times come new problems and different priorities to consider. From the 1920’s to the present day‚ many things have changed regarding the government‚ morally‚ and socially. In spite of this‚ some has remained the same. The social aspect of society has probably changed the most since the 1920’s. People rarely talk face-to-face anymore. Most if not all communication is done though either the Internet or with a phone. In the 20’s people would’ve had to send a letter or travel long distances to talk to
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and other different types of flavors too. Like cigarettes‚ cigars also contain nicotine making it very addictive to smoke. According to the American Lung Association‚ about 13 million people in the United States are cigar smokers. Smoking cigars can cause many types of cancers. The three top cancers caused by smoking cigars are oral cancer‚ esophagus cancer‚ and lung cancer. Compared to cigarettes however‚ smoking cigars is less risky of getting these cancer compared to smoking
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married. However‚ the divorce rates tend to continually increase nowadays‚ thus it might be argued that divorces can be taken place easier than the past. There are three main causes of divorce: changing woman’s roles‚ stress in modern living and lack of communication‚ which are highlighted below. The first significant cause of recent rise in the rates of divorce is that women have completely changed roles. In the past‚ men earned the money to afford the expense of family‚ whereas women only worked
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‘Girl’ is an astonishing prose poem written by Jamaica Kincaid‚ this is one of the monologue that is easily imagined in a clear dramatic context. The irony of this prose poem come from the title given to it “Girl” because the girl only gets to speak two line through out the text and the rest is covered by the mother. The prose poem consists of single sentences about a mother advising her daughter about femininity‚ society‚ traditions and sexuality. Throughout the text‚ the use of single sentence
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Wash the white clothes on Monday and put them on the stone heap; wash the color clothes on Tuesday and put them on the clothesline to dry; don’t walk barehead in the hot sun; cook pumpkin fritters in very hot sweet oil; soak your little cloths right after you take them off; when buying cotton to make yourself a nice blouse‚ be sure that it doesn’t have gum on it‚ because that way it won’t hold up well after a wash; soak salt fish overnight before you cook it; is it true that you sing benna in Sunday
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------------------------------------------------- CRUSADES The Crusades where a sequence of wars starting in 1095‚ and ending in 1291. A total of nine Crusades. It was a battle between the Christians and the Muslims‚ both sides having the same goal of taking the holy land (Jerusalem). The cause of the crusades was in 1095; the Arabs took control of Jerusalem‚ and shut off all the Christian and Jewish pilgrims from entering. Of course‚ different religions have different beliefs‚ and they both had different views on Jerusalem. For the Christians
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Social African slavery in the American colonies first began in the 1670’s and 1680’s‚ particularly in the Chesapeake region. However‚ it wasn’t until the 1700’s that slavery became a full blown business. Events causing the need for slaves were: the lack of English settlers willing to become indentured servants‚ the ability of prospective immigrants to migrate somewhere else in the United States‚ and the lack of open land which turned away potential settlers. The need of the Chesapeake tobacco farmers
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“On Sundays try to walk like a lady and not like the slut you are so bent on becoming.” This particular line from Jamaica Kincaid’s story Girl quickly drew my attention. Most of what I had read otherwise sounded very much like what a tough mom would dictate to a young daughter. However‚ all of the slut references has me a little confused. I believe that most conversations between mothers and daughters is probably a little less abrasive and the content is more modern. However‚ the basic idea
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Who is Jamaica Kincaid? Jamaica Kincaid‚ originally known as Elaine Potter Richardson‚ is a writer born in 1949 in St. Johns‚ Antigua. She received a British education while in Antigua and was often at the top of her class. Kincaid‚ was an only child until her mother gave birth to 3 of her bothers when she was 9‚ changing her close relationship with her mother‚ forever. She was taken out of school once her step father fell ill and could no longer be the bread winner. Her mother sent her to America
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The Cultural Rhythm of Jamaica Kincaid Jamaica Kincaid’s “Girl” is about a traditional mother who is trying to teach her young daughter the traditional way of growing up to be a woman. Simmons‚ Diane discuses: “The story begins with the mother’s voice giving such simple‚ benevolent‚ and appropriately maternal advice” (1); And “In “Girl” the mother’s chant of information and advice enfolds and ensnares the daughter‚ rendering the girl nearly helpless before the mother’s transforming will” (2). Furthermore
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