability to act. The play was written by a UNI grad student
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